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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......

Same Islamists forced Hasina...: Exiled author Taslima Nasreen

The same Islamists who threw her out have forced Sheikh Hasina to leave Bangladesh, says author Taslima Nasreen, exiled from the country in the 1990s following protests over her book Lajja. IMAGE:......

'Anti-India narrative has been ongoing in Maldives'

Amid an ongoing diplomatic row with the Maldives, Syed Tanveer Nasreen, the former director of the Indian Cultural Centre in the island nation, has underscored that the prevailing situation is not......

UP man throws acid on ex-wife for refusing to do 'halala' with brother

A 34-year-old man threw acid on his ex-wife when she refused to do 'Halala' with his elder brother, prompting authorities to arrest him, police said on Wednesday. Image used only for......

Taslima Nasreen gets 1-year Indian residence permit

Controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen's residence permit has been extended for one year by the Union home ministry, officials said on Sunday. Taslima, a citizen of Sweden, has been......

Zuckerberg, many other Facebook users losing followers

Several users of Meta's Facebook are complaining losing majority of their followers on the social media platform due to unknown reasons. Photograph: Mark Zuckerberg/Instagram Meta founder and CEO......

How many billionaires understand art?

Image: Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani with wife Nita Ambani at the company's annual shareholders' meeting in Mumbai. Photograph: Reuters In the absence of adequate state funding, the......

'My Life Was In Danger'

''I received many threatening calls and letters.''A fatwa was issued against me.' IMAGE: A young Salma Agha. Photograph: Kind courtesy Salma Agha/Instagram She became a household name in 1982,......

When Lataji Didn't Sing For Raj Kapoor

IMAGE: Lata Mangeshkar with Nargis, Raj Kapoor and musician Chakravarty, who played the khol (a two-sided terracotta drum used in northern and eastern India). Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata......

Have You Watched These OTT Films Yet?

There may not have been anything as remarkable as 2022's Darlings or Qala on OTT in 2023, but the advantage of the medium is the variety of genres that can be found, and there are always surprises.......

The Top 10 Spy Thrillers On OTT

The West has had an advantage over Indian cinema and OTT when it comes to espionage thrillers -- the two World Wars and the Cold War were grist for the mill, and then the Middle East joined the......

Mission Majnu Review: I Spy Silly

If you want to make your enemy look like a threat, at least make them formidable, sighs Sukanya Verma. We've watched no love lost between India and Pakistan's diplomatic equation through......

Dominant Indian teams dive into Kho Kho WC semis

IMAGE: India women players celebrate their win over Bangladesh in the Kho Kho World Cup quarters in New Delhi on Friday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kho Kho World Cup/X The Indian women's team......

India men, women storm into Kho Kho World Cup final

IMAGE: Action in the Kho Kho World Cup 2025 women's semi-final between India and South Africa, at Indira Gandhi indoor stadium, New Delhi, on Saturday. Photograph: ANI India’s men's and......

Indians dominate Kho Kho World Cup

Fresh from their massive 175-18 demolition of South Korea, the Indian women's team secured a quarterfinal berth in the Kho Kho World Cup with another commanding 100-16 win against Iran here on......

India women thrash South Korea in Kho Kho World Cup opener

IMAGE: The Indian women's team registered a big win their Kho Kho World Cup opener in New Delhi on Tuesday. Photograph: SAI Media/X The Indian women's team secured a commanding 175-18 victory over......

SEE: Shami, Sheetal receive Arjuna awards

Photograph: Kind Courtesy President of India/X India's best-performing athletes were on Tuesday conferred with the national sports awards by President Droupadi Murmu in a regal ceremony where......

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