What George Harrison learnt from Ravi Shankar

Pandit Ravi Shankar was George Harrison's link into the Vedic world.A fascinating excerpt from Kavita Das's Poignant Song: The Life And Music Of Lakshmi Shankar to mark Pandit Ravi Shankar's birth......

Are we any closer to knowing Who Killed Sheena Bora?

After 800 days, is it a little clearer that Accused No 1 through 4 are responsible for her death?Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.Illustration: Dominic......

Sheena Bora Trial: Peter escapes death by a whisker

'Give him a chance to live,' Peter's lawyer told the court.Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Peter Mukerjea, Accused No 4,......

Sheena Bora Trial: What the top cop revealed

Indrani exclaimed excitedly, her face lighting up like a little girl's: "I know him soo0o well."Sanjeev Khanna, Accused No 2, jokingly suggested to Badami: "Influencing the witness!"Badami retorted......

'New breed' Indian Diaspora has its heart in the right place

Indians all over the US are going beyond being human and are learning to be humanitarian and expand their philanthropy activities finds Ajailiu Niumai. 'The raising of extraordinarily large sums of......

Cheques can save you from taxman's knock

A year before, Mumbai-based Abhay Deshpande received a notice from the income tax department to explain how he funded his flat worth Rs. 33 lakh - a purchase he had made three years ago.Deshpande......

'Budget won't benefit middle-class'

Kavita Mishra is an astrologer by profession. She says the stars foretell a level of 12,000 for the Sensex, after which it will slowly pick up momentum. However, she doesn't see......

Which stocks to buy now

The Indian stock markets are soaring like there is no tomorrow. Starting at 13,000 in the beginning of this year, the Sensex crossed 20,000 by October.Will the Sensex sustain the gains or will it......

'Where there is a woman, there is MAGIC'

Showbiz celebrates Women's Day! Photograph: Kind courtesy Rhea Chakraborty/Instagram Rhea Chakraborty breaks her silence on Women's Day: Happy Women's Day to us .. Maa and me .. together forever......

A Suitable Boy review

As splendid it is to behold, A Suitable Boy cannot match in soul and falls short of being memorable, feels Sukanya Verma. It’s not the first time Mira Nair has adapted a novel or......

Vinod Khanna's star turn, over the years

In a scene from Man Ka Meet, Leena Chandavarkar makes fun of Vinod Khanna’s romantic proposal by saying, “You can never be a hero. Perhaps you’ll have better luck playing the......

Review: Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Reloaded is less dance, more gimmickry

You will be exposed to much comedy, emotion and drama during the course of the show, but you will see only a jhalak of the dance, writes Paloma Sharma. Image: Shahid Kapoor and Scarlett Wilson......

Sunil Gavaskar, Indian Cricket's Real Master

When he ended his Test career, he held the following Test records: Most Tests (125). Most consecutive Tests (106). Most runs (10,122). Most hundreds (34). Most scores of 50 or more (79). Most......

Sports Shorts: Bekele wins Berlin marathon

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday. IMAGE: Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele celebrates on the podium after winning the men's elite race at the Berlin Marathon in Berlin on......

Sports Shorts: Kenya's Chepkoech smashes women's steeplechase world record

IMAGE: Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech celebrates winning and in the process setting a new Women's 3000m Steeplechase World Record at the Diamond League in Monaco at Stade Louis II, on Saturday.......

Boxing: Vikas, Shiva punch their way into Czech GP semis

Olympics-bound Vikas Krishan (69kg) and Shiva Thapa (56kg) assured India of at least two bronze medals at the 43rd men's and women's Boxing Grand Prix after reaching the semi-finals of the event in......

Marykom leads India's charge into semis

It was a dream day for India at the sixth Asian Women's Boxing Championships, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, as three of the four pugilists on view won their quarter-final bouts. With five boxers having......