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......
The decision to award Bharat Ratna to former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh and green revolution pioneer MS Swaminathan has taken the number of recipients of the country's......
Most politicians and even non-politicians have been honoured because of what they were purported to be electorally worth for the ruling party of their time, argues N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE:......
The decision to award the Bharat Ratna to Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L K Advani and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur has taken the number of recipients of the country's highest......
'Bharat is the core value that has to be lived by and if you deny it, then the people will discard you.' IMAGE: A devotee clicks a selfie along with the cutout of Prime Minister Narendra......
Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar rang the closing bell at the NASDAQ stock exchange on Monday to mark India's 70th Independence Day. Akbar was joined by India's Consul General in......
The government on Thursday asked the industry to come forward with an alcohol- and drug-free workplace policy for youngsters by providing exposure to practice of yoga and meditation. At a workshop......
The government has approved incentive schemes for creating 1,00,000 employment opportunities a year for the physically challenged persons in the private sector, the Lok Sabha was informed on......
Have you ever thought of hot idlis for breakfast accompanied by German Riesling, or, say, vadas with Italian Campari? If that's a wild thought think of this: mixing Carnatic music with management.......
One good dancer burns the dance floor, two great ones bring the house down. Deliberate or subconscious, there's something electric about watching Bollywood's accomplished dancers battle for......
Glimspes from the launch of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan's book, Master On Masters. Video: Afsar Dayatar/Rediff.com When a music maestro decides to write about 12 music icons of the twentieth century, you......
AR Rahman performed at the UN General Assembly hall at a concert to mark India's 70th Independence Day in New York. Rahman is the second Indian artist after Carnatic singer MS Subbulakshmi to......
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Priyanka Chopra may be busy working on her American TV show Quantico, all's not really quiet on the home front either. The......
An extra point to them for performing the daunting task of sharing screen space with the formidable superstar! Rajinikanth's newest offering, Lingaa, hits screens nationwide December 12.In a first,......