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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......

CBI begins investigation into Balasore train accident with filing FIR

A CBI team on Tuesday began an investigation into allegations of criminal negligence leading to the Balasore railway accident involving three trains, with officials saying the agency may take views......

Railways put Odisha tragedy toll at 278 as 3 more succumb to injuries

Railways put the official death toll in the Odisha triple train crash at 278, stating that three more people have succumbed to their injuries. IMAGE: Drone shot of the restoration work at the site......

CBI names Omidyar among 10 NGOs in FCRA scam case

The Central Bureau of Investigation has named 10 non-government organisations, including the US-based Omidyar, as accused in the case of allegedly conspiring to illegally facilitate the......

Trinamool sweeps Kolkata civic polls, decimates Opposition

West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress gained control of the 144-member Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Tuesday clinching nearly 72 per cent of votes, in a ringing endorsement for the party seven......

How IIT Kharagpur researchers are leading a 'green revolution'

Indrani Roy/Rediff.com traces how researchers at IIT-Kharagpur have managed to turn barren land of surrounding villages to multi-crop farmland Image: Dr P B S Bhadoria of IIT-Kharagpur speaks to......

'Now, I am reduced to nothing'

'I have tutored my family and myself to fight hunger,' the former agent for the Saradha chit fund says, his eyes welling up. 96 of the 107 cases referred to the Serious Fraud Investigation Office......

Post-modern India of sudden death

Getting into Bangalore airport was not too difficult, the traffic on Airport Road was predictably heavy in early evening but manageable. But the scene inside was unbelievable. There were what......

'After divorce, I shut myself in my flat for 3 years'

'Then, one fine morning, I returned to my first love.''All the top directors of the time were waiting for me.''In one day, I signed 12 films.''Prosenjit Chatterjee was back!' Photograph: Kind......

Is Shah Rukh Khan Defending Pathaan?

IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan at the Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata, December 15, 2022. Photograph: Swapan Mahapatra/PTI Photo Appearing before cheering fans at the star-studded opening......

What are Vidya Balan and her family celebrating?

A look at the film folk Photographer Pradeep Bandekar met on Tuesday. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar It's celebration time for Aditya Roy Kapur after the release of his film, Rashtra Kavach Om.......

Jharkhand enter Ranji quarters after 1000-plus runs lead!

The match was over as a contest after Jharkhand scored a mammoth 880 in their first innings – the tournament's fourth highest score on an Eden Gardens belter against a Nagaland attack in......

Ranji Trophy: Kerala take Day 1 honours; Siddharth's ton boosts Karnataka

Kerala take Day 1 honours, bowl out Bengal for 147 IMAGE: Bengal bowler Mohammad Shami celebrates with teammates after dismissing Kerala batsman KB Arun Karthik (not seen) during Ranji Trophy......

Gruelling season awaits India with Proteas challenge in Cape Town

IMAGE: India captain Virat Kohli (left) leads his team out on to the field. Photograph: BCCI Towering giants in the sub-continent, India will aim to assert themselves as good travellers when they......

Ranji round-up: Goswami, Majumdar tons lead Bengal rescue act

A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday IMAGE: Bengal batsman Anustup Majumdar celebrates his century during the Ranji Trophy match against Goa at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on......

India's awesome record in Cuttack: 11 out of 15

India now are the only team to have chased 350-plus thrice and in each of them Kohli has been the backbone with centuries in each. Image: England cricketers during a training session at......

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