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The Master Of The Slide Guitar

One of Debashish Bhattacharya's most remarkable contributions is that he has taken the scope and foundation of the slide guitar, improvised it again and again, thereby designing and creating four......

Hunter's Moon Captivates The World

Glimpses of the Supermoon illuminate the night skies of Mow Cop, Yevpatoriya, Sydney, Liepupe, Kyiv, Morocco, Berlin, Skopje, Washington and Mexico. The Hunter's Moon, a supermoon occurring in......

Gaza offensive continues as Israel marks 100 days of hostages in captivity

As Israelis prepared to mark 100 days of captivity for the hostages abducted by Hamas on Sunday, the Israeli defence forces said soldiers destroyed launch pits used by Hamas to fire rockets at......

India turns on the charm but will Rajapaksas reciprocate?

In the endlessly entertaining and absorbing soap opera that is India-Sri Lanka relations, wait for the next episode, Aditi Phadnis reports. IMAGE: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya......

Europe and the problem of Islamic radicals

Europeans believe that what is under attack is their way of life, their secular faith, the long-fought right to keep religion out of the public sphere, observes Virendra Kapoor. IMAGE: Police......

Ravi Jaipuria to buy Pepsi's Bengal bottling plant

With this deal, Jaipuria's RJ Corp will own over 10 bottling plants, controlling 25 per cent of PepsiCo's bottling capacity in the country (earlier he was PepsiCo's largest bottler together with......

Motown sees rebirth of legends

Two American legends were reborn at the COBO hall, the venue for the 16th North American International Auto Show. A new Corvette is certainly a big occasion, and General Motors cannot be blamed for......

IT firms widen base with big data

Amid subdued demand for traditional information technology (IT) services offerings, Indian IT services players are betting on big data, as this is high on clients' agenda. Most IT services......

Ease of doing business: India ranks worse than Pakistan

Image: Wipro Chairman Azim Premji (R), Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy (2nd R), Mukesh Ambani (C), chairman of Reliance Industries, Rahul Bajaj , chairman of the Bajaj Group. Photographs:......

'Cinema's Greatest Challenge Is Reels'

'I don't know how long cinema will survive.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Goutam Ghose Goutam Ghose is one of India's most celebrated contemporary film-makers. He has bagged multiple National Film......

Love, Sitara Review: Confused Drama

Love, Sitara doesn't flesh out the people or their problems enough to give us a glimpse into their minds, observes Sukanya Verma. Love, Sitara starts off by quoting Leo Tolstoy's opening line from......

'Uncle Neil brought North East closer to India'

'There was a certain difference that separated him from the rest. That's why his life is so celebrated, his loss is felt globally.' IMAGE: William Richmond Basaiawmoit with Neil Nongkynrih.......

SANTA Arrives on OTT!

Musicals and mysteries, superheroes and Santa, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma offers you a selection. AnnetteWhere to watch? MubiLanguage: English Winner of Best Director at......

Pallavi Sharda holidays in Sydney

Pallavi Sharda mixed business with pleasure when she shot her television drama Pulse in Australia. The Begum Jaan actress travelled to Sydney and was 'amazed' by the blue mountains. PIX:......

North Korean orchestra serenades South Koreans amid protest

IMAGE: The North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra performs in Gangneung, South Korea, on Thursday. Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters A 137-strong North Korean orchestra kicked off its first performance......

Duleep Trophy: Rinku, Mukesh set to take centrestage

IMAGE: Rinku Singh, who enjoyed a smashing IPL, will be seen in the Central Zone line-up. Photograph: BCCI The latest edition of the grand opera that is Indian domestic season will begin in......