December 12, 2011, will go down as a historic day for all women in Pakistan: new legislation decrees that hate crimes against women and cultural norms to shackle women will be punishable by law.
What will Vidya Balan bring to her role as Silk Smitha? Will this film examine the oppressive pressures that corrode the self-worth of women; or will it be yet another Dirty Picture, recreating yet another voyeuristic journey?
Sure, that Mercedes and state-of-the-art home theatre are ways to get some kicks, but you can derive real joy from your money by applying these spending techniques.
Dev Anand was fortunate to have Sahir Ludhianvi, Majrooh, Shailendra and Sachin Dev Burman to bail him out. Without them, the idea of Dev Anand and the middle classes he wooed would be jostling with real life.
Transparency International release their 2011 corruption index, and the results reflect the public unrest across the world. Additionally, when the data is compared alongside development indicators, a clear correlation arises.
In many countries, if six cabinet ministers were forced to resign because of corruption allegations, you’d expect that voters would be baying for the blood of the top boss too. But not in Brazil. The president is cleaning house.
Besides a peaceful settlement in Afghanistan, human rights, ensuring recent gender gains are not lost in any political compromises and implementing a viable, long-term economic plan are all issues being discussed in Germany.
“Pakistani authorities need to address the severe danger faced by the Shia population with all necessary security measures. They can start by arresting extremist group members responsible for past attacks,” says HRW.