34 Muslims elected to UP assembly, 10 more than last time

Thirty-four Muslim candidates have won in the recent Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, 10 more than in the last state elections. IMAGE: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan. Photograph: ANI Photo They......

Hijab Case: Why Muslim Liberals Will Lose

The educated, respectable and established Muslims voices, that were on the modernising side on the Shah Bano issue, are fighting on the opposite side now, mostly because they worry about Narendra......

Tributes pour in for Lata Mangeshkar from Pakistan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, eminent personalities, politicians, cricketers and ordinary citizens on Sunday described Lata Mangeshkar as the "nightingale of the subcontinent" and the "queen......

RLD MP, Ajit Singh's former aide join Samajwadi Party

In a jolt to Rashtriya Lok Dal, its Rajya Sabha member of Parliament Shahid Siddiqui and Anuradha Chowdhury, a former aide of party chief Ajit Singh, on Sunday joined the Samajwadi Party ahead of......

Do Audiences Like Bollywood's Revolutionaries?

Bollywood has seldom made movies on real life revolutionaries. The most recognised of them all remains 1982's Gandhi, but surprisingly, the only box office hit in this genre has been Manikarnika:......

'I would play a submissive woman if...'

'I feel eyebrows change the expressions on a face.' IMAGE: Shabana Azmi as Esan Daulat in The Empire. Shabana Azmi is among the finest actresses in Indian cinema. Her range of performances and the......

Bajirao Mastani: The Grandeur of Movie Manufactured History

Bajirao Mastani has the potential to do for Maratha 'history' what Mughal-e-Azam did for Mughal 'history', says Mohammad Asim Siddiqui. It is said that when K Asif was busy with his obsession......

Why Naseeruddin Shah is WRONG about Dilip Kumar

Dilip Kumar remained in demand all through his career because he kept reinventing himself in keeping with the changing times in Indian cinema, argues Mohammad Asim Siddiqui. IMAGE: Dilip Kumar and......

Babar's mother was on ventilator when Pakistan played India

IMAGE: Pakistan captain Babar Azam, 2nd left, with his family. Photograph: Kind courtesy Azam Siddiqui/Instagram Babar Azam's mother was on a ventilator when the Pakistan skipper went about......

Demoralised Pakistan eye big win against Canada to stay alive

IMAGE: Pakistan's Super 8 qualification chance hinges on winning big in their last two games against Canada and Ireland. Photograph: PCB/X Shocked by the United Statesand scarred by India,......

2024 ICC T20 World Cup Squads

The ninth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup will feature a record number of teams, with 20 different sides represented in a tournament co-hosted by the USA and West Indies between June 1-29.......

Gayle, Harbhajan, Afridi among star-studded marquee players

IMAGE: Chris Gayle will ply his trade for Mississauga Panthers. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters The player draft for the much-awaited Global T20 Canada 2023 was held in a hybrid-form on......

Asia Cup 2016: Asian giants eye continental supremacy

Image: The Asia Cup starts on February 24 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photograph: BCCI. The Asia Cup, in Bangladesh from February 24, will be played in the T20 format for the first time in the......