Novelist Samina Ali makes waves

Layla is a dutiful Muslim daughter and free, independent American woman. At 19 her parents arrange for her to marry a stranger, Sameer. As her wedding looms, Layla becomes more and more erratic in......

Shivraj meets Muslim woman beaten up for voting for BJP

A 30-year-old Muslim woman has claimed that she was beaten up by her brother-in-law for voting in favour of BJP in Madhya Pradesh assembly polls and celebrating the party victory, an incident......

Bangladeshis hope for normalcy with new govt at the helm

People in Bangladesh have welcomed the new interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, hoping it would restore order, end repression and hold a fair election to facilitate a democratic......

Srinagar School Reopens After 33 Years

The Arya Samaj has reopened one of its oldest educational institutions in downtown Srinagar after 33 years. The school, which was closed in 1990, has reopened at the same location within the same......

Cipla heir apparent Kamil steps down

Kamil is the son of M K Hamied, who is the brother of Cipla’s non-executive chairman, Yusuf Hamied In a surprise move, Kamil Hamied (photographed below), successor of the Hamied family in......

Share of women in boardrooms up for eighth year in a row

However, women still account for less than a fifth of directorships among Nifty500 companies. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Investment banking star and Moelis India chief executive......

'Cipla has emerged as a great "catchment area" for talent'

An insider said that over the past decade or so Cipla has become immune to the exits of leaders. There have been no directional change in the long-term strategies. This is a pandemic-hit year, but......

Next-gen Ambanis, Godrejs see their wealth rise as markets rally

Mukesh Ambani (R), chairman of Reliance Industries Limited, poses with his son Akash, daughter Isha (2nd L), wife Nita (C) and mother Kokilaben, before addressing the annual shareholders meeting......

Want to Know What Uorfi Javed Is Really Like?

Amazon Prime Video has announced 69 assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting. Here's looking at the Web series that you will be watching this year! Do Read: Watch Vijay......

PIX: Boney-Sridevi watch Mughal-e-Azam

K Asif's Mughal-e-Azam came alive in Mumbai, when a play based on the 1960 classic premiered at the NCPA on October 21. Quite a few film folk made their way to watch the grand musical, directed by......

'I want to shed a new light on women'

'The show is about women taking ownership of their lives.' With the success of his Web series Churails, Pakistani-British Director Asim Abbasi has achieved the near-impossible: The series has......

Samina becomes first Pakistani woman to scale Mt Everest

Mountaineer Samina Baig has become the first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain peak at 8,848 metres. According to details, Baig completed the climb to the summit......

I was surrounded by fixers such as Aamir, Asif: Akhtar

'There was so much match-fixing. Asif told me which all matches they had fixed' IMAGE: Shoaib Akhtar of Pakistan. Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty Images "I was playing against 21 people -- 11 theirs......