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 ...

Hyderabad's food story is not all about biryani and haleem. The city's identity is also steeped in its bustling bakery culture. Trays of Osmania biscuits, cream buns, and airy sponge cakes beckon from ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) Sonakshi Sinha, Zaheer Iqbal, and Huma Qureshi turned up the energy as they danced together to the peppy track 'Dil Thaam Ke' from the upcoming film“Maalik.” The ...

President Droupadi Murmu honoured folk music icon Sharda Sinha posthumously on Tuesday with India's second-highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan. Her enormous contribution to the arts, ...

New Delhi: Economist Bibek Debroy, Bihar’s folk singer Sharda Sinha and dancer Kumudini Rajnikant Lakhia were among the 68 eminent personalities who were conferred with the Padma Awards by President ...

Folk singer Sharda Sinha, who passed away in 2024, has been posthumously honoured with the prestigious Padma Vibhushan, one of India's highest civilian awards. Folk singer Sharda Sinha, who passed ...

Late musicians Sharda Sinha, Pankaj Udhas, Tamil superstar Ajith Kumar, veteran filmmaker Shekhar Kapur and singer Arijit Singh were among 139 recipients of the coveted Padma Awards for 2025 announced ...

NEW DELHI: In the high-stakes battle for Purvanchali votes, the Congress has promised to build a Chhath Puja ghat, akin to the Maha Kumbh structures, on the Yamuna riverbank, if it comes to power. The ...

“You can say ‘hit home’ again. Mere ghar walon par, mere parivaar ke oopar koi ungli uthayega toh main bardasht nahin karoonga. Don’t test the patience of a patient man,” says Shatruji icily. Pointing ...

On the first day of the Chhath Mahaparv, Sharda Sinha, the voice synonymous with the four-day festivities in Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, and among the natives of these States spread across the ...

Today, the last rites of legendary folk singer Sharda Sinha will be conducted with full state honours in Patna, Bihar, the same city where her late husband, Brajkishore Sinha, was laid to rest just a ...

Padma Bhushan recipient and celebrated Indian folk singer Sharda Sinha passed away at 72 after battling cancer. Just weeks before her passing, Sinha penned a moving Facebook tribute to her husband of ...