East-West blend is future of music industry: Sohail Sen
August 10th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Composer Sohail Sen, who is behind the foot-tapping numbers in forthcoming film "Ek Tha Tiger", feels that the Indian music is in its best ... Read more...
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It feels like a dream: L’il Champs winner
October 2nd, 2011 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Ten-year-old Azmat Hussain - Zee TV's "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs" singing reality show winner - has won many hearts with his ... Read more...
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Excited to sing for Karan Johar: ‘X-Factor’ winner
September 3rd, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Though he hasn't planned anything for the future, Geet Sagar, winner of music reality show "X Factor India", is enjoying his moments of glory ... Read more...
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Music classes keep away Mexican youth from drugs
July 11th, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, July 11 (IANS/EFE) Music and dance lessons have kept dozens of children and young people from taking drugs and dropping out of school in areas of Mexico City ... Read more...
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Gaiety, fanfare as India celebrates International Women’s Day (Roundup)
March 8th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) India joined in the celebrations of International Women's Day with the rest of the world Tuesday with much gaiety and fanfare. However, the shocking ... Read more...
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Jailhouse rock at India’s largest prison
March 6th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Taj Mohammad, a 28-year-old inmate of Tihar Jail here, is serving life term for murder. His fellow inmates recall the time when he tried to ... Read more...
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Zed urges Hindus to take Vasant Panchami vow to help a needy child in education
January 31st, 2011 - 11:59 am ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Jan 31 (ANI): Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, sending early Vasant Panchami greetings to one billion Hindus of the world, has urged them each to take a vow of helping ... Read more...
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New album about thirst for love: Sarosh Sami
January 23rd, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Having made his presence felt as an emerging pop singer with his debut album "Hey Ya" in 2005, Sarosh Sami's second but first solo album "Tishnagi" is ... Read more...
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Parents must expose kids to Indian culture: L. Subramanian
January 12th, 2011 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 12 (IANS) In this age when computers and playstations lure kids more than learning music and dance, parents must take the onus of motivating the conventional activities to expose children ... Read more...
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Noted Pakistani musician shuts centre after threat
October 20th, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 20 (IANS) A well-known sarod player of Pakistan shut his newly-opened music training centre here after his 12-year-old son was threatened. He was told to "stop teaching music".Sarod player Asad ... Read more...
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Life and times of Rabindranath Tagore
May 9th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Chronology of major events and developments in Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's life from 1861-1941:
-- 1861, May 7: Born at the Jorasanko House of the Tagore family. He ... Read more...
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Students tense as CBSE exams begin
March 3rd, 2010 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Doing their last minute revisions, anxious students were seen making their way to examination centres across the capital Monday for the start of the Central Board of ... Read more...
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Now, get ready to hear Rahman junior sing
August 8th, 2009 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 8 (IANS) Will music maestro A.R. Rahman's son follow in his footsteps? The answer is yes, as Rahman junior gets set to enter the world of music at the age ... Read more...
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Prashant Raj’s Bollywood re-entry
July 1st, 2009 - 8:20 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Though Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag the remake of cult classic Sholay may have become history, it's leading man, Prashant Raj who played the role of Amitabh Bachchan, as the angry ... Read more...
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Sarod maestro Ali Akbar Khan passes away at 87
June 19th, 2009 - 11:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Noted Sarod player Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, who belonged to Sania Maihar Gharana, breathed his last on Friday at his residence in San Anselmo, San Francisco, USA. ... Read more...
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Apex court hears out women who threw slippers at a judge
May 6th, 2009 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Four women members of a music school in Mumbai, facing contempt of court charges for throwing a slipper at an apex court judge, have been given a ... Read more...
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Visually challenged Indo-Canadian teenager rocks Punjabi music
January 18th, 2009 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 18 (IANS) He lost his eyes to cancer when he was just six months old, but his love for music and sheer determination has made 14-year-old Indo-Canadian Jugpreet Bajwa aka ... Read more...
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12 year-old-boy from Manipur becomes youngest Sangeet Vidwan
June 16th, 2008 - 11:42 pm ICT by ANI
By Chinglen Laikangban
Manipur, June 16 (ANI): Attaining first division in the Visharad-II examination of Hindustani classical music (vocal), conducted by the famed Bhatkhande Sangeet Vidyapeeth of Lucknow, a 12 year-old-boy from ... Read more...
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Adieu to Indian student killed in New Zealand
April 18th, 2008 - 5:49 pm ICT by admin
By Neena Bhandari
Sydney, April 18 (IANS) New Zealander-Indian Floyd Fernandes, who was among six students and a teacher who died while on an outdoor school excursion in New Zealand's north island, will ... Read more...
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Her mission: to take classical music to the young
April 5th, 2008 - 11:26 am ICT by admin
By Azera Rahman
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Vivacious and young, Meeta Pandit is quite a contrast to the typical image of an Indian classical singer. This scion of the Gwalior gharana knows ... Read more...
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President Patil presents Sangeet Natak Akademi awards
February 26th, 2008 - 7:12 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi , Feb 26 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil today presented the Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowship and awards for the year 2007 here.Stating that the Sangeet Natak Akademi has been ... Read more...
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