Everything you need to know about Tanda Sufi: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Tanda Sufi: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Islamabad, May 17 (Xinhua-ANI): Pakistan interim Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has decided to release 51 Indian fishermen on humanitarian grounds in a goodwill gesture, the prime minister's office said Friday.
Islamabad, May 17 (IANS) Pakistan caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has decided to release 51 Indian fishermen on humanitarian grounds as a goodwill gesture, the prime minister's office said Friday.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Acclaimed US-based Indian filmmaker Mira Nair said the audience shouldn't confuse "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" with a 9/11 story as the event is only a game-changer in her movie.
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) The music maestro behind music of films like "Kabhi Kabhie" and "Umrao Jaan", Khayyam says although the standard of music has deteriorated in Bollywood, "talented young" musicians and writers have the capability to do "wonders".
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Are you a kebab freak and do you love exploring kebabs from different regions? Then Zerzura is the place for you, offering authentic juicy kebabs from the Middle-East and Morocco on your plate.
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New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The ancient tradition of Bhand Pather, a folk performance genre from Kashmir, is trying to find a slot in mainstream theatre, taking up new themes and adopting the repertory style of rendition.
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Popular music in Pakistan and India flourishing outside moviedom has reconnected to folk, classical and Sufi traditions to reach out to the younger generation in contemporary makeovers, says Pakistani musician Ali Haider, who shot to fame with albums like "Purani Jeans" and "Sandesa".
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Puppet theatre as creative entertainment has become integral to contemporary performances in the last few years drawing new legions of viewers to its fold in redefining an ancient art form - believed to have originated in India - to address new cultural needs.
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) Abhijeet Sawant, who got recognition after winning a singing reality show, is ready with his new album "Farida", based on Sufism. The singer is confident it would appeal to listeners of all age groups.
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) There is no fixed formula to becoming successful, says playback singer Harshdeep Kaur, known for her Sufi songs like "Katiya karoon".
Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Bollywood actress Aditi Rao Hydari, who walked the ramp for designer Payal Singhal Monday at the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Summer-Resort 2013, said the collection took her down memory lane.
Aligarh, March 9 (IANS) National Commission for Minorities chairman Wajahat Habibullah Saturday inaugurated a three-day international seminar on Sufi literature in the Persian language at the Aligarh Muslim University here.
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) As many as 15,000 women in Punjab have reportedly been abandoned in the last two decades by NRI grooms and forthcoming fiction show "Gurbani" will focus on the same by showing the struggle of such brides.
Lucknow, March 4 (IANS) Indefinite curfew was clamped in Tanda town of Uttar Pradesh's Ambedkarnagar district Monday following incidents of arson and violence after a local Hindu leader was shot dead by unidentified assailants, police said.
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) His period drama "Umrao Jaan" still fascinates movie aficionados, and Muzaffar Ali is busy scripting two more historicals. He feels it's time for Bollywood to "become global" and for that Indian filmmakers should come out of their "middle-class flavour" and scan the "issues from the grassroots level".
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Jahan-e-Khusrau is back with its 12th edition. From Indian names to Pakistani singer Abida Parveen and Mercan Dede from Istanbul, the festival promises to enthral music connoisseurs by presenting some of the eminent Sufi artists from across the world.
Jodhpur (Rajasthan), Feb 24 (IANS) The ongoing World Sufi Spirit Festival (WSSF) is proving out to be a huge crowd puller, especially with foreign visitors flocking here to experience the most dazzling traditions of music.
Jodhpur, Feb 23 (IANS) Music lovers at the sixth edition of the World Sufi Spirit Festival (WSSF) were welcomed with a melodious performance of traditional, philosophical Central Asian music by bardic divas from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
Jodhpur (Rajasthan), Feb 23 (IANS) Rabbi Shergill, the voice behind popular songs like "Bulla ki jaana", "Tere bin" and "Challa", believes only good music and songs remain in the public's memory for long.
Jodhpur (Rajasthan), Feb 23 (IANS) The sixth edition of the World Sufi Spirit Festival (WSSF), featuring a string of local, national and international artists, kickstarted with a lot of pomp at the Mehrangarh Fort here.
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Raveena Tandon will be seen swaying to the tunes of a Sufi song in her new film "Shobhana 7 Nights". The actress says the song is for commercial release of the film.
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Singer Rabbi Shergill, popular for song "Bulla ki jaana", is set to perform at the World Sufi Spirit Festival, starting Feb 22, in Jodhpur.
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Over 90 members of the Afghan parliament are on a week-long visit to India during which they would attend a training programme on parliamentary procedures and practices.
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Even though an all-girl rock band in Kashmir faced a fatwa, women musicians have been performing on the stage without any hiccups in Muslim-majority countries like Iran, Tunisia and Azerbaijan.
Islamabad, Feb. 10 (ANI): The Swiss government, in a letter to the Pakistan government, has said that graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari cannot be reopened.
Islamabad, Feb 9 (ANI): An advisor appointed by the Lahore High Court has suggested that the Pakistani government should not involve itself in Jamatud Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed's case over terrorist attack in Mumbai in an American court.
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) A three-day Sufi music festival here featuring musicians from Spain, Russia, Iran, Tunisia, Azerbaijan and India will promote cultural dialogue between India and the rest of the world.
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The sixth edition of the World Sufi Spirit Festival (WSSF) starts Feb 22 in Jodhpur and it will bring an eclectic mix of Sufi music from a host of talents across the world.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Unesco will do everything possible to safeguard and rebuild Mali's cultural heritage, the UN agency's director-general said Thursday following burning of ancient manuscripts and destruction of mausoleums by Islamist rebels in the west African nation.
Washington, Jan. 29 (ANI): Fleeing Islamist extremists torched a public library containing historic manuscripts in Timbuktu, as French and Malian forces closed in on Mali's fabled desert city.
"Going to Timbuktu". This bit of a statement, made often in jest in metropolitan India, refers to some distant, exotic place on a corner of the earth. But for the clued up and those who care to find out, Timbuktu is the fabled city at the southern edge of the Sahara in Mali whose commercial and cultural riches attracted many for centuries.
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The tableau for Delhi during the Jan 26 Republic Day Parade will portray the city's diverse culture owing to its inhabitants coming from different backgrounds and as the country's hub for performing and fine arts, officials said.
Film: "Special Chabbis"; Music Directors: M.M. Kreem and Himesh Reshammiya; Lyricists: Irshad Kamil, Shabbir Ahmed; Singers: KK, M.M. Kreem, Sunidhi Chauhan, Aman Trikha, Shreya Ghoshal, Shabab Sabri, Chaitra Ambadipudi, Keerti Sagathia, Papon, and Bappi Lahiri; Rating ***
Srinagar, Jan.20 (ANI): A one of its kind cultural show held here over the weekend, attracted people from all walks of life, including tourists.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The cabinet Thursday approved upgrading of NH-232 from Tanda to Banda in Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) A New Year calendar featuring young musicians such as santoor player Abhay Rustam Sopori, Sufi singer Ragini Rainu and singer brothers Ritesh and Rajnish Mishra was unveiled here Wednesday.
Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar's music company LM MUSIC was launched here Sunday by Pandit Jasraj, Amitabh Bachchan and Nita Ambani at a star-studded function here.
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Multicultural India is planning to pitch faith tourism by developing more religious tourist circuits to attract foreign footfalls and encourage greater domestic travelling that has seen double digit growth in recent years benefiting the local economy.
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) India is at the crossroads of a major contradiction in the character of its development - at one end there is growing modernity and at the other end moral regression like the revival of communalism, khap panchayats and repression, a veteran left leader contended Tuesday while speaking on the "state of the nation" at the 24th Safdar Hashmi Memorial Congregation here
London, Dec 24 (ANI): Islamists in Mali have started destroying remaining mausoleums in the historic city of Timbuktu.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Larik dancers from Indonesia swayed with kathak dancers from India, dudang dudang dancers from Brunei joined rhythm with India's famed kuchipudi artists while the Myanmarese did a cultural synthesis with Laotians. Various song and dance traditions representing 10 ASEAN countries fused in a rich cultural medley to celebrate the common cultural space and civilisation they have shared for over two millennia.
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik Sunday visited the shrine of the 14th century Sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and prayed for a "harmonious relationship" between India and Pakistan.
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik Sunday visited the shrine of the 14th century Sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and prayed for a "harmonious relationship" between India and Pakistan.
Islamabad, Dec. 10 (ANI): More than a month after it dispatched the contentious Swiss letter, the Pakistan government is still awaiting a response from the Swiss authorities on the reopening of graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Kolkata, Dec 7 (IANS) Soulful Sufi and mystic music from Egypt, Bulgaria, Turkey, the Netherlands, Pakistan and India is set to enthrall music lovers at the Kolkata leg of the 12th All India Sufi and Mystic Music Festival at the Tollygunge Club here Dec 8.
Kochi, Dec 4 (IANS) Archaeology has become a tool of interactive art for Afghan artist Amanullah Mojadidi, who is working on a multi-media land installation art at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale beginning Dec 12.
New Delhi, Nov 6 (ANI): Criticizing the Haji Ali Dargah Trust's decision to bar women from entering the sanctum sanctorum that houses the tomb of the 15th century Sufi saint Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari in Mumbai, columnist and author Sadia Dehlvi on Tuesday termed the move to be 'some politics of the Dargah Committee or influence of some extreme elements'.
Mumbai, Nov 6 (ANI): The management of Mumbai's iconic Sufi shrine Haji Ali Dargah has restricted the entry of women.
Amritsar, Nov.4 (ANI): Artistes from Pakistan participated in a peace festival to foster strong bonds of friendship between both countries in Amritsar.
Badgam, Oct 22 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Government has planned to take steps for the restoration of the historical cave of well-known Sufi saint, Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Noorani, popularly known as Alamdar-e-Kashmir, with an aim to provide impetus to the tourism industry.
Amritsar, Oct.21 (ANI): Sufi singers from India, Pakistan and other nations participated in a concert organised here to foster bonds of friendship, goodwill, mutual trust and harmony.
Film: "Rush"; Music Director: Pritam; Lyricists: Sayeed Quadri, Kumaar, Ashish Pandit and Hard Kaur; Singers: Shaan, Ash King, Rizwan-Muazzam, Jazzy B, Hard Kaur, Anupam Amod, Tulsi Kumar, Adnan Sami, Javed Bashir and Inderpreet Singh; Rating: **
Mumbai, Oct 15 (IANS) His character has many phases and shades in "Le Gaya Saddam" and actor Raghubir Yadav says he has never played such a role before.
Srinagar, Oct 14 (IANS) Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Sunday paid obeisance at the shrine of revered Sufi saint Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Wali at the historic Charar-e-Sharief town in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Lahore, Oct. 12 (ANI): At least 50 Islamic scholars belonging to the Sunni Ittehad Council have declared the Taliban attack on 14-year-old Pakistani rights activist Malala Yousufzai as "un-Islamic".
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IANS) The classic fairy tales and folklore which grandmas have related through the ages to put little ones to sleep find a new portal of expression in Xanthe Gresham, a globally acclaimed British performance-storyteller.
Warsaw, Oct 1 (IANS) Whether it was Anoop Mishra, an exponent from the Benaras gharana, or Jyotsna Srikanth, a Carnatik-genre violinist, or Raza Khan, a rustic Punjabi Sufi singer from Amritsar, Indian musicians hogged the limelight during the just-concluded 8th Warsaw Cross-Culture Festival here. All three Indian musicians won the hearts of Warsawians with their amazing talent.
Srinagar, Sept 20 (ANI): The Department of Tourism organised a Sufi concert to revive the legacy of Sufism here recently.
Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) Pakistani Sufi rock band Raeth is set to amp up India's music meter as Bollywood beckons it and it lines up collaborations with Indian artists.
Bamako, Sept. 2 (ANI): Militant Mali Islamist rebels have seized the strategic town of Douentza, extending the area they control in the north of the country.
Shimla, Aug 18 (IANS) The four youths who were convicted of ragging medical student Aman Kachroo to death in a Himachal Pradesh institute are out of the jail before completing the four-year rigorous imprisonment awarded to them.
London, August 15 (ANI): Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla is embroiled in a love triangle scandal involving his second wife Grimaud, who gave birth to his brother's child.
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore, who walked as a showstopper for designer duo Ashima-Leena for the ongoing Delhi Couture Week (DCW) here Thursday, revealed that walking the ramp is something which she enjoys doing.
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) After wowing fans in Pakistan, popular singer Kailash Kher is ready to entertain music lovers in Australia. He will perform at the OzAsia Festival in Adelaide Sep 14-30.
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Turkey has drawn up a calendar of cultural
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Bollywood veteran Sharmila Tagore will be the showstopper for designer duo Ashima and Leena Singh at the third edition of Delhi Couture Week that gets underway Wednesday.
The government of Uttar Pradesh together with central government has braced for boosting tourism in the state. An announcement of such effect was made on Saturday.
Lucknow, July 21 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh and the central governments Saturday announced their "serious willingness" to undertake a host of measures to shore up tourism in the state.
London, July 18 (ANI): Islamic extremists in northern Mali are facing a growing uprising from local residents as they impose the strict Sharia law and seek to destroy the local culture in the northern region of the African country.art of the vast area of the country, near Timbuktu, which is under the control of Islamic groups, youths have been taking to the streets to protest against rebel control.
Melbourne, July 16 (ANI): It was labelled boring last year, but Australia's national costume for the Miss World pageant is now being branded "Avatar".
Shimla, July 15 (IANS) Eight pilgrims, mostly from Kanpur city of Uttar Pradesh, were killed and 42 others injured when the private bus in which they were travelling rolled down a gorge in Himachal Pradesh, police said Sunday.
Islamabad, July 3 (ANI): Pakistan is the only country that Al-Qaeda could use as a base to launch its global jihad through terrorism, a newspaper editorial has said.
Srinagar, June 26 (ANI): Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani called for shutdown across the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday to protest over the fire that extensively damaged a revered Sufi Muslim shrine here.
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Sufi singer Tochi Raina, who lent his voice to chartbusters like "Pardesi", "Gal mitthi mitthi" and "Saibo", says reality shows have urged the youths towards instant fame and hence, drawn away their patience to learn music under a guru.
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has formally named former textiles minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin as the candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for the post of prime minister, state television reported Thursday.
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has formally named Makhdoom Shahabuddin as the candidate of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for the post of prime minister, state television reported Thursday.
New Delhi, June 13 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has expressed deep grief over the passing away of noted ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan.
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) "I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music," Albert Einstein once said. And many of our Bollywood stars, who wake up to a tune and sleep to one, would agree.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Without meaningful lyrics, a singer doesn't enjoy singing, says Harshdeep Kaur, who has delivered hit numbers such as "Katiya karoon" and "Ik Onkar". She adds language is no bar for a song's success in Bollywood.
Washington, May 9 (ANI): Children born to women who are obese before they become pregnant are at higher risk of having lower cognitive function - as measured by math and reading tests taken between ages 5 to 7 years - than kids of mothers with a healthy prepregnancy weight, researchers suggested.
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The idea of social Islam - the practised version of the faith - in conservative Muslim countries comes with a bias against the freedom of arts, says Islamic scholar, filmmaker and theatre personality Shama Zaidi.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The realisation that jihadis are using Islam to create an environment of terror is leading Muslim youth in India to dissociate themselves from violence and radicalism, says a leading Islamic scholar and cleric.
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Ali Zafar, one of the few Pakistani actors with a huge fan base in India, entertained the audience on the second day of Lifestyle Pakistan Expo here when he danced to Bollywood numbers, and appeared on stage with a dhol in his hands.
Film: 'Vicky Donor'; Music Director: Abhishek-Akshay, Donn-Bann, Rochak Kohli and Ayushmann; Lyricist: Kusum Verma, Vijay Maurya, Ayushmann Khurrana, Juhi Chaturvedi and Swanand Kirkire; Singers: Akshay Verma, Aditi Singh Sharma, Clinton Cerejo, Ayushmann Khurrana, Vishal Dadlani, Sunidhi Chauhan, Bann, Mika Singh and Sukanya Purkayastha; Rating: ***
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New Delhi, Apr 8 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Sunday offered assistance to Pakistan to find survivors after an avalanche engulfed a Pakistani Army camp in Siachen Glacier.
Jaipur, Apr 8 (ANI): Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, who arrived here on Sunday for his daylong visit to offer prayers at the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moninuddin Chisti, flew back to Rawalpindi this evening.
Film: 'Jannat 2'; Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty; Lyricist: Sayeed Quadri; Singers: Shafqat Amanat Ali, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, KK, Mohit Chauhan, Javed Ali, Nikhil D'Souza and Anupam Amod; Rating:****
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Kailash Kher says people should not just tag him as a Sufi singer because he sings other geners too and that his "Hausla" anthem is an example of that with its rock beats and energetic youthful spirit.
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Drawing-room flavoured - that's the buzzword among non-fiction writers this season as they go in for brevity, easy and interesting reads on subjects as complex as India's growth story and even foreign policy.
The bookshelf this weekend is a colourful and racy pile of books that tickles readers' imagination and sensitivities... Browse with IANS
Kabul, Jan 31 (ANI): A 22-year old woman in Afghanistan has been strangled to death by her husband and mother-in-law for giving birth to a baby girl.
Kabul, Jan 31 (ANI): A 22-year old woman in Afghanistan has been strangled to death by her husband and mother-in-law for giving birth to a baby girl.
Hoshiarpur, Oct 28 (ANI): Former Pakistani senator Choudhary Muhammad Anwar Bhinder has said that both India and Pakistan must find ways to reduce paperwork related to the granting of visas to citizens of the two counties, especially those wanting to visit religious spots and shrine.
Islamabad, Oct 4(ANI): Pakistan Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim has formally invited Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to visit Pakistan, reviving hopes that both nations would fully exploit the potential of economic and business ties.
Islamabad, Aug.20 (ANI): A recent ban by the United States Treasury Department on Pak-Libya Holding Company Limited highlights the turbulent relations between Islamabad and Washington, according to analysts.
Peshawar, July 19(ANI): A Pakistani anti-terrorism court (ATC) has indicted Sufi Mohammad, chief of the outlawed Tanzim Nifaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM), in a case concerning the killing of 11 police and Frontier Corps (FC) personnel registered over 16 years ago in Swat.
Srinagar, July 7 (ANI): In the end 'Ilhaam' transformed into 'Aghaaz' to exert past the 'Music is haraam' edict to stage a successful charity concert in front of hundreds of young Kashmiri men and women at the SKIIC auditorium on Tuesday. And what normally would have been a political non-event of sorts gave rare insights into the gradual radicalisation of institutions and individuals in Kashmir.
