Dear Hanif, You and I have been friends and sparring partners in the beaten way of the London book, theatre and media world for about half a lifetime – more than 40 years. In Rome two years ago, after this astonishing catastrophe, you seem to have been invigorated by the challenge to report something new: “People say when you’re about …
KABUL, Afghanistan — The top U.N. official in Kabul met with a Taliban government minister in Afghanistan’s capital on Monday, following a decision by the country’s new rulers to bar women from working for non-governmental organizations, the U.N. mission said. The measure — the latest in restrictions on women’s rights and freedoms in Afghanistan — was announced on Saturday by …
A man condemned to death for the brutal gangrape of a seven-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh has turned the spotlight on a question that has haunted trial judges — do they really know the person they send to the gallows? The Madhya Pradesh High Court, when the case came up in appeal, reasoned that death penalty was an effective deterrent …
…After the completion of his debut film Andaz, director Ramesh Sippy was looking for a subject for his next venture. Sanjeev Kumar and Hema Malini became acquainted with each other while shooting for the song ‘Hawa Ke Saath Saath’, in which they had to skate through the picturesque roads of Mahabaleshwar. As was customary, Shantaben arrived at Hema’s home with …
