'Ameen Sayani was the Shahenshah of Melody'

For four decades, his voice united millions of Indians for an hour every Wednesday as he brought Hindi cinema's greatest songs in an unparalleled radio broadcast. Illustration: Dominic......

Tablet wrapped in a red pouch, FM presents 3rd paperless Budget

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday again took a digital tablet wrapped in a traditional 'bahi-khata' style pouch as she headed for Parliament to present the interim Budget......

Prabha Atre: The Hindustani vocalist who followed no tradition

She wanted to sing till her last breath and she did. Almost. Prabha Atre, the woman who could have been lawyer, scientist or doctor but became a globally renowned Hindustani classical vocalist......

Shanmugaratnam elected Singapore president in first contested polls in 12 years

Tharman Shanmugaratnam, an Indian-origin Singapore-born economist, registered a landslide victory in Singapore's presidential election on Friday, winning over 70 per cent of votes in the country's......

In non-cigarettes push, how ITC built more than 25 FMCG mother brands

A young couple sharing a laugh — in the living room over a Polish joke book, on the beach, in the rain — with the tagline, “Made for each other”, hung from billboards at......

Sitharaman uses tablet not paper to present Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday again took a digital tablet wrapped in a traditional 'bahi-khata' style pouch as she headed for Parliament to present Union Budget 2023-24 in a......

PE inflows plunge 42% to $23.3 bn in 2022

Private equity investments into domestic companies fell sharply year-on-year by 42 per cent to $23.3 billion in 2022, which is the lowest since 2019, when it was $15.8 billion, according to an......

Rising Covid cases: Exporters keeping fingers crossed

Indian exporters are keeping their fingers crossed on account of rising Covid infections in China and other countries as it could again disrupt supply chains and affect demand for goods.......

Pooja's Bikini Birthday Holiday

Photograph: Kind courtesy Pooja Hegde/Instagram The Maldives is not only a summer destination for Bollywood, it's also a birthday retreat. So when Pooja Hegde turned 33 on October 13, she went on......

Dev Anand's Important Life Lesson

'How do you stay so energised? So young?''Dev Anand flashed that familiar crooked grin and told me, "The mind never grows old. It urges you to surge ahead".' IMAGE: Dev Anand in Gambler. There was......

Why Was SRK's Car Draped in Black?

Quite a few stars trooped in to attend Producer Amritpal Singh Bindra's birthday bash in Mumbai. Bindra has produced OTT projects like Bandish Bandits, Maja Ma and Love Per Square Foot. Shah Rukh......

When Retro Songs Make A Re-Entry In The Movies

Hindi film songs have a long life and versatile character. They please. They comfort. And when used in a different surrounding from its original setting, they acquire an altogether new context.......

Archery WC: Good day for India as Recurve men's team in final

Priyansh, Jyothi make compound semis IMAGE: Recurve archer Dhiraj Bommadevara. Photograph: World Archer/X The Indian trio of Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Pravin Jadhav set up a gold......

Candidates: Gukesh outwits Alireza, takes sole lead

Gukesh has 8.5 points out of a possible 13. He is a half point ahead of Ian Nepomniachtchi, Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana. IMAGE: India's 17-year-old Grandmaster D Gukesh is on the cusp of......

Can Gukesh maintain lead in Candidates' Chess?

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Michal Walusza for FIDE/X Teenaged Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh will have his task cut out against Firouzja Alireza of France in the penultimate round of the Candidates'......

Gukesh crushes Abasov to be back in joint lead

Pragg, Gujrathi out of contention IMAGE: With D Gukesh beating Nijat Abasov, a three-way tie for first spot has opened up between Ian Nepomniachtchi, Hikaru Nakamura and D Gukesh with two rounds......

Candidates Chess: Gukesh slips to second; Praggnanandhaa loses

IMAGE: Dommaraju Gukesh in action against Fabiano Caruana during the 11th round of the Candidates Chess tournament in Toronto. Photograph: FIDE/Maria Emelianova Grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh played......