Day: August 20, 2019

PM Modi, Lata Mangeshkar pay tributes to Khayyam

11:56 am August 20, 2019

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, filmmaker Muzaffar Ali among others have mourned the death of music composer Khayyam, calling his passing away an end of a musical era. The 92-year-old composer, best known for his music in classic films such as ‘Kabhi Kabhie’ and ‘Umrao Jaan’, passed away after prolonged illnesses […]

Chandrayaan-2: ISRO anxious but optimistic ahead of crucial soft-landing

Chandrayaan 2 successfully enters orbit around Moon

11:54 am August 20, 2019

Bengaluru: In a major milestone for India’s Moon mission, the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft successfully entered the lunar orbit on Tuesday. Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) maneuver was completed successfully at 0902 hours as planned, using the onboard propulsion system, the Bengaluru headquartered space agency said in a statement. “The duration of maneuver was 1,738 seconds. With this, […]

Rupee slips 23 paise to 71.66 vs USD in early trade

11:42 am August 20, 2019

Mumbai: The rupee opened on a weak note and fell 23 paise to 71.66 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday amid rising crude oil prices and unabated foreign fund outflows. On Monday, the rupee had tumbled 29 paise to close at an over six-month low of 71.43 against the US dollar amid […]

Sensex rises over 100 pts on positive global cues

11:40 am August 20, 2019

Mumbai: Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex rose over 100 points in early trade on Tuesday led by gains in IT stocks amid positive cues from global markets. The 30-share was trading 100.23 points or 0.27 per cent higher at 37,502.72 at 0930 hours; and the broader Nifty too rose 16.15 points or 0.15 per cent […]

Khayyam – the composer with a poet’s heart

11:38 am August 20, 2019

Mumbai: Longing is how one would describe Khayyam’s music and the admirers of the veteran music composer, who breathed his last on Monday, will keep revisiting his melodies like patrons returned to listen to Umrao Jaan’s songs in the eponymous film. It was a different time and Khayyam, who passed away after a prolonged illness […]

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