Everything you need to know about Mirza: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Mirza: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Rome, May 15 (IANS) Women's doubles sixth seeds of Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands reached the second round of the Rome Masters here.
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) If filmmakers don't miss an opportunity to show importance of women in movies like "Shakti", "Taare Zameen Par", "Paa" and "English Vinglish", in real life too the celebrities make their moms feel special, specially on Mother's Day.
Madrid, May 11 (IANS) India's campaign at the Madrid Open ended after Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna were knocked out in straight sets in the quarterfinals by France's Jeremy Chardy and Poland's Lukasz Kubot.
Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) With Mother's Day being celebrated Sunday, some of Bollywood's well-known celebrities remember the memorable moments they spent with their mothers and feel they are not meant to be loved for just one day.
Madrid, May 10 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna advanced to the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open here with a hard fought three-set victory while Leander Paes and his Austrian partner Jurgen Melzer lost their match and bowed out in the pre-quarters.
Madrid, May 7 (IANS) Fifth seeds Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sania Mirza advanced to the next round at the Mutua Madrid Open with a three-set win over Daniela Hantuchova and Anabel Medina Garrigues.
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): Union Defence Minister A.K.Antony replying to Gurudas Dasgupta and others in Lok Sabha on Monday said that no scientist of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was involved in any terror plot.
Stuttgart (Germany), April 27 (IANS) Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands defeated Liezel Huber and Janette Husarova to enter the women's doubles semifinal at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix here.
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) Ponds Femina Miss India Navneet Kaur Dhillon, who will represent India at the Miss World pageant this year, has already set her eyes on Bollywood.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) A two-day event will be organised on the 144th death anniversary of Mirza Ghalib to showcase his rich legacy, an organisation dedicated to the legendary Urdu poet announced Saturday.
Pune, Apr 15 (ANI): A local court here on Monday convicted Mirza Himayat Baig, for his role in the bomb blast at the city's German Bakery in February 2010, in which 17 people were killed and 64 others were injured.
Islamabad, Apr 13 (ANI): Pakistan cricket icon Wasim Akram has dismissed rumours that he is marrying Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen, saying that he wants privacy and respect from both the media and his fans following Indian media's recent claim that Akram and Sen were about to tie the knot in Mumbai.
Dhaka, April 9 (Xinhua-ANI): As detention fear looms large, a large number of Bangladesh's main opposition leaders remain indoors to avoid risking arrest, which stoke worries among them in recent days, party spokesmen said Tuesday.
Miami (Florida), March 27 (IANS) Top seeds Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci defeated Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-1, 6-4 to enter the women's doubles semifinals at the Sony Open tennis event here.
Mumbai, Mar 26 (ANI): Renowned designers dedicated their collection to rural India, showcasing their depiction of the clothes and designs, on the penultimate day of the fashion week in Mumbai.
Miami, March 26 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands moved into the women's doubles quarter-finals of the Sony Open Miami Masters tennis while her compatriot Rohan Bopanna was knocked out from the second round.
Islamabad, Mar. 26 (ANI): Former Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik tops the list of politicians who have yet to pay their power bills, according to the Islamabad Electric Supply Company.
Dhaka, Mar 19 (ANI): Bangladeshi academician, Mirza Mohammed Azizul Islam hailed the recent visit of Indian President, Pranab Mukherjee, adding that it would strengthen the relations between the two nations.
Dhaka, March 12 (IANS) As many as 154 opposition activists, who were detained during a raid on their headquarters Monday night, were sent to jail Tuesday in connection with two assault cases against them.
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Bollywood actresses like Lara Dutta, Dia Mirza and Preity Zinta have tried their hand at film production, but Kareena Kapoor has no such plans. She says she is all for acting, and hopes she is on the set even when she takes her last breath.
Dhaka, March 12 (IANS) Scores of Bangladesh opposition members were detained from the party headquarters in Dhaka during a night raid Monday, Xinhua reported.
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Bollywood actor-producer Dia Mirza believes that since cinema transcends culture and has the power to facilitate better communication, it can be used to empower all individuals. She hopes women continue to spread their wings across all fields.
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) It was an unusual duel in parliament Wednesday when an aggressive Prime Minister Manmohan Singh used an Urdu couplet to lambast the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj responded in kind with two verses.
Hyderabad, Feb 27 (IANS) Infrastructure developers GVK Wednesday announced they will sponsor and support Hyderabad tennis player Gunuganti Sruta Kirti from here on.
Hyderabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Bad luck came to haunt a 25-year-old, who was injured in Thursday's bomb blast, six years after he sustained critical injuries in the blast at Mecca Masjid.
Dubai, Feb 22 (IANS) Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands Friday entered their second final of the season defeating Australia's Anastasia Rodinova and Zimbabwean Cara Black in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Independent filmmakers in India should be given a chance and space to showcase their style of cinema, says Saeed Akhtar Mirza, award-winning director of the 1980 cult movie "Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Ata Hai".
New Delhi, Feb 8 (ANI): Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been named 'Timeless Style Icon' in a recent poll conducted by a leading daily.
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Ahead of the forthcoming Valentine's Day, celebrities like Sania Mirza and Ayushmann Khurrana have voted for "India's Love Capital", an online property initiated to "bring in a feeling og positivity".
Agra, Feb 3 (IANS) Actor Farooque Shaikh Sunday demanded a fitting memorial and even a light and sound show to the doyen of Urdu poetry Mirza Ghalib in the Taj city where the poet was born in 1797.
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) Director Mohit Suri and actress Udita Goawami tied the knot Tuesday evening at Hare Rama Hare Krishna temple in a traditional Punjabi wedding attended my family and a few close friends from the film fraternity.
Melbourne, Jan 24 (IANS) It was a bad day in office for India as both Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi lost their respective mixed doubles quarterfinal matches at Melbourne Park here Thursday. This brings an end to the Indian challenge.
Melbourne, Jan 23 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna partnering Su-Wei Hsieh of Chinese Taipei lost their mixed doubles quarterfinal match of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park here Wednesday.
Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Nadia Petrova of Russia defeated Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjic to enter the mixed doubles quarterfinals at the Australian Open here Tuesday while last year's runners-up Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina suffered a shock loss in the second round.
Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhuptahi and Russia's Nadia Petrova overcame stiff resistance from Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjic to enter the mixed doubles quarterfinals of the Australian Open here Tuesday.
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Make this valentine more glamorous with Pam Mehta's latest "sensuous and vibrant" collection that targets different facets of modern Indian women.
Melbourne, Jan 20 (IANS) Mahesh Bhupathi with Russian partner Nadia Petrova entered the mixed doubles second round at the Australian Open, defeating Anastasia Rodionova and Jean-Julien Roger here Sunday.
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) Third seeds Sania Mirza and Bob Bryan cruised into the second round of the mixed doubles at the Australian Open here Friday with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Australia's Samantha Stosur and Luke Saville.
Melbourne, Jan 17 (IANS) Reigning champions Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek were knocked out in the first round of the men's doubles at the Australian Open here Thursday. They lost 3-6, 5-7 to South African Kevin Anderson and Israeli Jonathan Erlich.
Melbourne, Jan 16(ANI): The Indian challenge at the ongoing Australian Open has met a pre-mature end after Sania Mirza and Somdev Devvarman both bowed out of the tournament on Wednesday in their respective matches.
Melbourne, Jan 16 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands crashed out in the first round of the women's doubles at the Australian Open tennis, losing to Spaniards Silvia Soler Espinosa and Carla Suarez Navarro 6-7 (4-7) and 3-6 here Wednesday.
Warsaw, Jan 14 (IANS) Ramayana, the great Indian epic, is now available in Polish language, courtesy Janusz Krzyzowski, an Indologist in Poland who has translated the monumental work.
Brisbane, Jan 5 (IANS) Sania Mirza began her 2013 campaign in style by winning the Brisbane International tennis tournament with American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands here Saturday.
Brisbane, Jan 3 (IANS) Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands reached the doubles final at the Brisbane International tennis tournament here Thursday after their semi-final opponents Daniela Hantuchova and Katarina Srebotnik pulled out out of the contest mid-way.
Islamabad, Dec. 25 (ANI): Pakistan has made remarkable progress in giving decision-making roles to women, according to a study by the Planning Commission.
Karachi, Dec. 21 (ANI): Pakistan's state television, PTV, has announced the launch of a new PTV English channel by January 2013.
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IANS) Tennis player Sania Mirza, who will be seen shaking a leg with her husband Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik on the dance reality show "Nach Baliye 5", hopes that they have done a decent job as the guest "jodi".
Mumbai, Dec 18 (IANS) Tennis star Sania Mirza and her husband, Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, are set to match steps on the dance reality show "Nach Baliye 5".
Patna, Dec 13 (IANS) A Bihar court Thursday jailed for three years an Afghan with close links to the Taliban who was arrested in Purnia district in 2010 for trying to illegally sneak into Bangladesh, a government lawyer said.
Srinagar, Dec 13 (IANS) For nearly 37 years, Jammu and Kashmir's regional National Conference (NC) has been criticizing the central government for not implementing the terms of the 1975 Indira-Abdullah accord. All of a sudden, some elements of the NC leadership now say there was no accord.
Dhaka, Dec 11 (IANS) Hundreds of members of Bangladesh's main opposition party -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) -- have been sued for staging violent protest during the weekend's countrywide road blockade.
Agra, Nov 30 (IANS) On the lines of the Jaipur Literature Festival, Agra is set to host a Taj City Literary Festival in February.
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) Actresses like Lara Dutta and Dia Mirza have stepped into the film production arena, but Kareena Kapoor is happy just acting. She says she is not interested in trying her hand at either direction or production.
Islamabad, Nov 17(ANI): Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has rubbished suggestion that his married life with Indian tennis star Sania Mirza is under stress.
New Delhi, Nov. 11 (ANI): Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova today said Sania Mirza's talent was really incredible and that she was a 'big competitor'.
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Women's tennis icon Maria Sharapova Sunday said Sania Mirza was a great singles talent but it was right for the Indian to focus on doubles due to the demanding nature of the game.
London, Nov.5 (ANI): Ifzaal Suleria, Zonal President of Kashmir National Party was arrested today in Muzaffarabad by the local police. KNP President went to meet some friends in District Court area, known as Kacheri; where he was arrested on spot by local police who were looking for him. The police had arrest warrants for him in a very old case, which was related to Basha Dam demonstration.
Mumbai, Nov.5 (ANI): Bollywood actresses Celina Jaitley and Malaika Arora Khan left the audiences spellbound as they flounced down the ramp in exquisite attire designed by some of the best couturiers at a fashion show held here over the weekend.
Kollam (Kerala), Nov.2 (ANI): Thousands of people participated in the annual boat race in Kollam, Kerala, on Friday.
Islamabad, Oct. 26 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has categorically denied allegations of receiving money from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency during the 1990 elections.
M0umbai, Oct 24 (IANS) As the nation celebrates Dussehra Wednesday, a large number of Bollywood celebrities hope they will be able to defeat evil in their lives, while others simply wish love and happiness to fans, friends and loved ones.
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) Actress Dia Mirza, who made her Bollywood debut with 2001 release "Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein", has dedicated her first Bengali film "Paanch Adhyay" to her mother.
Islamabad, Oct. 23 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan has said it will not act against the politicians accused of having received funds from Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency prior to the 1990 general election.
Islamabad, Oct 19 (IANS) Pakistan's top court Friday ordered an inquiry against former army and intelligence chiefs for their involvement in rigging in the 1990 parliamentary elections and distributing money among politicians, reported Xinhua, citing local media.
Kabul, Oct. 19 (Xinhua-ANI): At least 15 Afghan civilians were killed and 18 others wounded Friday morning in a roadside bombing in northern Balkh province, a provincial police spokesman said.
Moscow, Oct 18 (IANS) Indo-Spanish pair of Sania Mirza and Nuria Llagostera lost out to Americans Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears in the women's doubles quarter-finals of the Kremlin Cup here Thursday.
Islamabad, Oct. 18 (ANI): Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that it was former army chief General Mirza Aslam Beg's irresponsibility that led to Pervez Musharraf's coup in 1999.
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The prize purse for women winners at the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship was increased and brought at par with the men on Sania Mirza's suggestion here Saturday.
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The prize purse for women winners at the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship was increased and brought at par with the men on Sania Mirza's suggestion here Saturday.
Mumbai, Oct 10 (IANS) The whole of Bollywood is geared up to celebrate megastar Amitabh Bachchan's 70th birthday, but actress Dia Mirza won't be a able to join the mega celebrations.
Beijing, Oct 4 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and her partner Nuria Llagostera Vives moved into the women's doubles semi-finals of China Open tennis with a come-from-behind win against Julia Goerges and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova here Thursday.
Mumbai, Oct 1 (IANS) Actress Dia Mirza believes that the quality that makes a man stand out is his character.
Islamabad, Sept. 24 (ANI): The head of the Ahmadi community in Pakistan has said the anger of Muslims regarding the anti-Islam film produced in the United States, is "fully justified", but has condemned the violent reaction to it.
Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) India tennis veteran Mahesh Bhupathi Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the All India Tennis Association (AITA), saying its administration is detrimental to growth of sport in the country and he has no choice but to accept the two-year ban slapped on him by the "dictatorial" body.
New York, Sep 4 (IANS) It was a bad day for India at the US Open Monday as Leander Paes and Sania Mirza lost their respective mixed doubles quarterfinals of the tennis major at the Flushing Meadows here.
Chennai, Sep 3 (IANS) Choreographer-turned-director Prabhu Deva is set to walk the ramp Monday for a charity fashion event organised by Shabana Azmi's Mijwan Welfare Society (MWS).
New York, Sep 3 (IANS) India's Leander Paes advanced to the quarterfinals of the men's and mixed doubles events of the US Open tennis here at the Flushing Meadows.
New York, Sep 2 (IANS) Indo-American pair of Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands moved into the women's doubles third round of the US Open here at the Flushing Meadows.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Taken by surprise over the arrest of one of its researchers in Karnataka for links with Pakistan-based terror outfits, India's defence research agency Friday announced that it was initiating disciplinary action against him under government rules.
Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) Away from the boxing ring, MC Mary Kom is set to take to the fashion ramp for a cause. The Olympic bronze medallist will walk for veteran actress and social activist Shabana Azmi's Mijwan Welfare Society (MWS) Sep 3.
New York, Aug 31 (IANS) Sania Mirza of India and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands, seeded 13th, advanced to the second round of the women's doubles at the US Open here at the Flushing Meadows.
New York, Aug 30 (IANS) Fifth seeds Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek advanced to the men's doubles second round at the US Open while eighth seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna crashed out of the competition here.
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Known for his preference for Urdu poetry, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday voiced his unhappiness over the BJP targeting him on coal blocks allocation saying his silence was better than a thousand answers.
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) Actress Dia Mirza reveals she has an inclination towards traditional Indian jewellery and happily sports it wherever and whichever way she can.
New York, Aug 24 (IANS) Desipina, a fusion arts company founded by two sisters of South Asian and Filipina descent, will present here next month an "Alice in Wonderland" inspired multi-media, puppet adventure play where puppets, projections and politics collide.
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) Bollywood celebrities like Deepika Padukone, Karan Johar and Imran Khan will lend support to Shabana Azmi's Mijwan Welfare Society (MWS) by wearing clothes made by the NGO's girls at an upcoming fashion event.
New Haven (Connecticut), Aug 21 (IANS) Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, who was here to take part in a tournament, took some time off to host a kids day clinic at the campus of the Ivy League Yale University.
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Actress-turned-producer Dia Mirza proved to be a true professional when she took to the ramp for a jewellery brand despite running high fever. It's all about commitment, she says.
Montreal/Toronto, Aug 12 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and his Austrian partner Jurgen Melzer moved into the semi-finals of the men's doubles Rogers Cup while Sania Mirza and her American partner lost in the the quarter-finals of women's doubles here.
Ghaziabad Aug 11 (IANS) Shopkeepers here downed shutters Saturday to protest police cases lodged against them and presented a memorandum to the senior superintendent of police (SSP) to withdraw the cases.
Montreal/Toronto, Aug 11 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and Leander Paes have moved into the quarterfinals with their respective partners whereas their compatriots Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna lost their pre-quarterfinal match at the Rogers Cup tennis doubles.
Montreal/Toronto, Aug 10 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza, Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna have all moved up in the doubles event at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament here.
London, Aug 5 (IANS) India's tennis campaign at the 2012 London Games came to an end Saturay after the mixed doubles pair of Leander Paes and Sania Mirza lost their quarterfinal match at the Wimbledon.
London, Aug 4 (IBNS) India's tennis campaign at the 2012 London Games came to an end Saturay after the mixed doubles pair of Leander Paes and Sania Mirza lost their quarterfinal match at the Wimbledon.
London, Aug 4 (IANS) India's tennis campaign at 2012 London Games came to an end Saturday after the mixed doubles pair of Leander Paes and Sania Mirza lost their quarterfinal match to the top seeded Belarusian pair of Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi here at the Wimbledon.
London, Aug 4 (IANS) India's mixed doubles pair of Leander Paes and Sania Mirza were down 5-7, 2-3 against the top seeded Belarusian pair of Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi when bad light and rain stopped their quarterfinal match of the 2012 London Games tennis event at the Wimbledon here Friday.
Today is the crucial day for the India in London Olympic, as it will decide Indian challenge in Badminton star Saina Nehwal's luck for medal.
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Putting aside their off-the-court differences, India's Leander Paes and Sania Mirza played an excellent game to book a quarterfinal berth in the Olympics tennis mixed doubles event, beating the Serbian pair of Nenad Zimonjic and Anna Ivanovic here Thursday at Wimbledon.
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Indians Leander Paes and Sania Mirza moved into the quarterfinals of the Olympics tennis mixed doubles event here Thursday, beating the Serbian pair of Nenad Zimonjic and Anna Ivanovic at Wimbledon.
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Following is the schedule of events involving Indian athletes at the London Olympic Games Thursday.
