Legendary cricketer Javed Miandad says he was the driving force for Imran Khan in cricket
"Chalo Chalo!" Vote for Biden: Bollywood hit tune to woo Indian Americans
Turning a Bollywood hit tune into a campaign anthem, Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden's supporters are wooing Indian American voters with an eye on swing states where small margins can decide who becomes the next president
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Indian American Kamala Harris is VP choice for Joe Biden
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Majority of Indian parents oppose reopening of schools
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'Protection centres for Pak transgenders to be ready by year-end'
Protection centres for Pakistan's transgender people will be completed by the end of this year, the National Assembly was informed during a discussion on the harassment of the community across the country
Sisters guide remote learning in Bhutan
She wants to be an engineer, this one, a 10-year-old with cropped hair wearing a nylon full kira
Pakistani film director says hugely influenced by Hindi film industry
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A virtual tour dedicated to 150 years of artist Abanindranath Tagore
A founding artist of the Bengal school of art, Abanindranath Tagore (1871-1951) has had a profound impact on modern Indian art as we know it today. A virtual tour of his artworks, dedicated to his 150th birth anniversary is currently live on the website of the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA)
Mahatma Gandhi's glasses to go on sale in UK
A pair of Mahatma Gandhi's glasses will go on sale after staff at the East Bristol Auctions, the largest auction house in South West England, found them in a plain envelope
Lahore mosque manager suspended over a music video shoot
The manager of the historic 17th century Wazir Khan mosque in Lahore has been suspended over the shooting of a music video on the shrine's premises, it was reported on Monday
Afghan Olympic medalist Nikpa to be featured in Hollywood movie
The life story of Rohullah Nikpa, the first winner of the Olympic medal for Afghanistan, would be featured in the Hollywood film industry—a first such big podium for an Afghan athlete
Bangladesh youth sets world record
On July 30, Ashikur Rahman Zubayer received a letter from Guinness World Record at his house on Masjid Bari Road in Jhalakati. Barishal
Strife in ties has not impacted popularity of Bollywood stars in Pakistan
Cross-border COVID-19 concerns continue to shape the coverage in sections of Pakistani media dealing with entertainment. So Bollywood and its stars become the top news whatever be the state of India-Pakistan relations on political, diplomatic, and military levels
Immunity boosting bread and hot brews to fight Covid
Karnataka, one of the Indian states badly affected by Covid, has launched eight startup-developed products to help in the fight against coronavirus
23 million students in western India to learn via Google
As part of the policy for universal education, the Maharashtra state government has tied up with Google to enable remote learning for 2.30 (23 million) crore students and teachers
