
New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan was lauded on Wednesday by Google with a dedicated doodle. To mark the occasion of maestro's 102nd birth anniversary, Google dedicated its fun doodle to him, where Khan can be seen playing his shehnai while casually lounging in his trademark posture. The doodle has been illustrated by a Chennai-based illustrator, Vijay Krish, according to the Google. Khan was born in 1961 in a family of musicians. He moved to Varanasi at the age of six, where he received formal training to be a shehnai player. His art was so much appreciated that he was invited to play on India's Independence Day and on the first Republic Day in 1950. He performed at the Red Fort on India's Independence Day and also on the first Republic Day ceremony on January 26, 1950. Since then, he had been a part of every Independence Day ceremony and his gig is shown on telecast immediately after the Prime Minister's address to the nation. He had been awarded Bharat R

New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan was lauded on Wednesday by Google with a dedicated doodle. To mark the occasion of maestro's 102nd birth anniversary, Google dedicated its fun doodle to him, where Khan can be seen playing his shehnai while casually lounging in his trademark posture. The doodle has been illustrated by a Chennai-based illustrator, Vijay Krish, according to the Google. Khan was born in 1961 in a family of musicians. He moved to Varanasi at the age of six, where he received formal training to be a shehnai player. His art was so much appreciated that he was invited to play on India's Independence Day and on the first Republic Day in 1950. He performed at the Red Fort on India's Independence Day and also on the first Republic Day ceremony on January 26, 1950. Since then, he had been a part of every Independence Day ceremony and his gig is shown on telecast immediately after the Prime Minister's address to the nation. He had been awarded Bharat Ra

Google commemorates birth anniversary of Ustad Bismillah Khan with doodle

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Kolkata Police recently unearthed a fake passport racket and arrested at least eight persons for their alleged involvement in it.
Talking to reporters, the IPS officer said in the letter to the MEA, they also pointed out software issues and proposed the idea of superintendents of police personally conducting the verification process.
"We have written to the MEA requesting them to strengthen the passport verification system. We have proposed a new system where the district intelligence branch (DIB), local police stations, and senior officers will have a more significant role," Kumar said.
"In the letter, we have also expressed our concerns about the distribution of passports through post offices. All the agencies must collaborate to address these ...

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Modi highlighted the achievements made in the fight against malaria and cancer in the 117th episode of his 'Mann Ki Baat'. He said the success on this front has attracted the attention of the world today.
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Modi also emphasised the role of the Ayushman Bharat Yojana in ensuring timely treatment of cancer patients, within 30 days.
"Because of this scheme, 90 percent of cancer patients have been able to start their treatment on time. This has happened because earlier, due to lack of money, poor patients used to shy away from getting tested for cancer and its treatment. Now, the Ayushman Bharat Yojana has become a big

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Scindia, along with officials from the Department of Posts, presented their capital expenditure demands to the finance minister to make it a profit centre by 2029.
Scindia aims to make India Post globally competitive and has been leading Department-wide efforts to drive higher customer acquisition, retention and operational efficiency.
During the meeting with the finance minister, Scindia presented a new development plan for India Post and said the department is working on rationalising costs and aiming to make most processes digital.
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Google commemorates birth anniversary of Ustad Bismillah Khan with doodle

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