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Benazir's daughter: Meet Pakistan's first lady

Quite the spitting image of her late mother, both in looks and bearing, Aseefa Bhutto Zardari joins a long line of Pakistani first ladies. Aseefa Bhutto Zardari was just 14 years old when her......

Yasin Malik's wife included in Pak caretaker cabinet

Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has included Mishaal Hussain Malik, wife of jailed terrorist and Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik, in his cabinet.......

Will stick to constitutional validity of 'talaq-e-hasan', not cases, says SC

The Supreme Court said on Thursday it will examine the larger constitutional issue of challenge to the validity of extrajudicial divorce like 'talaq-e-hasan' among Muslims. IMAGE: Kindly note that......

Women's entry in mosques for namaz permitted: AIMPLB

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the entry of women into mosques for offering namaz inside is permitted. The board said a Muslim woman is......

Pervez Musharraf laid to rest in Karachi

Pakistan's former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf was on Tuesday laid to rest with military honours in an army graveyard in Karachi in the presence of his relatives and several retired and......

UN report sees India growing at 7.6% in 2017

India's economy is projected to grow at 7.6 per cent in 2017 as investment regains momentum and manufacturing base strengthens on the back of structural reforms in the country, a UN study said,......

30 crore people still live in extreme poverty in India

About 30 crore people still live in extreme poverty in India even as the Millennium Development Goal (MGD) programme will expire in December, a United Nations report has said. "Still nearly......

Indian economy likely to grow 6.4% in 2015: UN

The report, however, said that India experienced a negative contribution of investment to growth in the third quarter of 2014, which indicates the continuing pressing challenge of improving the......

UN lowers India growth forecast to 4.8% for 2013

United Nations has lowered India's economic growth forecast for 2013 to 4.8 per cent while warning that emerging markets should be prepared to deal with the impact of US Federal Reserve's......

The Incomparable Waheeda Rehman

Dinesh Raheja doffs his hat to the movie legend, who will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year. IMAGE: Waheeda Rehman in Guide. Rati Agnihotri confides breathlessly, "I was......

90 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle Songs

Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8. IMAGE: Asha Bhosle in Mumbai, August 9, 2023. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Her voice reminds me of tiramisu.......

When Retro Songs Make A Re-Entry In The Movies

Hindi film songs have a long life and versatile character. They please. They comfort. And when used in a different surrounding from its original setting, they acquire an altogether new context.......

'I never listen to my songs'

'I've never allowed success to go to my head.''I've seen many artistes fall because of their pride.' IMAGE: A young Lata Mangeshkar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lata Mangeshkar/Instagram One week......

Lata loved to sport jeans

Where Shamshad Begum was charging Rs 900 for a song, Lata was prepared to settle for Rs 50 as she came on the scene.Raju Bharatan recalls yet another memorable incident from Lata Mangeshkar's......

Jaffer rejects claims of favouring Muslim players in U'khand team

'If I was communal, I could have adjusted the practice timings according to our prayer timings but that's not the way I am.' IMAGE: Wasim Jaffer quit as the coach of Uttarakhand after allegations......

Prithvi Shaw made history: In Numbers

The peaks Prithvi Shaw scaled on the first day of his Test career in numbers, via Rajneesh Gupta. IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw hits a boundary on the way to his 100. Photograph: PTI Prithvi Shaw became the......

'My career had more quality than quantity'

'It's like sometimes you go to a top restaurant and order a dish, the food quantity might be less, but if the quality and taste is good, then it leaves a mark forever.''As far as my career is......

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