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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......

Are Russia, Ukraine On Brink Of Nuclear Conflict?

With the fight now having been taken to the seizure of nuclear plants, it is one more warning to Europe that this prolonged war could end up with disastrous consequences, observes Rashme Sehgal......

Still believe he's a dictator: Biden after meeting Xi

United States President Joe Biden has once again called his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping a 'dictator', just hours after they met for the first time in more than a year and held candid and......

Strong quake jolts Northern California

A strong earthquake measuring 6 on the richter scale, centredoff the western Pacific coast, hit northern California on Thursday, the United States Geological survey...

17 arrested with AK-47s, machine gun over US gurdwara shootings

A multi-agency investigation has led to the arrest of 17 people, mostly members of the local Sikh community, in connection with 11 shootings, including one at a Gurdwara in Sacramento, and have......

'There Are Really Two Different Indias'

'Over the next 20 years, we would be adding almost 10 million people to the workforce every year!''And we won't be able to give employment to even 2 million out of the 10 million every year.''Don't......

Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata to earn Rs 68.17 cr dividend from Infosys

Akshata Murty, the wife of Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, stands to earn Rs 68.17 crore in dividend income from her shareholding in India's second-largest IT firm Infosys. Photograph:......

Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata earned Rs 127 cr dividend from Infosys in 2022

Akshata Murty, Britain's incoming Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's wife whose tax status on income from outside the UK had triggered a controversy, earned Rs 126.61 crore ($15.3 million) in dividend......

Big relief for Indian IT as Biden administration removes H-1B visa curbs

Dept of Homeland Security vacates rule that would have redefined H-1B specialty occupations, curbed off site placement and raised employer compliance obligations. Illustration: Uttam......

Why Silicon Valley is important for India

Richard Verma (left), the US Ambassador to India, said plenty of excitement was there in the air over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Silicon Valley. Verma was speaking on "Why......

Penelope, Bradley, Rintu Get Together for Oscars Luncheon

Nominees for the Academy Awards enjoyed a special Oscar luncheon at the Fairmont Century Plaza in California on Monday, March 7, 20 days before the big day on March 27. It was a special collection......

Nicolas Cage marries former waitress

Nicolas Cage is one strange guy when it comes to marriage these days.After his six-year marriage to actress Patricia Arquette came apart, the actor -- a huge Elvis fan --wed the King's daughter......

Ash is the mistress of spices!

Having put Jane Austen behind her, Gurinder Chadha has turned her attention to a contemporary writer, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, who has a significant following in North America and Britain.......

'We Know The Power Of Cricket'

'Cricket as a pathway in the US was not something people thought about 10 years ago, even like five years ago.''But now that there is a pathway you can see.' IMAGE: Corey Anderson, captain of the......

Saso triumphs in playoff to win US Women's Open golf

IMAGE: Yuka Saso, 19, became the first Filipino player to win a golf major and announced herself as a new force in the game. Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Yuka Saso battled back from a horrid......

Sports Shorts: IAAF hails Semenya decision as victory for 'parity'

IMAGE: Olympic 800 metres champion Semenya. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images The governing body of world athletics has hailed the Swiss court decision that ruled Caster Semenya out of......

Brit sailing champ dies as boat capsizes in US at training

British yacht-racing champion Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson, who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, was killed on Thursday when his vessel capsized in San Francisco Bay......

Stanford tennis: Serena through to semis; Bartoli stunned

Serena Williams has still not kicked post Wimbledon jet lag, but she still managed to beat Chanelle Scheepers 6-4, 6-0 in the quarter-finals of the Stanford Classic on Friday. Second seed Mario......

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