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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......

Priti Rajagopalan wins commonwealth youth award

A Indian climate change activist who works with local communities and governments for environmental change has been awarded the Commonwealth Youth Award. Priti Rajagopalan, 23, received a......

Modi Firmly In Control Of Ministers

The strong message from the prime minister is of continuity of policies he considers right with strong emphasis on execution, points out T N C Rajagopalan. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi......

Rajagopalan returns as Tamil Nadu DGP

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday brought back R Rajagopalan as director general of police less than two year after she shunted him from that post.Rajagopalan, who was director,......

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......

AI & automation to play a crucial role for retail industry in 2025

With the rapid evolution of channels like quick-commerce and the emergence of ONDC, the Indian retail industry is 'cautiously optimistic' for 2025, in which new-age technologies such as AI and......

Diwali Shopping Still Sluggish

While there was a 6 to 7 per cent increase in volume compared to last year in the first few days of the month which coincided with festivals, a large part of the demand is yet to hit the market.......

Early 'end of season' sale amid muted demand

The spring/summer end-of-season sales have been advanced by a week with brands having high inventories due to weak demand in May because consumers avoided shopping in the hot month. Illustration:......

How WCT20 Can Help Boost Trade

Global consumer preferences can be influenced through music, films, literature, yoga and sports because they create interest and a sense of familiarity that can help our businesses to access......

CBIC Goes Soft On GST Investigations

The principal commissioner has been made responsible for developing and approving any intelligence, conducting search, and completing investigations and relevant subsequent actions, including at......

'Dreams Do Come True'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Shankar Mahadevan/Instagram Dreams do come true, an elated singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan said after the fusion music group Shakti won the Grammy for Best Global Music......

India's Winning Moments At The Grammys

IMAGE: A R Rahman with Grammy winners V Selvaganesh, Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain. Photograph: Kind courtesy A R Rahman/Instagram Ustad Zakir Hussain, who made India proud by bagging three......

Tamannaah-Vijay Attend Randeep-Lin's Reception

Randeep Hooda and Lin Laishram made a handsome couple at their wedding reception in Mumbai, where they invited their friends from the film industry. Their wedding ceremony was......

'What Every Indian Musician Dreams Of'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Shankar Mahadevan/Instagram When Subhash K Jha rang up Shankar Mahadevan to congratulate him for the Grammy award that he and his band Shakti won for the album This......

Zakir Wins 3 Grammys; Shankar Wins Too

IMAGE: The Incomparable Zakir Hussain. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters It's a proud day for India, as Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain's fusion band Shakti won the Grammy for Best Global Music......

Rajagopalan, Lakhani complete double

Arun Prakash Rajagopalan and Isha Lakhani completed an Indian double winning the boy's and girl's event respectively of the Asian Junior Tennis Championship at the DLTA grounds in New Delhi on......

Mankad rallies to tame Rajagopalan

Arun Prakash Rajagopalan got a taste of life on the senior circuit as he went down 6-4, 1-6, 0-6 to Davis Cupper Harsh Mankad in the first round of the $10,000 ITF Futures men's tennis tournament......

Mary Kom-led committee to probe allegations against WFI chief

IMAGE: The MC Mary Kom-led Oversight Committee will also run the day-to-day affairs of Wrestling Federation of India for the next one month. Photograph: MC Mary Kom/Instagram Boxing great MC Mary......

Wrestling row: Babita Phogat joins oversight committee

IMAGE: Three-time CWG medallist and BJP leader Babita Phogat has earlier heard the demands of the grapplers. Photograph: PTI Commonwealth Games gold medallist wrestler Babita Phogat has......

War of words! Radhica dismisses former wrestler Babita's claims

IMAGE: The wrestlers continued their protest demanding the arrest of WFI chief. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Former wrestler Babita Phogat on Tuesday claimed that fellow oversight committee......