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Anoushka Shankar 'devastated' after sitar damaged on Air India flight

A "devastated and truly disturbed" Anoushka Shankar has said her sitar was damaged on an Air India flight, telling the airline in a social media post that "you're the country this music belongs to"......

Ustad Zakir Hussain Passes Away

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain died in a hospital in San Francisco, United States, his family said on Monday. He was 73. IMAGE: Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar Hussain......

'Zakir Bhai Loved Cricket'

'Zakir bhai, Bela, Edgar and I were supposed to bring the As We Speak global concert series to India in January-February 2025.''It would have been our first tour of India after our Grammy win and......

Delhi police busts 'Khilafat' terror module linked to Pakistan

The Special Cell of the Delhi Police has busted a Pakistan-handled pan-India terror module plotting to establish "Khilafat" in India by violent means with the arrest of five radicalised men from......

At 12, Zakir Hussain got Rs 5 for first tabla show

Eight years ago, tabla maestro Zakir Hussain had narrated how his father Alla Rakha had welcomed him into this world by putting the musical instrument's rhythms into his ears when asked to recite......

'Zakirbhai, You Will Be Missed And How'

'When he played his inner light shone so bright! His joy embraced us all... we experienced divinity.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Nandita Das/Instagram Ustad Zakir Hussain passed away into the ages......

Who Are Ananya-Ranbir Cheering For?

Film folk came to cheer Zahan Kapoor and his Netflix series Black Warrant. Inspired by true events, it is based on the book Black Warrant: Confessions of a Tihar Jailer by Sunil Gupta, a former......

Drowning In A Sea Of Entertainment

'There is simply too much to watch, read and absorb.''Just online consumption (news, entertainment, social media) in India was 2.5 hours a day in November 2024.''Add TV (just under 4 hours), other......

'We Are The RRR'

'Post COVID, people are much more enthusiastic about going to concerts.''The live music scenario has suddenly become very relevant to people's lives.''They see that it is cooked on the spot.'......

'I am happy being a comedian'

IMAGE: Zakir Khan in Comicstaan 3. Zakir Khan says his aim as a comedian has always been to connect and entertain the audience without making any kind of commentary. Khan is regarded as one of the......

Winning start for Satwik-Chirag; Lakshya retires hurt in Singapore

IMAGE: India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in action. Photograph: Mohd Zakir/ANI Photo India's top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made a winning......

Butt sidelines Bari, nominates Zakir for ICC meet

Suspecting his role in the recent leak of the probe committee's video recordings, PCB chairman Ejaz Butt has started sidelining chief operating officer Wasim Bari and has nominated Zakir Khan to......

Chepauk's new avatar: A pacer's paradise

IMAGE: Bangladesh's Zakir Hasan is bowled by Indian pacer Akash Deep during the first test in Chennai. Photograph: BCCI Sit back, close your eyes and recollect the great spells at the MA......

Formidable India eye record-extending run in Kanpur

IMAGE: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are poised to spearhead India's attack as they seek to dominate Bangladesh and secure a clean sweep in the Kanpur Test. Photograph: BCCI India would......

Spin woes for India batters as long Test season kicks-off in Chennai

Bangladesh are upbeat after a 2-0 drubbing of Pakistan last month, proving they are no pushovers this time. IMAGE: Virat Kohli put in the hours at a nets session on Monday. Photograph:......