Ustad Ali Akbar Khan passes away

Sarod maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan passed away in San Francisco in the US after a prolonged kidney ailment, according to a family friend in Kolkata. 88-year-old Khan died at his music centre at 10......

Derek Trucks on Ustad Ali Akbar Khan

Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, who passed away on Friday, was an inspiration in more ways than one for Derek Trucks, a rock guitar phenomenon with a growing, global fan following. Trucks, who began playing......

At 12, Zakir Hussain got Rs 5 for first tabla show

Eight years ago, tabla maestro Zakir Hussain had narrated how his father Alla Rakha had welcomed him into this world by putting the musical instrument's rhythms into his ears when asked to recite......

Ustad Zakir Hussain Passes Away

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain died in a hospital in San Francisco, United States, his family said on Monday. He was 73. IMAGE: Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar Hussain......

PIX: Farah Khan Ali celebrates her birthday early

The party has begun early... Farah Khan Ali decided to ring in her birthday a week earlier. Farah, whose birthday is on December 28, celebrated with her friends at her parents Zarine and Sanjay......

Hrithik attends Sanjay Khan's Eid dinner

Meet the guests at this Eid meal... While Aamir Khan celebrated Bakri Eid with his Dangal friends at his Khar home, Sanjay Khan hosted an Eid al-Adha dinner at his Juhu villa. Hrithik Roshan -- who......

PIX: Sussanne Khan, Gauri at Simone Arora's store launch

Check out the star arrivals.The entire Khan family turned up in support when Simone Arora, Sanjay and Zarine Khan's second daughter, launched her new store in Mumbai over the weekend.While Sussanne......

New rock guitar god is Indian shishya

It was an ad in the Village Voice. Derek Trucks Band, live at the Nokia Theatre, said the Manhattan free newspaper. The name rang a bell; I had heard a live recording at a friend's place. $40,......

Imran Tahir joins elite club with 500 T20 wickets

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI South Africa's experienced spinner Imran Tahir completed 500 wickets in the T20 format and became just the fourth player to achieve the remarkable feat. The......

Chowrasia takes slender lead

Despite the on-course temperature reaching 45 degrees, the battle-hardened professionals on the Hero Honda Indian Golf Tour, led by the No 1 Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia, proved their ability to......

India swamp Bangladesh

India frittered away chances galore yet managed to beat Bangladesh 10-0 in their second match of the Asia Cup hockey tournament at the Bukit Jalil stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.Asia Cup -......

Pakistan recall Saleem Khalid, Akhtar Ali

Forwards Saleem Khalid and Akhtar Ali were recalled to Pakistani squad for this month's Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Kuala Lumpur.However, uncertainties prevailed over the availability of unfit skipper......