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......

The Do-Gooder Who Has Donated Blood 21 Times

'I will continue to donate blood till I am healthy.' IMAGE: Bhuvneshwar Kumar with his mementos. Photograph: Archana Masih/Rediff.com Bhuvneshwar Kumar has donated blood at the Red Cross Blood......

Oppn submits notice for moving no-trust motion against 'partisan' Veep

In a first, parties of the INDIA opposition bloc on Tuesday submitted a notice to bring a motion in Rajya Sabha for the removal of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, accusing him of "partisan"......

The Man Who Booted Assad Out Of Syria

Rebel commander Abu Mohammed al-Golani addressed Syrians at the Ummayad mosque in Damascus after Bashar al-Assad resigned as president and fled Syria, December 8, 2024.     'It is no......

Sitharaman urges banks to make loans affordable

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said people are finding current interest rates "very stressful" and urged banks to make them affordable. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

The Man Who Saw Tomorrow

Here stood a man who embodied the legacy of whatever Brand Tata stood for, embellished it, and departed into the long night, leaving the brand legacy for others to further enrich, notes R......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

How a full-blown Iran-Israel war may hurt India's trade

The escalation of conflict in the West Asian region is expected to push already high logistics costs besides hurting trade in sectors such as oil, electronics and agriculture, according to......

Bollywood Heads To Goa

Trust Bollywood to know how to mix work with a bit of fun. The 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) kicked off in India's party venue, Goa, and the stars added to the dazzle.......

Vijay 69 Review: Bland

It's too bad Viijay 69 does not let the viewer feel Anupam Kher's despair or his triumph. The most forgettable 'zero to hero' films at least managed that much, notes Deepa Gahlot. Last year's......

Kamal@70: The Motto He Believes In

'Kamal has surfed and navigated a lot of tidal waves, manoeuvring the peaks and troughs, combining rare intelligence and commonly available intuitions to overcome unimaginable crises all his......

Kamal Haasan@70: What Makes Him Ulaga Nayagan

'With passage of time, Kamal did move away from the humdrum of commercial cinema, using it only as a peg to launch a new concept or new technology, as no other actor/film-maker has done in Indian......

LaLiga: Barcelona STUNNED!

IMAGE: Leganes' Sergio Gonzalez in action with FC Barcelona's Raphinha. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters LaLiga leaders Barcelona lost 1-0 to Leganes on Sunday with defender Sergio Gonzalez's......

No place for Messi or Ronaldo as Bellingham makes FIFPRO XI

IMAGE: FIFPRO World XIs. Photograph: Kind courtesy FIFPRO/X Six players from Champions League winners Real Madrid and four from Manchester City feature in this year’s FIFPRO World 11......

Can new ICC boss solve India-Pakistan Champions Trophy 2025 deadlock?

IMAGE: Jay Shah has worked his way up the ladder from state to national and now global level. Photograph: ICC/X Indian cricket administrator Jay Shah on Sunday took charge as the chairman of the......

Nations League PIX: France, England win; Israel upset Belgium

Images from the Nations League football matches played on Sunday.France secure top spot with win over Italy IMAGE: France's players celebrate after Adrien Rabiot scored the first goal against Italy......

Australia announce squad for India Test series

Uncapped McSweeney to open with Khawaja in India series; Paceman Boland returns   IMAGE: South Australian batter Nathan McSweeney has shown solid temperament and technique in his recent......