The Global Ambassador Of Indian Music

He was a formidable musician but seemed utterly human, a Peter Pan who wore his genius with deceptive lightness. Sandip Roy remembers Ustad Zakir Hussain. IMAGE: Ustad Zakir Hussain at one of his......

New principal of RG Kar hospital removed amid protests

The West Bengal government removed three senior officials of the RG Kar hospital, bowing to the demand of junior doctors who have been protesting against the alleged rape and murder of a......

Calling spouse bhoot, pishach not cruelty: HC

The Patna high court has observed that the use of 'filthy language' by an estranged couple, who call each other names like 'bhoot' (ghost) and 'pishach' (vampire), does not tantamount to 'cruelty'.......

What's CJI Telling The Mantris?

Glimpses from the At Home reception hosted by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Republic Day.     IMAGE: Chief Justice of India Justice Dr D Y Chandrachud appears to have......

Ex-SBI chief's book is frank, but is it fearless?

Barring stray references such as the 'dual control' of banks and shifting the goalposts during demonetisation, he is not in a fault-finding mode with the government, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.......

Pratip Chaudhuri takes charge as SBI chief

Ending the uncertainty over senior appointments at State Bank of India, Pratip Chaudhuri on Thursday took over the chairmanship of the country's largest lender.Chaudhuri succeeds managing director......

Who will be the next SBI chief?

B Sriram, the senior-most managing director at SBI, along with fellow MDs Rajnish Kumar, P K Gupta, and Dinesh Kumar Khara had been interviewed for the post State Bank of India chief Arundhati......

Experts put their heads together on Plan Panel's new avatar

Former ministers, members of the Planning Commission and experts on Tuesday met in the Yojana Bhawan to discuss the framework of the new body which will replace the 64-year old plan panel. "We had......

The BOLLYWOOD QUIZ CHALLENGE!

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Clue number 1: Sanjeev Kumar was the original choice for the part. Clue number 2: He plays a man thrice his age. Clue......

10 Basuda songs that will enchant us forever

Just like his storytelling, the music in Basu Chatterjee's films had a simplistic approach. In his 30-year movie-making career, Basuda created many, many, memorable songs. Joginder Tuteja lists......

PIX: What were Malaika, Nushrat up to?

Yet another awards night in Bollywood! The 2019 Power Brands-Bollywood Film Journalist's Awards were organised by Planman Motion Pictures on February 12 at Mumbai's Novotel hotel. Badhaai......

Revisiting 1983 in Hindi Movies

Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood. It was a year of excitement and extremes. If parallel cinema in India......

World Record! Mumbai rout Uttarakhand by 725 runs

IMAGE: 41-time Ranji Trophy winners Mumbai crushed minnows Uttarakhand by a staggering 725 runs to break New South Wales' 92-year-old Sheffield Shield record. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter......

Ranji roundup: UP down Karnataka; Mumbai in control

IMAGE: Captain Karan Sharma and Priyam Garg hit half-centuries as Uttar Pradesh outclassed Karnataka by five wickets to advance to the Ranji Trophy semi-finals, on Wednesday. Photograph: BCCI......

Pro Kabaddi League goes biannual after early success

- 'A second league gives us more options, it will bring in more players and more fans.' IMAGE: Players from UMumba and Jaipur Pink Panthers in action during the Pro Kabaddi League match in 2014.......

Tainted IOA official Bhanot set to contest Asian Athletics Association polls

Former Indian Olympic Association secretary general Lalit Bhanot is set to contest for the post of vice-president of the Asian Athletics Association when the elections for the continental body are......