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Separatists' strike cripples life in Valley

Life in Kashmir was in Tuesday paralysed in view of a strike called by the hard-line separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani against the conviction of six Kashmiris in the 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb......

J&K: 1 killed, 45 hurt in grenade attack

A deadly blast on Saturday evening killed one person and wounded 45 others in the saffron-rich Pampore town of Pulwama district, 20 km from Srinagar. Police said militants hurled a powerful hand......

Pakistan's Muslim women and the 'Fun' word

'Obedience, service and an over-glorified stress on keeping the family's honour intact, keep Muslim women from focusing on their own happiness.''So they stay joyless and 'pious,' with an......

Officials tight-lipped about second bus

The authorities in Srinagar are tight-lipped about the schedule of the second Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus that will roll on Thursday.This time there is no information about the ticketing counter for......

Mumbai's 'ghetto' waits for a Cinderella makeover

Bhendi Bazaar faces a fairytale future as the Dawoodi Bohras initiate a Rs 3,000-crore project to change it from a squalid marketplace to a swanky neighbourhood, says Ranjita Ganesan It takes a......

What Went Wrong For Cyrus Mistry At Tatas

If Cyrus's protestations of having no knowledge of his imminent dismissal are to be taken at face value, he was extraordinarily naive and insulated from the ground reality.There were enough straws......

Rupee fall unlikely to lift exporters' margins

The recent depreciation of the rupee against the US dollar is unlikely to ensure better margins for exporters as buyers in Europe and the US, facing lower demand in their countries, are asking for......

Freight rates to US, Europe soar

Rising international crude price has made the movement of goods in and out of India to the US and Europe costlier by 60 and 35 per cent, respectively. Leading shipping lines operating in India......

Revenue deficit a problem, says M Rafeeque Ahmed

Finance Minister P Chidambaram presented the Budget in Parliament on February 28. What impact will it have on the Indian economy? Will the Budget help the economy or hurt it? How will this impact......

Indian leather industry looks at life beyond Europe

Stung by a seven per cent fall in its order book in the first four months of the current financial year, the leather industry is looking for export destinations other than the crisis-hit Europe,......

'I learnt to be humble from Pankajji'

'He was a wonderful singer, but more importantly he was a wonderful human being.' Photograph: ANI Photo There was much more to Pankaj Udhas than ghazals and Chitthi Ayee Hai. One of the three......

Chat@3: Connect with singer Abhijeet Sawant

Abhijeet Sawant, who was catapulted to nationwide fame after winning the first season of Indian Idol, is ready with a new music album titled Farida. Based on Sufism, the album will appeal to......

'Would be criminal if I stopped Saira from acting'

'On the first day of shooting, after our first shot together as co-stars was canned, a dream Saira had cherished for years, Rajinder Krishan, the poet who was watching the way Saira was following......

Shashi Kapoor's good looks helped launch Saeed Jaffrey's film career in India

'Once Attenborough had locked the shot, Jaffrey turned to Amitabh and told him in a very controlled but stern voice that he should never talk to an actor in between takes.' Aseem Chhabra remembers......

Shararat completes three years

Star Plus' Shararat recently completed three years and celebrated in style. The party began with an enthusiastic 'Nani aa gayee' shout from Shruti Sheth, who plays Jeeya in the serial.While the......

Kenya's lesbian footballers fight for the right to play

'No coach has ever stood up in defence of any lesbian players. Some even refuse to include us in their teams' IMAGE: Members of the ‘Chosen Few’ soccer team train during a practice......

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