Who is Adil Shahryar and why was he part of Sushma's defence?

On Wednesday, August 12, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj referred to Madhya Chief Minister Arjun Singh's memoir as part of her response on the 'Lalitgate' issue. Swaraj alleged that then......

If Dawood is in Pak, he should be hounded, arrested: Shahryar

Islamabad's point man for track-II dialogue with India, Shahryar Khan, has made a U-turn on his earlier remarks, when he acknowledged the presence of India's most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim in......

Dawood has been chased out of Pakistan: Shahryar Khan

For the first time, Pakistan has admitted to the presence of one of India's most-wanted terrorists Dawood Ibrahim, but said he has been "chased out" and could be in the "UAE". "Dawood (Ibrahim) was......

Jnanpith Awards for ONV Kurup, Akhlaq Shahryar

Eminent Malayalam litterateur O N V Kurup and noted Urdu poet Akhlaq Khan Shahryar have been chosen for the Jnanpith Award for the year 2007 and 2008 respectively for their contribution to......

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......

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......

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......

Shabana Azmi mourns the death of Umrao Jaan writer

Urdu poet Shahryar, whose lines resonated across Hindi cinema when he worked with filmmaker Muzaffar Ali in Gaman (1978), Umrao Jaan (1981) and Anjuman (1986), is no more.Shabana Azmi, who sang......

Shahryar Khan upset with India's response to reviving cricket ties

Pakistan Cricket Board chief Shahryar Khan along with BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya. Photograph: PTI The PCB chairman Shahryar Khan has expressed disappointment over BCCI’s lukewarm......

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......