Was spared as we changed names and kept mum, says musician after return from violence-hit BangladeshTabla player Mainak Biswas endured an anxious 48-hour delay returning to India from Bangladesh after a mob vandalized a concert venue in Dh...
24 Dec, 2025, 12.03 AM IST
Who was Zubeen Garg? Assam’s 'heart-throb' who sang in 40 languages, mastered 12 instruments, died in SingaporeSinger Zubeen Garg, one of Assam’s most celebrated voices, passed away in Singapore on 19 September 2025 after a tragic accident while atte...
19 Sep, 2025, 04.06 PM IST
SS Rajamouli’s uncle, lyricist of Baahubali and RRR, dies. Who was Siva Shakthi Datta?Veteran Telugu lyricist Siva Shakthi Datta is no more. He died at 92 due to age-related issues. Datta was the father of MM Keeravani and un...
08 Jul, 2025, 12.33 PM IST
“A beacon in the darkness”: Paul Simon returns to Canada after seven years, defying hearing loss with grace and musicPaul Simon, at 83, returned to the Canadian stage after seven years, performing at Toronto's Massey Hall as part of his "A Quiet Celebratio...
29 May, 2025, 02.20 AM IST
UP to celebrate 'Sanskriti Utsava' for foundation day with art and music competitionsThe Uttar Pradesh government will hold the 'Sanskriti Utsava' from January 2 to January 26, 2025, to celebrate the state's foundation day, ...
31 Dec, 2024, 09.36 PM IST
Singer, musician Pandit Sanjay Marathe passes awayRenowned classical singer and harmonium artist Pandit Sanjay Ram Marathe passed away at 68 after a heart attack in Thane, Maharashtra. The ...
16 Dec, 2024, 10.15 AM IST
Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira ties the knot with beau Nupur Shikhare: Mr. Perfectionist shows off his mehendi at wedding festivitiesIn the photo, the superstar is clad in a baby blue kurta-pajama and a shirt jacket. He is seen getting a small star and sun sign and other ...
10 Jan, 2024, 08.10 PM IST
Making sense of Nitin Gadkari’s plan to replace ‘horn’ sound with pleasanter optionsGadkari’s maan ki baat is to replace the standard vehicular electric horn developed by Oliver Lucas in Birmingham in 1910 with gentler soun...
09 Oct, 2021, 11.06 PM IST
Planning law to use sound of Indian musical instruments only for horns of vehicles: GadkariGadkari also said he put an end to red beacons. "Now I want to put an end to these sirens as well. Now I am studying the sirens (used by) a...
04 Oct, 2021, 10.37 PM IST
Google honours legendary writer Purushottam Laxman Deshpande with a doodle on his 101st birth anniversaryThe doodle is illustrated by Mumbai-based artist Sameer Kulavoor.
08 Nov, 2020, 11.21 AM IST
View: The TM Krishna episode and why India must rid itself of this cultural barbarismNehru would've been aghast at the soft Hindutva that Rahul and his gutless cohorts have begun to exhibit.
18 Nov, 2018, 11.10 AM IST
Government's kicks off cultural mapping plan; artistes disappointedPainter Yogesh (24) thought it was a "useless" event, while Krishna Murari (30) complained the government only wanted to "hear applause fro...
18 Jun, 2017, 09.02 PM IST
Prasar Bharati rejects Anup Jalota's top rating proposal for Padma awardeesTop AIR ratings are considered during selection of artistes to represent the country abroad in government cultural events and toplevel enga...
16 Sep, 2016, 01.04 AM IST
West buys sitars as India strums guitarsWhile Indians gravitate towards guitars, instruments like the sitar, tabla and harmonium are selling more overseas than at home.
17 Jul, 2016, 03.05 PM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee gives Sangeet Natak Akademi awardsAlong with them, 35 other noted personalities from various disciplines of dance, drama and music were conferred Akademi awards for 2014 by ...
23 Oct, 2015, 10.24 PM IST
Digvijay Singh slams J&K Grand Mufti for 'double speak' on musicDigvijay Singh criticised Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir Bashiruddin Ahmad saying the video showing him enjoying music had exposed his "d...
28 Jul, 2013, 03.41 PM IST
- Lord Jagannath still the inspiration for Raghurajpur’s artisans
Lord Jagannath remains the focus and inspiration for Raghurajpur’s artisans as Hugh & Colleen Gantzer discovered this time round
22 Dec, 2011, 05.32 AM IST