Pithukuli Murugadas, the devotional singer aged 95, died here on Tuesday. Murugadas was a writer, lyricist and music composer too. The singer travelled extensively in the country and abroad and his songs on Krishna, particularly the compositions of Oothukadu Venkata Subbaiyer raised the bar for all other singers. Born at Coimbatore on January 25, 1920, in a Brahmin family, Murugadas […]
» Read moreChittoor Mayor Katari Anuradha was attacked with knives and then shot dead inside her office today by a group of five men who came disguised in burqas. Her husband, Telugu Desam Party leader Katari Mohan, was also injured in the attack. He has been admitted to a hospital in the city and is in critical condition. According to reports, the […]
» Read moreVishwa Hindu Parishad leader Ashok Singhal passed away on Tuesday, less than a week after he was admitted to a private hospital in Gurgaon following complaints of breathlessness. The death of the 89-year-old Hindutva veteran was announced by Singhal’s deputy in theVHP, Praveen Togadia. Singhal, who was diagnosed with right lower Lobe Pneumonia, was put on a ventilator on November […]
» Read moreMitchell Johnson, the Australia fast bowler will retire from international cricket at the conclusion of the second Test between Australia and New Zealand in Perth. Johnson, 34, has struggled in the both the Tests, taking just five wickets at an average of over 60. He picked up four wickets for 163 runs in the first Test in Brisbane last week, […]
» Read moreBoard of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has officially invited Pakistan to play its ‘home’ series in India in December, Shaharyar Khan, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, said on Saturday (November 14). Shaharyar told the media in Lahore that he was given a formal proposal by his Indian counterpart Shashank Manohar during a phone call on Friday. “Shashank […]
» Read moreThe dazzling beauty queen, Aafreen Vaz, would be representing India at Miss Supranational, 2015, to be held in Poland. Aafreen says, “I am so thrilled that I will represent India at Miss Supranational, a pageant that celebrates the confidence, performance and intelligence of a woman! I would like to thank the Miss India organization for giving me this wonderful opportunity […]
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