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Jan 24, 2011
Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (1922-2011), R.I.P.
- T. Narayan

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Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (1922-2011), R.I.P. BJP senior leaders L K Advani along with party's top leaders and Karnataka MPs coming out after meeting President Pratibha Patil to complain about the “unconstitutional conduct” of Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj, at Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. File: In this Sept. 2, 2010 file photo, Commonwealth Games organizing committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi gestures at a press conference with foreign journalists in New Delhi. The government fired Kalmadi and his close aide, OC Secretary General, Lalit Bhanot following allegations of corruption. Sports Minister Ajay Maken says he ordered their removal following a request from the CBI, who felt that their presence was hindering investigations into graft charges. A man wounded in a blast is carried away at Domodedovo airport in Moscow. An explosion ripped through the international arrivals hall at Moscow's busiest airport, killing at least 35 people and injuring 130 others, officials said. The Russian president called it a terror attack. Camel mounted paramilitary soldiers stand in the backdrop of India Gate war memorial, illuminated on top with the tricolour, during rehearsal for the Beating the Retreat ceremony, part of the Republic Day preparations in New Delhi. Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh with party workers during a protest against the arrest of the party leaders, heading Tiranga Yatra at Rajghat in New Delhi. A vendor and a man jump from the top of one overcrowded train to another as thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims try to return home after attending the three-day Islamic Congregation on the banks of the River Turag in Tongi, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The congregation, held each year since 1966, is among the world's largest religious gatherings. Leander Paes and compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi play Spain's Tommy Robredo, right top, and Marcel Granollers during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia. President Pratibha Patil receives a memento from a member of Know India, a three-week internship programme of Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs for diaspora youth to promote awareness on India and its socio-cultural diversity, at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, an armed police officer flies into his teammates' arms during a team building exercise in Huainan, south of Beijing, China. The exercise aims at boosting mutual trust and keeping mental health in participators. File: In this file photo S. M. Krishna is honouring legendary vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi at the latter's residence in Pune in Feb 2006. Joshi passed away at a Pune hospital on Monday after a prolonged illness. People carry the body of Indian vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, during his funeral in Pune. Income Tax officials coming out after they raided the residence of the Bollywood Actress Katrina Kaif in connection with cases of suspected tax evasion at her Bandra residence in Mumbai. File photo of Legendary Vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi with legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar. Joshi passed away at a Pune hospital after a prolonged illness. File: Legendary Vocalists Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and Gangubai Hangal at the latter's residence in Hubli. Joshi passed away at a Pune hospital on Monday after a prolonged illness. BJP workers hold tricolours and shout slogans against Jammu and Kashmir government during a protest demonstration for stopping the party's top leaders Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Ananth Kumar at the airport in Jammu. The three leaders, arrived to throw their weight behind the party's controversial Ekta Yatra, were asked to return by the state government. Ceremonial gun salute is accorded to legendary vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi during his cremation with full state honour in Pune. Britain's Andy Murray makes a backhand return to Austria's Jurgen Melzer during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia. E Ahamed being welcomed by Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao as he arrives to assume charge as MoS for External Affairs in New Delhi. File photo of Legendary Vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi with former President A P J Abdul Kalam. Hindi Poet Ashok Vajpayee (L) and contemporary artist SH Raza in conversation at Jaipur Literature Festival in Jaipur. Maharashtra Chief Minister Prthviraj Chavan paying tributes to legendary vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi in Pune on Monday. Joshi died at a hospital on Monday morning after a prolonged illness. People paying tributes to a sand sculpture of legendary vocalist Pandit Bhisen Joshi, created by sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik, in Puri. A blue and a yellow macaw at Alipore Zoo in Kolkata. Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (1922-2011), R.I.P. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono with his wife Ani Bambang, shakes hands with MoS for External Affairs E Ahamed on their arrival at Palam Airforce Station in New Delhi. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meeting NCC cadets participating in forthcoming Republic Day parade during PM's tea for NCC cadets and tableaus artists in New Delhi. BJP senior leaders L K Advani along with party's top leaders and Karnataka MPs talking to the media after meeting President Pratibha Patil to complain about the “unconstitutional conduct” of Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj, at Rastrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Union Minister for Tourism Subodh Kant Sahay and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Suresh Kalmadi inspecting the Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium at Hotwar, Ranchi ahead of the 34th National Games, scheduled from 12th of February. Veteran actors Rajesh Khanna and Zeenat Aman at Saibaba temple in Shirdi. Son Mayank and wife Asha Dwivedi of BSP MLA Purshottam Naresh Dwivedi, arrested on charges of raping a minor girl in Banda, staging a demonstration demanding a fair inquiry into the case in Lucknow Congress workers blacken a poster of U.P. Chief Minister Mayawati during a protest against crime in Allahabad. Defence Minister A K Antony with children honoured with national Bravery Awards 2010 in New Delhi. A girl, part of a cyclist group rallying for environmental awareness, carries the National Flag in the backdrop of Presidential Palace in New Delhi. An Afghan woman walks past a man rebuilding a house in Kabul. A man steps up a ladder onto the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old city. Palestinians were prepared to compromise over two of the toughest issues, Jerusalem and refugees, during peace talks in 2008, according to a report by the Al-Jazeera TV channel broadcast Sunday that quoted from documents it said came from the talks. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists shout slogans as police detain them during a protest in Jammu. The BJP vowed to press ahead with plans to hoist the National flag in in Srinagar on Republic Day even after its leaders Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj were barred from leaving the Jammu airport. A horse with a frost-covered face stands in a pasture in Vermont, USA. Bone-chilling cold has prompted schools around the Northeast part of the country to delay openings and some canceled classes altogether. French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves after his press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Sarkozy says he will use France's presidency of the Group of 20 this year to try to tame volatility in global currency and commodity markets. Sarkozy said at a news conference that he's asked German Chancellor Angela Merkel to co-preside a working group on reform of the international monetary system. Sachin Tendulkar gestures during the launch of Support My School campaign in Mumbai. Support My School, a campaign aimed at developing healthy, active and happy schools in rural and semi-urban towns was launched jointly by Coca-Cola India and NDTV. Protesters who slept in front of the Prime Minister's office remain in place, as the demonstration continues in Tunis. The protesters are angry that holdovers from former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's regime hold leading posts in the interim government in place since last week. Ben Ali fled the country Jan. 14 after 23 years in power, pushed out by weeks of deadly protests driven by anger over joblessness, corruption and repression. Paper reads RCD Out. A worker is seen silhouetted as he places the National flag on a pole during preparations for the upcoming Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi. A paramilitary soldier stands guard as a police man's baton is placed against a wall in Srinagar. Security in Kashmir has been beefed up ahead of Republic Day. East Bengal footballer Baichung Bhutia addressing a press conference in Kolkata. External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna along with Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan paying tributes to legendary vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi in Pune . Ambulances are seen outside a terminal at Domodedovo airport, Moscow. An explosion ripped through the international arrivals hall at Moscow's busiest airport, killing at least 35 people and wounding 130 others, officials said. The Russian president called it a terror attack. CWG Scam-accused SURESH KALMADI and close aide LALIT BHANOT, from top posts of the organising committee, after the CBI accuses the duo of “hindering investigations”. Kalmadi may lose IOA post too.
Jan 24, 2011
Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (1922-2011), R.I.P.
- T. Narayan
Jan 24, 2011
BJP senior leaders L K Advani along with party's top leaders and Karnataka MPs coming out after meeting President Pratibha Patil to complain about the “unconstitutional conduct” of Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj, at Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
- PTI Photo/ Atul Yadav
Jan 24, 2011
File: In this Sept. 2, 2010 file photo, Commonwealth Games organizing committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi gestures at a press conference with foreign journalists in New Delhi. The government fired Kalmadi and his close aide, OC Secretary General, Lalit Bhanot following allegations of corruption. Sports Minister Ajay Maken says he ordered their removal following a request from the CBI, who felt that their presence was hindering investigations into graft charges.
- AP Photo/Gurinder Osan, file
Jan 24, 2011
A man wounded in a blast is carried away at Domodedovo airport in Moscow. An explosion ripped through the international arrivals hall at Moscow's busiest airport, killing at least 35 people and injuring 130 others, officials said. The Russian president called it a terror attack.
- AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev
Jan 24, 2011
Camel mounted paramilitary soldiers stand in the backdrop of India Gate war memorial, illuminated on top with the tricolour, during rehearsal for the Beating the Retreat ceremony, part of the Republic Day preparations in New Delhi.
- AP Photo/Gurinder Osan
Jan 24, 2011
Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh with party workers during a protest against the arrest of the party leaders, heading Tiranga Yatra at Rajghat in New Delhi.
- PTI photo/ Kamal Kishore
Jan 24, 2011
A vendor and a man jump from the top of one overcrowded train to another as thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims try to return home after attending the three-day Islamic Congregation on the banks of the River Turag in Tongi, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The congregation, held each year since 1966, is among the world's largest religious gatherings.
- AP Photo/ Pavel Rahman
Jan 24, 2011
Leander Paes and compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi play Spain's Tommy Robredo, right top, and Marcel Granollers during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia.
- AP/PTI
Jan 24, 2011
President Pratibha Patil receives a memento from a member of Know India, a three-week internship programme of Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs for diaspora youth to promote awareness on India and its socio-cultural diversity, at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
- PTI Photo/ Kamal Kishore
Jan 24, 2011
In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, an armed police officer flies into his teammates' arms during a team building exercise in Huainan, south of Beijing, China. The exercise aims at boosting mutual trust and keeping mental health in participators.
- AP Photo/Xinhua, Liao Fuan
Jan 24, 2011

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Jan 24, 2011

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Jan 24, 2011
File: In this file photo S. M. Krishna is honouring legendary vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi at the latter's residence in Pune in Feb 2006. Joshi passed away at a Pune hospital on Monday after a prolonged illness.
- PTI Photo
Jan 24, 2011
People carry the body of Indian vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, during his funeral in Pune.
- AP Photo
Jan 24, 2011
Income Tax officials coming out after they raided the residence of the Bollywood Actress Katrina Kaif in connection with cases of suspected tax evasion at her Bandra residence in Mumbai.
- PTI Photo
Jan 24, 2011
File photo of Legendary Vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi with legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar. Joshi passed away at a Pune hospital after a prolonged illness.
- PTI Photo
Jan 24, 2011
File: Legendary Vocalists Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and Gangubai Hangal at the latter's residence in Hubli. Joshi passed away at a Pune hospital on Monday after a prolonged illness.
- PTI Photo
Jan 24, 2011
BJP workers hold tricolours and shout slogans against Jammu and Kashmir government during a protest demonstration for stopping the party's top leaders Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Ananth Kumar at the airport in Jammu. The three leaders, arrived to throw their weight behind the party's controversial Ekta Yatra, were asked to return by the state government.
- PTI Photo
Jan 24, 2011
Ceremonial gun salute is accorded to legendary vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi during his cremation with full state honour in Pune.
- PTI Photo
Jan 24, 2011
Britain's Andy Murray makes a backhand return to Austria's Jurgen Melzer during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia.
- AP Photo/ John Donegan
Jan 24, 2011
E Ahamed being welcomed by Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao as he arrives to assume charge as MoS for External Affairs in New Delhi.
- PTI Photo/ Vijay Kumar Joshi
Jan 24, 2011
File photo of Legendary Vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi with former President A P J Abdul Kalam.
- PTI Photo
Jan 24, 2011
Hindi Poet Ashok Vajpayee (L) and contemporary artist SH Raza in conversation at Jaipur Literature Festival in Jaipur.
- PTI Photo
Jan 24, 2011
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prthviraj Chavan paying tributes to legendary vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi in Pune on Monday. Joshi died at a hospital on Monday morning after a prolonged illness.
- PTI Photo
Jan 24, 2011
People paying tributes to a sand sculpture of legendary vocalist Pandit Bhisen Joshi, created by sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik, in Puri.
- PTI Photo
Jan 24, 2011
A blue and a yellow macaw at Alipore Zoo in Kolkata.
- PTI Photo/Ashok Bhaumik
Jan 24, 2011
Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (1922-2011), R.I.P.
- PTI Photo
Jan 24, 2011
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono with his wife Ani Bambang, shakes hands with MoS for External Affairs E Ahamed on their arrival at Palam Airforce Station in New Delhi.
- PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore
Jan 24, 2011
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meeting NCC cadets participating in forthcoming Republic Day parade during PM's tea for NCC cadets and tableaus artists in New Delhi.
- PTI Photo
Jan 24, 2011
BJP senior leaders L K Advani along with party's top leaders and Karnataka MPs talking to the media after meeting President Pratibha Patil to complain about the “unconstitutional conduct” of Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj, at Rastrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
- PTI Photo
Jan 24, 2011
Union Minister for Tourism Subodh Kant Sahay and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Suresh Kalmadi inspecting the Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium at Hotwar, Ranchi ahead of the 34th National Games, scheduled from 12th of February.
- PTI Photo
Jan 24, 2011
Veteran actors Rajesh Khanna and Zeenat Aman at Saibaba temple in Shirdi.
- PTI Photo
Jan 24, 2011
Son Mayank and wife Asha Dwivedi of BSP MLA Purshottam Naresh Dwivedi, arrested on charges of raping a minor girl in Banda, staging a demonstration demanding a fair inquiry into the case in Lucknow
- PTI Photo
Jan 24, 2011
Congress workers blacken a poster of U.P. Chief Minister Mayawati during a protest against crime in Allahabad.
- PTI Photo
Jan 24, 2011
Defence Minister A K Antony with children honoured with national Bravery Awards 2010 in New Delhi.
- PTI Photo
Jan 24, 2011
A girl, part of a cyclist group rallying for environmental awareness, carries the National Flag in the backdrop of Presidential Palace in New Delhi.
- AP Photo/Gurinder Osan
Jan 24, 2011
An Afghan woman walks past a man rebuilding a house in Kabul.
- AP Photo/Ahmad Nazar
Jan 24, 2011
A man steps up a ladder onto the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old city. Palestinians were prepared to compromise over two of the toughest issues, Jerusalem and refugees, during peace talks in 2008, according to a report by the Al-Jazeera TV channel broadcast Sunday that quoted from documents it said came from the talks.
- AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner
Jan 24, 2011
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists shout slogans as police detain them during a protest in Jammu. The BJP vowed to press ahead with plans to hoist the National flag in in Srinagar on Republic Day even after its leaders Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj were barred from leaving the Jammu airport.
- AP Photo/Channi Anand
Jan 24, 2011
A horse with a frost-covered face stands in a pasture in Vermont, USA. Bone-chilling cold has prompted schools around the Northeast part of the country to delay openings and some canceled classes altogether.
- AP Photo/Toby Talbot
Jan 24, 2011
French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves after his press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Sarkozy says he will use France's presidency of the Group of 20 this year to try to tame volatility in global currency and commodity markets. Sarkozy said at a news conference that he's asked German Chancellor Angela Merkel to co-preside a working group on reform of the international monetary system.
- AP Photo/Michel Spingler
Jan 24, 2011
Sachin Tendulkar gestures during the launch of "Support My School" campaign in Mumbai. "Support My School", a campaign aimed at developing healthy, active and happy schools in rural and semi-urban towns was launched jointly by Coca-Cola India and NDTV.
- AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool
Jan 24, 2011
Protesters who slept in front of the Prime Minister's office remain in place, as the demonstration continues in Tunis. The protesters are angry that holdovers from former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's regime hold leading posts in the interim government in place since last week. Ben Ali fled the country Jan. 14 after 23 years in power, pushed out by weeks of deadly protests driven by anger over joblessness, corruption and repression. Paper reads" RCD Out".
- AP Photo/Christophe Ena
Jan 24, 2011
A worker is seen silhouetted as he places the National flag on a pole during preparations for the upcoming Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi.
- AP Photo/Gurinder Osan
Jan 24, 2011
A paramilitary soldier stands guard as a police man's baton is placed against a wall in Srinagar. Security in Kashmir has been beefed up ahead of Republic Day.
- AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan
Jan 24, 2011
East Bengal footballer Baichung Bhutia addressing a press conference in Kolkata.
- PTI Photo
Jan 24, 2011
External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna along with Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan paying tributes to legendary vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi in Pune .
- PTI Photo
Jan 24, 2011
Ambulances are seen outside a terminal at Domodedovo airport, Moscow. An explosion ripped through the international arrivals hall at Moscow's busiest airport, killing at least 35 people and wounding 130 others, officials said. The Russian president called it a terror attack.
- AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev
Jan 24, 2011
CWG Scam-accused SURESH KALMADI and close aide LALIT BHANOT, from top posts of the organising committee, after the CBI accuses the duo of “hindering investigations”. Kalmadi may lose IOA post too.
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