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File photo: BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has constituted the committee of privileges, a key panel of the House which is tasked with looking into complaints of breach of privilege against a member and can even recommend expulsion.BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad will head the 15-member committee, which…
MUMBAI: The iconic Wankhede Stadium is set to honour legends of the game, with the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Friday announcing that a stand will be named after former India all-rounder Ravi Shastri, alongside gates dedicated to Dilip Sardesai, Eknath Solkar, and Diana Edulji.While the stand will be named in honour of former Mumbai…
Days after Anoushka Shankar publicly clarified that her father, Pandit Ravi Shankar, was never the guru of sitarist Rishab Rikhiram Sharma, the Ravi Shankar Centre has issued a detailed statement of its own. Firmly rejecting Rishab’s assertion that he was Ravi Shankar’s disciple — let alone his youngest or last — the Centre laid out…
Axar Patel with teammates. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s crushing defeat to South Africa may have dented their semi-finals hopes, but former head coach Ravi Shastri believes the setback could be the “shake-up” the title favourites desperately needed — provided they respond immediately.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Speaking ahead of the…
Indian actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar made a starry appearance at the BAFTA Film Awards, where his home production ‘Boong’ was up for an award. The actor’s appearance on the red carpet, came weeks after the announcement of his casting in Sam Mendes’ ambitious ‘The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event’. Farhan Akhtar on his casting in…
Captain Suryakumar Yadav, right, head coach Gautam Gambhir, second left, with the team. (PTI Photo) India’s formidable depth has become both their greatest strength and their only selection headache as the defending champions march unbeaten into the Super Eight stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. A win over the Netherlands extended their winning…
Musician Anoushka Shankar recently denied claims that sitarist Rishab Rikhiram Sharma was a disciple of her father, the legendary Pandit Ravi Shankar. While praising his talent, she maintained that her father was never formally his guru.Now, Rishab has responded with an official statement and shared photographs with the late maestro, asserting that he was indeed…
Popular dairy brand celebrated Farhan Akhtar’s Hollywood debut with a creative doodle after he was cast as sitar legend Ravi Shankar in Sam Mendes’ upcoming Beatles biopics, ‘The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event’ Akhtar expressed gratitude for the tribute on his social media handle. Actor-director Farhan Akhtar is heading to Hollywood, and the news…
A model of Shahpur Kandi dam (Image courtesy: PSPCL) JAMMU: India is preparing to stop surplus water from the Ravi flowing into Pakistan once the Shahpur Kandi dam on Punjab-J&K border becomes operational, marking a long-awaited shift in use of eastern river waters of Indus basin.J&K minister Javed Ahmed Rana said Monday the dam is…
India’s Abhishek Sharma (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) NEW DELHI: Former Indian coach Ravi Shastri has backed Indian opener Abhishek Sharma to bounce back from his poor run of form in the T20 World Cup, saying the young batter just needs to be patient. Abhishek suffered another setback in India’s big match against Pakistan in Colombo, getting…
