Indian music driven by films, says Palash Sen
September 18th, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Singer Palash Sen feels the essence of music in India is fading with an increased focus on film songs. Once the focus changes, all will ... Read more...
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Bollywood has room for singers from all over: Shafqat Amanat Ali
September 11th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 11 (IANS) The India-Pakistan bond is "above all disputes", says Pakistani singer Shafqat Amanat Ali, the magical voice behind chartbusters like "Tere Naina" and "Mitwa", who believes ... Read more...
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Shafqat wants youngsters to take songs to next generation
July 4th, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Pakistani singer Shafqat Amanat Ali, the magical voice behind chart busters "Mitwa", "Tere naina", and "Yeh Honsla" disagrees with the notion that songs nowadays don't have ... Read more...
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Man held at Delhi airport for travelling on fake passport
May 29th, 2012 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A man hailing from Tamil Nadu, who had travelled to Paris in 2009 on a fake French passport, was arrested on his arrival at ... Read more...
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It’s romance time in ‘Uttaran’ (With Image)
April 13th, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) After showing tragedy, popular television show "Uttaran" will take a romantic turn with protagonist Ichcha's daughter, Meethi, meeting her dream man in the soap.Actor Gaurav S. ... Read more...
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Top seeds enter pre-quarters of National TT
January 7th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Siliguri, Jan 7 (IANS) Top eight seeds in boys and girls sections sailed into the pre-quarters of the Indian Oil Junior and Youth National Table Tennis Championships at the Municipal ... Read more...
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Popular Hindi songs, now titles of TV shows
January 4th, 2012 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Just what happens to creativity when it comes to titles? From ongoing TV soaps like "Kuch Toh Log Kahenge" and "Bade Acche Lagte Hain" ... Read more...
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‘RA.One’ music rocks (IANS Music Review)
September 16th, 2011 - 9:10 am ICT by IANS
Film: "RA.One"; Music Directors: Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani; Lyricists: Vishal Dadlani, Niranjan Iyengar, Kumaar, Panchhi Jalonvi, Anvita Dutt and Anubhav Sinha; Singers: Akon, Hamsika Iyer, Shafqat Amanat Ali, Vishal ... Read more...
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‘Dabangg’ leads GIMA nominations
August 11th, 2011 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Salman Khan's "Dabangg" bagged the maximum nominations for the second edition of Chevrolet Global Indian Music Academy (GIMA) awards by getting a place in ... Read more...
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Four killed in Assam, witchcraft suspected
June 21st, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 21 (IANS) Four members of a tribal family were found killed and their faces and bodies burnt with acid in Assam Tuesday. Police suspect the murders to be ... Read more...
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Mosquito coil causes fire, two infants die
April 6th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 6 (IANS) Two infant girls were killed when a lighted mosquito repellent coil set their bed ablaze in an Uttar Pradesh village Wednesday.Naina, 2, and Shivangi, born eight ... Read more...
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I had a great time recoding with Asha Bhosle: Shujaat Khan
December 1st, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Sitar player and singer Ustad Shujaat Khan says he had a great time recording an album with legendary singer Asha Bhosle."I keep on meeting different people and when ... Read more...
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Bollywood has helped independent musicians: Durga Jasraj
November 13th, 2010 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Durga Jasraj, music legend Pandit Jasraj's daughter who started her career as a classical vocalist when she was only seven, feels Bollywood is providing big opportunities to ... Read more...
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Akansha-Rouhan win ‘Chhote Ustaad’
October 11th, 2010 - 2:05 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 11 (IANS) India's Akansha Sharma and Pakistan's Rouhan Abbas were Sunday night declared the winners of Star Plus' singing reality show "Amul Chhote Ustaad-Do Deshon Ki Ek Awaaz".The combination ... Read more...
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‘Me Home’ To Start Airing ‘Main Tumhari Ladli Naina’ From October 18
September 13th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 13, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The Indian Television Industry is growing at its fastest speed now and with this growing speed one more television channel has been added to the competition. ... Read more...
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Taj city in a frenzy: Campaigns for singer Rakesh Maini
August 4th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 4 (IANS) Campaigning for Rakesh Maini has reached a frenzy in this Taj city since Agra's popular devotional singer made it to the top three finalists in the "Indian Idol ... Read more...
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Preity Zinta’s Goal
June 5th, 2010 - 2:29 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 5, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Priety Zinta became one of the most sought after actresses in Bollywood with her movies Dil Se, Soldier, Kya Kehna etc. She won accolades for various ... Read more...
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Bali disapproves Naina’s bhaiyya reference
April 22nd, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):In Beyond Dreams' prime time show, Jamunia, Bali is really tensed nowadays as Naina (Bhakti) refers to him as bhaiyya. Naina, who has been recently introduced in ... Read more...
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Modi within his rights not to appear before SIT: activists
March 22nd, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, March 22 (IANS) The notice issued by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for questioning in connection with the 2002 communal riots lacks statutory sanction ... Read more...
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Gulbarg Society killings: High court uged to transfer case
March 3rd, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, March 3 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court here was petitioned Wednesday to transfer the 2002 Gulbarg Society massacre case, which left 69 people dead during the Gujarat riots, the affected families ... Read more...
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Nisha Sagar showcases ‘Presence of Past’ at Kala Ghoda
February 15th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
February 15, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Designer Nisha Sagar showcased her latest design MIST at Kala Ghoda Festival. Women achievers Juhi Babbar, Aashka Goradia (Kusum), Dr Anjali Malpani, Nivedita Basu, ... Read more...
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PM Britain’s first state Hindu school wows with marble temple
January 30th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Jan 30 (IANS) Adorned with classroom shrines and a grand marble temple, Britain's first state-funded Hindu school has opened its doors to the British media after fending off ... Read more...
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Soni congratulates Manna Dey for Dadasaheb Phalke award
October 3rd, 2009 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Saturday congratulated legendary playback singer Manna Dey for being named for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award, saying it was "richly ... Read more...
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Elephant who went on rampage in Jaipur dies
August 24th, 2009 - 11:12 pm ICT by ANI
Jaipur (Rajasthan), Aug 24(ANI): A female elephant, which turned amuck and went on a rampage in Rajasthan's Jaipur city on Sunday, died here on Monday.Thirty-five year old elephant Naina, which was ... Read more...
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‘Aaye tum yaad mujhe’: India remembers Kishore on 80th birthday
August 4th, 2009 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) His fans and music lovers went back in time as radio stations and TV channels played old melodies of Kishore Kumar, the versatile Indian singer-actor-director-composer who would ... Read more...
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‘Kick’ completes 50 days
June 17th, 2009 - 8:33 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The Raviteja and Ileana starrer "Kick' directed by Surender Reddy, presented by K Achireddy and produced by Venkat on the banner of RR Movie Makers is ready to complete 50 days ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh chief minister has a battle on hand
November 6th, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh), Nov 6 (IANS) Though Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh is proving to be a crowd-puller in the run-up to the state assembly polls, he and his family are having to ... Read more...
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First state-funded Hindu school in UK to train kids in yoga, meditation, prayers
September 15th, 2008 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
London , Sept 15 (ANI): The newly opened Krishna-Avanti school in Harrow, the first state-funded Hindu school in the UK , will provide the kindergarten kids of the Hindus an opportunity ... Read more...
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Lyricists are Bollywood’s unsung heroes, says music industry
June 21st, 2008 - 9:33 am ICT by IANS
By Rishabh P. Nair
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) A hit Bollywood number can work wonders for the stars who feature in it and the singers, but the lyricist often goes unnoticed and ... Read more...
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Rahul Bose doesn’t mind injuries while playing rugby
June 14th, 2008 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Talented actor Rahul Bose simply loves playing rugby - so much so that he doesn't mind the broken fingers and nose that he suffers during tournaments. The ... Read more...
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Aamir, Shah Rukh, Kareena win Filmfare awards
February 24th, 2008 - 2:05 am ICT by admin
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Superstar Aamir Khan Saturday night won the Filmfare Best Director Award for "Taare Zameen Par", which was also adjudged the best film, while Shah Rukh Khan ("Chak De! ... Read more...
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Indian Kathak dancers charm Lahoris
November 27th, 2007 - 4:09 pm ICT by admin
Lahore, Nov 27 (ANI): A group of five Indian Kathak dancers enthralled audiences in Lahore with their performances recently.
Rekha Adhikari, Monisa Nayak, Arti Sharma, Sujneet Kaur and Sharmista Mukherjee exhibited three forms ... Read more...
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