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......
Eight years ago, tabla maestro Zakir Hussain had narrated how his father Alla Rakha had welcomed him into this world by putting the musical instrument's rhythms into his ears when asked to recite......
No black dresses, compulsory attendance, suspension of classes between 10 am to 12 noon are among the guidelines issued by Delhi University colleges for the live telecast of the varsity's centenary......
The country's seventh president Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was the only one to be elected unopposed to the post in the history of independent India. IMAGE: President Ram Nath Kovind paying homage at the......
As first revealed by Rediff.com last week, the election to elect India's next President will be held on Monday, July 18, the Election Commission announced on Thursday. 4,809 members of the......
A 'low cost device' for operating electrical home appliances through short message service via cell phones has been developed at the Zakir Hussain College of Engineering and Technology in Aligarh,......
The ageless voice of vocalist Prabha Atre floats off the speakers at the head office of Ninaad Records. The niche music label is in the process of putting together a two-series album comprising......
It is well-known that the following seven engineering colleges were chosen for possible conversion to Indian Institutes of Technology / Institutes of National Importance:Aligarh Muslim University......
The author is a chemical engineering graduate from IT-BHU and an MS from Rutgers University, New Jersey. He has interacted with the HRD ministry, the IIT board, and the IIT Selection Committee at......
Seven select engineering colleges, that are soon to attain the coveted IIT status, are back in the news.The seriousness of their march towards achieving the status of an Indian Institute of......
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Priyanka Chopra, who is currently busy shooting for her debut American television series Quantico in Montreal, posted a picture......
Sukanya Verma feels Shabri falls in the same genre as Satya and Company but not in the same league. Post YOUR reviews here!Somewhere in a suburban coffee shop, a bunch of college kids engage in a......
The Delhi high court issued notices to Anil Kapoor and Subhash Ghai over on a petition filed by a Delhi University professor seeking a ban on the screening of their recent film,Black And White,......
Tina and Hussain dazzled audiences with their dancing abilities in Star One's television show Nach Baliye 2. No wonder, they won the dance competition by a large margin. When Tina chatted with......
It has become part of folklore in Chennai how two young college girls rescued a mentally unstable woman from a bus stop while all those who stood around looked on. That announced the beginning of a......