'Zakir Bhai Loved Cricket'

'Zakir bhai, Bela, Edgar and I were supposed to bring the As We Speak global concert series to India in January-February 2025.''It would have been our first tour of India after our Grammy win and......

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......

A Day That Ustad Zakir Hussain Gifted Me

The eulogies will pour for Ustad Zakir Hussain.There will be those who recount his genius, his enterprise, his achievements, his grace, and his charm.I have no selfies or autographs to remember him......

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: What Killed Ustad Zakir Hussain

'It's almost like the tissue of the lung has a cancer spreading to it, which is causing scarring and rapidly progresses.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.......

Murshid Review: Gangster Overkill

Perhaps Kay Kay Menon should choose his projects carefully, instead of wasting his talent like this, observes Deepa Gahlot. It is baffling why Mumbai's content producers continue to be fascinated......

Now, Watch Munjya At Home

Enchanted rings, talking teddy bears and arranged marriages of the phony kind, hijack horror and more on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives you some interesting options to choose from.  ......

Farewell, Ghazal Samrat Pankaj Udhas

The last rites of Ghazal Maestro Pankaj Udhas were performed with state honours in Mumbai on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Pankajji passed away on Monday, February 26. Rediff.com's Satish Bodas......

Farewell, Mr Sayani

Legendary broadcaster Ameen Sayani passed into the ages on February 20. His mortal remains were kept at Mumbai's Famous Studio, where admirers arrived to say their final goodbyes. Rediff.com's......

Why Didn't Kohli Take The DRS?

IMAGE: Virat Kohli walks back after his dismissal. Photograph: BCCI   India were back to their ruthless best in home conditions as they dominated Day 2 of the first Test against Bangladesh in......

Kohli, Rohit, Sania take part in online concert to raise funds for COVID-19 pandemic

IMAGE: The proceeds from the concert will go to the India COVID Response Fund set up by GiveIndia. Photograph: Sania Mirza/Twitter India skipper Virat Kohli, limited overs vice-captain Rohit......

'My client never made match-fixing allegations on Shami'

'My client's allegation was never about match fixing' IMAGE: Mohammed Shami's wife Hasin Jahan speaks to the media in Kolkata. Photograph: PTI Few hours after the Board of Control for Cricket in......

Mohammed Shami-Hasin Jahan saga continues

Shami's wife sends complaint's copy to COA chief India pacer Mohammed Shami's wife Hasin Jahan has sent the documents related to her complaints against her husband to the Board of Control for......