Walking stick, baby walker and bangles among EC's new list of 193 free symbols

Walking stick, baby walker, air conditioner, balloon and bangles are among the 193 "free symbols" issued by the Election Commission recently for Independents and candidates of unrecognised parties......

Tributes pour in for violin maestro TN Krishnan

Tributes poured in for violin maestro T N Krishnan, who died in Chennai at the age of 92, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and the world of Carnatic music mourning the......

This nurse soothes COVID-19 patients with her violin

While most exhausted healthcare workers want to rush home to be with their families after finishing their long shifts serving the COVID-19 patients, a 26-year-old nurse picks up her violin and......

Why the US has sanctioned Putin's daughters

The White House has announced a wide new slate of sanctions on Russia that includes first-time individual sanctions on the two adult daughters of President Vladimir Putin in response to the ongoing......

Making millions, making violins!

In 2003 a violin built by Samuel Zygmuntowicz for Isaac Stern sold for $130,000 at auction, the highest price for one by a living luthier. Last year Yo-Yo Ma played a Zygmuntowicz cello worth an......

Apple Music: So far, so good

Image: Apple CEO Tim Cook waves as he arrives on stage to deliver his keynote address at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, United States June 8, 2015. Photograph:......

Check these 16 products sold at record-breaking prices!

A violin that costs $45 million, a dress that costs $1.27 million are some of the collectible items with record-breaking prices sold at auctions or in private sale.A pre-17th......

World's 20 most stunning buildings

Architects globally have designed unique and mind-blowing buildings over the years. Take a look at some of the world's most amazing buildings that breathe new life into infrastructure and the......

Watch Raj Kapoor's Films On OTT

The world is celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary, but when was the last time you watched an RK film? The younger generation perhaps may have never. They may not know his tremendous......

Shekhar Home Review: Riveting Watch

Six episodes are not enough, applauds Deepa Gahlot.  Sherlock Holmes is reportedly the most portrayed fictional character in films and television, and the appeal of the eccentric......

The Super Teachers of Bollywood

Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach. Aristotle's words acquire a larger-than-life embodiment in Bollywood's brand of educationists. On the occasion of Teacher's Day, Sukanya Verma......

The Super Teachers of Bollywood

Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach. Aristotle's words acquire a larger-than-life embodiment in Bollywood's brand of educationists. On the occasion of Teacher's Day, Sukanya Verma......

Shooting star Manu Bhaker trades pistol for horse riding, dance

Photographs: Kind Courtesy Manu Bhaker/Instagram Her shooting hand bruised by repeated pistol recoils during unrelenting training, Manu Bhaker will take a well deserved three month break. But it......

Djokovic gets adorable boost from daughter Tara

IMAGE: Tara Djokovic, the daughter of Novak Djokovic, wears Olympic rings sunglasses while watching the men’s singles gold medal match. Photograph: Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters......

Alcaraz-Djokovic in Wimbledon blockbuster repeat final

Sunday's match will be the first Wimbledon repeat final since Djokovic met Roger Federer in the 2014 and 2015 title matches. IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic uses his racket to play an imaginary......

Sexy Vanessa-Mae to trade violin for ski at Sochi Games

Violin star Vanessa-Mae will put on her slalom skis next month to become only the third person to represent tropical Thailand at the Winter Olympics. A British citizen, the 35-year-old Vanessa-Mae......

PIX: Check out Ferrari's new car for 2020 F1 season

'We have been as extreme in all the concepts as we could.' IMAGE: The SF1000, marking the Italian team's 1,000th race that comes up this year, is the car Ferrari hope can end six years of Mercedes......