Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to speak shortly with Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, who helped save Flydubai flight FZ1073 after he was stabbed by his co-pilot.&nbsp;Captain Machchhar opened the cockpit door during the incident, an action credited with helping to save the flight. He has already spoken by video call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who praised his courage, presence of mind and composure. The Indian PM said the entire country was praying for him.&nbsp;Captain Machchhar became quite emotional during the call. He said it was a very special moment for him to speak with the prime minister, and told the Indian PM that he was his biggest idol.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/was-flydubai-omani-co-pilot-planning-a-9-11-like-terrorist-act-in-israel-uae-probe-reveals-1791038126847">Was Flydubai Omani co-pilot planning a 9/11-like ‘terrorist act’ in Israel? UAE probe reveals...</a>&nbsp;PM Modi said the country could proudly say that Indians were not those who take lives, but those who are willing to risk their lives to save others. The Indian pilot, who is currently recovering in a UAE hospital, told the prime minister that whenever he is in difficulty, he recites the Hanuman Chalisa, and that he had been reciting it during the incident as well.&nbsp;Top UAE leader met the pilot today. Dubai’s Crown Prince, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, visited Captain Smit Machchhar in hospital and praised his courage after a mid-air cockpit attack. The Crown Prince said Captain Machchhar had shown the “highest degrees of courage, responsibility and care for human life,” and that the UAE was proud he was part of its team.

Netanyahu is expected to speak with Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, who helped save Flydubai flight FZ1073 after being stabbed by his co-pilot and was praised by PM Modi and Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan for his courage.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to speak shortly with Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, who helped save Flydubai flight FZ1073 after he was stabbed by his co-pilot. Captain Machchhar opened the cockpit door during the incident, an action credited with helping to save the flight. He has already spoken by video call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who praised his courage, presence of mind and composure. The Indian PM said the entire country was praying for him. Captain Machchhar became quite emotional during the call. He said it was a very special moment for him to speak with the prime minister, and told the Indian PM that he was his biggest idol. Also Read: Was Flydubai Omani co-pilot planning a 9/11-like ‘terrorist act’ in Israel? UAE probe reveals... PM Modi said the country could proudly say that Indians were not those who take lives, but those who are willing to risk their lives to save others. The Indian pilot, who is currently recovering in a UAE hospital, told the prime minister that whenever he is in difficulty, he recites the Hanuman Chalisa, and that he had been reciting it during the incident as well. Top UAE leader met the pilot today. Dubai’s Crown Prince, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, visited Captain Smit Machchhar in hospital and praised his courage after a mid-air cockpit attack. The Crown Prince said Captain Machchhar had shown the “highest degrees of courage, responsibility and care for human life,” and that the UAE was proud he was part of its team.

Netanyahu is expected to speak with Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, who helped save Flydubai flight FZ1073 after being stabbed by his co-pilot and was praised by PM Modi and Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan for his courage.

Netanyahu expected to speak to stabbed Indian pilot Smit Machchhar

Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has been roped in for Kunal Kohli’s next venture, ‘Ramyug’. The series will stream on MXPlayer as it announced its voice artists.

The series will be directed by ‘Hum Tum’ fame Kunal Kohli.

The announcement teaser featured a special rendition of the Hanuman Chalisa featuring <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/amitabh-bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a>'s voice and tabla by Ustad Zakir Hussain. The track is composed by Rahul Sharma.

The official Twitter handle of MX Player posted the video, while Kunal also reshared and captioned it, "Coming soon."

In 2018, Kohli had announced he would adapt the Hindu epic Ramayana titled ‘Ramyug ‘for the big screen.

Meanwhile, actor Vicky Kaushal will feature in ‘Ashwatthama’, playing the titular mythological Mahabharata character who was given the curse of immortality.

Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has been roped in for Kunal Kohli’s next venture, ‘Ramyug’. The series will stream on MXPlayer as it announced its voice artists.

Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has been roped in for Kunal Kohli’s next venture, ‘Ramyug’. The series will stream on MXPlayer as it announced its voice artists. The series will be directed by ‘Hum Tum’ fame Kunal Kohli. The announcement teaser featured a special rendition of the Hanuman Chalisa featuring Amitabh Bachchan's voice and tabla by Ustad Zakir Hussain. The track is composed by Rahul Sharma. The official Twitter handle of MX Player posted the video, while Kunal also reshared and captioned it, "Coming soon." In 2018, Kohli had announced he would adapt the Hindu epic Ramayana titled ‘Ramyug ‘for the big screen. Meanwhile, actor Vicky Kaushal will feature in ‘Ashwatthama’, playing the titular mythological Mahabharata character who was given the curse of immortality.

Amitabh Bachchan lends vocals to Hanuman Chalisa for Kunal Kohli's new series Ramyug

South African Indian-origin singer Vandana Naran has been flooded with congratulatory messages after the launch of a CD featuring the Hanuman Chalisa in six different musical variations.

Naran performed some of the items live at the annual United Hanuman Chalisa held in Lenasia, the sprawling Indian township south of Johannesburg, 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.

The Hanuman Chalisa is a 40-verse devotional composition by Goswami Tulsidas, better known as the author of the mythological epic Ramcharitmanas, in praise of Lord Hanuman.&nbsp;

"We decided to put together this CD in different versions of the Hanuman Chalisa so that it would find appeal to different age groups," Naran told PTI.

"There are traditional versions that will appeal more to the elderly group, and then there are more modernised music versions for the younger group, using electronic music as background.&nbsp;

"The words, of course, stay exactly the same, but the renditions are in different tunes," singer added.&nbsp;

Naran, who has won a number of local song contests and has performed internationally, trained in Indian classical music as a child with her sister Jagruthi in the US, while their father Jagdish was working there for four years.

On the family's return to South Africa, the sisters and Naran, in particular, further their musical interests, with Naran concentrating on vocals and Jagruthi on music composition.

Jagdish assists with technical studio recordings.

The family also ran musical lessons online for a few years.

During the 150th anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela last year, the trio produced the world's first South African national anthem translation into Hindi, adapting lyrics composed by a schoolteacher from Pietermaritzburg, where Gandhi's path to Satyagraha was born 125 years earlier after he was thrown off a train reserved for whites.&nbsp; 
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South African Indian-origin singer Vandana Naran has been flooded with congratulatory messages after the launch of a CD featuring the Hanuman Chalisa in six different musical variations.

South African Indian-origin singer Vandana Naran has been flooded with congratulatory messages after the launch of a CD featuring the Hanuman Chalisa in six different musical variations. Naran performed some of the items live at the annual United Hanuman Chalisa held in Lenasia, the sprawling Indian township south of Johannesburg, 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. The Hanuman Chalisa is a 40-verse devotional composition by Goswami Tulsidas, better known as the author of the mythological epic Ramcharitmanas, in praise of Lord Hanuman. "We decided to put together this CD in different versions of the Hanuman Chalisa so that it would find appeal to different age groups," Naran told PTI. "There are traditional versions that will appeal more to the elderly group, and then there are more modernised music versions for the younger group, using electronic music as background. "The words, of course, stay exactly the same, but the renditions are in different tunes," singer added. Naran, who has won a number of local song contests and has performed internationally, trained in Indian classical music as a child with her sister Jagruthi in the US, while their father Jagdish was working there for four years. On the family's return to South Africa, the sisters and Naran, in particular, further their musical interests, with Naran concentrating on vocals and Jagruthi on music composition. Jagdish assists with technical studio recordings. The family also ran musical lessons online for a few years. During the 150th anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela last year, the trio produced the world's first South African national anthem translation into Hindi, adapting lyrics composed by a schoolteacher from Pietermaritzburg, where Gandhi's path to Satyagraha was born 125 years earlier after he was thrown off a train reserved for whites.

South African singer a hit with Hanuman Chalisa in six variations

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Netanyahu expected to speak to stabbed Indian pilot Smit Machchhar

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South African singer a hit with Hanuman Chalisa in six variations