Najeeb Jung: The man who may run Delhi

If an elected government had been sworn in, Jung's tenure and the government would have been more or less co-terminus and Jung would have been just the ceremonial head of Delhi. Now, he will run......

Forget Michael, will India learn to rock?

Michael goes to Bed, declares Alec Smart in a tabloid headline about the Danish rock band visiting a Mumbai lounge bar. India is finally rocking, is the general feeling, with everybody from Eric......

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......

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......

Secrets of the self-made billionaires

What's the difference between a millionaire and a billionaire? And what does it take to bag those three extra, all-important zeros? Put such questions to America's wealthiest......

Films, books that inspire corporate head honchos

What do A-listers like to read, watch or listen to? And who are the people they admire? Here is a list -- IMAGE: The poster of the film Taare Zameen Par. The film is one of the favourites of Amit......

Sameera Reddy: Our honeymoon will be a biking trip

Actress Sameera Reddy is now Mrs Akshai Varde. The wedding, held on January 21, was so sudden that even her closest friends were not aware of her plans.Sameera explains,......

Carlos Santana set for maiden trip to India

Carlos Santana, a world renowned name in rock guitar, is all set to perform for the first time in India next month.The 65-year-old music icon will set the stage on fire with his signature Afro......

King of Blues B B King dies at 89

A lowdown on what's happening in Hollywood. B B King, the Blues legend who redefined an era with classics like The Thrill Is Gone, Please Love Me, and My Lucille, has died at the age of......

Great music and true legends will always survive

It is by attending concerts like these that your faith is revived that great music and true legends will survive, says Abhijit Masih about Eric Clapton's concert in Abu Dhabi on Friday.The recent......

Why England Players Wore Black Armbands

IMAGE: England's Moeen Ali pays respect to David English, the England cricket promoter who died of a heart attack on Saturday. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images In the blockbuster final......