African sings Hanuman Chalisa in 6 variations

JOHANNESBURG: South African Indian-origin singer Vandana Naran has been flooded with congratulatory messages after the launch of a CD featuring Hanuman Chalisa in six musical variations. Naran performed some of the items live at the annual United Hanuman Chalisa held in Lenasia, the sprawling Indian township south of Johanensburg, on Sunday, where bhajan groups from all over the country rotated in 20-minute sessions for over 12 hours non-stop to chant the devotional prayer. PTI

EC submits report in SC on PM’s biopic

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday submitted its detailed report to the Supreme Court on the biopic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi took the EC’s report on PM Modi’s biopic and asked the poll panel to supply a copy of the report to the producer of the movie. The Bench, which also comprised justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, has now fixed the plea of producers challenging the EC’s ban on the movie for hearing on Friday 26. PTI

Decide TikTok plea, SC tells Madras HC 

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Madras High Court to decide on April 24 a plea of TikTok app against the ban order. A Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said if the Madras High Court fails to decide on the plea of TikTok app, then its ban order will stand vacated. PTI