'Namaste behno aur bhaiyo, main aapka dost Ameen Sayani bol raha hoon,' the familiar greeting and the instantly identifiable voice coasted on airwaves into countless homes every Wednesday on Radio......
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......
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......
As a festive spirit prevailed in Ayodhya, there was an emotional outpouring among residents of the holy city as the consecration of the new idol of Ram Lalla was held on Monday and said they indeed......
Security barricades, barbed wires and frequent frisking by police personnel have been a common sight in Ayodhya. But the holy city has now undergone a paradigm shift fuelled by massive......
Shaktikanta Das is a master of the finest balancing act who listens to all but takes his own decisions, discovers Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The 87-year-old......
'There must have been some wonderful genetic disorder due to which I was attracted towards filmi songs.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Aditi Paul/Instagram One of the things that was appreciated in......
'How many voices from that time have stood the test of time?''There have been RJs before him and after him, but no one has enjoyed his popularity and longevity.' IMAGE: Ameen Sayani. Photograph:......
IMAGE: Madhubala in Mahal. Madhubala was born on Valentine's Day. Of course, when she was born in 1933, India did not celebrate this day of love. But everyone celebrated her beauty. Dilip Kumar......
'There was this music director who approached me for a song. He called me to his house for practice.''I took my mother with me and I felt he did not like that.''It took me a while to gauge his......
'My mother, who was a simple woman, retorted, "Aur main Indira Gandhi bol rahi hoon".' 'We had a good laugh over that one, you and I.' On her second death anniversary, February 6, Subhash K Jha......
IMAGE: The World Cup final at the biggest stadium promises to be an grand affair. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters When Kapil's Devils won the World Cup in 1983, cricket was still one......
'...we got it from the West Indies dressing room!' IMAGE: Left to right: Sunil Valson, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Ravi Shastri, Madan Lal and Kirti Azad, members of the 1983 World Cup-winning......
IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar turned 50 on Monday, April 24, 2023.Photograph: PTI To the Indians, Sachin Tendulkar is the man for "all seasons". It has been 10 years since he bid farewell to......
IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar is all smiles during his first interactive session with fans on Twitter. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sachin Tendulkar/Twitter In his first-ever #AskSachin session on......