Pakistani influencer Dananeer Mobeen's viral ‘Pawri Ho Rahi Hai’ video has taken over Bollywood too
The Empty Chair at Islamabad: When Taliban Saw Women's Rights Subordinated by Islamic Law
The Taliban, therefore, is not challenging whether Islam should shape women’s rights. Both the OIC and the Taliban begin from that premise. The disagreement is over what Islamic rights mean and, more importantly, who has the authority to define them.
Who Defines Where Home is? Confronting Partition Trauma and its Aftermath Eight Decades Later
As of January this year, at least 296 Bangladeshis have died in border areas over the past decade, as India’s Border Security Forces (BSF) pushes “illegal Bangladeshis” across the border in the dead of night.
'The Election Commission Expose': A Seminal Moment for Indian Journalism
It is true that only a handful of newspapers have the resources and persistence to pursue big stories of the kind that came alive in the EC exposé. Nevertheless, to the extent that it inspires others to pursue even smaller news stories with steadfastness this could potentially redeem the otherwise sordid state of affairs in the Indian media.
India-Mongolia Buddhist Partnership: A Civilisational Bridge Linking India’s Buddhist Heritage with Mongolia’s Contemporary Revival
The profound emotional connection was vividly evident in 2022 when, as the Indian delegation accompanying the relics entered the Gandan monastery, members of the crowd reached out to touch them, expressing their reverence for those who had come "from the land of the Buddha".
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First international Holi conference in Trinidad
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Preserving India's world-famous Ajanta Cave art for posterity
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Manipur's 500-year-old all-women's market reopens after eleven months
Ima Keithal or Mother's Market, dubbed as the world's largest all-women-run market located in the Manipur state capital Imphal, was formally reopened on Monday after 11 months, bringing smiles on the faces of over 3,600 women traders
Pakistan’s continued love, hate for all things Bollywood
Pakistan’s entertainment industry, going by media reports, is increasingly conscious that political relations with India are unlikely to improve anytime soon, lengthening any prospects of collaborating with Bollywood
Celebrated Pakistani designer highlights anti-dowry campaign through fashion
Celebrated Pakistani designer Ali Xeeshan, in a powerful fashion campaign, highlighted the age-old tradition of dowry practiced mostly in South Asia and rampant in Pakistan. The fashion campaign was supported by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women Pakistan
New dates for Kathmandu Triennale
Kathmandu Triennale has announced new dates for the fourth edition which will now take place from October 27 to November 27, 2021
Indian woman, P Sameera Khan, with Himalayan ambitions
A cyclist and mountaineer, she is out to prove to the world that girls are capable of doing anything without family support
Kolkata Book Fair to be dedicated to Bangabandhu
The 45th edition of the International Kolkata Book Fair, to be held in July this year, will be dedicated to Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and Bangladesh will be the country-in-focus of the event, said the organisers
Sri Lanka sets up Technical Advisory Committee for cricket development
A new Technical Advisory Committee for cricket has been appointed by Sri Lanka's Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa, the local media reported
Breaking down barriers; Bangladeshi transgenders to pursue higher studies
For the first time in the country, two Bangladeshi transgender women have been nominated to study at an international platform at Brac James P Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH), Brac University, a private research university in Bangladesh
Remembering Ritwik Ghatak on his 45th death anniversary: A filmmaker’s filmmaker
In 2018, noted filmmakers Kumar Shahani and Saeed Akhtar Mirza met in Delhi for a very special event
Once beggars, they are now picking up vocational skills in a reformed life
An elegant heritage building in Jaipur is playing host to 33 destitute who were left to begging on the streets and who are picking life skills thanks to an innovative Rajasthan state government initiative
Couple tie knot, exchanges garlands underwater in Bay of Bengal
A couple in Tamil Nadu tied the knot 60 feet underwater in the Bay of Bengal near the coast off Neelankarai in the south of Chennai
Nepal bans two Indian mountaineers for 10 years
Nepal's Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has imposed a 10-year ban on two Indian mountaineers, restricting them from climbing any peak in Nepal after they produced fake documents to say that they had climbed the Mount Everest in May 2016
