What George Harrison learnt from Ravi Shankar

Pandit Ravi Shankar was George Harrison's link into the Vedic world.A fascinating excerpt from Kavita Das's Poignant Song: The Life And Music Of Lakshmi Shankar to mark Pandit Ravi Shankar's birth......

Guinness World Records: The world just got bolder, wackier

From the tallest dog to the high-jumping Llama, a bearded female to the most tattooed senior citizen... the 2017 edition of the Guinness World Records reveals a selection of the most jaw-dropping......

The house where Nehru lived

Teacher Sanjay Ahuja from Faridabad with his students at Teen Murti Bhavan, New Delhi. ‘One visit to Teen Murti Bhavan is proof that Nehru is one legend who can’t be dwarfed by......

Political parties made Rs 4,662 cr in 7 years!

A major part of the income of India's political parties comes from donations and voluntary contributions. Vicky Nanjappa gives us a break up of how much of the Rs 4,662 crore earned by parties from......

Jio Financial to list on bourses on Aug 21

Jio Financial Services, the demerged financial services unit of Reliance Industries, will be listed on bourses on August 21, according to an exchange notification. Photograph: Anushree......

Tea Industry On Tenterhooks About Ukraine Conflict

Russia is among the top buyers of Indian tea, accounting for about 18 per cent of the industry's total exports. IMAGE: Tea plantation workers pick tea leaves in Assam. Photograph: ANI Photo  ......

As financial crisis deepens, tea estates are up for sale

The root of the problem, according to industry officials, is the sudden stoppage of lines of credit to tea plantation companies. With limited funds available for daily operations, the financial......

More trouble brewing for McLeod Russel

As on March 31, 2019, while the promoter group’s stake, including individual promoter shareholders as well as group investment firms, stood at 42.71 per cent, it fell to 38.39 per cent on......

Junglee Review: Gimmicky affair

What could have been an extraordinary movie fails to hit the mark, notes Urvi Parikh. When Chuck Russell helms a film, expectations are sky high. After all, the Hollywood director has some iconic......

Review: Hidden Figures gives us new female idols

Hidden Figures tells us a genuinely inspirational story in obvious fashion, and is buoyed by the performances all around, writes Raja Sen. The year is 1961, and nervous mathematician Katherine......

Life Of Pi poised to join Oscar race

With a promising opening at the box office, Ange Lee's Life Of Pi looks poised to embark on its Oscar journey.Ang Lee's well-reviewed survival drama Life of Pi opened to solid numbers in limited......

T20 WC PICS: England prove too good for West Indies

Images from the T20 World Cup Super 8 match between the West Indies and England in Antigua on Thursday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Opener Philip Salt led England's successful chase against the West Indies......

IPL 2024 Final: 'Our plan certainly wasn't to get bowled out for 113'

'We wanted to be aggressive but also smart and work the situations through.' IMAGE: SRH's Heinrich Klaasen is bowled by KKR pacer Harshit Rana. Photograph: BCCI It was all down to a few good......

KKR players doff hat to Gambhir, Nayar after title triumph

IMAGE: Venkatesh Iyer celebrates with Abhishek Nayar. Photograph: BCCI Drenched in emotion, Kolkata Knight Riders players highlighted the contributions of mentor Gautam Gambhir and assistant......

Play-off berth sealed, KKR's winning mantra revealed!

'We win together and we lose together; that's the dressing room environment we have.' SCORECARD IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders players Shreyas Iyer, Andre Russell, Phil Salt and Sunil Narine......

IPL PIX: Punjab Kings beat KKR in record chase

IMAGES from the Indian Premier League match played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings in Kolkata on Friday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Punjab Kings' Jonny Bairstow celebrates the win over......