Radio Tarana

Radio Tarana Tarana is NZ’s leading Indian Radio Network available free to air and on digital platforms.

Auckland 1386 AM
Wellington 105.3 FM
Christchurch 87.8 FM
Studio Phone: 0064 9 303 1386
email: [email protected]
NZ Free Phone
0508 T A R A N A
0508 8 2 7 2 6 2
Text: 8812 (NZ Only)
Website: www.tarana.co.nz

Launched in 1996. Radio Tarana is a privately owned Indian Radio Station that broadcasts nationwide in NZ using multiple platforms - Free to Air, Mobile Devices, Internet Radio and Digital Radio.

13/12/2025

Lionel Messi's much-hyped Kolkata leg of the G.O.A.T. Tour on Saturday turned out to be a chaotic experience for the thousands who came to watch the superstar at the Yuva Bharati Krirangan. The reason: they could not get a glimpse of the Argentine football great. Despite paying a hefty sum for the event, with tickets ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 25,000, several fans claimed they could not even properly see the football legend. The presence of security personnel and other guests in close proximity to Messi meant that fans could not properly see him from the stands. The resulting anger, with chairs and bottles being thrown, forced the organisers to whisk Messi away.

13/12/2025

| A fan of football icon voiced anger, saying, “Only leaders and actors were around Messi. Why were we even called? We paid ₹12,000 for tickets, yet we couldn’t even see his face.”

The disappointment among supporters soon escalated into chaos, as upset fans began throwing bottles and chairs from the stands at Salt Lake Stadium.

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13/12/2025

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Remembering the Showman: Raj Kapoor 🎬✨Today marks the birth anniversary of Raj Kapoor, one of the greatest and most infl...
13/12/2025

Remembering the Showman: Raj Kapoor 🎬✨

Today marks the birth anniversary of Raj Kapoor, one of the greatest and most influential actors and filmmakers in the history of Indian cinema.

Born to Prithviraj Kapoor and Ramsarni Devi Kapoor, Raj Kapoor had an Arya Samaji upbringing. Due to his father’s traveling career, he attended several schools, including Colonel Brown Cambridge School in Dehradun, St. Xavier’s Collegiate School in Calcutta (now Kolkata), and Campion School in Bombay (now Mumbai). His formal education was cut short when he entered the film industry as a child actor.

Raj Kapoor married Krishna Malhotra on May 12, 1946, in a traditional arranged marriage. At the time, he was 22 and she was 16. Their union, which lasted a lifetime, produced five children: Randhir, Rishi, Rajiv, Ritu, and Rima.

As an actor, director, and producer, Raj Kapoor worked on dozens of films. He starred in classics like Awaara (1951) and Shree 420 (1955), directed acclaimed films such as Mera Naam Joker (1970) and Bobby (1973), and produced numerous hits. His career spanned from 1935, when he debuted as a child actor in Inquilab, to the late 1980s, leaving an indelible mark on Indian cinema.

Raj Kapoor’s genius lay in visionary filmmaking, blending social commentary with universal themes of love and the struggles of the common man. His iconic “tramp” persona, inspired by Charlie Chaplin, soulful music, and groundbreaking films like Awaara, Shree 420, and Mera Naam Joker earned him the title “Showman of Indian Cinema.”

Today, we pay tribute to this legendary filmmaker whose work continues to inspire and touch audiences worldwide. 🌟

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13/12/2025

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13/12/2025

कहाँ ज़ख्म खोल बैठा, पगले 😔
यह तो नमक का शहर है 🧂✨

— DJ Shalend

13/12/2025

Lionel Messi is currently in India, and football fans across the country are excited.

13/12/2025

witnessed an unprecedented mix of chaos and celebration as football superstar Lionel Messi made his much-anticipated appearance at the Salt Lake Stadium. The Argentine legend, visiting India as part of his GOAT Tour India 2025, was forced to cut short his lap of honour after an overwhelming crowd led to bottles being thrown by frustrated fans.

Unable to catch a glimpse of the , some spectators resorted to vandalising banners and seats, while others booed officials and politicians, highlighting serious security challenges amid the frenzy.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has issued a public apology to Lionel Messi and his fans in Kolkata over the ...
13/12/2025

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has issued a public apology to Lionel Messi and his fans in Kolkata over the chaos that unfolded at his event at Salt Lake Stadium this morning. Banerjee said she was shocked by the "mismanagement" and announced an inquiry committee to probe what led to the nightmarish turn of events.

"I am deeply disturbed and shocked by the mismanagement witnessed today at Salt Lake Stadium. I sincerely apologise to Lionel Messi, as well as to all sports lovers and his fans, for the unfortunate incident," said Banerjee, who was on her way to the stadium to attend the event.

Police have opened a homicide investigation after two bodies were discovered at a property in Ruatiti, near Whanganui Na...
13/12/2025

Police have opened a homicide investigation after two bodies were discovered at a property in Ruatiti, near Whanganui National Park.

Central District Commander Superintendent Dion Bennett confirmed police located the deceased at a rural address this afternoon.

A scene examination is set to begin tomorrow and is expected to take several days. Superintendent Bennett said post-mortem examinations and formal identification processes will be conducted in the coming days.

Credit:NZ Herald

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A LinkedIn post by 22-year-old Adithya S Kolavi has taken social media by storm after he shared an extraordinary roundup...
13/12/2025

A LinkedIn post by 22-year-old Adithya S Kolavi has taken social media by storm after he shared an extraordinary roundup of his achievements from the past year, an impressive list that many in the tech world are calling "one of the most inspiring Gen Z journeys in AI today."

Adithya began his year with a Machine Learning internship at Apple, where he worked alongside senior engineers on projects that strengthened his technical vision. He later moved to Microsoft Research, contributing to cutting-edge work on agentic memory.
In a remarkable milestone, he secured a six-figure USD LLaMA Impact Grant from Meta, enabling him to build frontier-level AI models at his startup, CognitiveLab. His open-source work also gained major traction, crossing 10,000 GitHub stars-with his popular tool GitVizz even being accepted into the Vercel Open Source Sponsorship Program.

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New Zealand’s No. 1 Hindi Radio Station

Radio Tarana has proudly been New Zealand's number 1 Hindi Radio Station since 1996.

Featuring Multi Lingual Religious Music in the morning, News & community Messages, Drive time music play, Talkback shows, Birthday Announcements, Interviews, Favourite music plays and much more. Radio Tarana is essentially a music station featuring a range of popular Hindi songs from the '50s to present era. This includes film songs and music as well as recordings of popular artists and the latest remixes.

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