Thomas Cup squad bags ‘Team of the year’ award

Thomas Cup squad bags ‘Team of the year’ award

In the limelight: Lakshya Sen recalls the historic Thomas Cup journey after getting the award from Kapil as Vimal savours the moment. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI The Indian men’s badminton team, which emerged as the champion of the 2022 Thomas Cup, won the ‘National team of the year’ award at the Sportstar Aces Awards 2023 […]

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Fighton and Portofino Bay should fight it out in the Poonawalla Breeders’ Multi-Million

Fighton and Portofino Bay should fight it out in the Poonawalla Breeders’ Multi-Million

Fighton and Portofino Bay should fight out the finish of the Poonawalla Breeders’ Multi-Million (Gr. 1), the stellar attraction of Sunday’s (Feb. 26) races here. There will be no false rails. 1. MYSTICAL TROPHY (DIV. II) (1,200m), Cl. IV, 5-y-o and over, rated 20 to 46 — 4.00 p.m.: 1. Excellent Gold (4) Aniket 59, […]

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Morning Digest | India abstains in U.N. vote on Ukraine; Gandhis likely to stay away from Congress steering committee meeting, and more

Morning Digest | India abstains in U.N. vote on Ukraine; Gandhis likely to stay away from Congress steering committee meeting, and more

The U.N. General Assembly votes in favour of a resolution upholding Ukraine’s territorial integrity and calling for a cessation of hostilities after Russia’s invasion, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, at United Nations headquarters. | Photo Credit: AP India abstains in U.N. vote underscoring need for just, lasting peace in Ukraine India abstained in the U.N. General Assembly on February 23 […]

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Fighton and Portofino Bay should fight it out in the Poonawalla Breeders’ Multi-Million

Golden Neil should score over his rivals in the Indian Air Force Trophy

Trainer Narendra Lagad’s ward Golden Neil should score over his rivals in the Indian Air Force Trophy, the main event of Sunday’s (Feb. 19) races. Rails will be placed 2m wide from 1400m to 1200m and 7m wide from 800m up to the winning post. 1. DR. A.H. SAYED PLATE (DIV. II) (1,200m), Cl. V, […]

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Fighton and Portofino Bay should fight it out in the Poonawalla Breeders’ Multi-Million

Irish Gold and Rodrigo catch the eye

Irish Gold and Rodrigo caught the eye when the horses were exercised here on Saturday (Feb. 18) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Reciprocity (rb) 41. Easy. 800m: Tango Punch (Gagandeep), Princess Carolina (S. Sunil) 55, 600/42. Former finished a distance ahead. Rodrigo (V. Bunde), Victoria Peak (P. Vinod) 50, 600/38. Former easily finished three lengths ahead. […]

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Mumbai is taking the museum outdoors — with public art festivals

Mumbai is taking the museum outdoors — with public art festivals

Last December, St+Art India Foundation returned to Sassoon Docks after a five-year hiatus. Since then, the ongoing Mumbai Urban Art Festival (MUAF) has seen large murals wrap around the facades of old warehouses, abandoned shrimp factories turn into industrial art galleries, and the streets overflow with visitors braving the fishy smell, with kids and the […]

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The Mahindra Blues Festival has tickets selling out. But how is it helping this musical genre in the country?

The Mahindra Blues Festival has tickets selling out. But how is it helping this musical genre in the country?

Every year, around Valentine’s Day, blues music fans from across India and the world meet for an annual date at Mumbai’s Mehboob Studios. They congregate for the Mahindra Blues Festival. It returns on Saturday after a three-year pandemic-induced interval, marking its 11th edition, which makes it one of the country’s longest-running music festivals. That’s an […]

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The Mahindra Blues Festival has tickets selling out. But how is it helping this musical genre in the country?

The Mahindra Blues Festival has tickets selling out. But how is it helping this musical genre?

Every year, around Valentine’s Day, blues music fans from across India and the world meet for an annual date at Mumbai’s Mehboob Studios. They congregate for the Mahindra Blues Festival. It returns on Saturday after a three-year pandemic-induced interval, marking its 11th edition, which makes it one of the country’s longest-running music festivals. That’s an […]

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Orchestrating a symphony of cultures, Israel band Castle in Time teams up with Indian musician Trilok Gurtu for Harmonies in Time Tour

Orchestrating a symphony of cultures, Israel band Castle in Time teams up with Indian musician Trilok Gurtu for Harmonies in Time Tour

Israel-based orchestra Castle in Time Israel-based orchestra Castle in Time, which experiments with groove, jazz, textures, avant-garde, classical contemporary, electro-acoustic, minimalism, and live composition sound languages, will return to India after two years. On the invitation of the Israel embassy and music production company Mixtape, the orchestra will be joined by Indian percussionist-composer Trilok Gurtu […]

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Orchestrating a symphony of cultures, Israel band Castle in Time teams up with Indian musician Trilok Gurtu for Harmonies in Time Tour

Orchestrating a symphony of cultures, Israel band teams up with Indian musician who influenced its compositions

Israel-based orchestra Castle in Time Israel-based orchestra Castle in Time, which experiments with groove, jazz, textures, avant-garde, classical contemporary, electro-acoustic, minimalism, and live composition sound languages, will return to India after two years. On the invitation of the Israel embassy and music production company Mixtape, the orchestra will be joined by Indian percussionist-composer Trilok Gurtu […]

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