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'Nobody Has The Right To Criticise My Dance Because Of My Skin Colour'

This is the story of a man who fought racism and casteism throughout his life to become a professor of Bharata Natyam at the premier centre for performing arts in India, the Kerala Kalamandalam.......

When A PM Miraculously Escaped Air Crash

Wing Commander Raveendran and Flight steward Sargeant Iyer, though shaken and injured, managed to open the rear door of the aircraft and shouted for the prime minister and other passengers in the......

When Zakir Hussain beat BigB to be voted 'sexiest man'

His fingers flew, fluttered and floated in quicksilver changes of raga and rhythm, drumming up music and magic. IMAGE: Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. Photograph: ANI Photo Zakir Hussain was......

Champions Trophy: Sending Team To Pakistan Would Be Dangerous

Even a whiff of an incident like the violent 1989 shirt-ripping attack on Krishnamachari Srikkanth by a Karachi spectator would be ruinous. It would set back the ties further, derail an ongoing......

Rich-poor gap still enormous: Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia

"The inequality in income and wealth and the growing gap between the rich and the poor is still enormous," Supreme Court judge Sudhanshu Dhulia said on Tuesday. IMAGE: File image of Supreme Court......

From Tesla to Mercedes, luxury carmakers head South

In 2024 alone, South India saw the highest rise in sales in the luxury segment, with Tamil Nadu reportedly registering a 19.3 per cent increase in premium car registrations from 2022-23. Kindly......

'EVs are the only way to decarbonise'

About 99,165 electric cars were sold in India in 2024, but electric car penetration -- share of electric car sales in total sales -- was just about 2.5 per cent. IMAGE: Mercedes Benz Head Of......

EVs and beyond: Auto industry's journey for 2025

Traversing from being just vehicle manufacturers to mobility solutions providers amid a raging debate over which eco-friendly technology must be incentivised, the Indian automobile industry is......

Mercedes Rules Luxury Cars Segment

For the first time in history, the luxury car market is poised to cross the sales mark of 50,000 units in 2024, with Mercedes leading the way IMAGE: The Mercedes-Benz Maybach S-Class. Photograph:......

Record high price of gold mutes Dhanteras sales; volumes may drop 10%

Gold sales on Dhanteras are estimated to drop 10 per cent in volume terms year-on-year on sharp 33 per cent annual rise in rates of the yellow metal, according to industry players. Photograph:......

'People Said I Was A Bewaqoof'

'Everything in life is about timing.''I came to films when the disco craze had started.''Everything just fell into place: The shorts, the slimness, the songs, and my combination with Usha Uthup and......

'I Couldn't Imagine Even Chatting With Kamal Haasan'

'I was completely in awe of him.''After the shot was okayed, I would quickly run back to my chair and sit quietly till I was called again.' On November 7, one of Indian cinema's finest actors and......

The Cult of Mithun Chakraborty

National Award-winning actor, producer, hotelier, ex-MP, cricket team owner, philanthropist, highest tax payer, reality show judge, animal lover and, above all, people's hero -- Mithun Chakraborty......

Mirzapur 3 Review: Too Much Gore

Pankaj Tripathi anchored the first two seasons with his performance. Here, he is made to sit it out for most of the show, and none of the actors, except for a fiery Ali Fazal, have the......

'Real love comes and goes'

'What happened to Raj and Simran after running away on the train at the end of DDLJ 20 years later?''Have they become flatmates instead of lovers?''What happens when the initial chemistry has worn......

'He deserved it': Rahane backs Iyer's IPL price tag

IMAGE: Venkatesh Iyer earned a staggering Rs 23.75 crore deal -- more than 11 times his base price. Photograph: Kind Courtesy KKR/X KKR's newly-appointed skipper Ajinkya Rahane seemed visibly......

'Shreyas Iyer Never Gets Hype He Deserves'

'His phenomenal run continues, high time the world starts talking about his strengths.' IMAGE: Coming in at 30 for 3, Shreyas Iyer took India out of trouble with a 98-ball 79 against New Zealand......

KKR eye encore under new leadership

'I have always played wherever the team wanted me to play. Team thinking has always come first.' IMAGE: Team mentor Dwanye Bravo with Head Coach Chandrakant Pandit. Photograph: KKR/X Defending......

'Sweet Victory': Iyer on India's Pak thrashing

Shreyas Iyer on Sunday termed India's six-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Champions Trophy as "sweet" because it came against a competitive team and involved warding off a lot of "external......

Ponting has high praise for Kiwis

'They haven't done a lot wrong. That's without some of their stars actually performing in that final.' IMAGE: New Zealand took the game deep but couldn't do enough as they lost to India in the......

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