Mehdi Hassan: The Voice That Time Could Not Silence

Ab Ke Hum Bichhde Toh Shayad Kabhi Khwaabon Mein Milein” ( “If we part now, perhaps we shall meet in dreams.”) Fourteen years after his passing, the voice of Mehdi Hassan continues to inhabit those dreams. On June 13, 2012, South Asia lost one of its greatest musical treasures. Yet, the passage of time has […]

DHIRAJ SETH TO BE NEXT CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF

NEW DELHI: Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth has been appointed as the next Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army. He will succeed the outgoing COAS, General Upendra Dwivedi, who is retiring on June 30. He was born in New Delhi. He is the son of former Indian Army Lieutenant General Krishna Mohan Seth and comes from […]

COPS BARGE IN, DIDI RUSHES TO NEPHEW’S HOME

NEW DELHI: High drama unfolded at Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s Kolkata house in the dead of the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. A team of Bengal Police barged into Abhishek Banerjee’s home at 2:30 am early on Saturday. The midnight raid by the West Medinipur Police was apparently conducted to nab Abhishek […]

RAHUL TO LEAD NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN FOR YOUTHS

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, who has emerged teh most consistent and credible advocate of students and youth, will conduct a nationwide campaign of a series of large student conventions starting with Kota (17 June), Allahabad (10 July), Patna (11 July) and Delhi (14 July), bringing together students, aspirants, youth organisations, educators […]