Veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar has been honoured with the Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award on the 80th birthday of veteran music composer Hridaynath Mangeshkar. Akhtar will receive Rs 100,000 along with a memento. The award function will held at Shanmukhanand Hall, Kings Circle.
The Pakistan govt on Tuesday sought the extension of Mumbai attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed's detention under the public safety law. Earlier today, Saeed was presented before a 3-member Punjab provincial judicial review board amid high security. Saeed has been under house arrest since January.
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived in Imphal on his maiden visit to participate in an international peace conference. This is his second visit to the northeast this year. Security has been escalated in the city in wake of Dalai Lama's 3-day visit.