Khuda Ke Liye is a film with a serious subject, and worth a watch, especially if you are interested in what Islam has to say on various issues. If not, stay away. The film deserves three stars mostly because it tackles a bold and controversial theme that attacks Islamic fundametalism in a subtle way, and that too, in Pakistan.
'Not for the first time during this festival I was struck by the atmosphere of friendly inclusion the organisers had managed in a city where you can smell menace in the air, thanks to Adityanath's revenge-driven politics, his denigration of Muslims and ruthless use of State power against critics,' notes Anjali Puri.
The publisher had approached the high court on November 12 challenging the October 30 order of the urban development ministry, ending its 56-year-old lease and asking it to vacate the premises in the press enclave at ITO by November 15.
"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.
In the absence of any medium to send the news reports across the country or outside, some journalists would send their reports on pen drives through flyers at the airport.
The publisher had approached the high court on Monday challenging the October 30 order of the urban development ministry, ending its 56-year-old lease and asking it to vacate the premises in the press enclave at ITO in Delhi.
Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba on Thursday warned mainstream political workers and sarpanches of dire consequences if they fail to resign within a week.
The CM said the alleged sex abuse of girls at the shelter home "has left us with a sense of shame and guilt".
Titled Musalman Congress ke saath kyon...?, the 12-page booklet was being circulated among Muslims in Uttar Pradesh, where elections are going on.
Musharraf was speaking at the release of the Urdu translation of his autobiography, 'In the Line of Fire' at a function in Islamabad. The Urdu version of the book is titled 'Subse Pehla Pakistan' (Pakistan First).
"The Prime Minister thanked the Prime Minister of Pakistan for his telephone call and greetings," MEA said.
Most of the students come here to meet their academic requirements.
The children not only learn but play and eat amidst the dead.
Bharatvani, when it is complete, will revive languages in India that are on the verge of extinction.
With 20 lakh tulips of 46 varieties in its lap, Asia's largest Tulip garden overlooking the world famous Dal Lake in Srinagar was on Saturday thrown open to visitors, marking the beginning of new tourism season in the valley.
Mishra was catapulted to the chief ministership of Bihar following the assassination of his elder brother Lalit Narayan Mishra in 1975.
Modi said India had been a "cradle of all major religions in the world".
In five years, Naezy aka Naved Shaikh went from being a gully boy living in a Mumbai slum to rocking India's underground rap scene. When he started off his rap career with Aafat! in 2014, he knew he would find success. Little did he imagine the obstacles he'd have to encounter.
"Kya inka irada pak hai?" (Are their intentions pure) is the catch line of the saffron party's advertisement blitz in newspapers in the Muslim-dominated region of Uttar Pradesh.
The Jaanisaar soundtrack is worth a listen but it may not be everyone's cup of tea, writes Aelina Kapoor.
His counsel Ashok Sarogi had declared that Salem would contest the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections from Mubarakpur as an independent.
Alert: Wanted, Delhi-based translators on a casual basis.
India should do what we can to ensure that our two friends do not get into a confrontation that is meaningless and ultimately damaging to everyone including us.
Two suspected Lashkar-e-Tayiba militants were arrested from Ahmedabad and several documents have been seized from them, police said.
He has assured them that there is no bias against Muslims in the 7/11 investigations.
In the past too, dozens of non-Muslim students have appeared for the madrassa board examinations in Bihar.
'No country or society ever prospered or remained secure by marginalising more than one-sixth of its own,' warns Shekhar Gupta.
'If this is how the audience likes me, I will continue doing it.'
Brushing aside the demand for quitting the post of army chief, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said his uniform is like a second skin, which he cannot remove.
I thank the people and Government of Myanmar for their exceptional hospitality, Modi tweeted.
'To safeguard himself he moves around with his personal security. That's it.'
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said that India and Pakistan must put aside differences and work for peace.
The International Crisis Group said that security forces were allowing 'anti-India outfits... to operate madrasas and charity fronts'.
Pakistan is likely to do better than India in capturing the global Educational Services Outsourcing market, which is estimated to grow by 90 per cent in the US alone in next ten years.
Their identity could be established on the basis of seized diaries.
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'Not afraid to look Muslim, not shy of flaunting her nationalism.' 'With a willingness to fight carrying the Constitution, the Flag, the Anthem, Ambedkar, Gandhi and the chant of 'Hindustan Zindabad',' notes Shekhar Gupta.
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