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Bharat Ratna recipients' tally touches 53, maximum awardees in 2024

The decision to award Bharat Ratna to former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh and green revolution pioneer MS Swaminathan has taken the number of recipients of the country's......

Nehru to Advani: Full list of Bharat Ratna awardees

The decision to award the Bharat Ratna to Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L K Advani and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur has taken the number of recipients of the country's highest......

G20 summit: Delhi cops conduct full dress rehearsals; traffic curbs in place

The Delhi police on Saturday held full dress rehearsals for the G20 Summit, escorting carcades from different parts of the national capital towards the New Delhi district, officials said. IMAGE:......

The Magic Of Zakir Hussain And Hariharan

On the occasion of Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan's second death anniversary, an annual award was instituted in his name by his family and students, alongside a concert that paid tribute to the late......

Renowned tabla artiste Subhankar Banerjee dies of Covid complications

Renowned percussionist Pt Subhankar Banerjee died after battling Covid-19 for two months at a private hospital in Kolkata, his family said on Thursday. He was 54. Photograph: Courtesy, Pt......

Joy Shoes: Your sole searching ends right here

This 75-year-old hallowed store in Mumbai supplies shoes to Amitabh Bachchan, Tatas, Birlas among others. Remu Javeri recalls spotting a foreign tourist, dressed head-to-ankle in impeccable Indian......

When brands don't need celebrities anymore

When it comes to branding exercises, almost everything comes with an expiry date. And celebrity endorsement is no different. This is probably a reason why we see celebrity endorsers being dropped......

Death of the classical music industry

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......

What are you downloading next?

Punjabi pop, heavy metal, hard rock and tuneless songs from some of the recent Hindi flicks. These are some genres that lack appeal, especially when it blares from your mobile phone into the......

Mission Majnu Review: I Spy Silly

If you want to make your enemy look like a threat, at least make them formidable, sighs Sukanya Verma. We've watched no love lost between India and Pakistan's diplomatic equation through......

'Never ever had I imagined that I would one day give a voice to my nation'

'A Colourful World is for every child, telling them that like the different coloured crayons in a box, they should also appreciate their differing identities, shine and live peacefully with other......

When Birju Maharaj Created Movie Magic

During the lunch or tea breaks, Maharajji, Manikda, Amjad Khan and I often sat together as Maharajji sang old compositions or recited some bols.Amjad Khan had a great music sense and sang very......

Aranyak Review

Of the six out of eight episodes shared by Netflix, I finished all in one effortless go, says Sukanya Verma who applauds this well-made thriller. A French teenage tourist's body is found......

Bollywood's GHOSTBUSTERS

Bhoot Police takes on ghosts even as Saif Ali Khan doesn't believe in them. Interestingly, this is a character Bollywood seems to love. So we've had ghostbusters -- and they come in all sizes,......

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......

Mumbai to play Karachi from Sep 8-11

Mumbai, the Ranji Trophy champions, will take on Pakistan's national champions Karachi next month in a four-day cricket match for the prestigious Mohammad Nissar trophy. A Pakistan Cricket Board......

Jadeja, Powar steal Ranji honours

India discard Ajay Jadeja emerged as the highest run getter in the just concluded 2005-06 Ranji Trophy.Playing in thePlate division for Rajasthan, the right hander aggregated 684 runs in 7 matches......

Mohammad Saqlain to lead Pakistan

Controversial centre-half Mohammad Saqlain will lead an 18-member Pakistan squad, announced on Saturday, for the Champions Trophy hockey tournament, in Chennai from December 10 to 18.Saqlain has a......

India gun to end on winning note

Having lost the Friendship Hockey Series 1-4, India will now play for pride and try to finish their campaign on a winning note in the last match against Pakistan to be played under floodlightsin......

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