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......

A US achiever's advice for Indian students

Nandini 'Pushkin' Chattopadhyay is among 15 immigrant students chosen as the first Merage American Dream Fellow. The $20,000 scholarship is restricted to mostly elite universities in America,......

Shaken Westerners start leaving Saudi

Expatriates in Saudi Arabia are increasingly becoming uneasy with the escalation in attacks on Westerners in the kingdom the latest instance being the beheading of American Paul Johnson, reportedly......

Novelist Samina Ali makes waves

Layla is a dutiful Muslim daughter and free, independent American woman. At 19 her parents arrange for her to marry a stranger, Sameer. As her wedding looms, Layla becomes more and more erratic in......

Infosys ex-employee cries bias over not knowing Hindi

In yet another instance of a former American employee alleging harassment at Infosys Technologies, one Layla Bolten has sued the Bengaluru-headquartered information technology firm in that country.......

Special effects bonanza

There were two high-profile releases last week. The first, the Hrithik Roshan-starrer Koi Mil Gaya, has been generally well-received and has proved to be a rare case of a much-hyped movie living up......

Your OTT Guide for the week

From Westerns to pastries, the OTT spectrum is looking wide and versatile this week. Sukanya Verma lists them out. News of the WorldWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: English Directed by Paul......

10 MUST WATCH Movies, coming up!

Aseem Chhabra's recommendations for the Mumbai film festival. Writer Suketu Mehta loves to narrate a joke Shah Rukh Khan shared with him about the late filmmaker Mani Kaul. During the making of......

Will these movies win an Oscar?

Here's looking at some brilliant movies. The Toronto International Film Festival was very good for American movies, especially the indie kind. The Oscar competition is going to be strong and......

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......

Here come the ridiculously hot soccer dads

On Fathers’ Day…check out how these hot footballers make a perfect picture with their adorable children Antonella Roccuzzo and Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona hold their son Thiago......