'Urdu writers don't want to get into trouble'

'They will talk about secularism, but communalism -- they just won't say there exists such a beast.''It's harmful for society to brush it under the carpet.''If we talk about secularism, we must......

Som's right: Foreigners built the Taj

How much do you know about Shah Jahan, Mumtaz Mahal and the Taj Mahal? Setting off a controversy comes naturally to Sangeet Som, the Bharatiya Janata Party legislator from Sardhana, Uttar Pradesh.......

Indo-Pak series proposal to honour 'Team Kasab': Shiv Sena

The Shiv Sena on Saturday launched a full-fledged attack on the Board of Control for Cricket in India for going ahead with the India-Pakistan bilateral series, saying that it was an event being......

Shiv Sena disrupts play by Pakistani actors in Gurgaon

Shouting anti-Pakistan slogans, alleged Shiv Sena activists on Saturday disrupted a drama by some Pakistani actors in Gurgaon, days after they forced cancellation of ghazal singer Ghulam......

The Best of Khayyam's Melodies

Photograph: Afsar Dayatar/ Rediff.com In sweet music is such artKilling care and grief of heart. Few embody William Shakespeare's golden words like Mohammad Zayur Khayyam Hashmi. An unmistakable......

Watch! When Khayyam spoke about his favourite song

Khayyam, the legendary composer, passed into the ages in a Mumbai hospital on August 19.Two years ago, on February 18, 2017, he spoke to Rediff.com's Patcy N on the occasion of his 91st......

When Umrao Jaan gave Asha Bhosle cold feet

'During the recording of Umrao Jaan, Asha Bhosle started feeling uneasy.' 'She asked if she could sing in her own scale. She said she couldn't sing in that low pitch.' 'The whole studio was tensed......

Review: Daawat-E-Ishq's best ingredient is charm!

Even though its not completely the foodie feast the title suggests, Daawat-E-Ishq is a breezy exercise, feels Sukanya Verma. Daawat-E-Ishq is like an exuberant menu of a newly opened......

How money speaks more than medals

If you don't have power in a game you are masters of, the world will walk all over you, notes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Indian players celebrate after they won the Asian Champion Trophy beating......

PCB wants Misbah to retire

IMAGE: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq. Photograph: Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shahryar Khan has conveyed to Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq that the......

Pakistan to push towards ending India's domination in ICC

'Under the current formula we will end up with just around 98 million dollars while India stands to get around 500 million. We don't see this as an system based on equality.' The Pakistan Cricket......

Politics and sports should be kept apart: PCB

'The PCB believes that politics and sports should be kept apart and we are always ready for talks on bilateral series. But it is also a fact that whenever bilateral cricket is revived Pakistan will......

Misbah quashes retirement talk, insists 'he's still fit to play'

IMAGE: Pakistan's Misbah-ul Haq celebrates after scoring a century against England at Lord's. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters. Pakistan Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has brushed aside the......