What George Harrison learnt from Ravi Shankar

Pandit Ravi Shankar was George Harrison's link into the Vedic world.A fascinating excerpt from Kavita Das's Poignant Song: The Life And Music Of Lakshmi Shankar to mark Pandit Ravi Shankar's birth......

Guinness World Records: The world just got bolder, wackier

From the tallest dog to the high-jumping Llama, a bearded female to the most tattooed senior citizen... the 2017 edition of the Guinness World Records reveals a selection of the most jaw-dropping......

The house where Nehru lived

Teacher Sanjay Ahuja from Faridabad with his students at Teen Murti Bhavan, New Delhi. ‘One visit to Teen Murti Bhavan is proof that Nehru is one legend who can’t be dwarfed by......

Political parties made Rs 4,662 cr in 7 years!

A major part of the income of India's political parties comes from donations and voluntary contributions. Vicky Nanjappa gives us a break up of how much of the Rs 4,662 crore earned by parties from......

Tea Industry On Tenterhooks About Ukraine Conflict

Russia is among the top buyers of Indian tea, accounting for about 18 per cent of the industry's total exports. IMAGE: Tea plantation workers pick tea leaves in Assam. Photograph: ANI Photo  ......

As financial crisis deepens, tea estates are up for sale

The root of the problem, according to industry officials, is the sudden stoppage of lines of credit to tea plantation companies. With limited funds available for daily operations, the financial......

More trouble brewing for McLeod Russel

As on March 31, 2019, while the promoter group’s stake, including individual promoter shareholders as well as group investment firms, stood at 42.71 per cent, it fell to 38.39 per cent on......

Sensex ends 120 points higher led by energy shares

Gains were led by energy shares tracking a rally in global crude oil prices.   Benchmark share indices ended higher on Tuesday, amid firm overseas cues, led by energy shares tracking a rally......

Junglee Review: Gimmicky affair

What could have been an extraordinary movie fails to hit the mark, notes Urvi Parikh. When Chuck Russell helms a film, expectations are sky high. After all, the Hollywood director has some iconic......

Review: Hidden Figures gives us new female idols

Hidden Figures tells us a genuinely inspirational story in obvious fashion, and is buoyed by the performances all around, writes Raja Sen. The year is 1961, and nervous mathematician Katherine......

Life Of Pi poised to join Oscar race

With a promising opening at the box office, Ange Lee's Life Of Pi looks poised to embark on its Oscar journey.Ang Lee's well-reviewed survival drama Life of Pi opened to solid numbers in limited......

'Having GG in the dugout makes a big difference'

IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders Coach Chandu Pandit with KKR Mentor Gautam Gambhir at a team training session. Photograph: BCCI Executing aggressive intent has been key to Kolkata Knight Riders'......

PIX: KKR survive Klaasen blitz after Russell rampage

Images from the IPL 2023 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata on Saturday. Scorecard IMAGE: KKR's Andre Russell hits out during the IPL 2024 match against......

England's Salt shines in epic run chase vs West Indies

Photograph: Kind Courtesy ECB/X England kept their five-match Twenty20 series in the West Indies alive after winning the third game by seven wickets with a ball to spare thanks to Phil Salt's......

India cap isn't far away from Rinku's head: Bhajji

IMAGE: KKR batter Rinku Singh is in explosive form in the ongoing IPL season. Photograph: BCCI Former spinner Harbhajan Singh is expecting young Kolkata Knight Riders left-hander Rinku Singh to......

Nitish Rana's faith in Andre Russell pays off

Always knew Andre Russell special was round the corner: Nitish Rana IMAGE: Andre Russell added muscle to the chase of 180 before Rinku finished off the game with a 10-ball-21 not......