Traders and businessmen from Pakistan at the ongoing Pakistani lifestyle exhibition, Alishan Pakistan, at Delhi’s Pragati Maidan feel that no matter how the diplomatic ties are between the two nations, the common man in both countries have no hatred against each other. Abdus Saboor Saleem, owner of the handicraft company Saleem Associates, says that it…

When actress Deepika Padukone tweeted, “Yes! I am a woman. I have breasts and a cleavage! You got a problem?” on Sunday afternoon, social media went on to hail her as the next-big-thing in women’s empowerment movements in the country. Bollywood celebrities, prominent media personalities, along with the aam aadmi spoke out in her favour…

With heavy discounts and a mobile phone app to guide visitors, the 20th edition of the Delhi Book Fair, kicked off last week. Organised by the Indian Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) and the Federation of Indian Publishers (FIP), the Fair houses around 169 stalls, spread over halls 8 to 12 of the Pragati Maidan. This…

In the mad rush of the 2-crore club Kicks and Dabanggs, seldom do you find a documentary film release widely in mainstream theatres across India. But, Katiyabaaz, an 80-minute documentary on the power-crisis in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur city, breaks the norms. Directed by Deepti Kakkar and Fahad Mustafa, who have previously collaborated on several research-based…

Irom Sharmila will have greater freedom to broaden her campaign against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (Afspa) after her release but her fight may be far from over and she will continue to face the threat of re-arrest, human rights activists and lawyers say. Irom, who has been on a 14-year long fast demanding…