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What George Harrison learnt from Ravi Shankar

Pandit Ravi Shankar was George Harrison's link into the Vedic world.A fascinating excerpt from Kavita Das's Poignant Song: The Life And Music Of Lakshmi Shankar to mark Pandit Ravi Shankar's birth......

L N Mittal tops UK's Richest Power list

Money and power being "natural bedfellows" is not necessarily true in the British business world, except for steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal who figures right on the top of a new 'Richest Power List',......

House of bamboo

To construct a 46-metre long pedestrian bridge in Bogota last year, Colombian architect Simon Velez used over 3,000 bamboo poles and covered it with clay tiles, handcrafted by local workers.......

Detroit given three months to find salvation

The next three months will be a wrenching time for every player in the North American motor industry as the Detroit carmakers seek to prove their long-term viability. The scale of the task was......

Indian Heroes In Hollywood On OTT

In the new Tom Harper film, Heart of Stone, Alia Bhatt plays a pivotal role alongside Gal Gadot. She is the latest in a small line of Bollywood stars who have made a dent in Hollywood. In the old......

Maja Ma Review: A Damp Squib

Madhuri Dixit's brief seems to have been to look glamorous, which she does, while others struggle to hold the film together, observes Deepa Gahlot. Here's another film competing in the wokeness......

Golden Globes 2021: Moments to Remember

Remote red carpets, living room speeches and bicoastal hosting, the 78th Golden Globes ceremony offered a dreary glimpse of celebration in the time of pandemic. A far cry from its reputation of......

16 shows to watch during the lockdown

Nikita Puri lists the best shows and films to watch online as you ace social distancing. Be it videos of penguins being taken for walks around the zoo or cats playing games with their humans, the......

Ash does fine on Letterman

After all the hype, the change in the scheduling from Wednesday to Tuesday, and thousands of e-mails that cluttered the desi community's mail boxes in the US, David Letterman introduced the......

ATP Finals: Bopanna-Ebden start on a losing note

IMAGE: Rohan Bopanna and his partner Matthew Ebden were defeated in straight sets by the Italian duo of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in their opening match. Photograph: Ciro De Luca/Reuters......

PIX: US, Spain seal Davis Cup last eight berths

A summary of Friday's action in the Davis Cup group stage matches. IMAGE: Mackenzie McDonald of the United States celebrates winning his Davis Cup Group C match against Slovakia's Lukas Klein, at......

Game over for sports betting on coronavirus insurance

IMAGE: General view of Court 3 at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. Photograph: Bob Martin/Reuters Major sports events working to get back up and running after the coronavirus crisis are......

Katich not interested in Cricket Australia job

Simon Katich, who has been nominated by Cricket Australia's longest-serving director, Mark Taylor, to succeed him after resigning, turned down the offer sighting media commitments. Former......

'Tied Test changed Australian cricket'

'As a player, the biggest question you ask yourself is whether you are good enough to be on the same ground as Gavaskar, Dev, Border and company.' This interview was first published on Rediff.com......

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