Everything you need to know about Varoli Talat: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Varoli Talat: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Srinagar, May 8 (ANI): Lack of adequate infrastructure disappointed tourists visiting Kashmir, even as authorities urged the government to take adequate steps to cope with the increasing number of visitors to the valley.
Doodhpathri (Kashmir), April 26 (ANI): Poor infrastructure has adversely affected tourism in the hill town of Doodhpathri in the Kashmir Valley.
Mumbai, Mar 1 (IANS) Singer Sonu Nigam's mother Shobha Nigam is no more. Her last rights were performed here Friday morning.
Cairo, Jan 14 (IANS) Egypt's Prosecutor-General Talat Ibrahim Abdullah Monday decided to lift an asset freeze imposed on 10 officials who worked during the rule of then president Hosni Mubarak, the official MENA news agency reported.
Gulmarg (Jammu and Kashmir), Jan. 1 (ANI): The tourism department of Jammu and Kashmir hosted an 'Adventure Sports Festival' at Gulmarg in Baramula district, attracting scores of New Year revellers who enjoyed variety of winter sports on snow laden slopes.
Cairo, Dec. 18 (Xinhua-ANI): Egypt's newly-appointed prosecutor general, Talat Ibrahim Abdullah, submitted his resignation to the head of Supreme Council of Justice on Monday, state TV reported.
Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir), Dec. 2 (ANI): In a bid to attract more Buddhist pilgrims, the tourism department in Jammu and Kashmir has decided set to restore Buddhist sites in the state.
Washington, Oct. 24 (ANI): Saudi Arabia has been deepening its cooperation with India in cracking down on terrorism, but is also using the nation to balance its bilateral relationship with Pakistan.
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.
Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) Television actor Gurmeet Choudhary, who has won the "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5", is overjoyed and overwhelmed and says that his next destination is Bollywood.
Mumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) Television actor Gurmeet Choudhary and his choreographer Shampa Sunday won the fifth season of "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa". He defeated Rashmi Desai and Rithvik Dhanjani and took home the winners trophy and a cash prize of Rs.40 lakh.
Mumbai, Sep 29 (IANS) Rashmi Desai Sandhu, Gurmeet Chowdhary or Rithvik Dhanjani? The competition in dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5" is at its peak with the top three finalists sweating it out to win the trophy at the grand finale Sunday night.
Srinagar, Sept 20 (ANI): The Department of Tourism organised a Sufi concert to revive the legacy of Sufism here recently.
Srinagar, Aug 27 (ANI): Highlighting the role of science and technology in nation building, Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Narinder Nath Vohra has called for creating a vast team of scientists and technocrats, to guide the nation on the path of progress and development.
Srinagar, Aug.10 (ANI): The Department of Tourism in Jammu and Kashmir is undertaking a facelift the Gondola Lift to boost tourism in the state.
Lahore, July 22 (ANI): The United States has allocated 350,000 dollars this year for research projects in Pakistan, U.S. Consulate General Economics Officer Frank P Talluto has said.
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Popular anchor Archana Vijaya became the latest contestant to be eliminated from dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5" Saturday night.
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Ghazal singer Talat Aziz was the first celebrity contestant to be eliminated from the fifth season of dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa".
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Actor Ravi Kishan is sweating it out literally. The Bhojpuri superstar has shed 4 kg ever since he entered the fifth season of dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa".
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) It's unusual for a 55-year-old to groove on a dance floor, but Talat Aziz is ready for the challenge. The ghazal singer says he's fit enough to wear his dancing shoes for reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5" at his age.
Lahore, June 17 (ANI): A message by Pakistani real estate tycoon Malik Riaz claims that he has "never distributed money, houses, plots or air tickets among journalists".
Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) Bihar-based Sushil Kumar, who created history by winning Rs.5 crore in the fifth season of "Kaun Banega Crorepati", is set to put his dancing skills on test as he has been roped in to participate in "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5".
Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) From dancing expert Isha Sharvani to star cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya to small screen 'bahus' Pratyusha Banerjee and Giaa Manek - rocked the dance floor Saturday along with eight other contestants at the opening of the season five of "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa", which will see a child artist participating for the first time.
Mumbai, June 14 (IANS) Aishwarya Rai recently took time out from her work commitments to go shopping for her daughter, Aaradhya, in London.
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) Thanks to his mother, Karan Johar is aware of what's happening in "Uttaran" or "Balika Vadhu", but the Dharma Productions head honcho, who excels at fiction and family cinema, has his reservations about entering the television industry. He says he doesn't understand a medium that entertains people by projecting unhappy lives.
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) From ghaghra-choli to body hugging dress -- the fifth season of dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa" will see actress Pratyusha Banerjee, known for playing Anandi in top-rated show "Balika Vadhu", transform from a typical bahu to a glam diva.
Islamabad, May 17 (ANI): Pakistani analysts have said although the restoration of NATO supplies would not help in stopping drone attacks in the country, the U.S. has got the message to be careful when striking in future.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) A week-long panorama of Kuwaiti culture which opened in the capital May 15 has for the first time brought arts, crafts and performing traditions of the ancient port-nation to India to strengthen people-to-people cultural ties between the two countries.
Islamabad, Apr 28 (ANI): Following the deportation of the Bin Laden family from Pakistan, a defense analyst accused the terrorism-infected country of being 'complicit' in Osama residing clandestinely in the country.
Islamabad, April 12 (IANS) The new chief of Pakistani spy agency ISI, Lt. Gen. Zahirul Islam, is planning to visit "some European countries" along with his predecessor Lt. Gen. (retd) Ahmed Shuja Pasha to exchange views with intelligence and military officials on ties with the US and the NATO, a media report said Thursday.
Islamabad, Feb 27 (ANI): A retired Pakistani General and Security analyst has said that the government demolished Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad compound to stop people from raising a shrine there in support of the killed al-Qaeda leader.
Islamabad, Feb 27 (ANI): A retired Pakistani General and Security analyst has said that the government demolished Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad compound to stop people from raising a shrine there in support of the killed al-Qaeda leader.
Islamabad, Jan 24(ANI): An article in a US daily has said the fact that the Pakistan People-Party seems to edging closer to becoming the first elected government to complete its tenure has sparked off a debate about whether the military still continues to wield power behind the scenes or whether the roots of democracy are actually deepening in the country.
Islamabad, Jan 24(ANI): An article in a US daily has said the fact that the Pakistan People-Party seems to edging closer to becoming the first elected government to complete its tenure has sparked off a debate about whether the military still continues to wield power behind the scenes or whether the roots of democracy are actually deepening in the country.
Islamabad, Sept 25 (ANI): Pakistan's army chief General Ashfaq Kayani has called a 'special' meeting of his top commanders to discuss the security situation after the war of words with the United States escalated following the latter's accusation that Pakistan's intelligence agency is exporting violence through the Haqqani network, the military has said.
Islamabad/Washington, Sep.24 (ANI): Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, has denied allegations that he was waging a "proxy war" in Afghanistan through the Haqqani network.
Washington, June 25 (ANI): A new research from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles has suggested that psychosocial stress appears to enhance the lung-damaging effects of traffic-related pollution (TRP) in children.
Islamabad, June 16(ANI): Media reports alleging that a Pakistan Army major was among five informants arrested for gathering intelligence on Osama bin Laden's compound for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) could further harm the military's image, which is facing a rising backlash at home.
Islamabad, May 28(ANI): The hatred and mistrust between Pakistan and the United States have reached an almost irreversible point following the US raid in Abbottabad that killed Osama Bin Laden, Pakistani analysts have said.
Islamabad, May 20(ANI): The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has decided to ratchet up the pressure on the federal government as well as the military establishment post Osama debacle.
Islamabad, May 16(ANI): The revelation that Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was living less than a mile from Pakistan's national military academy has raised serious questions about the inefficiency of Pakistan's military and intelligence services and brought into sharp focus the weakness of the Pakistani state, a retired Pakistan Army official has said.
Islamabad, May 7(ANI): Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha may have to step down as the Pakistan government looks for a fall guy for the Osama bin Laden debacle, according to Pakistani officials.
Islamabad, May 5(ANI): Pakistan's security establishment, already bombarded with questions about Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's lengthy presence in Abbottabad, now faces increasingly intense scrutiny from its own public.
Melbourne, May 5 (ANI): The arrest of Bali bomber Umar Patek, who was seeking a meeting with Osama bin Laden, has raised questions about whether Patek provided vital information to the mission that was appointed to kill Osama or, did his arrest by Pakistani intelligence risk upsetting the American operation.
Islamabad, May 2(ANI): The fact that Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who was killed by US forces in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, was apparently living in relative luxury not far from Islamabad could pose awkward questions for Pakistan, a security analyst has said.
Islamabad, April 1(ANI): The back-to-back assassination attempts on Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman depict the growing disdain of Islamic militants towards even sympathetic political leaders in Pakistan.
Islamabad, Mar 18 (ANI): The release of CIA contractor Raymond Davis might have ended a damaging spy row, but the bilateral ties between the US and Pakistan are expected to merely remain "transactional" following the issue, analysts have said.
Islamabad, Mar 15(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has approved an extension to Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha as director general of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence for a period of one year.
Islamabad, Mar 13(ANI): Pakistan's Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar has confirmed that Lieutenant-General Ahmed Shuja Pasha will get another extension as director general of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence.
Islamabad, Mar 11(ANI): Lieutenant-General Ahmed Shuja Pasha, the director general of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, may get another extension in office.
London, Feb 25(ANI): The case of double-murder accused American official Raymond Davis is very convoluted, and no matter what the US government says, this is not an open-and-shut case, former State Department lawyer Ron Mlotek insists.
Lahore, Feb 16(ANI): Pakistan may witness a revolution like that in Egypt and Tunisia if double murder-accused US official Raymond Davis is granted diplomatic immunity and released from detention, the Pakistani public and analysts say.
Lahore, Jan 14(ANI): Pakistan's Afghan policy is flawed and has proved to be counterproductive for the interests of the country, veteran journalist and renowned author Ahmed Rashid has said.
Islamabad, Dec 19 (ANI): The Central Intelligence Agency station chief's identity breach is likely to cause friction between US and Pakistani intelligence agents, who have worked closely, if not always with mutual trust, in the war against insurgents along Pakistan's volatile border with Afghanistan.
Lahore, Oct.24 (ANI): While the United States has agreed to give an additional two billion dollars as aid in the form of military assistance to Pakistan, it seems to have subtly conveyed that this proposed assistance should not be viewed as a "free lunch" and comes with an increasing expectation that Islamabad needs to deliver actual results on the ground in the context of the war on terror.
Washington, Oct 15(ANI): Pakistan is playing its 'double game' in Afghanistan to protect its strategic interests in the region once the United States pulls out of the country, an analyst has said.
Islamabad, Sept 4 (ANI): It has emerged that non-professional beauticians in Pakistan are using homemade low quality creams and non-sterilised instruments, thus putting the health of their clients at risk.
Lahore, Aug.27 (ANI): Even as the international community continues to voice concerns over the involvement of extremist groups in flood relief activities, banned terror groups such as the Jamaat-ud-Daawa (JuD) are openly operating in cities like Lahore collecting funds for flood victims.
Lahore, Aug.27 (ANI): Even as the international community continues to voice concerns over the involvement of extremist groups in flood relief activities, banned terror groups such as the Jamaat-ud-Daawa (JuD) are openly operating in cities like Lahore collecting funds for flood victims.
London, Aug.22 (ANI): Mocking the ban imposed by the Pakistan government on it, the Jamaat-ud-Daawa (JuD), the charity wing of the dreaded terror group-Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), is running relief camps in the flood-hit north western part of the country and providing the victims food, medicines and money.
Rawalpindi, July 28 (ANI): By giving an extension to Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, democracy in the country has taken a hit and would not get the protection it requires, claimed his predecessor in the same office General (retired) Mirza Aslam Baig.
Islamabad, July 23(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the government was not under any kind of pressure prior to its decision to extend Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's tenure.
Islamabad, July 23 (ANI): The three year extension in Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's tenure is only the second such incident in Pakistan's history when a civilian regime has increased the services of the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS).
Islamabad, June 25 (ANI): Retired Army General-turned-Security Analyst of Pakistan Talat Masood on Thursday said that resumption of dialogue was the only solution to India-Pakistan problem, as a structured political dialogue would help reduce tensions between the two neighbours.
Islamabad, Jun 1 (ANI): The Pakistani Government's big claims that it had easy access to senior American officials was exposed when Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had to wait for hours to contact any of them.
New Delhi / Jammu /Pune, Feb 23 (ANI): Former diplomat Romesh Bhandari on Tuesday opined that resumption of dialogue between India and Pakistan would help both the countries to clear air and set ground for more substantive talks in the future.
New York, Jan.22 (ANI): Giving in to its long standing demand, the United States has agreed to share drone technology and provide at least a dozen unarmed aerial vehicles to Pakistan.
Lahore, Jan. 5 (ANI): The Pakistani fears about a fresh influx of Afghan militants into their territory following the deployment of 30,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan are exaggerated, as insurgents in that country already have all the space they need in Helmand, a retired Pakistani general has said.
New York, Dec.29 (ANI): Monday's suicide attack on a Muharram procession in Karachi,in which 40 people were killed while over 95 sustained injuries, has added to the Pakistan government's woes, as the attack may spell more trouble for it by igniting massive sectarian clashes.
New York, Nov.18 (ANI): The Pakistan Army has claimed massive success in the offensive against the Taliban in South Waziristan, establishing control over Sararogha, the town which the militants referred to as their capital, but both US and Pakistani experts have questioned the army's efforts and fear the extremists would bounce back.
Washington, Nov.1 (ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's maiden visit to Pakistan was marked by blunt talks by the top US Diplomat reprimanding the hosts for its dilly-dallying attitude towards countering the terror menace. While some were impressed by Clinton's clear-cut strategy of reminding Islamabad regarding the impending threat posed by the extremists, others said she ignored some of the major issues concerning the troubled nation.
Islamabad, Sep.11 (ANI): The Iftaar dinner hosted by the Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabarwal here had an unusual guest, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General Shuja Pasha, which has rumour mills suggesting that there is some behind the curtain talks going on between India and the intelligence agency.
Karachi, Aug. 5 (ANI): Pak-Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud's wife was killed by a US missile strike in Pakistan's South Waziristan on Wednesday, Pakistani military officials said.
New York, July 5 (ANI): Thursday's suicide attack on a bus carrying officials of a nuclear establishment in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city has once again raised questions over Islamabad's claims that nuclear facilities in the country are safe and guarded well enough to counter the Taliban's increasingly bold assaults against the country's military complex.
Peshawar, June 16 (ANI): After fighting against the Taliban for months in Swat, Pakistan has now announced the launch of an offensive in Waziristan-touted as the mother of all problems-to catch Pak-Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud.
Washington, June 8 (ANI): Amidst world wide fears that the Taliban would take over Pakistan, and are within the striking distance from Islamabad, Pakistani analysts believe that their country would never fall into the extremists' hands.
Warsaw, May 9 (IANS) It was on this day 10 years ago that legendary singer Talat Mahmood died. At that time his daughter Sabina, who lives in Poland, had not been able to reach Mumbai to see her father's body.
Nicosia/Ankara, April 20 (DPA) The conservative National Unity Party (UBP) was winning by a wide margin in premliminary results after Turkish Cypriots voted Sunday in parliamentary elections.
Islamabad, April 16 (DPA) President Barack Obama's policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan, with its focus on eliminating militant hideouts in Pakistan's mountainous tribal border regions, has failed to win over many policymakers in Islamabad.
Peshawar, April 1 (DPA) Pakistan's government stopped 16 months of fighting and brought relative calm to Swat - a scenic valley just an hour north of Islamabad - by cutting a truce with Taliban militants, a development it promotes as a model to deal with the Islamic insurgency in the entire region.
Islamabad, March 30 (DPA) Pakistan's historic eastern city of Lahore has long been known as the country's cultural capital, with dozens of theatres, film studios, fashion houses, historical sites and exotic food.
London, Mar.27 (ANI): The revamped US strategy to counter militancy in Afghanistan and Pakistan is scheduled to be announced on Friday, but according to media reports the questionable relation between Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and banned terror outfits such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) can seriously dent the Obama Administration's plans.
Islamabad/Lahore, Mar.15 (ANI): A retired Lieutenant General of the Pakistan Army and well-known security and political analyst, has claimed that President Asif Ali Zardari can save his political career only if he hands over constitutional powers to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
Putrajaya, Mar. 11 (ANI): Malaysia's Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar has informed that the Government has cancelled the work visas of about 55,000 Bangladeshis who have not used them so far.
London, March 10 (IANS) The suspected mastermind of last week's terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka cricket team in Lahore has escaped a police raid on his home, a British newspaper reported Tuesday.
Lahore, March 9 (IANS) Pakistani security agencies have identified a little-known militant, Muhammad Aqil, as the mastermind of the audacious attack on Sri Lankan cricketers here, but police have failed to nab him.
Islamabad, March 9 (IANS) Pakistan has zeroed in on the alleged mastermind of last week's terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore, a media report said Monday.
Islamabad, Mar.8 (ANI): Last Tuesday's terrorist attack on the visiting cricket team from Sri Lanka is forcing Pakistan to look inward, making it more difficult to blame the U.S., India or other outsiders for a growing threat within its own borders.
Lahore, Feb.7 (ANI): With numerous controversies surrounding the apex cricket body of the country, former top cricket officials have started criticizing the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) openly, and have charged the current set-up of the Board of ruining national cricket and maligning it on the international circuit.
Mumbai, Jan 15 (ANI): Veteran Ghazal singer Talat Aziz's new music album titled 'Caravan -E - Ghazal' was released here last evening.
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IANS) The US has asked Pakistan to withdraw the sacking orders of Mahmood Durrani as national security advisor, a move that laid bare the widening gulf between President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and the lack of coherence in tackling crucial issues like the Mumbai attack probe.
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's accusation that Pakistan was using terrorism as an 'instrument of state policy' can push the tension between the two countries in the wake of the Mumbai carnage toward the danger zone, analysts here fear.
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Analysts fear that Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's accusation that Pakistan was using terrorism as an 'instrument of state policy' can push the tension between the two countries towards the danger zone.
Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) A month after the terror strikes in Mumbai, several artists came together here to pay tribute to all those who lost their lives in the attacks. While some felt India should restrict the number of Pakistanis performing in India in the wake of the strikes, others felt the focus should be on restoring peace.
Islamabad, Dec 21 (ANI): President of the Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) and son of Akbar Bugti, Talal Bugti, has made it clear that he has no connection with religious organization functioning in Pakistan, but said that one day former President Pervez Musharraf will be killed by them.
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The lilting melodies of 'Jhuki jhuki si nazar' and 'Chupke chupke raat din' never fail to impress music buffs even today, but the popular ghazal genre seems to have taken a backseat in Bollywood.
Patna, Dec 6 (IANS) Hundreds of fans of Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali were sorely disappointed after his performance at the Rajgir festival in Bihar was cancelled following the terror attack in Mumbai and the souring of India-Pakistan relations, an official said.
Islamabad, Nov 24 (ANI): Friday's killing of a key Taliban leader Rashid Rauf in a drone attack proves that US has a sharper intelligence in Pakistan's borderlands, though political analysts and strategists in Pakistan say that the missile strike was "unlikely to lessen anger" over the US raids.
Islamabad, Nov 23 (ANI): A redrawn map of South Asia, first circulated as a theoretical exercise in some American neoconservative circles, shows Pakistan truncated, reduced to an elongated sliver of land with the big bulk of India to the east, and an enlarged Afghanistan to the west.
Delhi student Swati Chawla will meet President of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat as part of a youth peace-building
