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When Zakir Hussain beat BigB to be voted 'sexiest man'

His fingers flew, fluttered and floated in quicksilver changes of raga and rhythm, drumming up music and magic. IMAGE: Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. Photograph: ANI Photo Zakir Hussain was......

Social media lauds Mumbai mother seeking groom for gay son

A 57-year-old mother has placed India's first gay matrimonial advertisement seeking a groom for her son. Mumbai resident Padma Iyer hit the headlines when her advertisement appeared in a daily......

Mumbai mom places matrimony ad for gay son

In an unprecedented move, a woman in Mumbai has placed a matrimonial advertisement in a newspaper looking for a groom for her son, raising eyebrows and sparking a heated debate on social media. The......

Tributes pour in for violin maestro TN Krishnan

Tributes poured in for violin maestro T N Krishnan, who died in Chennai at the age of 92, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and the world of Carnatic music mourning the......

The maverick who changed India's legal education

Whenever the history of India's National Law Schools is written, N R Madhava Menon's name will be deeply inscribed in it, says Mohammad Zeeshan Ahmad. On the eve of Republic Day, the Government of......

Jobs for every Indian? A reality by 2009!

In two to three years, there could be zero unemployment in the country, the way the economy is growing. But this large increase in employment could be at very low wages, implying that it is not......

Ae Watan Mere Watan Review: Radio Ga Ga!

Ae Watan Mere Watan tries to get a grasp on the mind of youngsters, shaped by the words of inspiring leaders, committed to the cause of independent India.It's significant because their support......

In The Times Of Usha Mehta And Savarkar

As Ae Watan Mere Watan and Swatantra Veer Savarkar release this week, Utkarsh Mishra takes us down history and reminds us about India's freedom struggle. IMAGE: Sara Ali Khan plays Usha Mehta in......

Review: Sam Bahadur: The Amar Chitra Katha Version

Sam Bahadur is a mechanical summary of his life, ticking off one chapter after another without bothering to pause or ponder over their significance and influences, observes Sukanya Verma. A......

Does Huma Look Like Tarla Dalal? VOTE!

Huma Qureshi is all set to play food writer and chef Tarla Dalal in a biopic called Tarla. The actress introduced the project on social media, saying they were 'filming now'. IMAGE: The......

PIX: Poonam Pandey, Varun, Alia at Mirchi Music Awards

Quite a few celebrities attended the ninth Mirchi Music Awards over the weekend. We saw the inside pictures from the awards show. Let's take a look at the celebs on the red carpet: Sophie Choudry......

What's cooking between Dravid and the BJP?

IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party working president JP Nadda meets Rahul Dravid on Sunday. Photograph: ANI Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) working president JP Nadda met former cricketer Rahul Dravid at......

10 lesser known facts about newly-crowned Wimbledon champion Sania Mirza

India's Sania Mirza (right) and Switzerland's Martina Hingis are ecstatic on winning their Wimbledon doubles title on Saturday. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images When you think of Indian......

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