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MUMBAI: Gnarwhal, the genre-bending rock phenomenon hailing from the remote northern Canadian city of Yellowknife, continues to captivate audiences with the release of their latest single, the title track from their upcoming album “Altered States”.
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MUMBAI: BBC World Service has announced the re-launch of the BBC Hindi mobile website, bbchindi.com, in Responsive Design - technology that tests mobile users’ screen sizes to ensure they are given the most optimised version for their device.
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NEW DELHI: A total of 107 proposals/ requests including 18 from different states and union territories have been received for opening of All India Radio FM Radio Stations at 97 places during the last three years. A total of 32 FM transmitters are being considered under 12th Plan while 37 FM transmitters will be considered in future plans. Of the 107 proposals received from 2010 to 2013, 38 FM transmitters have already been approved or made functional.
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MUMBAI: With an aim to get the best artwork based on the music and lyrics of the latest single ‘Castle of Glass’, Grammy award winning band, Linkin Park has tied up with Talenthouse to crowd source the design. The design that will win the competition will be on the official Linkin Park t-shirt. The winner will receive a cash prize of $1,000.
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NEW DELHI: Cancer survivors were paid a scintillating music salutation by the Delhi-based band Guitarmonk over the weekend. In the concert at Indian Habitat Centre, various genres of music such as Indi Pop, Western and Instrumental were performed by various artistes including a non-stop acoustic guitar by Kapil Srivastava, founder of Guitarmonk. The other artistes included singer Nitin, Gaurav, and Rahul.
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MUMBAI: Assamese singer Zubeen Garg has strongly defended his act of singing a Hindi song recently at Bihu festival in Guwahati. Banned outfit United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-Paresh Baruah faction) had issued a threat following the singer’s performance of his hit song ‘Ya Ali’ from the film ‘Gangster.
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MUMBAI: Pakistani Qawwali singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan entertained a packed house at Houston, US with his repertoire of hits and classics from his mentor Ustad Nussrat Fateh Ali Khan.
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MUMBAI: Bad Romance singer Lady Gaga is recovering from a hip surgery and enjoying some motoring time with her boyfriend Taylor Kinney by watching show Top Gear, according to agencies. The 'Poker Face' hitmaker had an operation to repair labral tear. According to reports, a source said, "Taylor loves his cars and has really got into the show. Gaga doesn't even watch TV usually but she's always loved everything British, so she loves the jokey chats that the presenters have.”
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MUMBAI: US Court has dismissed media conglomerate Viacom’s US$ 1 billion copyright lawsuit against Internet giant Google for the second time in three years. In a legal face-off between the two media giants, a US federal judge has dismissed Viacom's copyright lawsuit against YouTube, saying the online video site doesn't have to police itself as long as it removes infringing videos when copyright owners give notice.
read moreNEW DELHI: The government hopes to earn revenue of about Rs.15.3192 billion from the auction of 839 FM channels in Phase III in 294 cities. Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Manish Tewari told Parliament during question hour today that the government will conduct the auction by ascending e-auction for award of licences. He said the estimate of revenue was based on the reserve price.
read moreMUMBAI: FM Phase III is the much awaited chapter in the history of private radio industry of India. Like most private radio stations, Radio Misty based in North-eastern India, is waiting for it to arrive so that they could expand their hold more strongly in the region.
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Mumbai: Byond Tech Electronics the pioneers in Phablet phones, today launched the most awaited Phablet PI bringing in great cheer for tech savvy customers. This product is as magnificent in features as in its looks. A sleek beauty with a 135mm(5.3”) screen, Phablet PI is what one needs to own. Innovative features at an unbelievable price, the Phablet PI is set to create a stir up the smartphone market. Byond Tech has been front runners in the Phablet segment and is leaders in introducing hi-tech products.
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MUMBAI: BIG FM, India's leading radio network, successfully concludes the third season of read more
MUMBAI: 93.5 Red FM, India’s leading private radio and entertainment network announced the fourtread more
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MUMBAI: Audio series platform Pocket FM announces its triumphant success at the esteemed India read more
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