MUMBAI – The Padma Awards 2025, one of India’s highest civilian honors, recognized 139 distinguished individuals for their contributions across various fields. Here’s how some of the recipients ...

“Let’s learn from the stories and not hide from the truth,” said author Devdutt Pattanaik at the Kolkata Literary Meet 2026, where he discussed his book Sati Savitri, offering fresh perspectives on ...

Actor Anurag Sinha is back on screens, and this time, on a global stage. With Netflix’s crime thriller Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web, Sinha has returned to prominence, delivering a performance that ...

Gaana’s 2025 listening recap indicates a shift in how Indian audiences consume music, with longer time spent on the platform, increased regional discovery and repeat engagement across Indian-language ...

SINGAPORE: US Ambassador Dr Anjani K Sinha has arrived in Singapore to begin his tenure, the US Embassy Singapore said on Thursday (Nov 6). “I am deeply honoured to represent the United States in ...

Sharda Sinha, who was known as the "Bihar Kokila" for her melodious renditions of folk music by millions of her admirers, passed away on the evening of November 5. PM Modi offers heartfelt tributes to ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday remembered the late Sharda Sinha on her first death anniversary, saying, “On the first death anniversary of Bihar Kokila Sharda Sinha ji, heartfelt tribute to ...

For decades, Sharda Sinha’s voice has been inseparable from the spirit of Chhath Puja. Born in Bihar in 1952, she elevated Bhojpuri and Maithili folk music to national recognition, becoming the ...

The soulful voice of Sharda Sinha, also called the ‘Nightingale of Bihar’, reverberated across the banks of Hussainsagar and several other locations in Hyderabad on Monday as the city marked Chhath ...

Actor Kranti Prakash Jha calls this year’s Chhath Puja“extra special” after Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared the song Pahile Pahil Chhathi Maiya (2016), which featured him and was sung by the late ...

The celebration of Chhath Puja is incomplete without the divine resonance of Chhath Geet, songs that hold the very essence of the festival. These traditional folk melodies, sung with deep devotion, ...

Chhath song by Sharda Sinha played at Shimla Railway Station on festival day Chhath Puja begins with Nahay-Khay involving holy baths and satvik meals Second day includes Nirjala Vrat and offerings to ...