Ustad Ali Akbar Khan passes away

Sarod maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan passed away in San Francisco in the US after a prolonged kidney ailment, according to a family friend in Kolkata. 88-year-old Khan died at his music centre at 10......

Derek Trucks on Ustad Ali Akbar Khan

Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, who passed away on Friday, was an inspiration in more ways than one for Derek Trucks, a rock guitar phenomenon with a growing, global fan following. Trucks, who began playing......

The Global Ambassador Of Indian Music

He was a formidable musician but seemed utterly human, a Peter Pan who wore his genius with deceptive lightness. Sandip Roy remembers Ustad Zakir Hussain. IMAGE: Ustad Zakir Hussain at one of his......

Asim Munir Shuffles His Generals

Asim Munir will have to find a well trusted aide to fill the crucial ISI post's when Asim Malik retires soon. IMAGE: Pakistan army chief Syed Asim Munir. Photograph: Kind courtesy screen......

When Aamir, Amitabh Fought...

'People ask me about my biggest action sequence; this is it, because it involved two giants of Indian cinema.' IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan's action stunt in Ra.One. Photograph: Kind courtesy Parvez......

PIX: Farah Khan Ali celebrates her birthday early

The party has begun early... Farah Khan Ali decided to ring in her birthday a week earlier. Farah, whose birthday is on December 28, celebrated with her friends at her parents Zarine and Sanjay......

Bollywood's 10 Royal Romances

Bollywood's fairy tale ideas of romance love a touch of royalty. Some of that fondness has passed on to OTT too as The Royals, an eight-part ensemble series on Netflix, captures what happens when......

'Kaanta Laga' girl Shefali Jariwala dead; cause of death 'reserved'

Shefali featured in popular Salman Khan-hosted reality show Bigg Boss 13 (2019), alongside winner Sidharth Shukla, who died in 2021. IMAGE: Shefali Jariwala. Photograph: ANI Photo Popular TV......

Imran Tahir joins elite club with 500 T20 wickets

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI South Africa's experienced spinner Imran Tahir completed 500 wickets in the T20 format and became just the fourth player to achieve the remarkable feat. The......

Pak retain Misbah, Hafeez for SA Tests; omit openers Farhat, Umar

Pakistan retained under-fire skipper Misbah-ul Haq and out-of-form Muhammad Hafeez, but dropped tall left-arm pacer Muhammad Irfan from the 28-man probables’ list for the two-Test series......

Pakistan win Rabo Trophy

A resilient Pakistan came from behind to beat Olympic champions Australia 4-3 in a pulsating summit clash to claim the Rabo Trophy in Amstelveen on Sunday.Trailing 2-3 at the break, Pakistan......