Pandit Jasraj: Indian classical music's greatest voice

Awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri, Pandit Jasraj also popularised semi-classical music like ‘haveli sangeet' and reached out to devotees with his......

Music legend Pandit Jasraj passes away

Pandit Jasraj, who belonged to the Mewati Gharana and was one of India's greatest music legends, was in the United States when the coronavirus-led lockdown happened and decided to stay back in that......

R N Kao, India's legendary Spymaster

'Here was a man who played a major part in helping the Bengalis of East Pakistan create a new nation, secured the merger of Sikkim into the Indian dominion and built R&AW into a formidable outfit,......

Inside the thriving world of India's private detectives

There's a certain amount of drama to the profession.Sample these taglines: 'We can see the unseen'; 'I can plant my detective in your guest bedroom.'One agency has even ensured that all its phone......

Will Ravneet Gill manage to 'save' Yes Bank?

Enjoying the backing of the regulator, Gill has identified the core problems, ring-fenced the banks from “influencers” and is in the process of building a new team.Now, he needs to play......

Do you know what impact investing is?

'India is the largest stomping ground in the world for impact investing as we have an extraordinary combination of entrepreneurial drive with huge, absolute demand for all kinds of social......

Where have all the Indian bankers gone?

There is a dearth of talent in the Indian banking industry. A testimony to this is the two new CEOs in the private sector -- Sandeep Bakhshi in ICICI Bank Ltd and Amitabh Chaudhry in AXIS Bank......

'Employees should enjoy coming to work every day'

What matters is the culture and the atmosphere of the workplace, and whether employees get treated fairly.'It is also important for the employee to feel s/he is part of a winning team,' Credit......

How Dabangg's Munni badnaam hui was made

'During this dry despondent period I understood that I needed to do something extraordinary to get the focus of people on me and my music.''I worked and worked and composed Munni badnaam hui.'......

Akshay makes his debut ONCE AGAIN!

Who are the Bollywood actors making their debut on OTT platforms, the go-to form of entertainment during the lockdown? Joginder Tuteja finds out.   Akshay KumarThe End, Amazon Prime......

Malang, Love Aaj Kal, Thappad: Upcoming February Movies

February has quite a few interesting movies lined up for release, including Sara Ali Khan and Kartik Aaryan’s Valentine's Day release Love Aaj Kal and Ayushmann Khurrana’s rom-com......

Why Sacred Games, Mirzapur disappoint

'Deeply flawed, Sacred Games and Mirzapur come nowhere close to representing the diversity of stories from this country,' says Vikram Johri. IMAGE: Shriya Pilgaonkar in Mirzapur. In their race to......

One of the memorable interviews of Ramakant Achrekar!

'We have the talent, our problem is attitude!' Finding Ramakant Achrekar was as simple as making my way to Shivaji Park and asking the first boy I saw with a bat in his hand where I could find the......

Sandeep Patil is chairman of selectors; Amarnath sacked

Former India batsmanSandeep Patil was appointedchairman of the national selection committee on Thursday, while Mohinder Amarnath was sacked after serving just a year on the panel. The 56-year-old......