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Mar- 2023 -15 March
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15 March
Poet, lyricist, screenwriter Javed Akhtar says Urdu ‘doesn’t belong to Pakistan or Egypt, but to Hindustan’
Veteran poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar has emphasised the importance of Urdu and the role Punjab played in its growth and prominence during an Urdu poetry album launch event. He was accompanied by his wife and veteran actress Shabana Azmi for the launch of Shayarana – Sartaj. Speaking at the event, Akhtar said that Urdu doesn’t belong to Pakistan or Egypt, it belongs to “Hindustan”. The 78-year-old said, “Urdu hasn’t come from any other place. It is our own language. It isn’t spoken outside of Hindustan. Pakistan also came into existence after partition from India, earlier it was a part of India only. So, the language isn’t spoken outside Hindustan…” He added, “Punjab has a big contribution towards Urdu and it is…
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14 March
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13 March
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13 March
These Nizam descendants get paid Rs 4 to Rs 150 a month
Imagine having the world’s richest man in your family tree, but all you get is the bitter fruit of penury. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, was rumoured to have used a 185-carat diamond — the Jacob’s Diamond — as a paperweight. In 1937, he was on the cover of the Time magazine for being the world’s richest man with an estimated wealth of billions of dollars. Today, however, one branch of the Nizam’s family — the descendants of the first to the sixth Nizam — have none of the airs of a rich heir. They live in Hyderabad doing odd jobs and running small businesses. The famed wealth of the Nizam seems to them like an…
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12 March
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11 March
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11 March
Ramadan 2023: Date, History And Significance Of The Holy Month
The holy month of Ramadan is the sacred period for Muslims all over the world. Following the Islamic calendar, devotees fast from dawn to sunset followed by a feast every night for about a month. It all ends with the celebration of Eid-al-Fitr. Ramadan 2023 Date Muslims follow the Islamic calendar which is based on the different phases of the moon. In 2023, Ramadan will begin on March 22 when the moon is expected to be seen over Mecca. Devotees will fast until April 21 and celebrate Eid-al-Fitr on April 22 or 23. People offer gifts to each other and kids while spending time with their loved ones. © Provided by Her Zindagi Ramadan is the month in which the holy…
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10 March
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10 March
Bronchitis, pneumonia by age 2 can double early death risk as adults
Children who had lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), such as bronchitis or pneumonia, by the age of two were almost twice as likely to die prematurely in adulthood from respiratory diseases. The study, led by researchers from Imperial College London and published in The Lancet, spans more than 73 years and provides the best evidence to date that early respiratory health has an impact on mortality later in life. The findings challenge the misconception that adult deaths from respiratory diseases are determined only by behaviour in adulthood, such as smoking. “Current preventative measures for adult respiratory disease mainly focus on adult lifestyle risk factors such as smoking. Linking one in five adult respiratory deaths to common infections many decades earlier in…
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