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Sonia turns 62

Congress President Sonia Gandhi was on Sunday greeted by a host of dignitaries, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on her 62nd birthday. Singh visited Gandhi's residence at 10 Janpath at 9.30......

When Zakir Hussain beat BigB to be voted 'sexiest man'

His fingers flew, fluttered and floated in quicksilver changes of raga and rhythm, drumming up music and magic. IMAGE: Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. Photograph: ANI Photo Zakir Hussain was......

Farewell, Astad

'Gone too soon, Astad, but I know whenever we meet in that world beyond, I will watch you dance.'Swarupa Dutt remembers a remarkable human being and a magnificent performer who left the world......

In a mob fury, anything can happen: Indian shopkeepers in Ferguson

Indians in and around Ferguson, Missouri, tell Arthur J Pais and Suman Guha Mozumder what it’s like to be caught in the thick of America’s racial volcano eruption “They burned......

Down Malgudi lane: A house of memories

After years of disrepair and disregard, acclaimed author R K Narayan's house is slowly inching towards becoming a memorial. A cloud of dust blankets the two-storied bungalow that stands......

Normalcy returning for shadow lenders, albeit slowly

For smaller MFIs, resuming operations is more difficult because they haven’t got any fresh bank credit sanctioned from their lenders. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com With the government......

Music Fraternity Bids Farewell To KK

Photograph: Sahil Salvi Singer KK was cremated at Mumbai's Versova Hindu crematorium around 2 pm on Thursday, June 2, a kilometre away from his home. KK, who was just 53, died in Kolkata on......

Getting groovy with Abhishek Bachchan!

From Refugee to Ludo, Abhishek Bachchan has played quite a few earthy characters. But when it comes to rocking a hip chartbuster high on sass, style and spunk, the actor can be quite a picture of......

Faadu: A Love Story Review: Half-Baked Show

Faadu: A Love Story looks like one of those old movies with a socialist bent that glorified honest poverty and looked down upon ambition and enterprise, notes Deepa Gahlot. That slang word in the......

'To make a Bollywood film is not easy'

'I don't trust these days.'Like now, everyone likes Mimi and my phone is constantly ringing.''But tomorrow if I make a flop, the opposite will happen.' IMAGE: Pankaj Tripathi, Sai Tamhankar and......

The VOICE behind these AMAZING SONGS

'You could be out of sight, out of mind, but it may take just one song to bring you back and to let you know that your audience is still rooting for you.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Mahalakshmi......

Mani Shankar Iyer to felicitate Anand

Mani Shankar Iyer, Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, will felicitate World chess champion Viswanathan Anand at a grand function, in Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Naidu, that will match the status of......

Can Dhoni's CSK end KKR's run for play-offs race?

IMAGE: CSK will look to play their fearless brand of cricket. Photograph: BCCI Mahendra Singh Dhoni's possible final hurrah at the Eden Gardens will be a captivating sub-plot when Kolkata Knight......

PIX: Vijay Shankar announces engagement

Photograph: Kind courtesy Vijay Shankar/Instagram Sunrisers Hyderabad all rounder Vijay Shankar announced his engagement on Instagram. Vijay uploaded two pictures with fiancee Vaishali......

India No 4: Has Iyer sealed this spot?

IMAGE: Shreyas Iyer is gradually settling into the critical number four position. Photograph: BCCI Shreyas Iyer is pretty confident that his consistent performances in past one year has sealed the......

Gujarat Titans in must-win battle vs in-form KKR

IMAGE: Gujarat Titans need Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan to emulate their showing with the bat against Chennai Super Kings when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL match in Ahmedabad on......