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'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

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......

Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh PM for 5th term

Sheikh Hasina was on Thursday sworn in as the prime minister of Bangladesh for the fifth term, days after her Awami League won an overwhelming majority in the general elections boycotted by the......

'Sheikh Hasina is better than the others. But is that good enough?'

'Are we supposed to look the other way as Islamists go on a rampage against Hindus and the Hasina government pay lip service to secularism?' A revealing excerpt from Avishek Biswas and Deep......

Hasina wins 5th term as PM in poll marred by Oppn boycott, low turnout

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday secured a record fourth straight term as her Awami League party won two-thirds of the seats in the general elections marred by sporadic violence......

Bangladesh may overtake India this year

Bangladesh might overtake India this year by per capita income in nominal dollars, but it is not yet close to becoming South Asia's economic powerhouse anytime soon, T N Ninan points out. IMAGE:......

What's driving the large pay-outs of Indian CEOs?

Like their international peers, Indian CEOs too have a significant portion of their incomes coming from stock options and performance-linked bonuses Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Just......

How Indo-Pak cricket thrived in Musharraf's rule

IMAGE: Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf shakes hands with Virender Sehwag. Photograph: Reuters Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in......

'Akhtar's career would have ended had Dalmiya not helped'

Shoaib Akhtar's career would have ended in 2000-01 if Dalmiya had not helped: Former PCB chief IMAGE: Controversial Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar. Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty Images A......

ICC Women's T20I rankings: Radha remains in 2nd, Deepti, Poonam slip to 5th & 6th spots

All that's transpired on and off the cricket pitch on Saturday IMAGE: Radha Yadav was static at the second spot. Photograph: Radha Yadav/Twitter Left-arm Indian spinner Radha Yadav was static......

Why we may not see Pakistan at Hockey World Cup

IMAGE: Pakistan's players during the 2014 Asian Games hockey match against India in Incheon (Image used for representative purposes). Photograph: Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images Pakistan's chances......

How good a cricketer was Imran Khan?

'Imran had the misfortune to be in an age when there was a surfeit of mighty all-rounders.''Indians would not put him on a par with Kapil Dev or Vinoo Mankad,' points out Uddalok Bhattacharya.......

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