Carnatic musicians boycott Madras Academy event over Award to TM Krishna

Several Carnatic musicians have pulled out of Madras Music Academy's annual December conference to protest the Sangita Kalanidhi award to classical vocalist T M Krishna, who they allege has......

'Ameen Sayani was the Shahenshah of Melody'

For four decades, his voice united millions of Indians for an hour every Wednesday as he brought Hindi cinema's greatest songs in an unparalleled radio broadcast. Illustration: Dominic......

'Speaker's order not on same page as SC's directions'

'Approaching the Supreme Court, getting a favourable decision and overturning the situation (the speaker's order), will be too much to ask for in too short time.' IMAGE: Maharashtra assembly......

'My order should be out by 5 pm on Wednesday'

'You can wake up a person who is sleeping, but how do you wake up a person who's pretending to sleep.' IMAGE: Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, right, with Governor Ramesh Bais, centre,......

'Henceforth, no Indian should fear the taxman'

'We have set out a timetable to reduce income tax rates for all incomes below Rs 50 lakh, and to progressively eliminate the surcharges on income above Rs 50 lakh, by 2024.'The Budget speech past......

6 Goa Football League matches manipulated?

GFA shoots down AFC claim, says no evidence. IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: AIFF Media/Files The Asian Football Confederation has red-flagged six matches of the Goa......