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Animated film on snow and glacier fuels territorial controversy

By Editor
November 9, 2019
in :  China, Conflict, Features, High Asia Region, Himalayas, Latest, Politics, Showbiz, Slider, US, World
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Abominable tells the story of a young girl living in Shanghai and a yeti Herald Report A newly released animated children’s film triggered a territorial controversy in South East Asia. A half-second blip in the film aggravated a decades-old geopolitical controversy in Southeast Asia in October, writes Grennan Milliken in the GlacierHub, an online news portal. The film about a lovable yeti and …

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‘Saira aur Maira’ – a tribute to Asma

By Editor
October 26, 2019
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“When there is oppression and dictatorship, by not speaking out, we lose our dignity.” Asma Jahangir (1952 – 2018) Herald Report Ajoka Theatre presented a play “Saira aur Maira” last weekend at Lahore’s Alhamra Art Centre during an international conference as a tribute to Asma Jahangir, an iconic figure,  a defender of human rights and democratic values, champion of the downtrodden, …

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Khayyam – the melody creator (1927-2019) is no more

By thehighasia
August 20, 2019
in :  Arts & Culture, India, Latest, Obituary, Pakistan, People, Showbiz, Slider
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  By Farman Ali Legendary music composer Muhammad Zahoor Hashmi, ‘Khayyam’, best known for his classic melodies such as ‘Wo subha kabhi tu aayegi’ ‘Kabhi Kabhie mere dil mein khayal aata hey’ and Aey dil-e-nadan’ passed away on Monday (Aug 19, 2019) at the age of 92 due to cardiac arrest. He was suffering from various age-related ailments. On July …

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Farewell to Enver Sajjad – I

By thehighasia
June 16, 2019
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Raza Naeem offers a translation in which the late Enver Sajjad (1935 – 2019) writes about himself and his art by Raza Naeem Translator’s Note: One of Pakistan’s last true Renaissance men, writer, novelist, artist, actor, dancer and playwright, Dr Enver Sajjad passed away on June 6 last week. He was one of the last Pakistani writers who wrote fiction of an …

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Wajahat’s debut video song launch today

By thehighasia
April 26, 2019
in :  Arts & Culture, Features, High Asia Region, Latest, Pamir Ranges, People, Showbiz
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Farman Ali   The High Asia Herald and Baam-e-Dunya media group is proud to announce the launching of two songs of Wajahat Shah Aalmi, a young multitalented songwriter, composer and singer from Yasin valley of Ghizer district in Gilgit-Baltistan. ‘Aamad’ Wajahat’s much-awaited debut video song ‘Aamad’ (Arrival in Persian) will be launched on Saturday, April 27, at the office of …

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Google honours Madhubala on her birthday with doodle

By thehighasia
February 18, 2019
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Google has paid tribute to the “the Marilyn Monroe of Bollywood” with a doodle by Bengaluru-based artist Muhammed Sajid Legendary Bollywood actor Madhubala would have been 86-years-old had she been alive today. Google has paid tribute to the “the Marilyn Monroe of Bollywood” with a doodle by Bengaluru-based artist Muhammed Sajid. “While her breathtaking appearance earned comparisons to Venus, Madhubala …

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Michelle Obama surprised all with her appearance at the Grammys

By thehighasia
February 12, 2019
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AP Alicia Keys decided to get some help to kick off the Grammys and it drove the crowd wild. The singer brought on fellow musicians Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Jada Pinkett Smith to start the show, but that’s not all. Former first lady Michelle Obama surprised everyone at the Grammys as she joined these strong female performers on stage …

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Case filed against Karan Johar, cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul for sexist remarks

By thehighasia
February 6, 2019
in :  Crime, Human Rights, Latest, Showbiz, Sports
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News Desk Karan Johar and Indian cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul are being sued for comments made about women in a December episode of talk show Koffee With Karan, according to India Today. The case has been filed in Jodhpur, but it is not clear at this point who has filed it. During the episode, Pandya was asked by …

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Free Solo nominated for an Oscar

By thehighasia
January 30, 2019
in :  Features, Showbiz, Tourism
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Angela Benavides Free Solo, the acclaimed film about Alex Honnold’s ropeless climb of El Capitan, has been nominated as best documentary feature in the 91st Academy Awards. Produced by National Geographic and directed by Jimmy Chin and his wife Elisabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, the film also explores the motivations and reflections of Honnold as he prepares for a feat that “sets the …

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SAG awards 2019: Black Panther wins top prize ahead of Oscars

By thehighasia
January 29, 2019
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Screen Actors Guild awards are generally considered one of the most reliable bellwethers of the Academy Awards Agencies ‘Black Panther’ has won the top film award in at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, putting it in strong contention for an Oscars win this February. In a nomination pool that largely eschewed heavyweight Oscar contenders, …

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Ban on ‘Manto’

By thehighasia
January 17, 2019
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IN our corner of the world, prejudice and intolerance can sometimes follow a person well beyond his or her lifetime. The latest reminder comes in the form of the ban the state has placed on the screening of Indian director Nandita Das’s biopic on subcontinental writer Saadat Hasan Manto, the title taken from his last name. Released in September, the …

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Pakistan bans ‘bed scenes’ and ‘intimate moments’ from TV

By thehighasia
January 9, 2019
in :  Latest, Latest News, National, Pakistan, Showbiz, Society
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Pakistani dramas and soap operas, many of which seek to challenge the deeply patriarchal country’s conservative taboos, are immensely popular. AFP ISLAMABAD – Pakistani television channels may no longer show “intimate moments between couples” or “bed scenes”, the conservative country’s media regulator has announced, complaining of too much feminist content and warning that such “bold themes” offend viewers. The Pakistan …

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Bollywood in 2018: The year’s best songs (and Arijit Singh is still the undisputed king)

By thehighasia
December 30, 2018
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The composers who stood out were Ajay-Atul, Niladri Kumar, Shashwat Sachdev and Shantanu Moitra, and among lyricists, Shellee and Varun Grover.   Devarsi Ghosh For Hindi film music, 2018 was a much better year than 2017, even though we got no albums from Pritam or Vishal-Shekhar and the only Vishal Bhardwaj-Gulzar collaboration was a sorry dud. Amit Trivedi dropped nine …

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Mrinal Sen: The director who believed that viewers must be ‘moved to action’

By thehighasia
December 30, 2018
in :  Obituary, Showbiz, South Asia
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The legendary Bengali filmmaker has died in Kolkata at the age of 95. He was a winner of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award and had also received the Padma Bhushan. Bubla Basu Noted Bengali filmmaker Mrinal Sen died of age-related ailments at his house in Kolkata’s Bhawanipore on Sunday morning, ABP Ananda reported. He was 95 and is survived by …

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