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The Very Best Of Shabana Azmi

The Very Best Of Shabana Azmi

Rediff.com17 Sep 2022

On her 72nd birthday on September 18, Sukanya Verma gives three cheers to the legend and lists 20 of her stellar performances.

Aziz to visit India on Sunday; no bilateral meet scheduled

Aziz to visit India on Sunday; no bilateral meet scheduled

Rediff.com1 Dec 2016

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is not attending the Heart of Asia ministerial meeting.

Kasab learns a smattering of Marathi during trial

Kasab learns a smattering of Marathi during trial

Rediff.com11 Dec 2009

Ever since the trial began in May, Kasab, a fourth standard dropout of an Urdu medium school, has been keenly observing the proceedings and picked up bits of English and even Marathi as witnesses, lawyers and the judge speak in these languages although the evidence is recorded in English.

Residents in Balakot thought IAF strike was a quake

Residents in Balakot thought IAF strike was a quake

Rediff.com26 Feb 2019

Residents in the mountainous area town told BBC Urdu they were woken by loud explosions.

The diplomat who handles a hot potato with a cool head

The diplomat who handles a hot potato with a cool head

Rediff.com31 Dec 2020

As the representative of his government in India, Abdul Basit runs a tight ship at the Pakistan High Commission.

Pak to engage China to counter Indo-US nuke deal

Pak to engage China to counter Indo-US nuke deal

Rediff.com18 Sep 2008

In its bid to offset the impact of Indo-US nuclear deal, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will take up the acquisition of nuclear fuel technology from China during his forthcoming visit.

Lies of the Lashkar

Lies of the Lashkar

Rediff.com4 Dec 2008

India's Muslims need to be seen as a potential asset, rather than a liability, in the struggle against terrorism. Scores of Indian ulema or Islamic clerics are now openly castigating all forms of terror, organising mass rallies and even issuing fatwas to get the message across. The Indian State and civil society urgently need to realise that hounding the Indian Muslims can only play into the hands of outfits of groups like the Lashkar

MQM founder and exiled Pak leader Altaf Hussain held in UK

MQM founder and exiled Pak leader Altaf Hussain held in UK

Rediff.com11 Jun 2019

Altaf Hussain has been arrested in relation to the hate speech of 2016 in which he had urged his followers to take the law into their own hands, it said.

China, Pak launch joint think-tank; face ridicule on acronym

China, Pak launch joint think-tank; face ridicule on acronym

Rediff.com21 Apr 2015

The acronym has become the butt of jokes on social media.

Sarabjit Singh's family shocked

Sarabjit Singh's family shocked

Rediff.com16 Mar 2008

"I will repeatedly say that my husband is innocent and he never the act alleged by Pakistani police. He is very humble and down to earth and could never snatch the life of any human being," Sarabjit's wife Sukhpreet Kaur told media persons. She said the family was still optimistic about his repatriation and urged President Pratibha Patil, the prime minister and the Union home minister to talk with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on the matter.

Hope goodwill survives Pathankot attack: Pak media

Hope goodwill survives Pathankot attack: Pak media

Rediff.com3 Jan 2016

Pakistani media outlets on Sunday said the brazen attack by terrorists at a key Indian Air Force base will pose a "challenge to attempts to resurrect" the dialogue process between the two neighbours despite the goodwill generated by recent high-level meetings between their leaders.

Pak writers storm out of Indore Literary Festival session

Pak writers storm out of Indore Literary Festival session

Rediff.com20 Nov 2015

Enraged by Pakistani-origin Canadian writer Tarek Fatah's critical remarks about their country, two Pakistani writers on Friday walked out of the inaugural session of the Indore Literary Festival.

Slain terrorists were from Pakistan

Slain terrorists were from Pakistan

Rediff.com2 Jun 2006

Their identity could be established on the basis of seized diaries.

Tension in PoK over rape of woman

Tension in PoK over rape of woman

Rediff.com31 Jul 2005

Sectarian violence and the rape of a woman, allegedly by Pakistan army officials, have set off tension in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), according to international and Pakistani media reports.\n\n

Pakistan university attack mastermind vows more attacks

Pakistan university attack mastermind vows more attacks

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

The mastermind of Pakistan's deadly attack on Bacha Khan University on Friday threatened to target more educational institutions, which he said were "nurseries that produced apostates".

Yes, the state is 'involved' with JuD, JeM, admits Pak minister

Yes, the state is 'involved' with JuD, JeM, admits Pak minister

Rediff.com18 May 2016

The minister ruled out the possibility of any legal action against the groups saying 'how can you prosecute a group with whom the state itself has been involved with?'.

India officially talks to Taliban in Doha, raises terrorism concern

India officially talks to Taliban in Doha, raises terrorism concern

Rediff.com31 Aug 2021

"Ambassador Mittal raised India's concern that Afghanistan's soil should not be used for anti-Indian activities and terrorism in any manner," it added.

Why risks, costs of China's BRI projects in Pak are soaring

Why risks, costs of China's BRI projects in Pak are soaring

Rediff.com19 Jul 2020

Beijing's political risks are also escalating because of a renewed wave of public anger in many parts of Balochistan against human rights abuses by Pakistani troops deployed to crush the low-intensity insurgency in the province, the report said.

Taliban invoke Tendulkar to defend 'martyr' tag for militants

Taliban invoke Tendulkar to defend 'martyr' tag for militants

Rediff.com28 Nov 2013

The Pakistani Taliban have contended that those opposed to referring to dead militants as martyrs are like persons who do not want cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar to be praised because he is an Indian.

Jinnah remarks in Indian people's interest: Advani

Jinnah remarks in Indian people's interest: Advani

Rediff.com30 Aug 2005

Bharatiya Janata Party President L K Advani has said that his remarks on Mohammad Ali Jinnah during his visit to Pakistan were in the "interest" of the people of the two countries.

India is big, should make big concessions: Jamali

India is big, should make big concessions: Jamali

Rediff.com4 Aug 2003

"If the big country makes a concession of say one hundred rupees, the smaller one can make a concession of a rupee and a half," the Pakistani prime minister told BBC's listeners.

LeT bomb-maker planned to join IS for Paris carnage

LeT bomb-maker planned to join IS for Paris carnage

Rediff.com6 Sep 2016

Muhammad Usman, a suspected bomb-maker for the Pakistani terror group Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, had set out from the capital of the self-declared Islamic State caliphate in Raqqa, Syria, six weeks before the Paris attacks along with Algerian-born Adel Haddadi, the report said, citing investigation documents.

JeM's Balakot camp head Yusuf Azhar was Kandahar hijacker

JeM's Balakot camp head Yusuf Azhar was Kandahar hijacker

Rediff.com26 Feb 2019

The red corner notice was issued on the request of the CBI against seven accused in the hijacking of the Indian Airlines plane from Kathmandu to Kandahar in southern Afghanistan on December 24, 1999 -- Yousuf Azhar, Ibrahim Athar, Sunny Ahmed Qazi, Zahoor Ibrahim, Shahid Akhter, Sayed Shakir and Abdul Rauf, they said.

LoC conversion could solve Kashmir issue: PoK lead

LoC conversion could solve Kashmir issue: PoK lead

Rediff.com30 Dec 2002

Pakistan's Kashmir Committee chairman Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan said He claimed that Pakistan's case on Kashmir was "strong enough."

WARNING! ISIS may strike India to provoke armageddon

WARNING! ISIS may strike India to provoke armageddon

Rediff.com29 Jul 2015

The Islamic State is preparing to attack India to provoke an Armageddon-like confrontation with the United States, according to an internal recruitment document of the feared group which also seeks to unite the Pakistani and Afghan Taliban into a single army of terror.

Hindi author, Telugu translator return Sahitya Akademi awards

Hindi author, Telugu translator return Sahitya Akademi awards

Rediff.com18 Oct 2015

Kashinath Singh and Katyayani Vidmahe announced their decision to return their awards.

Why 'Raees' Mahira Khan is unhappy

Why 'Raees' Mahira Khan is unhappy

Rediff.com18 Jan 2017

'I have a desire to go to Mumbai, but it is not possible and not in my hands.' 'My friends and parents tell me not to think about this, but I have put in lot of effort in this film.'

Ghazi trailer worth a watch!

Ghazi trailer worth a watch!

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

Now, let's wait for the movie, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

Taliban downs chopper with envoys, says Pak PM Sharif was target

Taliban downs chopper with envoys, says Pak PM Sharif was target

Rediff.com8 May 2015

A Pakistani military helicopter carrying 11 foreigners crashed in the Pakistan occupied Kashmir on Friday, killing ambassadors of the Philippines and Norway and at least five others as the Taliban claimed responsibility for the downing of the chopper and said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was the target.

The Spy Who Came In From Lahore

The Spy Who Came In From Lahore

Rediff.com9 Mar 2018

'Were they two yaars of yesteryears brought together again by fate?' 'Were they two crafty spies hoodwinking each other?' wonders B S Prakash.

Pathankot attack: Several arrested in raids in Pak's Punjab

Pathankot attack: Several arrested in raids in Pak's Punjab

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

Pakistani authorities have conducted raids in some cities of Punjab province and arrested several suspects in connection with the attack on the Pathankot air base last month, a media report said.

Ray review

Ray review

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

As an exercise, Ray is an effort worth encouraging. As a collaboration, it a hit and miss, notes Sukanya Verma.

EU may slap sanctions on Pak for minister's terror link remark

EU may slap sanctions on Pak for minister's terror link remark

Rediff.com19 May 2016

The EU has asked its representatives in Pakistan to investigate the comments made by Sanaullah questioning 'how can you prosecute a group with whom the state itself has been involved with?'

Afghan police blames Pak forces for attack on Indian consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif

Afghan police blames Pak forces for attack on Indian consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif

Rediff.com12 Jan 2016

Pak military officers were involved in the attack on the Indian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif in which assailants attempted to storm the mission building.

Kashmir continues to burn on day 9; Centre rushes 2,000 additional CRPF troops

Kashmir continues to burn on day 9; Centre rushes 2,000 additional CRPF troops

Rediff.com17 Jul 2016

Here are the latest updates from the Valley.

Banned outfits in Pakistan operate openly on Facebook

Banned outfits in Pakistan operate openly on Facebook

Rediff.com30 May 2017

An examination of some user profiles linked to these banned outfits indicates open support of sectarian and extremist ideology. A few of these profiles have also publicly 'liked' pages and groups related to weapons use and training.

Malala secures top marks in British school exams

Malala secures top marks in British school exams

Rediff.com21 Aug 2015

Teenage Pakistani female education rights activist Malala Yousafzai, who survived a Taliban assassination bid in 2012 and became the youngest recipient of a Nobel peace prize, has secured high marks in UK's national school exams.

Shocking! What 26/11 film ignores

Shocking! What 26/11 film ignores

Rediff.com14 Sep 2018

'Despite its noble attempts, tight editing, terrific sound design, good performances and a compelling story, Hotel Mumbai tells a big lie.'

Pak clerics criticise Taliban for condoning Church attack

Pak clerics criticise Taliban for condoning Church attack

Rediff.com6 Oct 2013

A group of clerics today asked the government not to hold peace with the banned Pakistani Taliban after it condoned the recent bomb attack on a church in Peshawar that killed over 80 people.

AIR gets 100 to 400 'save Jadhav' messages from Pak listeners

AIR gets 100 to 400 'save Jadhav' messages from Pak listeners

Rediff.com13 Apr 2017

The official said the listeners of all the languages are sending messages through e-mails and WhatsApp to AIR. "The gist of the messages are that the people are considering this act of Pakistan as unIslamic as punishing innocent is against the tenets of Islam. Travellers are given high regards in Islam," the official added.