New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) the Indian cricket fraternity mourned the demise of the legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle, who passed away at the age of 92 in Mumbai on Sunday, saying her timeless voice will never fade and her melodies will echo forever. The singer was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital on Saturday. Ashish Shelar, the Culture Minister of Maharashtra, made the announcement outside the hospital. Her last rites will be held at Shivaji Park on Monday at 4:00 pm.”Saddened by the de…
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Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed grief over the demise of legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle on Sunday, recalling her contribution to the Indian music industry over the years. Asha Bhosle passed away at the age of 93 on Sunday in Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital.Expressing grief, Governor Varma said, “Smt Asha Bhosle was one of the most accomplished and versatile playback singers India has seen. Her melodious voice, her…
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) Legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle’s son Anand Bhosle has shared that the last respects will be held at her residence in Lower Parel.Speaking to the media, he said, “My mother passed away today. People can pay their last respects to her at 11:00 am tomorrow at Casa Grande, Lower Parel, where she lived. Her last rites will be performed at 4 pm tomorrow at Shivaji Park”.Her elder sister, Lata Mangeshkar, who was a Bharat Ratna awardee was also cremated at the Shiva…
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) Legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle passed away at the age of 92 in Mumbai on Sunday. The singer was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital on Saturday. Ashish Shelar, the Culture Minister of Maharashtra made the announcement outside the hospital. Her last rites will be held at Shivaji Park on Monday at 4:00 pm. On Saturday, her granddaughter, Zanai Bhosle had revealed that her grandmother was admitted to the hospital due to extreme exhaustion and a chest infection. She …
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) Legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle has been admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai after she suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday. The 92-year-old singer is currently undergoing treatment in the Emergency Medical Services unit.Breach Candy Docter Pratit Samdani has shared a statement saying, “Legendary playback icon Asha Bhosale suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday, April 10 and has been admitted to Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai where she is currently unde…
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) Veteran actor and politician Mithun Chakraborty, has made a bold statement saying that he doesn’t harbour political ambitions. The Dadasaheb Phalke award recipient spoke with IANS in Kolkata recently, and explained why he does not contest elections or aspire to be the Chief Minister of West Bengal.He said his focus is on cherishing what life has given him, including top honours like the Padma Vibhushan and Dadasaheb Phalke Award, reflecting on his journey from humble beg…
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Dr Rajiv Bahl on Saturday praised the West Bengal government’s response to the recent Nipah virus case, stating that the state has worked effectively in coordination with the Centre to prevent its spread.Dr Bahl made the remarks during his visit to the ICMR-National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (ICMR-NIBMG) in Kolkata’s Kalyani area, where he attended an event to unveil the bust of Padma Vibhushan awardee D…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 5 (IANS) V.A. Arunkumar, son of legendary Communist leader V.S. Achuthanandan, has dropped strong hints that the Padma Vibhushan award conferred posthumously on his father might not be accepted by the family.On Thursday night, taking to his social media account, Arunkumar posted the January 29-dated letter from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs informing him of the award conferred on his father.However, in his brief note, he wrote: “We have been informed by the Union M…
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) Late actor Dharmendra has been posthumously awarded the prestigious Padma Vibhushan for his contribution to the film industry. As congratulatory messages pour in for the ‘He-Man’ of Bollywood, filmmaker Anil Sharma, who worked with Dharmendra in the 2007 release “Apne” penned a heartfelt note remembering the legendary actor.The director said that he wished that Dharmendra had been bestowed with the prestigious honor earlier, so that he could have accepted the Padma Vibhush…
Mumbai, Jan 27 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan’s mother Pinkie Roshan has taken to her social media account to express her happiness as her ‘uncle’ and Bollywood superstar Dharmendra is being honoured with the Padma Vibhushan award.Sharing his picture in her social media account, Pinkie wrote, “My Heart feels elated as my Dearest Uncle Dharmendra who is part of my childhood as family is being honoured by our Govt.”She further wrote, “Felt his warmth and love as I grew up, b…