Zakir Hussain (1951-2024) Zakir Hussain was born in Mumbai in 1951 in the Qureshi family and grew up praying at a Sufi shrine in Mahim, but he could coax his instrument to play the sound of Lord Shiva’s conch. His marvellously mutable music transcended boundary and genre. When he performed with legendary Indian classical artists…
DHAKA: Bangladesh interim govt law adviser Asif Nazrul has “strongly protested” against a social media post by PM Narendra Modi on the country’s Victory Day.“I strongly protest. Dec 16, 1971 was the Victory Day of Bangladesh. India was an ally of this victory, nothing more,” Asif Nazrul wrote on his verified Facebook page on Monday,…
At Saturday Night’s Main Event, the Judgment Day member, Liv Morgan defeated IYO SKY of Damage CTRL to defend the Women’s World Championship. The Eradicator, Rhea Ripley unexpectedly showed up to engage in a staredown with the champion, hinting at a title fight against her, as she was returning with Dominik Mysterio and Raquel Rodriguez….
After seven years of medical school in Myanmar, May finally achieved her goal of becoming a doctor. But a month after she graduated and found a job, her dreams started unravelling. In Feb 2021, Myanmar’s military seized power in a coup, and the country’s economy, already hammered by the pandemic, started to buckle. Prices soared,…
(L-R) Lord Popat, Baroness Catherine Meyer and Lord Dholakia. TOI correspondent from UK: A Tory member of the House of Lords is facing suspension for referring to a fellow peer of Indian origin, Lord Dholakia, as “Lord Poppadom”, during a trip to Rwanda in Feb. The Lords’ Conduct Committee recommended a three-week suspension for Baroness…
LONDON: A 12-year-old girl on Monday became the second person to be charged in connection with the killing of 80-year-old Bhim Sen Kohli, who died following an assault while out walking his dog in a park near Leicester, eastern England, in Sept.Leicestershire police said the girl has been charged with manslaughter. A 15-year-old boy, arrested…
PALM BEACH: President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky should be prepared to make a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring an end to the nearly three-year-old Ukraine war. “Gotta make a deal,” Trump said at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.Trump said he…
BENGALURU: Isro’s Space Docking Experiment (Spadex) will require 10 days after the launch to achieve the rendezvous and docking. The two Spadex satellites will also carry other technology demonstrator instruments, including one that will be useful in ensuring astronaut safety.In an exclusive interview with TOI, M Sankaran, Director, UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), said the…
American forces carried out air strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria on Monday, killing a dozen of its fighters, the US military said.“The strikes against the ISIS leaders, operatives and camps were conducted as part of the ongoing mission to disrupt, degrade and defeat ISIS,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on social media,…
US: Shooting at a school in Wisconsin school, multiple injuries reported (Picture credit: X) Multiple injuries were reported on Monday after a shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin.The shooting occurred at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, the state capital, police said. The Madison Police Department confirmed that it responded to the incident at…
