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......

NRIs: Pop Nationalism To Identity Supremacy

Brand India's societal divisions and distortions have remained as much relevant in 'liberal' America and Europe as it still is in the structurally stratified Indian society of the 21st century,......

Indian-American ebola doc gets prime seat at Obama's address

As President Obama spoke about fighting ebola, cameras panned towards Dr Pranav Shetty. A prominent Indian-American doctor fighting the dreaded ebola disease in West Africa was the lone......

NYC has great plans for I-Day with khadi tricolour, giant flag over Hudson

A fly-past by a 220-ft-long majestic Indian tricolour, made of khadi, over the iconic Hudson river and the display of a giant billboard at Times Square are among the highlights of the grand......

Explained: Will O-RAN disrupt the way 5G networks roll out in India?

Will open radio access network technology (O-RAN) disrupt the way 5G networks roll out in the country? Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters After all, it promises to offer a substantially lower capital......

Hero Moto to soon introduce retro-styled Harley-Davidson

Leading two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp is going full throttle to launch a Harley-Davidson model with retro styling as it looks to enter a very profitable segment in the premium motorcycle space,......

Weird case of why L&T lost 14 large orders in India

Of these, L&T lost seven tenders to companies that have never done the job but have qualified by bidding lower, says non-executive chairman A M Naik. Dev Chatterjee & Vishal Chhabria report.......

IIT-Roorkee looks for collaborations in Houston

The management was open to attracting qualified people from the US for either short-term or long-term assignments in Roorkee, reports Manu Shah. Dr Pradipto Banerji, director, Indian Institute of......

No Sir! The Oscars weren't boring at all!

'The way the winners react and the speeches they deliver.''That is where the fun happens, when the actors and other winners let down their guard, challenge the system, talk about issues that should......

The stars who will win the Golden Globes

If anyone thinks that the Golden Globes are insignificant, the Hollywood studios are out to prove them wrong.Aseem Chhabra previews this year's Golden Globes which will be held in Los Angeles on......

'I have to find my next Ranveer Singh'

'It really kills me to see an elderly man come to the office regularly in the hope of a role to run his house.' 'Casting leads is tough, as it's tough to cast the perfect combination of talent and......

Two chameleons cross each other on the street

'The best Indian movies today are ones that portray life as "something that doesn't end when the movies do".' 'There's no real arc to traverse or easy lessons to learn. And Irrfan and Nawazuddin --......

How Gukesh used a loss to fuel his historic win

Seventh-round loss gave me energy, motivation to aim for title: Gukesh Photograph: Kind Courtesy Michal Walusza for FIDE/X For most athletes victory is usually the biggest motivator but not for......

Olympics: Mary Kom in pre-quarters; Manish bows out

IMAGE: India's MC Mary Kom, in red, trades punches with the Dominican Republic's Miguelina Hernandez Garcia during the women's flyweight boxing bout, at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo, on Sunday.......

Cycling: Canada's Mitchell cruises to women's sprint gold

IMAGE: Canada's Kelsey Mitchell celebrates with a Canadian national flag after winning gold in the Cycling Track Women's Sprint final on Sunday. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters Canada's Kelsey......

Olympics: South Korea told to remove banners at village

IMAGE: South Korean Flags and signs hang on the appartment building hosting Olympics participants, at the Athletes Village, where a person has tested positive for COVID-19, ahead of Tokyo 2020......

Wimbledon: Serena looks to build momentum; Djokovic eases into third round

IMAGE: Serena Williams reacts during her match against Giulia Gatto-Monticone. Photograph: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports /Reuters Seven-time champion Serena Williams endured an unlikely scrap in......