Pakistani analysts and former diplomats have termed the Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's visit as a breakthrough and believe that it will positively affect the future relations of Islamabad......
Against the backdrop of Pakistan's flip-flop on the issue of granting the most favoured nation status to India, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Friday held consultations with the top civil......
Hamid Mir, one of Pakistan's most well-informed and well-connected journalists, has claimed that the operation to kill Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was done with the full knowledge and assistance......
The graves of several luminaries of Hindi cinema, including legendary playback singer Mohammad Rafi and music composer Naushad are in the danger of being dug out to make way for new ones.This is......
The suicide attack on a Muharram procession in Karachi on Monday, in which 40 people were killed and over 95 sustained injuries, has added to the Pakistan government's woes, as the attack may spell......
Recently, Mumbai's well-known Carter Road, home to many Bollywood denizens was rechristened to Naushad Ali Road in honour of its most popular resident. Considering his immense contribution in the......
Last week, a Bangladeshi musician claimed that Mohammad Rafi was not given his rightful due in India. In a week-long series rediff.com finds out if the great Rafisaab was indeed ignored by the......
Noted music composer Naushad Ali died of old age in Mumbai on Friday, family sources said. He was 86.Naushad, a Dadasaheb Phalke award winner, had not been keeping well for quite some time in the......
Regarded as one of the greatest music composers of Indian cinema, Naushad's was literally a journey from the footpath to the recording studios.Born Naushad Ali on Christmas day in 1919, he spent......
After what seems like an eternity, Akbar Khan's Taj Mahal An Eternal Love Story is slated to finally hit theatres. That was reason enough to celebrate at the prelude, the music launch, on......
The Turkish Football Federation has barred Fenerbahce from this season's Champions League under pressure from UEFA in connection with a match-fixing investigation involving the top Istanbul club,......
Previous major penalties handed out by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) ahead of a race-fixing hearing on Monday that could impose heavy sanctions on Renault. April 2009: McLaren......
Ejaz Butt, the newly-appointed chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, has appointed former Test pacer Saleem Jaffer as chairman of selectors.Former Test batsmen Shoaib Mohammad and Ejaz Ahmed, who......
Pakistan will make two changes for the crucial Asia Cup match against India on Wednesday, replacing Wahab Riaz and Mansoor Amjad with Abdul Rauf and off spinner Saeed Ajmal.Chief selector......
Rampaging form and beleaguered opponents tilt the scale pretty much in India's favour but complacency, and not Pakistan, pose the most serious threat to Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team in the final of......
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