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At 12, Zakir Hussain got Rs 5 for first tabla show

Eight years ago, tabla maestro Zakir Hussain had narrated how his father Alla Rakha had welcomed him into this world by putting the musical instrument's rhythms into his ears when asked to recite......

The Global Ambassador Of Indian Music

He was a formidable musician but seemed utterly human, a Peter Pan who wore his genius with deceptive lightness. Sandip Roy remembers Ustad Zakir Hussain. IMAGE: Ustad Zakir Hussain at one of his......

Just 4 unopposed wins: A look at past VP elections in India

Only four of the 16 elections for the post of the vice president of India have been won without a contest, while two elections witnessed a multi-cornered fight. IMAGE: Congress MP Mukul Wasnik......

After row, AMU says students can play Holi 'freely'

Amid demands for allowing Holi celebration on Aligarh Muslim University campus, its administration has decided that students can do so "freely" at the Non-Resident Students Centre Hall, an official......

Pak shelling toll rises to 7 in J-K, more than 25 hurt

A senior Jammu and Kashmir government official and two security officers were among seven killed while more than 25 people were injured amid intense mortar shelling and drone strikes by Pakistan in......

The IIT story: IIESTs, 3 new IITs on way

It is well-known that the following seven engineering colleges were chosen for possible conversion to Indian Institutes of Technology / Institutes of National Importance:Aligarh Muslim University......

Now, operate home appliances via SMS

A 'low cost device' for operating electrical home appliances through short message service via cell phones has been developed at the Zakir Hussain College of Engineering and Technology in Aligarh,......

New IITs: A report card

The author is a chemical engineering graduate from IT-BHU and an MS from Rutgers University, New Jersey. He has interacted with the HRD ministry, the IIT board, and the IIT Selection Committee at......

The march of the new IITs

Seven select engineering colleges, that are soon to attain the coveted IIT status, are back in the news.The seriousness of their march towards achieving the status of an Indian Institute of......

Anil Kapoor, Subhash Ghai get court notices

The Delhi high court issued notices to Anil Kapoor and Subhash Ghai over on a petition filed by a Delhi University professor seeking a ban on the screening of their recent film,Black And White,......

'I Feel Like I Have Lost My Father Again'

'After Om's untimely demise, he would call us every Sunday for the next two years to ask, "How are you doing my dear? How's the young fella?"' IMAGE: Shyam Benegal with Om Puri on his son Ishaan's......

IMAGE: On the sets of Priyanka Chopra's Quantico

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Priyanka Chopra, who is currently busy shooting for her debut American television series Quantico in Montreal, posted a picture......