Veteran Pakistani film and television actress Samina Ahmed is shooting for a Hollywood project in Thailand, according to her husband Manzar Sehbai.
He Taught India How to Laugh at Itself: Reflections on Johnny Walker's Birth Centenary
Impressed by Kazi’s mimicry and raw acting skills, Dutt took a gamble on the bus conductor, cast him, and renamed him after his favourite Scotch — Johnny Walker.
Empowering Grandmothers in India and Africa: Sanjit 'Bunker' Roy, a Life of Relentless Rural Empowerment
Between 2005 and 2011, 140 African women, most of them grandmothers, traveled to Tilonia from villages in Africa to be trained as solar engineers. None of the women could read or write, nor could speak Hindi. So, they were taught using sign language and colour codes during their six-month-long training. By the time they finished the course and returned to their African villages they were qualified to install, maintain, and operate household, solar-powered lighting systems
Monetizing Folklore in Bangladesh's Modern Cultural Economy
Today, Bangladesh's young game designers and animators are going back to their roots. They are creating immersive gaming worlds that are based upon the mud, magic and monsoon of the Bengal Delta. By transforming their oral storytelling traditions into structured digital intellectual property rights, these studios are developing cross-media franchises.
Revisiting a Bend in the Ganges: Ancient Indian City Offers an Eternal Lesson
Eventually, Kashi became a civilisational capital of India. Poets, saints, scholars, musicians, artisans, and even ordinary citizens helped shape the city. For millennia, seekers and scholars travelled from far and wide in search of knowledge, learning, and even emancipation. Its modern institutions carry that legacy forward.
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Three Jammu and Kashmir cricketers part of IPL as net bowlers
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Former Mrs. World arrested by Sri Lankan police for beauty pageant chaos
Former Mrs. World Caroline Jurie was arrested by the Sri Lankan Police on Thursday morning for creating chaos at the Mrs. Sri Lanka beauty pageant when she forcibly took away the crown of the winner, declared her ineligible and crowned the runner-up
Indian Premier League set for big bang opener Friday evening
After a COVID-19 induced season in the United Arab Emirates in the second half of 2020, the cash-rich Indian Premier League – now arguably one of the biggest sporting brands internationally – returns to its indigenous roots on Friday, albeit amidst a renewed surge of Covid pandemic and before empty stands for the second year in a row
No facilities to help thousands of autistic children in Bhutan
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Cricketer Moeen Ali's father calls Taslima Nasreen's ISIS comment on son 'Islamophobic'
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FIFA suspends Pakistan Football Federation
FIFA, world football's governing body, on Wednesday suspended the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) citing third-party intervention, reported Dawn. The move came after a group of people forcibly removed the normalization committee, appointed by FIFA in the PFF
Taj Mahal: The mausoleum of love Is becoming a victim of man and nature
India's tourism icon and a symbol of earthly love, the 17th-century white marble mausoleum, the Taj Mahal in Agra, is a victim of both nature and man
Jammu and Kashmir welcomes tourists with a million multi-hued tulips
Jammu and Kashmir, a magnet for tourists, is agog with a burst of colours as Srinagar hosts a six-day long Tulip Festival from Saturday
Mrs Sri Lanka 2021 pageant ends in brawl, winner stripped of crown
The Mrs Sri Lanka 2021 pageant ended in a major brawl after the reigning Mrs World stripped the winner of her crown after she was announced, and instead crowned the first runner-up
Model-actress crowned Miss Universe Bangladesh 2020
A professional model and actress, Tangia Zaman Methila, has been crowned Miss Universe Bangladesh 2020, by Bollywood actress Chitrangada Singh
Why the 1883 Jaipur industrial arts exhibition was important for India?
Of all of the exhibitions of Indian arts and exotic wonders held during the colonial period, the Jaipur Exhibition of 1883 is perhaps the most significant
Kashmir fashion show breaks cultural and sartorial barriers
Kashmir, slowly returning to normal life, witnessed its first fashion show called 'The Kashmir Fashion Show' recently
Pakistani actress Mahira Khan supports women’s football team, ask people to respect game, players
Famed Pakistani actress Mahira Khan has lent her support to women footballers, asking people to “respect the game, respect the players.”
Indian Army man to run between Kashmir to Kanyakumari in 50 days
An Indian Army sportsperson on Thursday commenced a mission to run 4000 km from Kashmir, in the up north, to Kanyakumari, in the deep south, in 50 days, media reports said
