Pankaj, Shabana team up again after 20 years
February 6th, 2012 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) The casting of Vishal Bhardwaj's "Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola" (MKBKM) just got more interesting. The film already boasted of an interesting cast comprising Pankaj Kapur, ... Read more...
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Padma awards late for Priyadarsan, Mira, Shabana, Dharmendra?
January 27th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) For most of their friends in the film industry, the Padma Shri for the prolific director Priyadarsan and the Padma Bhushan for illustrious actress Shabana Azmi, ... Read more...
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Maharashtra gets lion’s share of Padma awards 2012
January 26th, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) As many as 23 eminent personalities, spanning a wide spectrum from Bollywood to theatre to social work to medicine, from Maharashtra figure in the national ... Read more...
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Awards galore for family, Shabana delighted
January 26th, 2012 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) Veteran actress Shabana Azmi is delighted to see her family on an award-winning spree. While she has been conferred the prestigious Padma Bhushan, her step-children ... Read more...
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Award is recognition for team work: M.V. Subbiah
January 26th, 2012 - 2:15 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 26 (IANS) M.V. Subbiah, former chairman of the city based $3.8 billion Murugappa group and chairman of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) Wednesday dedicated the award of ... Read more...
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Dharamji’s honour was long due: Hema Malini
January 25th, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IANS) Veteran actress Hema Malini is elated to learn that her husband Dharmendra will be honoured with a Padma Bhushan, the country's third highest civilian award, and ... Read more...
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Padma for Singapore ex-minister with Nalanda connect
January 25th, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Former Singapore foreign minister George Yong-Boon Yeo - named for a Padma Bhushan award Wednesday - is helping set up an international university in Bihar's ... Read more...
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Gundecha Brothers honoured with Padma Shri
January 25th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Renowned dhrupad singers Ramakant and Umakant, popularly known as Gundecha Brothers, were Wednesday named to receive the Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest civilian honour, ... Read more...
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Mario Miranda, Bhupen Hazarika in Padma honours list (Roundup)
January 25th, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) India's highest civilian awards, the Padma awards, would be conferred on 110 eminent people, including the late Bhupen Hazarika and cartoonist Mario Miranda, showbiz ... Read more...
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No Bharat Ratna, just six Padma Shris for sportspersons
January 25th, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Contrary to expectations, no Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan or Padma Bhushan was awarded to Indian sportspersons and all they had to be content with ... Read more...
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I’m humbled, says Shabana after Padma Bhushan
January 25th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IANS) Veteran actress Shabana Azmi says she is humbled to be considered for the Padma Bhushan, the country's third highest civilian award."It's my pleasure and I am ... Read more...
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Eight people of Indian origin in Padma list
January 25th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Ten people of Indian origin and foreigners have been awarded India's prestigious Padma awards announced Wednesday. While seven have got the Padma Bhushan, three are ... Read more...
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Indian education needs more flexibility: Indian American mathematician
January 22nd, 2012 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Shortage of top quality mathematicians in India today could be due to lack of flexibility in the education system, feels prize-winning Indian American mathematician ... Read more...
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IIT-B’s annual techfest to kick off Friday
January 5th, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) The 15th edition of Techfest by Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay (IIT-B), kicks off Friday with over 150 events spread across three days. The fest ... Read more...
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Theatre veteran Satyadev Dubey passes away (Second Lead) (With Image)
December 25th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 25 (IANS) In a big loss for Indian theatre, well-known playwright and director Satyadev Dubey passed away here Sunday after several months of illness. He was 75.Dubey, who ... Read more...
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At 85, cartoonist Mario Miranda exits life’s canvas
December 11th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Loutolim (Goa), Dec 11 (IANS) The bronzed, sinewy toddy tapper will never slither down a coconut palm with ease. Nor will the buxom, cleavage showing, big hipped fisherwoman hunch over ... Read more...
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Evergreen actor Dev Anand dies in London
December 4th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 4 (IANS) Evergreen romantic star Dev Anand, who epitomised the debonair, urban gentleman on screen and gave classic hits like "Guide" in his career as actor and filmmaker spanning ... Read more...
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Sarangi maestro Sultan Khan passes away (Lead)
November 27th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 27 (IANS) Noted Sarangi exponent and singer Ustad Sultan Khan passed away Sunday after prolonged kidney-related ailments, an associate said. He was 71."He passed away while on the ... Read more...
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Sarangi exponent Ustad Sultan Khan dead
November 27th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 27 (IANS) Noted sarangi exponent and singer Ustad Sultan Khan passed away Sunday. He was 71.A Padma Bhushan awardee, Khan gave his first performance at the All-India Conference ... Read more...
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Retrospective of modern pioneer K.K. Hebbar opens
November 22nd, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) A retrospective of the works by Indian contemporary pioneer K.K. Hebbar is being held at the National Gallery of Modern Art.The exhibition, eighth in a ... Read more...
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Hindi litterateur Shrilal Shukla dead
October 28th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 28 (IANS) Leading Hindi litterateur and Jnanpith awardee Shrilal Shukla died here Friday following a brief illness, hospital sources said.Shukla, 86, who had earned huge fame for his ... Read more...
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Kerala unable to honour singer Yesudas with lifetime award
October 24th, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 24 (IANS) Noted singer K.J. Yesudas will have to wait for a lifetime achievement award in Kerala as the rules do not permit state governments to confer special ... Read more...
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Fans, family, friends bid adieu to Jagjit Singh
October 11th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 11 (IANS) Family members, the music fraternity and fans bid a tearful farewell to ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh at his funeral here Tuesday.Jagjit Singh's brother Kartar Singh ... Read more...
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Ghazal loses its soulful king in Jagjit Singh (Roundup)
October 10th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 10 (IANS) The soulful voice behind many a popular ghazal was stilled forever with the death of Jagjit Singh here Monday following brain haemorrhage. He was 70. ... Read more...
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Jagjit Singh passes away
October 10th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 10 (IANS) Renowned singer Jagjit Singh, known as much for his ghazals and bhajans as for his work in Hindi cinema, died here Monday after a brain haemorrhage. ... Read more...
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Dev Anand turns 88, going strong with new projects
September 26th, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) "Main zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya" -- true to his popular song, Dev Anand, one of the most loveable romantic heroes of the 1950s and ... Read more...
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From two rented rooms, he runs museum for Rafi (Feature)
September 26th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Sep 26 (IANS) If following one's passion could guarantee success, Mansoor Ahmad Farooqui would have been a multi-millionaire by now. The 47-year-old Bhopal resident is an ardent fan of ... Read more...
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Sonal Mansingh’s eviction case to be heard again
September 12th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday directed a trial court to re-consider the plea of eminent danseuse Sonal Mansingh, who was asked to vacate her premises ... Read more...
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Asha turns 78, to celebrate with family
September 8th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) Singing legend Asha Bhosle turned 78 Thursday and would like to keep it a private affair by celebrating it with her family and grandchildren over dinner."Ashaji ... Read more...
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Hazare movement is destabilising for nation: Sociologist
August 20th, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) The anti-corruption campaign by Anna Hazare and his followers is a social churning whose effects would be destabilising for the country that is already in ... Read more...
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Fahimuddin Dagar’s death ends chapter in Indian music (Obituary)
July 29th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Indian classical music exponent and descendant of the guru of legendary musician Tansen, the late Ustad Rahim Fahimudddin Dagar, kept the historic legacy of Dhrupad ... Read more...
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Fahimuddin Dagar, golden voice of Dhrupad, falls silent
July 29th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) A golden voice of Indian classical music has fallen silent with the death of Ustad Rahim Fahimudddin Dagar, a doyen of the Dhrupad school who ... Read more...
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‘Google Earth can help fight illegal mining in Goa’
July 20th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 20 (IANS) If used effectively, internet search engine Google's software Google Earth can help pinpoint and curb illegal mining in Goa's hinterland, noted environmentalist Madhav Gadgil said Wednesday.Gadgil, ... Read more...
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Tips to boost tiger numbers ignored, says ecologist
July 19th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 19 (IANS) Key recommendations of a task force appointed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to boost tiger numbers have not been implemented, environmentalist Madhav Gadgil, a ... Read more...
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M.F. Husain ‘Through The Eyes Of A Painter’ (Chronology)
June 9th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) There were milestones aplenty during the life of M.F. Husain, who died Thursday at London's Royal Brompton Hospital at the age of 95. Here's a ... Read more...
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