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Wonderful Music To Make Your Day!

Maestro Imran Khan seeks to bring this rich musical heritage, infused with his own unique folk fusion style, to a broader audience. IMAGE: Maestro Imran Khan, left, and Sikandar Khan perform at......

'Britain siphoned off $44 trillion from India'

'A very large part of this would have come from opium.' IMAGE: Amitav Ghosh with his new book, Smoke and Ashes, after its launch at the Royal Opera House, Mumbai, July 18, 2023. Amitav Ghosh is......

When Michelle towered over PM's wife

Even as G-20 leaders deliberate to rescue the global economy, which is facing the worst crisis since the 1930s, their spouses kept themselves entertained at the Royal Opera House in London. The......

Let there be light! Sydney shines at Vivid festival

Bright lights, big city, and even brighter music and ideas -- that’s Sydney’s winter festival, Vivid. Landmarks across the city have been bathed in a dazzling array of colourful lights,......

Sydney lights up for annual festival

Sydney’s skyline has exploded with light and colour as Vivid Sydney -- a three-week “festival of light, music and ideas” -- brings public art installations, lighting sculptures to......

Huge OPPORTUNITY exists on branding India: Wally Olins

A few weeks back, image artist Wally Olins, who has handled marquee brands such as LVMH, Coca-Cola, Visit London, the Royal Opera House and East Timor Development Agency, wrote a blog on 'What's......

Action Packed Time For Two-Wheelers!

The BSA Gold Star is launched....Ola Enters e-motorbikes Biz... Bajaj, TVS To Enter e2Ws Market... IMAGE: Mahindra and Mahindra Chairman Anand Mahindra at the launch of the BSA Gold Star 650 at......

Goodbye Maggie!

IMAGE: Maggie Smith poses for the media at a hotel in central London, August 13, 2015, for a media interaction to promote Downton Abbey's final season. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters The......

Freida Pinto, Kelly Brook hot up GQ awards

Mumbai girl Freida Pinto was among a host of celebrities spotted at the GQ Awards at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. The Slumdog Millionaire actress presented American film......

Women in blue make the BAFTAs look hot!

Hollywood, it seems, may have guessed that The King's Speech would win big at the 2011 BAFTAs (British Film and Television Awards). So the red carpet was dominated by stars in the royal colour of......

Hurt Locker wins big at the BAFTAs

Director Kathryn Bigelow stole the show at Sunday night's glittering British Academy of Film and Television Arts award ceremony held at the Royal Opera House in London. Her movie, The Hurt......

Ashish Vidyarthi Wants To Make You Laugh

'There are a lot of things happening in my life, and I have a lot of material, thanks to who I am, the way I've led my life, the way I look.' IMAGE: Performing at the Maroon Room in Guwahati.......

London Mayor steals show at opera house Olympic ceremony

It's not often that Placido Domingo is upstaged at the Royal Opera House. Yet flamboyant London Mayor Boris Johnson managed to pull it off at a star-studded Olympic gala on Monday night. Opera......

PHOTOS: Royals Harry and Meghan watch Invictus Games in Sydney

The Invictus Games, founded by Harry, is an international paralympic-style event for military personnel wounded in action. IMAGE: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex watch......

'My last desire is to see the Indian hockey team win an Olympic gold'

'Treat every match as a final and play with that mindset.' Triple Olympic hockey gold medallist Balbir Singh is hopeful of the P R Sreejesh-led men's hockey team winning a medal at the Games in......

Balbir's death marks end of hockey's golden era

If Dhyan Chand's wizardry was a source of joy in a colonised India, Balbir Singh Sr's artistry was an inspiration for an India trying to find its bearings post-independence. 'He was one of India's......

PHOTOS: Murray marches forth as celebs cheer from the sidelines

Sunshine, strawberries and summer are not the only flavour at Wimbledon. The famous faces from the world of sport also take centre stage. The Royal Box was packed with stars from the world of......