Mohan Khan set to pay tribute to Mehdi Hassan (With Images)
July 11th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) Ustad Mohan Khan, a disciple of late Pakistani ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan, is organising a concert here Saturday as a tribute to his mentor."He is my ... Read more...
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Will soon release ghazal album: Javed Ali
June 29th, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) A big fan of Ghulam Ali, singer Javed Ali, known for the hit song "Jashn-e-bahaaraan", is confident that ghazals will not die a silent death. He ... Read more...
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Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu visit Mehdi Hassan’s grave in Karachi
June 17th, 2012 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
Karachi, June 17 (IANS) Bollywood singers Alka Yagnik and Kumar Sanu visited the grave of Pakistani ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan here to pay their respects.Mehdi Hassan's death marked an ... Read more...
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Big B mourns ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan’s death
June 14th, 2012 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 14 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has mourned the death of ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassana and said the era of soulful ghazal singing has come to an end."Deeply ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee condoles Mehdi Hassan’s death
June 13th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed deep anguish at the death of legendary Pakistani singer Mehdi Hassan, who died Wednesday after a prolonged ... Read more...
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Mehdi Hassan to be laid to rest Friday
June 13th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Mehdi Hassan, the legendary Pakistani ghazal maestro born in India, passed away at a Karachi hospital Wednesday and his son says that the funeral will ... Read more...
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Kashmiri artists and ghazal lovers mourn Mehdi Hassan
June 13th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 13 (IANS) As the news of Mehdi Hassan's death spread in Kashmir Wednesday, a pall of gloom descended on the artistic fraternity and ghazal lovers here.Mir Muneer, a ... Read more...
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Bollywood remembers ‘immortal’ Mehdi Hassan
June 13th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) His fans feel that the world of ghazal is left with a void with the passing away of "immortal" Pakistani maestro Mehdi Hassan, who died ... Read more...
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Mehdi Hassan was outstanding: Lata Mangeshkar
June 13th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) India's nightingale Lata Mangeshkar, who made a rare collaboration with Mehdi Hassan for a song in an album, remembered the Pakistani ghazal maestro as an "outstanding ... Read more...
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Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan is dead (Second Lead)
June 13th, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 13 (IANS) Mehdi Hassan, the legendary Pakistani ghazal maestro born in India, passed away at a Karachi hospital Wednesday after a prolonged illness. He was 84.His son Arif ... Read more...
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Mehdi Hassan - my immortal ‘ghazal traash’ (Tribute)
June 13th, 2012 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
The first I heard about Mehdi Hassan, whom now I call an amazing "ghazal traash" (sculptor of ghazals), was in 1966 when a friend of mine brought me a reel-to-reel tape ... Read more...
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Mehdi Hassan: end of golden era of ghazal (Obituary)
June 13th, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan first mesmerised connoisseurs with his rendition of "Gulon main rang bhare", step one of a long musical journey that lasted five ... Read more...
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Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan is dead (Lead)
June 13th, 2012 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 13 (IANS) Mehdi Hassan, the India-born Pakistani ghazal maestro, passed away at a Karachi hospital Wednesday after a prolonged illness. He was 84.His son Arif told Geo News ... Read more...
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Ali Zafar prays for Mehdi Hassan’s good health
January 16th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Pakistani actor-singer Ali Zafar says ailing ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan is irreplaceable and has hoped that he recovers soon."Mehdi Hassan Khan Sahab. Jab tak aapka ... Read more...
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Kashmiri fans mourn Jagjit Singh’s death
October 10th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 10 (IANS) As the voice that enthralled thousands of ghazal fans fell silent Monday, people in Jammu and Kashmir remembered Jagjit Singh as someone with a "rare gift" ... Read more...
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Flyover, park to be dedicated to Mehdi Hassan
April 25th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, April 25 (IANS) A flyover and a park here would be dedicated to famous ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan, an official said.District Coordination Officer, Karachi, Muhammad Hussain Syed said the ... Read more...
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Pakistan rights report highlights problems of Hindus, Sikhs
April 15th, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 15 (IANS) Stating that about 25 percent of Sikhs in Orakzai Agency were forced to leave their homes and 27 Hindu families sought asylum in India due ... Read more...
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Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan battling illness
February 8th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Feb 8(ANI): Legendary Pakistani Ghazal singer Mehdi Hasan, 84, has been battling infections and undergoing treatment for the same in Karachi.His son Arif Mehdi said Hasan was not well, as ... Read more...
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Three more people abducted by “government agencies” in Balochistan
December 22nd, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Dec 22 (ANI): State functionaries allegedly whisked away three people, including a human rights activist, in two separate incidents near Pasni and coastal highway Ormara in Pakistani province of Balochistan.According to ... Read more...
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Pakistani ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan loses his memory
November 14th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 14 (ANI): Pakistani ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan has lost his memory owing to protracted illness.The ailing singer's life is oscillating between desperation and hope as sometimes he feels well and ... Read more...
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Media promotes ghazals poorly in India, Pakistan: Asif Mehdi (With Image)
December 10th, 2009 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Pakistani ghazal exponent Asif Mehdi says the media is responsible for taking young listeners away from ghazals. Aware of his family's deep roots in India, ... Read more...
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Talat Mahmood’s daughter pays homage to him in Poland
May 9th, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Surender Bhutani
Warsaw, May 9 (IANS) It was on this day 10 years ago that legendary singer Talat Mahmood died. At that time his daughter Sabina, who lives in Poland, had not ... Read more...
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Ghazal maestro gets a raw deal
March 25th, 2009 - 7:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Such things can only happen in third world countries or say developing nations( to sound less offensive).The news is that eighty-two-year-old Pakistani ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan is unable to foot his medical ... Read more...
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Mehdi Hassan to be discharged from hospital soon, family unable to pay medical bills
March 22nd, 2009 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Mar.22 (ANI): Legendry ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan may soon be discharged from the hospital, but would require a 24 hour nursing care at home too.
While Pakistan Government has shown concern ... Read more...
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Shankar Mahadevan is the best Indian composer today: Sonu Nigam
February 21st, 2009 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Despite the hype about music maestro A.R. Rahman's Golden Globe win and Oscar nominations, singer Sonu Nigam says Shankar Mahaden of the Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy trio is the best ... Read more...
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Mahesh Bhatt visits Mehdi Hassan in Pakistan hospital
February 15th, 2009 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Feb 15 (IANS) Bollywood film director Mahesh Bhatt Sunday visited a private hospital here to inquire about the health of Pakistani Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan, Geo TV reported.The legendary Ghazal singer, ... Read more...
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Zardari announces one million rupees for ailing Mehdi Hassan
February 15th, 2009 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Feb.15 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has sanctioned a million rupees as medical aid for ailing ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan.
Hasan is currently recuperating at the Afgha Khan Hospital here,where ... Read more...
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Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan hospitalised in Karachi
February 13th, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Feb.13 (ANI): Legendry ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan has been hospitalized after he reported uneasiness and difficulty in breathing.
Hassan has been admitted to the Agha Khan Hospital here.
He has been kept ... Read more...
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Adnan Sami shocked by Jagjit Singh’s criticism
December 16th, 2008 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) Crooner Adnan Sami, who has given hits like "Bheegi bheegi raton mein", refuses to believe that Indian ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh criticised him by saying "he can't sing ... Read more...
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Ailing Pak ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan in hospital
October 30th, 2008 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore , Oct 30 (ANI): Noted Pakistani ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan was admitted in Aga Khan Hospital in Karachi last evening after his health deteriorated.owing to his deteriorating health, Express News ... Read more...
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Pak govt announces Rs 50,000 per month aid for ailing Mehdi Hassan
July 17th, 2008 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore , July 17 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has announced Rs 50,000 per month life time assistance to ailing Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan, and also promised jobs for his two grand ... Read more...
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