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The charismatic icon who gave Indian film music an eternal voice

Mumbai, April 13 -- Asha Bhosle, diva, chanteuse, and among India's most beloved artistes, died in Mumbai on Sunday, bringing to a close a glorious career that spanned over seven decades in which she ... Read More


Talks fail, Trump says US will block Hormuz

India, April 13 -- Markets are bracing for a storm after the peace talks stalled on Sunday, breaking a brief spell of relief following the two-week ceasefire on April 8. While stocks, currency and ene... Read More


chouhan named observer for BJP's bihar legislative party leader poll

New Delhi/Patna, April 13 -- The BJP on Sunday appointed Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan as the central observer for the election of its legislative party leader in Bihar, setting in ... Read More


Opposition was not consulted: Kharge to Modi

New Delhi, April 13 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the special sitting of Parliament from April 16 was called without consultations with O... Read More


Alchemy of sur and soul

India, April 13 -- Asha ji is not merely a national loss. For me, it is a silence that echoes too closely. Asha Bhosle was never just a voice; she was a presence - one that entered a moment and made i... Read More


Rangeela Re to Khallas, Asha ji created magic

India, April 13 -- Today, on the passing of my all-time favourite singer, the legendary Asha Bhosle ji, I find myself reflecting deeply. In Rangeela, it was Rahman who composed the music, but it was A... Read More


'Ashatai, the Michelangelo of film music'

India, April 13 -- Veteran singer Ashatai Bhosale has passed away. In a couple of my speeches, and later in a conversation I had with her, I had said that Lata Didi and you are the Leonardo da Vinci a... Read More


HC stays charity commissioner's March 13 order on postponing Asiatic Society polls

Mumbai, April 12 -- The Bombay High Court has stayed the charity commissioner's order that halted the Asiatic Society of Mumbai's elections a day before they were to be held, observing that the decisi... Read More


75-year-old man dies in bhandup slab collapse

MUMBAI, April 12 -- A 75-year-old man lost his life after a portion of his house's balcony collapsed in Bhandup West on Saturday morning. The victim, Susai Devdas Kaunder, was on the extended balcony ... Read More


Accused flees, as constable takes him to his house instead of court

MUMBAI, April 12 -- A police constable and an accused have been booked after the latter escaped from custody when the constable took him back to his apartment in Jogeshwari instead of taking him to co... Read More