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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......

W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L Music

Fantastical musical moments from the International Jazz Day concert in Mumbai.Photographs and videos: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com IMAGE: The incomparable Godfather Of Indian Jazz, Louis Banks, full......

Countries begin to seal off UK amid new Covid surge

France became the latest European country to close all its borders with the United Kingdom after Germany, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Bulgaria, the Irish Republic, Turkey and Canada suspended flights......

UK hits daily COVID-19 tests target of 1L; toll at 27,510

The United Kingdom has shot past its 100,000 daily coronavirus tests target set for the end of April with 122,347 testing on Thursday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced on Friday. IMAGE: A......

UK rolls out plans to ramp up COVID-19 tests as death toll hits 18,738

The United Kingdom government on Thursday laid out a series of measures to be put in place to ramp up testing for the novel coronavirus as the daily COVID-19 hospital death toll spiked by 616 to......

Dubai has Chicago to thank for the Burj

The city of Chicago too will be partaking in Dubai's moment of architectural feat when the world's tallest building - the Burj Dubai - is unveiled on Monday. Sixty-five-year-old Adrian Smith, a......

Ratan Tata among American Academy Fellows

One of India's leading industrialist and two Indian American researchers have been elected as members of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata......

SEC releases filings on Kennedy clause

Thanks to a quirk of old English law, the Kennedy family is mentioned in thousands of documents setting the terms for billions of dollars in commercial trusts.More than 6,000 documents for deals......

War comes at bad time for global economy

With the United States and Europe struggling to shake off their recent doldrums, Japan mired in a punishing deflationary cycle, the global economy could have done without the weight of war with......

Barclays hires 5 ABN Amro top officials

Five officials from ABN Amro's top echelons have joined Barclays group's investment banking division, Barclays capital. The new members, Jitesh Gadhia, Marc Holtzman, Simon Hargreaves, Jason......

Elton John, Ravi Shankar to play for Daniel Pearl

Vocalist Barbra Streisand, pop singer Elton John, violinist Yo-Yo Ma, sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar and jazz icon Herbie Hancock are some of the musicians who will come together to honour the memory......

Colin Farell, Tom Hanks, Tarantino: A day out in Hollywood

Here's what your favourite Hollywood celebrities have been up to.Actors Colin Farrell and Ruth Wilson arrive for the world premiere of Saving Mr Banks at the BFI London film festival on......

Blind Side: A Sandra Bullock vehicle

Before we begin this review, it's imperative to clarify-- at least for the sake of those who aren't already aware-- that The Blind Side is technically a sports movie, rather a story of......

Clooney, Sandra Bullock set records

George Clooney is on a roll.The actorhasthree of his films running simultaneously in America in two weeks. Joining The Men Who Stare at Goats, which could be ending its run in about four weeks and......

Review: Snowhite And The Huntsman is impressive

Director Rupert Sanders does an impressive job of weaving an old schoolfairytale with modern day sensibilities with his first film Snowhite And The Huntsman, writes Sukanya Verma.'Someday my prince......

Why Lewis Hamilton hasn't yet gotten out of jail free

Hamilton will need to sparkle a lot brighter than that to start winning back his shine, says Raja Sen What a difference a win makes. Three weekends ago, in a shopping mall in Delhi's Vasant Kunj,......

Sports Shorts: Sindhu, Srikanth seek to reclaim India Open crowns

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday IMAGE: Sindhu will open against compatriot Mugdha Agrey. Photograph: PV Sindhu/Twitter Former champions P V Sindhu and Kidambi......

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