Everything you need to know about Mustafa Bad: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Mustafa Bad: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Jammu, May 20 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's ruling coalition partners National Conference (NC) and Congress sparred over relief to earthquake victims in Doda and Kishtwar districts of the Chenab valley, with leaders of both parties making charges and counter charges against each other.
London, May 16 (ANI): In another case of cyber attacks, four British computer hackers or 'hactivists' who call their organization LulzSec, launched cyber attacks on CIA and other global organizations as a result of which websites around the world crashed.
Tehran, May 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An Iranian government spokesman has dismissed a media report that claimed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad could face 74 lashes for breaking the country's election rules.
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) Pakistan witnessed protests by losing candidates who alleged rigging Monday, but delighted investors gave such a thumbs-up to the winners that the KSE-100 index zoomed up and breached the record in the country's history of stock trading.
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) Some losing candidates in Pakistan's May 11 elections Monday alleged the polls were rigged, a media report said.
Tehran, May 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A total of 686 hopefuls, including 30 women, have registered for Iranian presidential election due June 14, the country's interior minister Mustafa Mohammad-Najjar has said.
Srinagar, April 26 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday said linking the Chinese incursion into Ladakh with the region's tourism prospects would not be right.
Film: "Shootout At Wadala"; Music Directors: Anu Maleik, Anand Raj Anand, Meet Brothers, and Mustafa Zahid; Singers Sunidhi Chauhan, Mustafa Zahid, Meet Brothers Anjjan, Mika Singh, Adnan Sami, Sudesh Bhosle and Shaan; Rating: ***
Srinagar, April 13 (IANS) Despite past assertions by its leaders that the regional National Conference (NC) and the Congress would fight the 2014 assembly elections in alliance, the NC has finally decided to fight both the state and parliamentary polls on its own.
Film: "Aashiqui 2"; Music Directors: Jeet Gangulli, Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari; Singers: Tulsi Kumar, KK, Arijit Singh, Mustafa Zahid, Shreya Ghoshal, Ankit Tiwari, and Palak Muchhal; Rating: ** 1/2
Dhaka, April 7 (ANI): Inspired by the unique painted rickshaws, which pack the streets of the Bangladesh cities, the logo for the ICC World Twenty20 2014 was unveiled on a star-studded evening in Dhaka last night.
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The inaugural meeting of the newly formed Indian Tennis Players Association (ITPA) is to be held April 6 in Bangalore during the Davis Cup Group I Asia/Oceania first round play-off between India and Indonesia April 5-7.
'Koi virani si virani hai/Dasht ko dekh ke ghar yaad aaya' (It is desolation personified/ I saw the wilderness and remembered my abode) wrote Ghalib in what would be a prophetic couplet on the condition of his habitation and last resting place.
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Pakistani singer Mustafa Zahid says his song "Hum jee lenge" was initially a break-up song "Kaise jiye", which had a connection to his personal life.
Film: "Murder 3"; Music Directors: Pritam Chakraborty and Mustafa Zahid; Lyricist: Sayeed Quadri; Singers: Shafqat Amanat Ali, KK, Mustafa Zahid, and Nikhil D'Souza; Rating- ****
Chennai, Feb 11 (IANS) In their bid to make their voices heard by the tennis administration, India's rebel tennis players formed the Indian Tennis Players Association (ITPA) with former Davis Cup captain Jaidip Mukerjea as its interim president.
Islamabad, Feb 9 (ANI): US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour Michael Posner has spoken of their strong support for free, fair and timely elections in Pakistan after meeting country's Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Fakhruddin Ebrahim on Friday.
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Pakistanis may aspire to democracy, but those who run the country would prefer that democracy remains a worthless badge, said a daily after research showed that 75 percent of questions asked during Question Hour in Sindh assembly went unanswered.
Kolkata, Jan 26 (IANS) With Bangladesh as the focal theme, the 37th International Kolkata Book Fair - celebrating the 19th century Bengal renaissance - was thrown open Saturday.
London, Jan 26 (ANI): A "breathable" nail polish, which allows water vapour to pass through to the nail, is causing a stir among devout Muslim women who are unable to wear regular nail paint because of the washing involved in daily prayers.
Chicago, Jan 24 (IANS) Pakistani-American David Headley, a key plotter in the deadly 2008 Mumbai terror attack staged by Pakistan based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), may avoid life imprisonment when a US court sentences him Thursday.
London, Jan 17 (IANS) A mother and her seven children have been jailed for 15 years in Egypt for reconverting to Christianity from Islam, a British daily said Thursday.
Cairo, Jan. 17 (ANI): Ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his family have paid back 18 million Egyptian pounds, or three million dollars, for gifts they had received from a state newspaper while he was in office.
Islamabad, Dec. 17 (ANI): Bangladesh have agreed in principle to tour Pakistan early next year and become the first team to play international cricket in the country since the terrorist attack on Sri Lanka's team bus in 2009, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has said.
Srinagar, Dec. 4 (ANI): The world famous Dal Lake is getting ready to welcome hordes of tourists, as houseboat owners in the valley have begun maintenance and repairing of their houseboats with the onset of the winter season.
Islamabad, Nov. 22 (ANI): Residents of Ajmal Kasab's village in Pakistan, after hearing the news of the execution of the terrorist, have lashed out at India and hounded journalists who asked about the gunman.
Islamabad, Nov 19 (IANS) At least three people, including a woman, were killed and 23 injured in a bomb blast near a mosque for Shia Muslims in Pakistan's port city of Karachi Sunday night, officials said.
Moscow, Nov 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Israel destroyed the Hamas movement's headquarters in Gaza Saturday as the two sides continued to exchange missiles in escalating violence in the region.
Jammu, Nov 17 (IANS) Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad here Saturday demanded stern action against National Conference (NC) leader Mustafa Kamal for terming India as an "enemy" country.
Dhaka, Nov 17 (IANS) International Cricket Council president Alan Isaac is in Dhaka for meetings with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Jammu, Nov 14 (IANS) Mustafa Kamal, additional general secretary of the National Conference, which leads the coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir with the Congress party, stated Wednesday that a media report terming him "anti-national" was untrue.
Jammu, Nov 14 (ANI): National Conference (NC) leader Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday blamed the media for misconstruing his remark that 'Government of India was the real enemy of the Jammu and Kashmir', and said that he was being victimised by some vested interests.
London, Nov 10 (ANI): The leader of the Free Syrian Army has warned that rebels in the country may 'turn into terrorists', and urged the outside world to back them before it happens.
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The man who gave us the sensitive "Masoom", the hilariously thrilling "Mr. India", the gripping "Bandit Queen" and the grand period drama "Elizabeth" has not lost any of his creative zeal. The latest topic to catch Shekhar Kapur's fancy is the Armenian genocide, and he knows it's going to be challenging.
Tripoli, Nov 1 (Xinhua-ANI): Libya's national congress approved Wednesday a cabinet line-up submitted by Prime Minister Ali Zaidan, according to the State TV.
Islamabad, Oct. 30 (ANI): The draft of the Hindu Marriage Bill is likely to be finalized by next month, during a conference by Pakistan's Ministry of Human Rights.
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) A Delhi court extended the police custody of a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative allegedly involved in the Aug 1 Pune blast, police said Saturday.
Bangalore, Oct 26 (IANS) Usmane Ghani, an Indian doctor from this city working in a military hospital at Riyadh, has been detained by the Saudi Arabian police at the behest of the Indian government, alleged his grieving mother Fathima Khan here Friday.
Gaza, Oct. 20 (Xinhua-ANI): Israeli navy on Saturday intercepted a Finnish-flagged boat carrying pro-Palestinian international activists about 40 miles away from the Gaza Strip's coast, a Palestinian official said.
Dhaka, Oct 18 (IANS) Bangladeshi president's son Nazmul Hasan Papon has been made the new chief of that South Asian country's cricket authority.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested a fourth suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative allegedly involved in the Aug 1 Pune blast, an official said Wednesday. Three other accused were arrested earlier.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) A Delhi court Wednesday extended till Oct 27 the police custody of three suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives allegedly involved in the Aug 1 Pune blasts.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The fourth suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative allegedly involved in the Aug 1 Pune blast was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police, an official said Wednesday. The other three accused were arrested earlier.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The fourth suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative allegedly involved in the Aug 1 Pune blast was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police, an official said Wednesday. The other three accused were arrested earlier.
Tripoli, Oct. 15 (Xinhua-ANI): Ali Zaidan, a former diplomat, was elected Sunday Libya's prime minister after a vote in the country' s national congress.
London, Oct. 11 (ANI): The supply of arms and ammunitions to Syrian rebels is drying up, amidst growing political rivalries between the Arab and Gulf regions, and divisions between the west and Russia.
Dubai, Oct.9 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board today accepted the joint nomination of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) of AHM Mustafa Kamal to the role of ICC Vice-President for 2012-14 and then subsequently as ICC President 2014-15. As a consequence of his nomination Mr Kamal will now be required to stand down as the President of the BCB.
Colombo, Oct 9 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) Tuesday accepted the nomination of Bangladesh's Mustafa Kamal for the post of its vice-president from 2012 to 2014.
Beijing, Oct. 8 (Xinhua-ANI): Libya's parliament has passed a no-confidence vote in the newly-elected Prime Minister, Mustafa Abu Shagur, dismissing him from his post.
Washington, Oct 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US is compiling information about possible militant targets in Libya suspected in the attack last month on the US consulate in Benghazi that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans.
Washington, Oct 3 (ANI): The United States military has reportedly started drawing up potential targets in Libya ahead of a possible retaliatory strike with drones or special forces in the wake of the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, it has been revealed.
Dubai, Sept. 20 (ANI): Palestinian officials have slammed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney over remarks he made at a fundraiser last May, suggesting that Palestinians are not interested in peace.
Sydney, Sept 18 (ANI): A shocking video has emerged showing a girl as young as eight speaking of her love for Jihad and urging other children to join the fight for a global Islamic state.
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) As protestors took to the streets in at least 12 nations over an anti-Islam video, US missions across the Middle East kept security forces at the ready Friday, the traditional Muslim day of prayers.
Tripoli, Sept 14 (ANI): Libyan authorities have reportedly arrested several people in connection with the attack on the US envoy and three other American officials in Benghazi.
Washington, Sep 13 (IANS) The US Thursday slapped fresh sanctions on three leaders of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah for their alleged role in aiding the Syrian government in its crackdown on opposition forces, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) US ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and three of his staff were killed as an armed mob apparently incensed over a US-made film critical of Islam attacked the American consulate in Benghazi.
In a major setback for United States of America on the 9/11 anniversary day, as its an ambassador to Libya Tuesday night died in a rocket attack by unidentified armed men, who stormed the American consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi, media reports said Wednesday...................
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) The US ambassador to Libya was killed in a rocket attack by unidentified armed men who stormed the American consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi, media reports said Wednesday.
Kochi, Sep 9 (IANS) Satish Gopalkrishnan and his wife Savera D'Souza from Bangalore staged a remarkable recovery to move from third position overnight to first and win the Mahindra Spice Cup TSD rally that concluded here Sunday.
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) Eminent Bengali writer and Sahitya Akademi award winner Syed Mustafa Siraj died at a city hospital Tuesday after a brief illness, family sources said.
Tehran, Aug 30 (IANS) Iran has created a new category of martyrs - nuclear scientists it says were killed by Israelis. And what better way to unveil this than at the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit.
Moscow, Aug 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Turkish hackers have attacked the Spartak Moscow website after the football team beat Turkey's Fenerbahce in the Champions League, the club said Thursday.
Karachi, Aug 13 (IANS) Pakistanis will now get to see a delightful show of dolphins performing acrobatics here, a first for the entire South Asian region.
Mumbai, Aug 11 (ANI): The protest by several Muslim organisations at Mumbai's Azad Maidan against the recent ethnic violence in Assam turned violent on Saturday.
Islamabad, Aug 11 (IANS) A 14-year-old Hindu girl who was abducted two days ago has converted to Islam and married a Muslim in Pakistan, a media report said but her distraught father says that she "can never give up on her religion, she has been coerced into doing it".
Tripoli, Aug. 9 (Xinhua-ANI): Libya's National Transitional Council on Wednesday handed over power to the newly elected national assembly in a ceremony and the assembly is due to begin its work a week from now, according to the official LANA news agency.
Kuala Lumpur, July 30 (ANI): A locally shot video posted on YouTube has got people talking about a possible UFO sighting over Malaysia.
Tehran, July 30 (ANI): Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has urged his country's citizens 'to have more children'.
Ankara, July 27 (Xinhua-ANI): A total of 26 tons of cannabis were seized on Friday in a police anti-trafficking operation in the province of Diyarbakir in southeastern Turkey, local newspaper Today's Zaman reported on its website.
Leading toy company, Thinkway Toys has joined hands with My Baby Excels (MBE), a leading toy brand in India to launch the Darknight Rises toy line in India...
Damascus, July 25 (Xinhua-ANI): A defected Syrian officer, who is also son of former deputy prime minister and minister of defense Mustafa Tlass, has called on Syrians to unite in preserving state facilities and rebuilding the country, local media reported Wednesday.
Mangalore (Karnataka), July 20 (IANS) T. Sasikumar (co-driver M Prakash) took a slender three-second lead at the end of the first leg in the Mahindra Monsoon Challenge Rally in association with Apollo Tyres that ended here Friday night.
London, July 15 (ANI): The Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, was paid up to 15 million pounds by Colonel Gaddafi's regime to 'buy his silence' for not revealing the name of the culprit who blew up a passenger jet over the Scottish town.
Karachi, July 13 (ANI): A court hearing regarding the Bangladesh team's proposed tour of Pakistan has been postponed due to a change in the Dhaka court bench.
Paris, July 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A top general who recently defected from the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria has established contacts with the opposition, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.
Melbourne, July 12 (IANS) The Federation of International Cricketers' Association (FICA) has said it would support the legal action if the players who have not been paid for playing in the inaugural Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), decide to proceed against the franchises and the country's board.
Sydney, July 11 (ANI): A dozen cricketers are still waiting to be paid by the Bangladesh Premier League, in a situation which is now being described as a "joke" by the players' union
Dhaka, July 11 (ANI): The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has replaced its legal team with a new lawyer, Rokon Uddin Mahmud, to fight against the Public Litigation Appeal (PLA), filed by the two locals in the High Court.
Jammu, July 9 (IANS) The Congress in Jammu and Kashmir has warned its ruling alliance partner National Conference (NC) that it should remember that it was in power in the state because of the Congress.
Ankara, July 7 (IANS) A major terror attack was foiled Saturday when Turkish security forces seized 150 kg of explosives in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir, Xinhua reported.
Tripoli, July 6 (ANI): Libya's top politicians have hatched a deal by which the Muslim Brotherhood will lead the government after the country's first free elections on Sunday in almost five decades.
Washington, July 3 (ANI): Researchers have found that deleting a single gene in the cerebellum of mice can cause key autistic-like symptoms.
Srinagar, July 1 (IANS) While the central interlocutors' report on Jammu and Kashmir is yet to find any serious takers here, Mustafa Kamal, a senior ruling National Conference (NC) leader and son of party founder Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah says New Delhi did not even implement the terms of 1975 Indira-Abdullah accord.
Lahore, June 29 (ANI): Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief Mustafa Kamal has assured Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf that they are still interested in touring Pakistan for a cricket series, and, if it wasn't for the High Court injunction, the tour would have not been postponed.
Damascus, June 26 (ANI): A high-ranking military general in Syria has defected to Turkey after deserting a senior command in Damascus.
Islamabad, June 12(ANI): Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Mustafa Kamal has expressed hope of sending national team for maiden full-fledged tour of India this year.
Washington, June 10 (ANI): American counter terrorism experts have identified at least five potential next-generation leaders of Al-Qaeda, including three with U.S. connections, according to a report.
Peshawar, June 10 (ANI): A Pakistani woman doctor is under investigation for her alleged involvement in poisoning dozens of school students over the past three weeks in Takhar province of Afghanistan, an official has said.
Washington, June 9 (ANI): American counter terrorism experts have identified at least five potential next-generation leaders of Al-Qaeda, including three with US connections, according to a report.
New Delhi/Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) A Delhi High Court ruling that a Muslim girl can marry once she attains the age of puberty has sharply split the community, with clerics backing the law and virtually everyone else against it.
Ankara, June 4 (IANS) A British tourist who was abducted by the outlawed Kurdish Workers Party in Turkey was freed Monday, a media report said.
Islamabad, Jun 3(ANI): Bangladesh Cricket Board chief Mustafa Kamal has said they are still interested in touring Pakistan for a cricket series, and, if it wasn't for the High Court injunction, the tour would have not been postponed.
Karachi, May 24 (ANI): Pakistan players have finally received their outstanding dues from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), after a legal action threat issued by the Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA) to the BCB over non-payment of dues to the players who took part in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
London, May 24 (IANS) A 19-year-old Egyptian university student has invented a futuristic propulsion system for spacecraft.
Kabul, May 11 (IANS) Sixteen people were killed and 20 went missing after floods ravaged Afghanistan's Takhar province, an official said.
Dhaka, May 7 (Xinhua-ANI): The overall rate of inflation in Bangladesh during April dropped to single digit for the first time in more than one year, officials said Monday, but expressed fear that the current volatile political situation in the country would likely hinder the trend.
Islamabad, May 5 (ANI): The National Assembly in Pakistan has passed a landmark bill for the formation of a National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), empowered to investigate cases of human rights infringement, create awareness, and make agencies and the army answerable to the body in the context of alleged human rights violations.
Tripoli, May 3 (ANI): Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) has said that a letter claiming slain dictator Muammar Gaddafi's regime agreed to fund French President Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign is 'fake'.
Tripoli, May 3 (ANI): Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) has said that a letter claiming slain dictator Muammar Gaddafi's regime agreed to fund French President Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign is 'fake'.
