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Ghazal king Jagjit Singh died this morning at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai
Renowned ghazal singer Jagjit Singh died this morning at the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai after he suffered a brain hemorrhage. Mr Singh was 70.
He was admitted to hospital on September 23, hours before he was scheduled to perform at a concert...
Navratri – The festival of nine colourful nights
Sarva mangala mangalye shive sarvartha sadhike l
Sharanye trayambake gauri, Narayani namostute ll
Meaning: O Mother ! You are the personification of all that is auspicious, You are the benevolent form of Lord Shiva, You bestow Divine energy...
Bhutan Prime Minister Jigmy Y Thinley impressed by Mamata Banerjee’s Lifestyle
Bhutan’s Prime Minister Jigmy Y Thinley on Friday said he was impressed by the “austere lifestyle” of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
“I am impressed by the way she conducts her personal life. It is a life...
Mamata Banerjee wins Bhowanipore assembly bypoll
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee was on Wednesday all set to enter the state legislative assembly for the first time as a legislator after registering a thumping victory in the Bhowanipore assembly constituency by-poll with a 54,000-vote...
India successfully tested a short range nuclear capable missile
India successfully test-fired a short-range, nuclear-capable missile on Monday, the Defense Ministry said.
The Prithvi missile was fired from a testing range in Chandipur in Orissa state and hit its target in the Bay of Bengal with high accuracy,...
Mamata Banerjee said she is being targeted by Maoists
A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she is being ‘targeted’ by Maoists, she issued an ultimatum to them asking the Naxals to choose between talks and killing, saying“the two can’t go together”.
“Newly-armed...
Orissa floods situation inferior, 20 lakh affected
The major flood in rivers Brahmani and Baitarani has affected more than 20 lakh people in 10 districts of Orissa while many areas in the worst-affected Jajpur district have remained cut off.
Special Relief Commissioner’s office said 17...
West Bengal, 65 percent voting was recorded in by-election
In West Bengal, 65 per cent voting was recorded in the by-election in Bhawanipur and Basirhat North Assembly Constituencies on Sunday. The State Chief Electoral Officer, Mr. Sunil Gupta told newsmen this evening that voting was ended peacefully...
Polling begins in West bengal for by-elections to Bhowanipore, Basirhat North
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who resigned from her Parliament membership to take over as West Bengal chief minister, is locked in a six-cornered contest in Bhowanipore.
But it will effectively be a contest between Banerjee and Nandini...
Orissa government started air-dropping of food packets as 992 villages
“It is not practically possible to open free kitchens in worst-hit Jajpur district as flood water had submerged all the places in four blocks. Air-dropping of food packets is the only alternative left with us,” state Revenue and...