Everything you need to know about Pandit Tol Tabhka: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Pandit Tol Tabhka: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Playback singer Mamta Sharma, well known for her super hit item numbers like "Munni badnam hui", "Anaarkali disco chali" and "Fevicol se", says singing is easier than acting and she has her own reasons for that.
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Eminent photo-journalist Jagdish Mali, father of actress Antara Mali, passed away Monday morning.
New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee felicitated the country's cinematic best across various categories at the 60th National Film Awards in New Delhi.
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) The Indian film industry turns 100 Friday and Bollywood celebrities like Anupam Kher and Govinda hail its overall growth and say they are grateful to be a part of the filmdom.
New Delhi, May 3 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will confer the 60th National Film awards at a glittering function here this evening.
Mumbai, April 24 (IANS) Condoling the death of legendary playback singer Shamshad Begum, megastar Amitabh Bachchan said the industry had lost its "golden voice", while Lata Mangeshkar remembered her as a "nice and happy soul".
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) Yesteryear's Bollywood 'Dream Girl' Hema Malini was Sunday conferred the P C Chandra award for her contribution to Indian cinema.
New York, Apr 21 (ANI): Celebrities often go under false names or what you would say stage names, rather that abiding by their original.
New Delhi, April 13 (ANI): Denmark Ambassador, Freddy Svane, met senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Lal Krishna Advani on Saturday in New Delhi.
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Composer Aadesh Shrivastava says he is ready to roll out a movie under his banner soon. It will be a musical, he revealed.
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Artistes like N. Rajam, Sangeeta Shankar, Nandini Shankar, Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar, Ustad Shujaat Khan and Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar will pay tribute to Pandit Ravi Shankar in the "Bhilwara Sur Sangam" festival here April 6-7, a statement said.
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Cable TV operators here Friday said they would observe a 48-hour blackout to protest the March 31 digitisation deadline and an "unfair" revenue-sharing model under the digital addressable system (DAS).
Title: Our Moon has Blood Clots; Author: Rahul Pandita; Publisher: Random House India; Pages: 258; Price: Rs.499
Bhubaneswar, March 21 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and former chief minister of Nagaland Senayangba Chubatoshi Jamir was Thursday sworn in the new governor of Odisha, officials said.
Agra, Mar 21 (ANI): The future of the River Yamuna remains uncertain as the authorities have failed to put a check on the flow of heavy industrial effluents and urban waste into it at different places.
Washington, Mar. 20 (ANI): The media and gossip blog Gawker has published former US President George W. Bush's email address, encouraging readers to send a message to the him on the 10th anniversary of Iraq war.
Chennai, March 18 (IANS) Pandit Birju Maharaj said he would like to thank his parents for the National Award he won Monday for best choreography for Kamal Haasan's multilingual spy-thriller "Vishwaroopam".
Chennai, March 12 (IANS) Accusing the central government of trying to impose Hindi by making changes in the civil services exam norms, DMK president M. Karunanidhi Tuesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to withdraw the notification as it would filter out candidates from rural India.
New Delhi, Mar. 7 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee presented the first annual Tagore award for cultural harmony to late Pandit Ravi Shankar at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
New Delhi, Mar. 6 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will confer the 'Tagore Award' for cultural harmony on sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar at a function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Thursday.
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Veteran actor Anupam Kher says the problems faced by Kashmiri Pandits are not being addressed and the government's apathy towards them upsets him.
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Veteran actor Benjamin Gilani feels the Indian film industry is growing by leaps and bounds. He is especially glad to witness how the divide between commercial cinema and parallel cinema is gradually being wiped out.
Mumbai, Feb 19 (IANS) Reports that Sandhya Singh, sister of music composers Jatin and Lalit Pandit, was a desperately lonely woman and sought strangers' company for solace, have not gone down well with the family.
Patna, Feb 7 (IANS) A Bihar court Thursday awarded the death penalty to a 45-year-old man for raping and killing a minor girl four years ago, a lawyer said.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 31 (IANS) Three engineering students were arrested in Odisha Thursday for posting objectionable photos of a girl on networking site Facebook, police said.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 28 (IANS) Security personnel Monday unearthed a Maoist dump in Odisha's Rayagada district and recovered three land mines totally weighing 50 kg, along with several other items, police said.
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) Showcasing to the world the talent of 100 budding artists in over 50 genres of music, across 12 cities, the largest concert tour of Indian music featuring classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj will come to Shantiniketan in West Bengal Jan 30.
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) Sheetal Talwar, who produced "Dharm", has not only come forward to defend Kamal Haasan against religious fundamentalism but also offered to release "Vishwaroop", the Hindi version of the controversial multilingual film, here and in North India, if required.
New Delhi, Jan.26 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee has congratulated Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk on the completion of five years of democratic constitutional monarchy in Bhutan, and said the well-being, stability and progress of that country is central to India's vision for the future.
Film: "David"; Music Directors: Bramfatura, Mikey McCleary, Maatibaani, Remo Fernandes, Modern Mafia, Anirudh Ravichander, Tao Issaro, Gaurav Godkhindi, Saurabh Roy; Lyricists: Ankur Tewari, Maatibaani, Joyshanti, Remo Fernandes, Abhijeet Deshpande, Gopal Dutt, Ankur Tewari, Mikey McCleary, Preeti Pillai; Singers: Siddharth Basrur, Rekha Bhardwaj, Nirali Karthik, Joyshanti, Remo Fernandes, Naresh Iyer, Shweta Pandit, Modern Mafia, Anirudh Ravichander, Shweta Mohan, Karthik, Nikhil D'Souza, Preeti Pillai Lucky Ali, and Saurabh Roy; Rating- **** 1/2
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) Singer Shweta Pandit has revealed that she plays a chawl girl in Bejoy Nambiar's "David", which marks her foray into acting.
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) Singer Shweta Pandit is making her acting debut with Bejoy Nambiar's "David" and says shooting for the film was as good a learning experience as going to an institute.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 23 (IANS) Police and security forces Wednesday unearthed a Maoist dump in Odisha and recovered arms and explosives, an official said.
Washington, January 20(ANI): Unprecedented dam building in the Indian Himalaya holds serious consequences for biodiversity and could pose a threat to human lives and livelihoods, researchers have found.
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) The shocking report of eminent photo-journalist and Antara Mali's father Jagdish roaming disoriented and dishevelled on the streets of Mumbai has sent shockwaves across the film industry. However, people close to him are now planning to take legal action against model Mink Brar for spreading wrong information.
Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar's music company LM MUSIC was launched here Sunday by Pandit Jasraj, Amitabh Bachchan and Nita Ambani at a star-studded function here.
Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) Nuclear scientist Dr. Anil Kakodkar was Friday awarded the Maharashtra Bhushan award at a function held at the Gateway of India here.
Pune (Maharashtra), Jan.11 (ANI): The 11th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF), which commenced here on Thursday, felicitated veteran Bollywood actors for their valuable contribution to the film industry.
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) The Maharashtra cabinet Wednesday approved a classical music scheme named after Pandit Bhimsen Joshi ahead of his second death anniversary, an official said.
New Delhi, Jan 1 (ANI): There was a mixed response on Tuesday to Union Minister Shashi Tharoor's tweet that the name of the 23-year-old woman who was gang raped on December 16 in New Delhi be revealed.
Bhubaneswar, Dec 31 (IANS) Two hardcore Maoists were arrested Monday while planning to plant landmines on a road in Odisha's Rayagada district, police said.
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) Former actress and Rajya Sabha member Jaya Bachchan broke down Saturday during a silent march held for the Delhi gang-rape victim here this evening. The 23-year-old victim died in a Singapore hospital early Saturday.
Bhubaneswar, Dec 27 (IANS) A member of the special operation group (SOG) was hurt when a landmine planted by Maoists exploded Thursday in a forest in Odisha's Rayagada district, police said.
Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) Former actress and wife of music composer Aadesh Shrivastav, Vijeta Pandit, is sickened and distraught with worry about her sister Sandhya Singh, who has gone missing since Dec 13.
Washington, Dec. 22 (ANI): The increasing number of dams that are either under construction or being planned in the near future, are reportedly posing massive threat to the indigenous species living in the Himalayas.
Mumbai, Dec 14 (IANS) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan fondly called late Pandit Ravi Shankar 'Dada', an elder brother. The sarod maestro is saddened by Ravi Shankar's death and says he was a miracle man filled with humility and grace.
Islamabad, Dec 14 (IANS) Pandit Ravi Shankar will be missed most in his motherland India, said a Pakistani daily Friday, adding that the sitar had been silenced forever.
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) Bhajan singer Anup Jalota remembers late Pandit Ravi Shankar as the godfather of classical music and someone who gave India and the sitar, fame across the world.
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is grieving the demise of Pandit Ravi Shankar, says he was puzzled to receive the sitar maestro's call for the first time a week before the music legend's demise. He never knew it would be his last.
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 13 (ANI): Indian sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar is set to receive a posthumous lifetime achievement Grammy award, organizers announced on Wednesday.
Gurgaon, Dec 13 (IANS) American rock band Guns N'Roses Wednesday dedicated their concernt in Gurgaon to sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar who died in the US at the age of 92.
Mumbai/New Delhi, Dec. 12 (ANI): Indian music luminaries paid tributes to 'godfather of world music' and Grammy winning composer Ravi Shankar, who helped introduce the sitar to the Western world through his collaborations with The Beatles.
New Delhi, Dec. 12 (ANI): Sitar became synonymous with Grammy winning composer Ravi Shankar, said his Indian instrument maker Sanjay Sharma, who crafted customized sitars on the former's request.
New Delhi, Dec. 12 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday condoled the passing away of sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar.
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Artistes from across the Indian musical scene Wednesday mourned the death of sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar.
Mumbai, Dec 12 (IANS) Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan and Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Wednesday condoled the death of renowned sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, who passed away in a US hospital.
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) Renowned singers and instrumentalists from West Bengal mourned the demise of sitar maestro and composer Pandit Ravi Shankar.
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Pandit Ravi Shankar was a global ambassador of India's cultural heritage and a national treasure, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Wednesday while condoling the death of the sitar maestro in a San Diego hospital.
New Delhi, Dec 12 (ANI): Both houses of Parliament today paid tribute to sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, who died in San Diego, United States, this morning. He was 92.
Mumbai, Dec 12 (IANS) "National treasure", "Indian classical music's chief ambassador", and "god of music" is how Bollywood remembered sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, who passed way Tuesday. They also thanked him for giving Indian instrument sitar, an international recognition.
Great Sitar player and music legend Pandit Ravi Shankar Prasad was a national treasure and global ambassador of India's cultural heritage, said Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh in his condolence message..................
Washington/New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Sitar maestro and composer Pandit Ravi Shankar, described by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a "national treasure", has died in a US hospital. He was 92.
The noted Sitar maestro and one of India?s best-known musicians Pandit Ravi Shankar died in San Diego Tuesday. He had been admitted to the Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla last Thursday after he complained of breathing
Washington/New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Sitar maestro and composer Pandit Ravi Shankar, one of India's most loved and best known musicians, died in the US Tuesday. He was 92.
New Delhi, Dec 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday condoled the passing away of legendary musician Pandit Ravi Shankar and described him as a national treasure and global ambassador of India's cultural heritage.
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Pandit Ravi Shankar was a global ambassador of India's cultural heritage and a national treasure, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Wednesday while condoling the death of the sitar maestro in a San Diego hospital.
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, one of India's best known musicians, died in San Diego Tuesday. He was 92.
New Delhi, Dec 12 (ANI): Legendary musician Pandit Ravi Shankar, who was admitted in the Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla for breathing difficulties, passed away in San Diego on Tuesday at the age of 92.
New Delhi, Dec.11 (ANI): Bhopal-based organization AISECT has won the ninth edition of the prestigious Manthan Award South Asia and Asia Pacific 2012 in the E-Financial Inclusion and Livelihood category.
Washington, December 4 (ANI): A new study on the connections between race and gender - a phenomenon called gendered race - has revealed unexpected ways in which stereotypes affect our personal and professional decisions.
Lucknow, Dec 2 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Sunday extended an invitation to President Pranab Mukherjee to be the chief guest at a function to commemorate the 125th year of the Uttar Pradesh state assembly next month.
Film: "Drama"; Cast: Yash, Radhika Pandit, Neenasam Sathish, Sindhu Lokanath, Sampath Kumar, Suchayeendra Prasad, Lohithashwa, Rockline Venkatesh and Malavika Avinash; Writer?Director: Yogaraj Bhat; Producer: Jayanna and Bhogeendra; Music: Hari Krishna Camera: S.Krishna; Rating: ***1/2
Lucknow, Nov 21 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Police Wednesday claimed to have arrested three "contract killers" involved in the sensational murder of the family priest of Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Lucknow, Nov 15 (IANS) Noted astrologer and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's family priest Pandit Ramesh Tiwari was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur town Thursday, police said.
Mumbai, Nov.15 (ANI): Bollywood actors Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai provided a welcome surprise to dozens of underprivileged children here during Children's Day celebrations.
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) President Pranab Mukharjee, on the occasion of Children's Day Wednesday, conferred awards on children who have achieved outstanding positions in different fields.
Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): Citigroup will pay 31 million dollars to ex-chief executive Vikram Pandit and a top deputy as they leave the bank after a corporate shake-up last month.
Washington, Oct. 28 (ANI): The Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an informal investigation to determine if Citigroup misled shareholders when it claimed former CEO Vikram Pandit 'resigned' on October 16.
Film: "Rush"; Music Director: Pritam; Lyricists: Sayeed Quadri, Kumaar, Ashish Pandit and Hard Kaur; Singers: Shaan, Ash King, Rizwan-Muazzam, Jazzy B, Hard Kaur, Anupam Amod, Tulsi Kumar, Adnan Sami, Javed Bashir and Inderpreet Singh; Rating: **
Film: "Janleva 555"; Cast: Kalpana Pandit, Anant Nag, Abrar Zahoor; Director: Sandeep Malani; Rating: *
Washington, Oct 17 (ANI): Citigroup chief executive Vikram Pandit has abruptly stepped down after an apparent boardroom clash over pay and how best to run one of the world's biggest banks.
Washington, Oct 16 (IANS) In a surprise move, Citigroup's Indian-American chief executive Vikram Pandit has stepped down ending his tumultuous five-year reign atop the banking giant that he had nursed to recovery through the financial crisis.
Washington, Oct 16 (IANS) In a surprise move, Citigroup's Indian American chief executive Vikram Pandit is stepping down, ending his tumultuous five-year reign atop the banking giant that he had nursed to recovery through the financial crisis.
Lucknow, Oct 12 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Revenue and Rehabilitation Vinod aka Pandit Singh resigned from the government Friday after allegations that he abducted a medical officer.
Shizuka (Japan), Oct 10 (IANS) India opened their campaign in the U-14 SAARC Football Tournament with a 2-1 victory over Afghanistan at the Tokinosumika Sports Centre here Wednesday.
Mumbai, Oct 1 (IANS) Yesteryear actress Vyjayanthimala Bali has decided to wear the grease paint after 42 years for Sandeep Malani's issue-based movie "Janleva 555" and urges everyone to "watch this one of of its kind film".
Shimla, Sep 29 (IANS) Seventy-five intrepid cyclists set out from here Saturday morning to conquer the rocky terrain of Himachal Pradesh for the eighth edition of the 'Hercules MTB Himachal 2012', India's premier international mountain biking rally.
In a major shuffling in the national selection committee (NSC) of cricket, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Thursday has selected former test player and indian cricket coach Sandeep Patil as the chairman of the NSC................
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) Former India batsman Sandeep Patil was Thursday appointed chairman of the national selection committee while Mohinder Amarnath was sacked after just one year of his four-year term by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Srinagar, Sep 25 (IANS) More than 50 panchayat members in the Kashmir valley were Tuesday believed to have resigned in panic after the killing of a colleague, prompting worries about security for the 34,000 village representatives elected last year in the state's first panchayat polls in three decades.
Jammu, Sep 4 (IANS) The Kashmiri Pandit (Hindu) migrants living in Jagti Township on the outskirts of Jammu Tuesday launched a protest seeking free electricity supply.
Srinagar, Sep 4 (IANS) Life in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir valley was partially affected due to a shutdown call by separatists Tuesday.
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Bollywood celebrities like Alka Yagnik, Javed Akhtar and Lalit Pandit, along with Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal, Monday launched a new literacy anthem as part of the campaign of promoting adult literacy in India.
Jammu, Aug 31 (IANS) Kashmiri Pandit (Hindu) migrants in Jammu Friday began a hunger strike demanding a hike in the cash relief they have been getting from the government.
Film: "Barfi!"; Music Director: Pritam; Lyricists: Neelesh Mishra, Swanand Kirkire, Ashish Pandit; Singers: Mohit Chauhan, Nikhil Paul George, Papon, Sunidhi Chauhan, Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal, Swanand Kirkire, Rekha Bhardwaj; Rating ****1/2
New Delhi, Aug.26 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, will be visiting Tehran, Iran, to participate in the Sixteenth Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit to be held on August 30 and 31.
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Singer-choreographer Shiamak Davar returns to singing after more than a decade with his latest album "Shabop" and says that the idea is to save pop music culture.
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Music and horror genre are an evergreen match in Bollywood and director Sandeep Malani's forthcoming film "Janleva 555" promises a perfect blend of both.
Film: "Sagar"; Actors: Prajwal Devaraj, Radhika Pandit, Hari Priya, Sanjjana, Dev Gill, Avinash, Sharath Lohithashwa, Aadi Lokesh; Screenplay-Direction: M.D.Sridhar; Producer: Ramu; Cinematography: K.Krishna Kumar; Music: Guru Kiran; Rating: **1/2
