When will all the singing talent unearthed on India's reality shows get their big break, wonder Hiral Gandhi and Suman Gedala, who belong to the class of 2010 at the University of Rochester.
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The incomparable Mohammed Rafi would have turned 93 today, December 24. Raju Bharatan salutes the legend.
A wise politician would disarm his critics, try to take them along, co-opt them, or, at least, take the criticism in his stride. Developing a thick skin ought to be an essential part of any politician's toolkit, notes Virendra Kapoor.
This year's Padma awards took place at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi on Monday. Mohanlal Viswanathan, Prabhu Deva and Shankar Mahadevan have been conferred with honours. Take a look.
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The iconic Waheeda Rehman tells Subhash K Jha why she refused her most memorable role in Guide until...
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She's also an amazing mother, daughter, sister, wife and business partner.
'Hello Namaste' has been described as a "festive upbeat Hinglish" number which highlights the UK-India friendship.
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'Singing the national anthem just makes you a very proud Indian.' Hitting all the right notes, Kavita Krishnamurthy, who is slated to sing the national anthem at the Madison Square Gardens at the reception being hosted by the Indian-American community for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, tells P Rajendran/Rediff.com that being chosen for such an event gives her great pride.
The actor will next be seen in Karan Johar's directorial venture Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.
Keeping its promise of honouring 'unsung heroes', the government this year honoured with Padma awards several personalities who served the poor, set up free schools and popularised tribal arts globally.
Hundreds of people are still seen attending the rallies without wearing face masks and pushing and shoving each other for space.
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
The singer gets a traditional welcome during his visit to India to record a song for Shah Rukh Khan's latest movie Ra.One.
Joined by leaders from all major parties, Modi paid tributes to the Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart, who died last week, at a condolence meeting.
'Bollywood feels like a dream.' 'I never thought I would be a part of it, but I am glad that I am.'
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The Global Indian Music Awards were held at JW Marriott.
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17,695 songs gives the legendary singer the Guinness record!
Bangalore-based couple Sneha Sundaram and Bharath Bevinahally tell us how Kutuki, an early learning app, will change the way 200 mn kids in Indian will access education.
'How can anyone ask me to stop what I have been doing since I was 6?'
Sachin Tendulkar has said that the "warmth and affection" that he has received from the cricket loving Indian fans across the globe has played a "huge role" in his career.
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'Nobody is sustaining and the movie goers are responsible for it.' When Rishi Kapoor lets loose, all you can do is listen.
Indian food inspectors find added colour, caramel and other ingredients during sampling of Scotch bottles, sold as single-ingredient products.
At Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas's nuptials, the Adil Manuel Collective played funk, jazz and R&B for longer than planned that evening at the Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur. One of the couple's friends in the audience yelled: 'Are you guys even from India?' Adil Manuel offered to show her their passports.
Be it India's Shiv Kapur or South African Brandon Stone, the golfers are keeping a close eye on the ongoing tournament.
Anoop Desai, who was among the last three of the remaining seven contestants in the hugely popular show American Idol, finally got the boot on Wednesday night. It was a double elimination night for the seven singers.Despite being sent home, he will get a chance to tour with the other singers who made it to the final 10, in nearly 50 cities across America this summer. Anoop is a graduate student at the University of N Carolina and is very serious about pursuing a music career.
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While an American singer and songwriter tops the list, Priyanka Chopra is the only Indian on the list.
New coach Anil Kumble has brought a refreshing change in Indian cricket team camp as the members had a unique team bonding session with acclaimed actor-musician Vasundhara Das's group 'Drumjam'.
Illayaraja, 74, who has been conferred with Padma Bhushan in 2009, was selected for Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award after Bharat Ratna.
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Manna Dey's name would be an ineluctable part of any discussion about the Golden era of Hindi film music.
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