- Thursday, March 13, 2025
MUSIC maestro AR Rahman says his work on the 1999 film “Taal” led him to compose for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “Bombay Dreams”, which gave him international recognition. The composer shared that filmmaker Shekhar Kapur played the soundtrack of “Taal” for Webber, who was impressed and offered him the chance…
FLASHING radiant smiles after their history-making gold at the Olympiad, members of India's trailblazing chess teams returned to an enthusiastic welcome in Chennai on Tuesday. The quartet of D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, R Vaishali, and men's team captain Srinath Narayanan landed in Chennai early this morning. Both the Indian men's…
BUDGET carrier SpiceJet on Tuesday (24) said it has successfully resolved its dispute with Engine Lease Finance Corporation (ELFC) through an amicable settlement. ELFC, which had previously claimed $16.7 million (£12.49 million) has agreed to settle for an undisclosed amount, which is lower than the initial claim, the Gurugram-based airline…
BLOCKBUSTER horror comedy "Stree 2" has emerged as the first-ever Hindi film to cross the ₹6 billion-mark at the domestic box office, the makers said on Monday. According to production house Maddock Films, the movie has earned ₹6.04 billion (£53.67 million) net at the ticket window in India since its…
PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi is deeply concerned by the war in Ukraine and his meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in New York demonstrates his commitment to finding a way possible to a resolution of the conflict, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said. Modi on Monday held a bilateral meeting with Zelenskyy…
MAHARASHTRA'S Crime Investigation Department (CID) will conduct a probe into the death of Badlapur sexual assault case accused Akshay Shinde, officials said on Tuesday. A team of forensic science experts on Tuesday examined the police vehicle, in which Shinde was allegedly shot by a cop on Monday evening, they said.…
THE controversy over the alleged use of substandard ingredients and animal fat in the ghee (clarified butter) used for preparing laddus, the prasadam or religious offering, at Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirupati refuses to die down. Last week, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu made the startling claim that…
"IF you had to roll the dice, these are pretty good teams to roll them with." Viswanathan Anand had a strong hunch that India would go on to be more than within "smelling" distance of gold at the Chess Olympiad this time. And much to the delight of the revered…
THE US has handed over to India 297 antiquities, which were smuggled out of the country, during the ongoing visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an official statement said on Sunday. Official sources said illicit trafficking of cultural property is a longstanding issue that has affected many cultures and countries…
SRI LANKA'S first leftist president was sworn in to office Monday and vowed to restore public faith in politics, but said he had no magic solution to the hardships suffered following an unprecedented economic crisis. Self-avowed Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the People's Liberation Front (JVP) took his oath at…
