Islamabad: Given the popularity of Bollywood among Pakistanis, it was to be expected. A group of local film personalities are now muling legal action to keep the Indian films out, as they say, in order to save the Pakistani film industry. Popular actors Moammar Rana, Shaan, Sangeeta and Shahid, directors Syed Noor, Aslam [...]
Washington: A 26-year-old musician, who played in a Massachusetts band under the name “Bollywood” has been charged with plotting to attack the Pentagon and US Capitol with large remote-controlled aircraft filled with explosives. Drummer Rezwan Ferdaus, a US citizen and Northeastern University graduate is a self-radicalised jihadist, intent on attacking Americans in the US [...]
Dharamsala: Is Tibetan spiritual leader going to create another history of sorts by reversing the more than 600-year-old tradition of following the lineage of the Dalai Lama? Political observers here believe the Dalai Lama is considering alternative scenarios. One could be simply ending the system; another would see him leaving written instructions about the [...]
Vadodara: It’s happening in Narendra Modi’s Gujarat. An old age home for gay men, perhaps the first such centre in Asia, has come up in neighbouring Narmada district of Gujarat. The old age home at Hanmenteshwar village, located on the banks of Narmada river, was inaugurated recently and named after late American writer [...]
By Binoy Thomas Toronto: Actually, starring may be an exaggeration, but our man, Ali Hassan, is there somewhere caught up in this English Vs. French drama. What’s a South Asian stand up comedian doing in a bilingual (English and French) film French Immersion? The film, set to release next week, stars, according to [...]
By Binoy Thomas A couple of years ago, during a brief meeting with the then Liberal leader, what’s his name (oops, how short the public memory is!) (let me pause for google search), okay here it is, Michael Ignatieff, I raised the question of the auto workers union’s stand on not giving up anything [...]
By Binoy Thomas Mississauga: Just in case, you didn’t know Ontario is going to the polls on Oct.6, this coming Tuesday, and if some of you are somewhat poll weary, especially in the city of Toronto, and Malton (that just saw a by-election), then you’re not alone. The leaders have had their [...]
Washington: Pakistan’s “most powerful military man”, army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, isn’t “a big fan of the Haqqani network” and would prefer a stable, peaceful environment on the border with India, suggests the top US military officer. While sticking to his controversial remarks that the Haqqani network blamed for the attack on the [...]
Toronto: Ontario Liberals will double the number of trade missions led by the Premier from four to eight over the next four years, announced Premier Dalton McGuinty. “Developing stronger trade ties has helped Ontario businesses grow and build a stronger, more competitive economy here at home,” said McGuinty. “We’ll continue to improve the partnerships we’ve [...]
Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, is quite satisfied with the IMF fall 2011 World Economic Outlook, which predicts Canada, along with Germany, will have the fastest growing Group of Seven (G-7) economy over the next two years. “We are in a period when global economic activity has weakened, becoming more uneven and uncertain. Thanks to our sound [...]