When Security Wouldn't Let The Ustad In

'The security guards at the stadium did not recognise him. He kept saying he was Zakir Hussain but they did not permit him to enter.''Zakir bhai was calm and told me it is not their fault. They......

Assam TMC chief Ripun Bora quits party, terms it as a regional outfit

Assam Trinamool Congress president Ripun Bora on Sunday resigned from the party, claiming that the people of the northeastern state consider it as a "regional party" of West Bengal and are "not......

Protests erupt in Assam as girl returning from tuition gang-raped

A 14-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by three persons in Assam's Nagaon district, triggering massive protests by people on the streets. IMAGE: Students of Carmel High School in Patna stage......

Ram Teri Ganga Maili

Six decades and more later, we are now captives of our identities. Every poll is based on elaborate calculations of electability of candidates on the basis of their castes and other narrow......

Paddy acreage up 3% to 411.52 lakh hectare

Area under paddy has gone up nearly 3 per cent so far in the ongoing kharif sowing season to 411.52 lakh hectare, while pulses acreage declined 5 per cent, according to the agriculture ministry......

India's rice production may fall by 10-12 mn tonnes in Kharif season this year

India's rice production could fall by 10-12 million tonnes during the Kharif season of this year, due to a fall in paddy sowing area, the government said on Friday. Photograph: Anuwar......

Falling paddy acreage sparks concerns

The area under paddy — the biggest foodgrain during the kharif season — was almost 13 per cent lower in the week ended August 5 as compared to the same period last year despite a slight......

Poor rains hits paddy sowing, likely to affect final rice output

Trade and market players have already started factoring in at least 10 million tonnes drop in production in rice in the kharif season as compared to last year due to delayed sowing. IMAGE: Kindly......

Like What Rajkummar-Patralekhaa Wore?!

Bollywood kept its date with the Ambanis when folks arrived at the launch of Isha Ambani's Jio World Plaza, Mumbai's latest retail destination. Some of them upped the glamour quotient by walking......

90 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle Songs

Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8. IMAGE: Asha Bhosle in Mumbai, August 9, 2023. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Her voice reminds me of tiramisu.......

How Katrina Celebrated Christmas!

Like everyone else, Bollywood celebrated Christmas over the weekend and made beautiful, festive pictures. Photograph: Kind courtesy Katrina Kaif/Instagram Katrina Kaif and her sister Isabelle......

Bollywood's Getting All Mushy On V-Day!

Bollywood stars celebrate Valentine's Day with loved-up pictures and messages.  Photograph: Kind courtesy Arjun Kapoor/Instagram Arjun Kapoor gets romantic with ladylove Malaika Arora.  ......

Ranji Round-up: Mumbai, TN inch toward victory

Photograph: BCCI Domestic Defending champions Mumbai closed in on an outright win despite fine hundreds by Maharashtra skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and seasoned middle-order batter Ankit Bawne on the......

Ranji Trophy: Mohit Avasthi takes 7/52 as Mumbai crush Bengal

IMAGE: Mohit Avasthi put up a stellar show during Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy encounter against Bengal. Mohit Avasthi ran through the Bengal batting lineup, grabbing seven wickets for 52 runs as......

Ranji Trophy: Pujara fails but Saurashtra poised for win; UP in command

IMAGE: Saurashtra's Cheteshwar Pujara fell for a duck in the 2nd innings of the Ranji Trophy Group A match against Maharashtra on Saturday. Photograph: BCCI Saurashtra are in sight of a victory......

Ranji Trophy round-up: Dube's century rallies Mumbai

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Sunday. IMAGE: Mumbai's Shivam Dube celebrates his century against Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy match on Sunday. Photograph: Mumbai Cricket......

Shooting: Hriday Hazarika, Nancy win first senior World Cup medals

IMAGE: Assam's Hriday Hazarika signed off with silver in the 10m air rifle final at the ISSF World Cup in Baku on Friday. Photograph: ISSF/Twitter Former junior world champion Hriday Hazarika and......