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Pakistan's Muslim women and the 'Fun' word

'Obedience, service and an over-glorified stress on keeping the family's honour intact, keep Muslim women from focusing on their own happiness.''So they stay joyless and 'pious,' with an......

Mumbai's 'ghetto' waits for a Cinderella makeover

Bhendi Bazaar faces a fairytale future as the Dawoodi Bohras initiate a Rs 3,000-crore project to change it from a squalid marketplace to a swanky neighbourhood, says Ranjita Ganesan It takes a......

Separatists' strike cripples life in Valley

Life in Kashmir was in Tuesday paralysed in view of a strike called by the hard-line separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani against the conviction of six Kashmiris in the 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb......

J&K: 1 killed, 45 hurt in grenade attack

A deadly blast on Saturday evening killed one person and wounded 45 others in the saffron-rich Pampore town of Pulwama district, 20 km from Srinagar. Police said militants hurled a powerful hand......

Officials tight-lipped about second bus

The authorities in Srinagar are tight-lipped about the schedule of the second Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus that will roll on Thursday.This time there is no information about the ticketing counter for......

What Went Wrong For Cyrus Mistry At Tatas

If Cyrus's protestations of having no knowledge of his imminent dismissal are to be taken at face value, he was extraordinarily naive and insulated from the ground reality.There were enough straws......

Tatas falls off top 5 in attractive brands list, down to 7

While study was done before the current boardroom battle began, the findings indicate Tata is no longer viewed as aspirational brand by working professionals. Once among the top five most......

'Superstar chairmen across corporate India don't want to give up power'

The Tata Sons controversy has raised governance concerns.Arun Duggal and Mohandas Pai on the role of independent directors in such conflict situations. Independent directors must help find......

Mistry's ouster: How the tables turned at Bombay House

What could be the reason for this swift change in less than four years of Mistry taking charge? People in the know said it was building up. The latest trigger was Tata Power’s acquisition of......

First-time women directors deepen talent pool

Professionals with global experience among those debuting in corporate boardrooms Tasneem Vikram Singh Mehta is no stranger to challenges. She is credited with transforming Mumbai’s Dr Bhau......

'I learnt to be humble from Pankajji'

'He was a wonderful singer, but more importantly he was a wonderful human being.' Photograph: ANI Photo There was much more to Pankaj Udhas than ghazals and Chitthi Ayee Hai. One of the three......

'Would be criminal if I stopped Saira from acting'

'On the first day of shooting, after our first shot together as co-stars was canned, a dream Saira had cherished for years, Rajinder Krishan, the poet who was watching the way Saira was following......

Shashi Kapoor's good looks helped launch Saeed Jaffrey's film career in India

'Once Attenborough had locked the shot, Jaffrey turned to Amitabh and told him in a very controlled but stern voice that he should never talk to an actor in between takes.' Aseem Chhabra remembers......

Chat@3: Connect with singer Abhijeet Sawant

Abhijeet Sawant, who was catapulted to nationwide fame after winning the first season of Indian Idol, is ready with a new music album titled Farida. Based on Sufism, the album will appeal to......

Aashayein: Not compelling enough

Aseem Chhabra reviews Aashayein. Nagesh Kukunoor's two-year old film Aashayein opens with a fantastic tracking shot -- as the camera smoothly steps inside an old house and from there into a......

Kenya's lesbian footballers fight for the right to play

'No coach has ever stood up in defence of any lesbian players. Some even refuse to include us in their teams' IMAGE: Members of the ‘Chosen Few’ soccer team train during a practice......

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