'Omar Will Be Sure Shot Chief Minister'

'INDIA will easily cross 50 seats out of 90 in Jammu and Kashmir.' IMAGE: Omar Abdullah hits the campaign trail in Budgam. Photographs: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com Twenty four years is a long time......

Is Altaf Bukhari Playing BJP Game In J-K?

'The Congress backstabbed us and the BJP frontstabbed us.''This is the only difference between the two parties.' IMAGE: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party President Altaf Bukhari canvasses votes for his......

Aligarh Muslims say this election crucial for community

Campaigning in Aligarh is subdued with major parties focusing on their core support bases. IMAGE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during the 'Bharat......

Can Omar Beat The BJP In Baramulla?

For the first time since 2009, Omar Abdullah will contest a Lok Sabha election -- from Baramulla in north Kashmir. Influential Shia leader Aga Ruhullah Mehdi will contest the Srinagar Lok Sabha......

Revival package for Charminar Bank awaits RBI appr

A revival package for Charminar Cooperative Urban Bank, which had shut down after its chairman had committed suicide exactly an year ago, is awaiting the approval of the Reserve Bank of......

'Habibsaab was a father figure to Indian theatre'

Legendary theatre personality Habib Tanvir passed into the ages on Monday. Stage director Nadira Babbar salutes his memory. I have known Habibsaab since I was a child. He was associated with the......

What Munnabhai Chale Amrika will be about

Sanjay Dutt calls people 'Mamu' but ironically, his own nephew calls him by his name. "Myfour month old nephew Siddharth refuses to call me 'Mama,' 'Mamu' or 'Uncle.' He calls meSanju," Dutt says.......

Pak film industry needs India's help!

Indian film distributor Shyam Shroff stunned the Pakistani delegation at the FICCI Frames meeting when he described the condition of Pakistani theatres hefirst visited 20 years ago."When I visited......

Hockey World Cup Pakistan squad

Shirt Full Name Date of birth Age Matches 1 Akbar Salman (GK) 03 Jan 1982 28 163 3 Abbas Sohail 09 Jul 1975 34 280 4 Anwar Sajjad 05 Apr 1985 24 44 5 Imran Muhammad......