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A Day That Ustad Zakir Hussain Gifted Me

The eulogies will pour for Ustad Zakir Hussain.There will be those who recount his genius, his enterprise, his achievements, his grace, and his charm.I have no selfies or autographs to remember him......

The City Of Joy Is Swamped In Sadness

Kolkata hangs its head in shame as the hope of a government with a moral compass and a heart in the right place recedes into the distance, notes Payal Singh Mohanka. IMAGE: Lawyers of the Kolkata......

Over 100 arrested for attacks on churches, Christian homes in Pakistan

Pakistani authorities have arrested more than 100 people in connection with the unprecedented mob attack on 21 churches of the Christian community in Punjab province even as the government on......

Modi conferred with France's highest award Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the first Indian premier to have been conferred with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, France's highest civilian and military honour, by French......

The Man Who Fought Al-Qaeda, Taliban

Ahmed Shah Massoud's assassination, 9/11 and the defeat and ejection of the Taliban suggested a break in Afghanistan's history, but the events of August 2021 and the Taliban's return shows how......

The RBI Story: 90 Years And Going Strong

Of the eight RBI governors who have held office since the 1991 economic liberalisation, Bimal Jalan had the longest stint and S Venkitaramanan, the shortest. Current Governor Shaktikanta Das will......

The E-Comm Debate In India

Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man’s guide to the state of e-comm in a nation of shopkeepers. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com News reports about consumer e-commerce are......

France bestows Chevalier de la Legion on Premji

Azim Premji, chairman of IT major Wipro, was conferred the highest French civilian honour for his outstanding contribution to developing the information technology industry in India, his economic......

Be a khadoos, Urjitbhai

'If you keep inflation low, everything else like messing up after after demonetisation will be forgiven,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Modi government......

'Sandwich' and the quest for a Rs 500 note

Syed Firdaus Ashraf recounts his mission to withdraw Rs 500 notes from the bank.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Mission: To withdraw Rs 500 notes. Accessories: Water bottle and chocolate......

Oscars 2024: Meet The Winners!

IMAGE: Robert Downey Jr, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Emma Stone and Cillian Murphy at the Oscars. Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters Oppenheimer and Poor Things lead the show at the 96th Annual......

Priscilla to Poor Things On OTT This Week

There's a spate of book-to-screen adaptations dominating OTT streaming this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations. PriscillaWhere to watch? MubiLanguage: English Sofia Coppola's......

Oscar Nominations: A Quick Glance

The nominations for the 96th annual Academy Awards have been announced. The Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 11, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. A quick look at the nominees. IMAGE:......

Salman, Spies, Soup, Superheroes on OTT

Sukanya Verma lists her this week's OTT recommendations. Tiger 3Where to watch? Amazon Prime VideoLanguage: Hindi Salman Khan resumes his spy duties as Tiger in the third film of the......

'Can't get better than standing ovation at Oscars'

'I was in our wardrobe room when I heard Naatu Naatu being called for winning Best Original Song.''Me and the other dancers screamed!' IMAGE: Singer Rahul Sipligunj, Choreographer Prem Rakshith......

Ethiopia's Tola breaks Olympic record to win Marathon

IMAGE: Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola celebrates as he crosses the finish line at Invalides to win gold in the Men's Marathon at the Paris Olympics, on Saturday. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/Reuters......

21-year-old Lim Si-hyeon sets World, Olympic archery mark

IMAGE: South Korea's Lim Si-hyeon set a World and Olympic record 694 in the Olympics women's individual ranking round at the stunning Esplanade des Invalides in Paris on Thursday. Photograph:......

French president can bless his lucky stars, again, as 'Les Bleus' win World Cup

IMAGE: France President Emmanuel Macron embraces Paul Pogba during the presentations. Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters It looks like Emmanuel Macron just got lucky again. France's......

Thorpe advances to 200m freestyle semi-finals

Five-times Olympic champion Ian Thorpe kept his London ambitions firing when he reached the semi-finals of the 200 metres freestyle at the Australian trials on Friday with a solid swim that......

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