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Film  Lipstick Under My Burkha  has finally been cleared by the Indian censor board. The award winning film had initially been denied classification due to abusive language, sexual scenes and being "[lady-oriented]," 1  by the India's Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). Director Alankrita Shrivastava claimed this an "assault on women's rights" as she believed the main reason to deny clarification was that the film exposed sexism. View image on Twitter  Follow 💄 Under My Burkha   @LipstickMovie Thank you for all your support for  # LipstickUnderMyBurkha  against this ridiculous regressiveness. We won't be silenced.  # CensorTheCensors 1:04 PM - 23 Feb 2017     415 415 Retweets     494 494 likes The director made an appeal which paid off as  The Guardian  reveals that on Wednesday,  Lipstick Under My Burkha  finally got clearance for releas...

A medical student was killed when a Metro bus she was travelling on ran her over in Rawalpindi Friday, police said. Sameera, a 19-year-old student of the Shifa College of Medicine, was travelling to Islamabad when the driver pulled the emergency brakes near the Rehmanabad bus station, apparently due to ongoing construction work in the area. Due to the impact, the bus hit a pole and the door of the metro bus flung open, throwing Sameera out of the vehicle and onto the road. The student then was run over by the same bus, eyewitnesses and police said. She died on the spot. A police team from Sadiqabad Police Station reached the scene after the accident and shifted the girl's body to District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ). The driver of the bus was arrested by police officials after fleeing from the scene earlier. A First-Information Report (FIR) has been registered against him and the cause of the accident is being ascertained, said Station House Officer (SHO) Sadiqabad Raja Ta...

Gigi Hadid takes a raincheck on India visit   IMAGES STAFF DESK REPORT   The American model was expected in Mumbai on April 27 but her trip has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances   Party planning was in full swing in India, but American model Gigi Hadid has announced that she will not visit the country on April 27 as was earlier expected. The model was making her first trip to India for a promotional campaign of Tommy Hilfiger shoes; however, it has been postponed for undisclosed reasons, reports  Times of India . "Due to unforeseen circumstances, Gigi Hadid's visit to Mumbai, on April 27th, has been postponed. Gigi looks forward to presenting the collaborative collection of the brand and meet with fans at a later date," reads a statement from her PR team. This is an upset for her eager hosts in Bollywood who were said to be prepping for an exclusive dinner in her honour. According to Times of India, ...

Top 10 Countries With Highest Rape Crime Here is the list of top 10 countries with highest rape crime. You would be amazed to read that the most developed countries like U.S., Sweden, France, Canada, UK and Germany are the most immersed ones in this crime. Note:-  These stats are two years old. See the  recent list of countries with  highest rape crime . 10. Ethiopia Ethiopia is estimated to have one of the highest rates of violence against women in the world. A report by the UN found that nearly 60% of Ethiopian women were subjected to sexual violence. Rape is a very serious problem in Ethiopia. The country is infamous for the practice of marriage by abduction, with the prevalence of this practice in Ethiopia being one of the highest in the world. In many parts of Ethiopia, it is common for a man, working in co-ordination with his friends, to kidnap a girl or woman, sometimes using a horse to ease the escape. The abductor will then hide his intended bride and ...

EPICURIOUS: Tiffin for you In today’s fast-paced life who has the time to slog in the kitchen for hours preparing elaborate meals. For working women who are always short on time getting the children ready for school, seeing to the needs of hubby dear and then getting ready for work themselves, the rush often leads to their own mealtimes being compromised. You can’t always eat out as it can damage your pocket and your health so you binge on the wrong food such as biscuits or fast-food even though you would rather eat something simple but nutritious and home-cooked. Here are some easy-to-make options that can be prepared for anyone who takes a tiffin to work or school. These recipes do not take much effort and can be partly prepared at night and left in the fridge to be quickly put together in the morning. Pack yourself a lunchbox to look forward to with some healthy, simple and easy-to-make options Tandoori Chicken Wrap INGREDIENTS Chicken breast 250gms, cut into t...

Cuisine: MEAT UP IN QUETTA  PRINT Hunks of goat spiked through with large skewers roast slowly in the heat of coals to make sajji | Photos by Banaras Khan Nostalgia can be a tasty beast. Some years ago, I left Quetta because of the security situation and moved to Karachi to pursue my studies, but in the decade since, whenever I visit my beloved hometown I make sure to go to all the famous eateries that give Quetta its unique flavour. There’s nothing better than starting the day with amazing halwa puri at Naimat Kada on Prince Road, one of the busiest markets of Quetta. The place opened its doors to the public in the mid-1980s with a single shop providing only breakfast, but now it caters to a huge clientele for lunch as well as dinner with their special biryani. “During the week, people come from different areas to have breakfast here, but on the weekend they come along with their families,” says the owner, Haji Ishtiaq Ahmed. This reminded me of my schooldays...

Collectors: The private world of a prolific painter  PRINT The artist’s spacious studio - Photos by Fahim Siddiqi / White Star “It is as if the viewer has been taken on an unnerving journey through dark alleys, sombre pathways, and the much desolate architectural spaces that eventually led to the inner world of the artist’s mind,” I wrote on the first solo exhibition of Moeen Faruqi, held in 1993 at Ali Imam’s Indus Gallery in Karachi. Faruqi reminisces about those days when he frequented the Indus Gallery which was housed in the unders­tated residence of Imam Sahib. It is here that Faruqi met the Indian artist Francis Newton Souza who encou­raged him to pursue his passion. Faruqi’s studio today carries a sense of that past, naturally integrated into the spaces of his present paintings. The blue greens of the figures, a cat or fish, also seem to echo the jazz music one used to hear in his gatherings for artists and friends at his old Jamshed Road house. The arti...