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Anoushka Shankar 'devastated' after sitar damaged on Air India flight

A "devastated and truly disturbed" Anoushka Shankar has said her sitar was damaged on an Air India flight, telling the airline in a social media post that "you're the country this music belongs to"......

2 more BLOs die, outrage over 'work load' intensifies

Two primary school teachers deployed as booth-level officers in the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls died of cardiac arrest in West Bengal's Murshidabad and Gujarat's Mehsana,......

'We are one country': SC on assault of Kerala student in Delhi

"We are one country", the Supreme Court asserted on Tuesday while expressing concern over a recent incident in the national capital where two students from Kerala were allegedly assaulted by the......

Pak-Afghan forces exchange fire amid peace talks

As officials of Pakistan and Afghanistan held talks in Turkiye to find a lasting solution to the cross-border militancy, their forces traded fire, testing the fragile peace between the two sides.......

SC denies bail to man accused of ISIS ties, says 'best morning' to do so

The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied bail to a man, who is allegedly associated with the proscribed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) outfit, noting that he has been accused of trying to create......

What Nitin Gadkari told India Inc

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday asked the industry not to perennially demand a reduction in taxes as the government needs funds to implement welfare schemes for the poor. Photograph: Mohd......

Goyal's Comment Sparks Startup Uproar

'The startup ecosystem, the government, and the owners of large pools of Indian capital need to actively support the creation of these local champions, not pull down the teams that are trying hard......

BJP leader seeks ban on Paresh Rawal's 'The Taj Story'

A Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Ayodhya has filed a complaint with the I&B Ministry and the CBFC, seeking a ban on the upcoming film The Taj Story starring Paresh Rawal, claiming that it is......

'Zakirbhai, You Will Be Missed And How'

'When he played his inner light shone so bright! His joy embraced us all... we experienced divinity.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Nandita Das/Instagram Ustad Zakir Hussain passed away into the ages......

Zakir Wins 3 Grammys; Shankar Wins Too

IMAGE: The Incomparable Zakir Hussain. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters It's a proud day for India, as Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain's fusion band Shakti won the Grammy for Best Global Music......

How Indian Idol Winner Manasi Will Spend Her Prize

Photograph: Kind courtesy Manasi Ghosh/Instagram Kolkata native Manasi Ghosh, 24, won Indian Idol 15 on Sunday evening. She took home the trophy, a Rs 25 lakh prize money and a Swift Dzire......

Is Wamiqa Getting Married? She Tells Us

'When I meet someone and feel something, and start dreaming about a big wedding, I will...'Rediff's Mayur Sanap, Hitesh Harisinghani and Afsar Dayatar report from the Bhool Chuk Maaf trailer......

China Masters: Satwik-Chirag storm into pre-quarters, Lakshya exits

IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty keep winning streak. Photograph: Mohd Zakir/ANI Photo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty entered the men's doubles pre-quarterfinals with a......

Lakshya, Satwik-Chirag cruise into Hong Kong semis

IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made a slow start, but once they found momentum at 12-all, they surged ahead with powerful smashes. Photograph: Mohd Zakir/Ani Photo Indian......

5 Indian GMs Among World's Top 25

Neither current World Champion D Gukesh nor former world champion Vishy Anand are the top rated Indian chess player. IMAGE: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa. Photograph: ANI Photo Five Indian......

Winning start for Satwik-Chirag; Lakshya retires hurt in Singapore

IMAGE: India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in action. Photograph: Mohd Zakir/ANI Photo India's top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made a winning......

Indians dominate Kho Kho World Cup

Fresh from their massive 175-18 demolition of South Korea, the Indian women's team secured a quarterfinal berth in the Kho Kho World Cup with another commanding 100-16 win against Iran here on......