The mesmerising star of this concert was South Indian singer Aruna Sairam. She is a soul singer up there with Aretha Franklin but not yet an international name outside the south Indian music community... more
England's preparation for their decisive World Cup match against the West Indies took a turn for the worse after both Andrew Strauss and Graeme Swann missed practice with a stomach bug... more
The ensuing chaos in Disconnect doesn’t quite ring true, although the dynamics of the telephonic trio as they call, bond and bicker are compelling.... more
Indian airports are on high alert after intelligence services received information that al Qaeda-linked militants were plotting to hijack a plane... more
Cricket: Matthew Hayden's swashbuckling knock of 89 fired the Chennai Super Kings to the top of the Indian Premier League after a 12-run victory over Kings XI Punjab... more
Cricket: Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff are due to come face to face in the Indian Premier League after England's star players experienced contrasting fortunes over the weekend... more
Cricket: With the new season about to get under way in South Africa, we take a look at the eight teams going for glory in the Indian Premier League ... more
Kevin Pietersen finally saw his England team stop the rot and then described the last two months as "probably the toughest of my career so far"... more
DURING the morning session in Chennai, one Indian fan nailed his colours to the mast by unfurling a banner which read "Test Cricket = Proper Cricket". The empty spaces around him suggested that this traditionalist was in the minority.... more
Kevin Pietersen has spoken of standing "shoulder to shoulder" with India before starting a journey which is due to end with England playing cricket in a country which has been hit by a new terror warning... more
Former England Cricket Board chairman Lord MacLaurin has revealed he believes England will go back to India for their two-Test series but admitted the decision was 'very sad'... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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