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......

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......

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......

India has world's 3rd highest number of billionaires; Mukesh Ambani back as Asia's richest

India has the third highest number of billionaires in the world after the US and China, according to a new list by the prestigious Forbes magazine, which said Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh......

Stunning images of a library in Texas

These days whenever there is an empty space in a town or a city, developers move in and start constructing multi-storey buildings, but a town in the United States has utilised an empty space very......

HIT: The Third Case Review: Nani's Massy Take

The Nani starrer is an all-out, larger-than-life upgrade of the HIT series that loses steam in its attempts at stylistic indulgence, notes Arjun Menon. Sailesh Kolanu has made a name for himself......

Golden Globes 2025: The Brutalist, Emilia Perez Win

A quick look at the winners of the 82nd Annual Golden Globe awards. IMAGE: Adrien Brody poses with his The Brutalist co-stars, Felicity Jones and Guy Pearce. Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters......

Hindu groups attack Mike Meyers' new film

Why is God laughing?' muses Mike Meyers, the comedian whose Austin Powers movies have grossed over $1 billion worldwide. Meyers knows the answer: He gets the joke. But Meyers and Dr Deepak......

India's Winning Moments At The Grammys

IMAGE: A R Rahman with Grammy winners V Selvaganesh, Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain. Photograph: Kind courtesy A R Rahman/Instagram Ustad Zakir Hussain, who made India proud by bagging three......

Tokyo Olympics champion Kawai comes out in support of wrestlers

IMAGE: Three-time world champ Risako Kawai has lent her support to the protesting Indian wrestlers. Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Tokyo Olympics gold medallist and three-time world......

PIX: Ledecky wins 19th gold; butterfly double by Milak

With her 19th FINA World Championships gold medal, Katie Ledecky is now within seven of Michael Phelps's all-time record. IMAGE: Katie Ledecky of the United States shows off her medal from the......

Ashu clinches bronze as other wrestlers disappoint in Zagreb

Photograph: Kind courtesy Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Asian Championships bronze medallist Ashu clinched the 67kg bronze medal for India in the Greco Roman category on the concluding day of the......

WFI elections hit roadblock with incomplete ad-hoc committee

WFI's ad-hoc panel to work with just one member for at least a week IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The three-member ad-hoc committee,......

Senegal's Mane ruled out of Qatar World Cup

IMAGE: Sadio Mane injured his right fibula playing for German club Bayern Munich. Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Senegal forward Sadio Mane has been ruled out of the World Cup in Qatar in a......