Carnatic Music Goes From Raga To Rage

They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as T M Krishna is an individual musician. In drawing those red lines for the Academy management, they do not......

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......

Tablet wrapped in a red pouch, FM presents 3rd paperless Budget

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday again took a digital tablet wrapped in a traditional 'bahi-khata' style pouch as she headed for Parliament to present the interim Budget......

How June 25, 1983 Changed India Forever

That win gave us something no other victory ever would: It gave a young nation hope. It gave us the will to dream, notes Abhishek Mande Bhot. IMAGE: Kapil Dev holds aloft the World Cup on the......

Sitharaman to present sixth Budget in a row

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her sixth straight Budget ahead of the Parliamentary elections, matching the record of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai. Photograph: ANI Photo......

Sitharaman uses tablet not paper to present Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday again took a digital tablet wrapped in a traditional 'bahi-khata' style pouch as she headed for Parliament to present Union Budget 2023-24 in a......

This year too, FM brings tablet wrapped in 'bahi khata'

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday again took a digital tablet wrapped in a traditional bahi-khata style pouch as she headed for Parliament to present the Union Budget 2022-23 in a......

Sitharaman and Das: Like Dhoni and Jadeja

When it comes to running between the wickets -- which is exactly what an FM and a governor do -- Jadeja always defers to Dhoni's larger judgement of the situation and the needs of the team,......

Vijay Devarakonda takes to the bottle

Priyamani takes a selfie... Jiiva celebrates Cheeka's birthday...Dulquer gives us Salute... Please click on the for a better look at the stars.   IMAGE: Vijay Devarakonda tells us, 'I......

'I have never watched cricket'

'I was seven years old in 1983. I never heard about the historic win because we did not have a radio set in our village at that time.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Pankaj Tripathi/Twitter Pankaj......

Does this man look like Ravi Shastri? VOTE!

Kabir Khan's upcoming film 83 celebrates the legends of cricket. From Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Mohinder Amarnath, Sandeep Patil, Yashpal Sharma, Roger Binny, Madan Lal,......

PIX: Deepika-Ranveer throw a party!

Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh played the perfect hosts during the wrap-up party of their film, '83. Directed by Kabir Khan, the film stars an ensemble cast, and all of them made sure to......

'The Big Show': From Tunbridge Wells to Wankhede

Photographs: BCCI/X, Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters It was a cold morning in Tunbridge Wells back then in 1983; after 40 years, the warm evening at the Wankhede carried the same vibes.It was Kapil......

From the Colonel: Tales Between Two Titles

IMAGE: Dilip Vengsarkar with Sachin Tendulkar and Krishnamachari Srikkanth during the first Test match between India and New Zealand in Kanpur on September 22, 2016. Photograph: BCCI Former India......

'40 years today, and the memory is still as fresh'

Photograph: Kapil Dev/Instagram India's 1983 World Cup winning team got together to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their famous triumph in Mumbai on Sunday.   Skipper Kapil Dev said the......

The Unsung Hero Of India's '83 Triumph

'The entire team actually loves my father and respects him for his management and honesty.' IMAGE: Actor Pankaj Tripathi, right, played P R Man Singh in Kabir Khan's '83, the film on India's 1983......

National selector's job: Will increase in salary attract the likes of Sehwag?

IMAGE: Will a change in remuneration attract the big names of Indian cricket. Photograph: BCCI The big names in Indian cricket, of late, have opted to stay away when it comes to applying for the......