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Between Aurangzeb and Kunal Kamra, we are now fully qualified to call ourselves “The Republic of Intolerance”.  

Clandestine meetings, dramatic TV pleas, ransom demands, hurried getaway drives across the Mexican border... it sounds like a thriller, but it all revolved around a very special Les Paul

Varanasi, Banaras, or Kashi has been home to spirituality, music and literature for centuries, with personalities such as Dara Shikoh, Pandit Ravi Shankar and Bismillah Khan associated with the ancient city. But over the past decade, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the incumbent MP from Varanasi, the city has undergone…

In this edition of arts24, Jennifer Ben Brahim meets nine-time Grammy-nominated musician Anoushka Shankar. She's a masterful sitarist and film composer as well as an impassioned activist, and has worked with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Patti Smith and even the Dalai Lama. Her love of composing beautiful blends of…

Bengal's Mukesh Kumar shines with career-best figures as Bengal thrashes Bihar in Ranji Trophy match.

Abhimanyu Easwaran's unbeaten double century puts Bengal in control against Bihar in Ranji Trophy match.

Bengal dominates Bihar on day 1 of Ranji Trophy match with impressive bowling performance and strong batting.

There was outrage when the vice-president was mocked last month by an opposition MP, but social commentators say India is increasingly a country that cannot take a joke

Revolver is a feat of The Beatles' sonic experimentation and songwriting genius, and this is the story behind how the album was made