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MDH owner Mahashay Dharampal Gulati passes away

3:10 pm December 3, 2020

New Delhi: Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, owner of the famous spice company MDH Masala, passed away Thursday morning at a city hospital. Gulati (97) was undergoing treatment at Mata Chanan Devi Hospital where he breathed his last, sources said. According to reports, he was undergoing post-COVID treatment and suffered a cardiac arrest Thursday morning. Popularly known […]

Padma awards nominations open till Tuesday

7:43 pm September 14, 2020

New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Monday said the process of online nominations for the 2021 Padma awards, recognising distinguished and exceptional achievements and service in various disciplines, will be available till Tuesday. The nominations or recommendations for the Padma awards will be received online only on the portal “https://padmaawards.gov.in/” \nhttps://padmaawards.gov.in, a statement from […]

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 […]

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 […]