'Rafi was singing for Hanuman and I was singing for Ravan.' 'C Ramachandra corrected Rafisaab and he became red in the face.' 'I asked Anna (Ramachandra), "How could you do this?"' 'He replied, "How could I not do this? My song was being spoilt".'
'At the same time, this may encourage some youngsters in some parts of the country to pursue football.'
The completed banner will be 340 feet long and 75 feet wide, which the Mohun Bagan fans say will topple the world record for largest hand-painted tifo.
The turn out was extremely poor, with many stars choosing to pay their tributes on the social media instead.
"Manna Dey sang some of the most soulful songs for my films" is how late actor Raj Kapoor described his association with Manna Dey.
Arthur J Pais remembers the time when Manna Dey recorded his first ever Malayalam song for the film Chemmen.
The city rejoices the news of the singer's Dada Saheb Phalke award nomination.
Born in Kolkata, the Dadasaheb Phalke awardee currently resides in Bangalore after spending more than fifty years in Mumbai.
The police received a letter from Dey's daughter Sumita accusing the singer's nephew, with whom he had a joint account and a locker in a bank in Kolkata.
The legendary singer has complained of respiratory and renal problems.
The meeting was attended by CMs of Kerala, Punjab and Telangana -- Pinarayi Vijayan, Bhagwant Manna and A Revanth Reddy, Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar, and senior BRS leader KT Ramarao among others.
Former hockey captain P R Sreejesh was chosen for the Padma Bhushan, while Ravichandran Ashwin was among the Padma Shri winners.
A team of NIA officials earlier this morning arrested two persons in connection with the case and were on their way back to Kolkata, when the vehicle came under attack, they said.
Several Bollywood stars remember the late singer.
Ajit Pal Singh tells us how and why he fell in love with Gujarati food.
The 90-year-old singer will be conferred the award in a ceremony on October 21st by President Pratibha Patil.
Bollywood pays tribute to Manna Dey.
Amid the political blame game over Bengal's potato ban, which led to shortages in Jharkhand and Odisha, Uttar Pradesh farmers are the unlikely winners.
Mehmood and R D Burman shiver, wail and flail when they encounter a stuffed tiger that wags its tail, furniture that moves on its own volition and dancing skeletons and mummies. Dinesh Raheja revisits a must-watch.
Legendary singer Manna Dey who was suffering from a lung infection passed away in Bengaluru on Thursday morning at 3:33 am. He was 94. He was being treated from respiratory and renal problems.
At least three people were killed and several others injured in a blast near the venue of senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee's rally in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district, police said on Saturday.
Upset that they had not been helped in bad times, the family of legendary playback singer Manna Dey did not accept the request of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to bring his mortal remains to Kolkata for the last rites.
Masood Manna, who is known to Shifa, claimed in a tweet that a mob of 150 people attacked Saif.
An installation with pictures of hostages abducted by Hamas in Tel Aviv.
If Pitroda's blunder cost him his office, what should the BJP's unrepentant attitude cost it?, asks Shyam G Menon.
'Pancham told me once, "It's very difficult to be taken seriously when there are stalwarts like Shankar-Jaikishan, S D Burman, Madan Mohan and Naushad... How do I make my mark?"' Amit Kumar salutes R D Burman on his 30th death anniversary on January 4.
The self-styled Sikh preacher managed to give police a slip after changing his vehicle on Saturday when police had launched a crackdown against him and his outfit 'Waris Punjab De'.
In focus are the assembly polls in 2026. From a BJP perspective, their attack on the ruling DMK, using the 'Hindutva' card, and Annamalai's targeting of both Dravidian majors on corruption has not worked, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
'There must have been some wonderful genetic disorder due to which I was attracted towards filmi songs.'
The actors hit the stage to promote anime in India.
After inaugurating development projects worth nearly Rs 5,000 crore for boosting the agri-economy in the Union territory, Modi said he was "elated to be among the wonderful people of Srinagar".
'How many voices from that time have stood the test of time?' 'There have been RJs before him and after him, but no one has enjoyed his popularity and longevity.'
Officials said Papalpreet Singh is considered one of Amritpal Singh's mentors who had been advising him on various issues.
Subhash K Jha doffs his hat to the musical genius R D Burman on his 30th death anniversary on January 4.
As we celebrate singer Mukesh's birth centenary on July 22, it is a nice time to recall his closeness to Lata Mangeshkar, who would call him 'Mukesh bhaiyya'.
Playback singers enjoyed the challenge of being pitched against the finest voice God ever created, but they were also wary of Lata Mangeshkar's endless resourcefulness in rendition.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday began his maiden state visit to Egypt by holding discussions with his Egyptian counterpart Mostafa Madbouly and top cabinet ministers on deepening trade relations and further strengthening the strategic partnership.
The telecom dream that India is living is not without blemish.
Virat Kohli got an opportunity to cool down after hectic pre-IPL practice.
