New Zealand all-rounder Ish Sodhi found himself at the center of an unexpected and benevolent incident.
Reader Ajai A caught the music maestro on a 2006 tour.
The musician has been nominated for excellence in musical scoring by the International Film Music Critics Association for his work in Couples Retreat.
Rahman stays true to the element of Ratnam's vision as there's never any attempt to show off or introduce unnecessary elements.
'It's amazing how many different kinds of patriotic songs we have in our country.'
Rahman's Jai Ho: the Journey Home tour will take him to America, Canada and Europe.
Ziaur Rahman led the Bangladesh attack with four wickets as they completed a 143-run win over Zimbabwe on Monday to draw the two-match series 1-1 and gain revenge for their mauling in the first Test.
Amid criticism that it failed to meet the expectations of the people, the theme song of the Commonwealth Games composed by A R Rahman has been tweaked a bit to make it peppier like the popular Bollywood number 'Chak de'.
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The musician is having Jai Ho concerts in 16 world cities.
'When AR Rahman's concert is around, you just can't miss it! What a vibe!!'
New Minority Affairs Minister K Rahman Khan strongly favours reservation for backward Muslims as well as for Dalits among Christians and Muslims notwithstanding the Supreme Court's observation on the sub-quota issue.
Piling up one exciting show biz piece after another, and unfolding against dazzling, fast changing backgrounds, with over a dozen dancers and acrobats adding additional thrills, the A.R. Rahman Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour got on to a rousing start in New York on Friday, continued in Atlantic City the next day, and arrived in DC-Virginia on Sunday.
Manjummel Boys gets so many things right, applauds Arjun Menon.
After playing a major role in Chennai Super Kings' IPL triumph, young pace bowler Matheesha Pathirana will be hoping to make the same impact for Sri Lanka in the ODI series against Afghanistan.
IT major HCL Technologies' Shiv Nadar has retained his position as the 'most generous Indian' in 2023 as well, with a 76 per cent jump in his donations at Rs 2,042 crore. Wipro's Azim Premji's donations zoomed by 267 per cent to Rs 1,774 crore during the same year, according to the Edelgive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2023 released on Thursday. Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani donated Rs 376 crore in the year, which is an 8 per cent decline.
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be eager to shake off modest ODI form and spate of injuries to key players as they seek to start their Asia Cup campaign on a winning note when they face each other in Pallekele on Thursday.
The Aligarh Muslim University will confer the honour on June 7.
A persistent back injury dashed the opener's hopes of playing in the World Cup.
Tension was palpable in the area, and a large police contingent was deployed to prevent any further flare-up.
Mohammed Rizwan will fondly remember the local curator in his prayers for producing a batting beauty
President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari, music director A R Rahman and noted lyricist Gulzar on Sunday watched the Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire at the Rashtrapati Bhavan auditorium in New Delhi. Oscar awardee Resul Pookuty and Vikas Swarup, on whose novel Q and A the movie is based, also attended the screening. According to a Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson, the two-hour-long special screening was exclusively organised for the President.
Celebrity hairstylist Ryan D'Rozario shares his secrets.
'That was just unbelievable from Glen Maxwell. Footwork is overrated.'
Rohit Sharma jumped five places to sixth in the ICC ODI ranking for batters.
A R Rahman talks about his new film Kadal, his album Infinite Love and his working style.
Shy guy A R Rahman sheds some of his legendary reticence as he prepares to promote a musical reality show on television.
Exclusive! A R Rahman speaks to Arthur J Pais about his Oscar win.
Check out the statistical highlights of the first cricket One-day international between India and Bangladesh.
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'This is an event where Indian forces are trying to liberate other countries from a genocide and liberate from a power to give them their freedom.'
GV Prakash got engaged to carnatic singer Saindhavi on June 26.
Rohit, who will also captain the side, will be expected to carry on with his ultra aggressive approach in the powerplay like he showed in the ODI World Cup.
A R Rahman and Finnish folk troupe Varttina will compose the score for the stage version of J R R Tolkien's epic trilogy, The Lord of the Rings.
'He is still learning his craft. But he is learning quickly and will be a real handful in years to come.'
Bangladesh's One-Day International debutant Tanzim Hasan, who grabbed public attention with a scintillating opening spell in the Asia Cup Super Fours match against India, in Colombo on Friday, described India skipper Rohit Sharma's dismissal as a "dream wicket".
A R Rahman on Monday created history by becoming the first Indian to win two Oscars for his score in Slumdog Millionaire which swept the Academys, winning eight awards including one for sound engineer Resul Pookutty. The film, named the best at the Oscars, also fetched Danny Boyle the Best Director award, Simon Beaufoy best Adapted Screenplay and Anthony Dod Mantle the best Cinematography award. The rags-to-riches drama was also awarded for best Editing
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