Padma awards for Jaitley, Sushma, Fernandes, Parrikar

Eminent personalities, including former union ministers Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and George Fernandes, Olympian boxer Mary Kom, former Mauritius prime minister Anerood Jugnauth have been......

Still a long journey for young Thackeray

One is hopeful that if he becomes CM, Mr Thackeray will not be as trigger happy in calling for bans or encouraging outrage, says Uttaran Das Gupta. IMAGE: Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray......

Prez, PM attend prayer meet for Gandhi death anniversary

An inter-faith prayer meeting was held on Friday on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 67th death anniversary at Gandhi Smriti in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying homage to Mahatma......

Raj Thackeray goes traditional

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray was one of the guests at the Prati-Kolhapur Festival, which was held at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on Monday. The event was organised by Thackeray's......

And now musical SMS from IDEA

After Radio Jockeys, Disc Jockeys and Video Jockeys, the country is all set to have CJs or Cellular Jockeys, with a leading cellular company offering its users the facility of sending personalised......

What Made Yesudas' Voice So Divine

As Yesudas turns 84 on January 10, Subhash K Jha salutes the legend. IMAGE: Amol Palekar and Vidya Sinha in Chhoti Si Baat. Composer Ravindra Jain had once said, 'If God had a voice, it would be......

30 RD Burman Gems You May Not Have Heard

Rahul Dev Burman made enough music to last a million lifetimes. As it happens in the case of every prolific artist, some of his work received more love than others. When one thinks of RD classics,......

90 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle Songs

Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8. IMAGE: Asha Bhosle in Mumbai, August 9, 2023. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Her voice reminds me of tiramisu.......

Whose Birthday Party Did Shriya Attend?

Sonu Nigam turned 50 on July 30, 2023, and hosted a grand birthday bash in Mumbai on Saturday night. Sonu looks dapper in a black suit.   Shriya Pilgaonkar.   Shriya was accompanied by......

Ranji Trophy: Tamil Nadu beat Goa; Delhi's hopes dashed

IMAGE: Karun Nair struck a century as Vidarbha and Rajasthan drew. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Suresh Lokeshwar (52) and Pradosh Ranjan Paul (65) struck half-centuries to help Tamil Nadu complete......

Ranji Roundup: Punjab beat Delhi; Tare, Dubey lead Mumbai fight back

Punjab beat Delhi by 10 wickets for season's maiden win IMAGE: Punjab bowler Mayank Mankande celebrates after dismissing Delhi batsman Anuj Rawat during Ranji Trophy match, in New Delhi, on......

Rohit misses practice, Shikhar rusty at training session

IMAGE: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Team Director Ravi Shastri during a training session. Photograph: PTI. Nursing a toe injury, India opener Rohit Sharma on Monday......

Readers wishes to John Wright

Name:Debashis Mitra (HPCL) Message:All Indians will remember you. Happy Birthday. Name:vishal Message:Mr. Wright, thanx 4 setting Indian Cricket right. Happy Birthday. Name:Hari Message:Many Happy......