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Music composer Sudhir Phadke passes away
MUMBAI:Renowned composer-playback singer Sudhir Phadke passed away in Mumbai this morning.
Phadke, who was admitted to hospital last week after he suffered brain haemorrhage, died at 10:30 am.
Among the last major works that he was associated with though was not on the music front but the movie Veer Savarkar, on the life of
freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, which he produced. Of course, he composed the music as well.
Phadke, who was born in 1919, was 85 when he died and is survived by his wife and son Shridhar, a composer himself.
Phadke’s body will be kept at Veer Savarkar Memorial at Dadar in central Mumbai from 9 am till noon on Tuesday for his admirers to pay their last tributes.
He composed music for over 110 films in a career spanning over 50 years.
Phadke was among those felicitated during the Sahyadri Navratna
Phadke receiving the Sahyadri Navratna Puraskar 2002 for lifetime achievement in music from Pt Jasraj in April this year Puraskar 2002 awards presented by indiantelevision.com in association with DD Sahyadri. The awards were instituted to celebrate excellence achieved by Maharashtrians in various fields. The awards ceremony was held on 27 April at the Juhu Centaur Hotel in western Mumbai’s Juhu suburb and was telecast on DD Sahyadri on Maharashtra Day, 1 May.
Phadke was presented the Swar Ratna Puraskar for outstanding achievement in the field of music.
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
