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Kashmir embraced a Turkish TV show. Wazwan still set the limits for food

A Turkish wave reshaped the Valley's cultural image as Diriliş: Ertuğrul influenced eateries and wardrobe. But Kashmiris drew the line at food.

More moral policing–some Pakistani men now offended by Ertuğrul actor in Victoria’s Secret ad

A Pakistani newspaper noted how Bilgiç’s professional choice turned out to be a 'testing time' for fans of her popular television show.

Why Indians can’t get over Turkish series ‘Resurrection: Ertuğrul’, two years after it ended

Engin Altan Duzyatan, who plays Ertuğrul, told ThePrint in an interview that he is happy to have fans in India. He describes himself as a fan of Bollywood.

Imran Khan’s Ertugrul love was going well. Until a Pakistani TikToker joined the party

When the Turkish actor signed a million-dollar deal with a Lahore businessman, it seemed like Pakistan PM Imran Khan had delivered on his promise. But there was a twist in the tale.

Bajwa may be trying to smooth things with Saudis, but Imran Khan dreams of Neo-Ottoman world

Saudi Arabia has always bailed out Pakistan and given job opportunities. But now Imran Khan’s government is giving it ultimatums and living in a fantasy world.

Few things tie Modi’s India and Imran’s Pakistan like their love-hate for foreign invasion

Be it Hindutva ideologues condemning the wicked foreign invader or Imran Khan hailing Turkish imperial rule, both want to reinforce that going forward means going backward.

Imran Khan is binge-watching Ertuğrul during Covid, recommending Turkish shows to Pakistanis

To say that Pakistan’s roots lie in India is borderline blasphemy. We are first Arabs or Turks. So it’s not a surprise that Pakistanis have localised Ertuğrul.

On Camera

Zaira Wasim calls I-Day events ‘irrelevant’. Muslim values are not at odds with patriotism

What kind of value system is it that is bothered only when girls become visible in public? Kashmir’s daughters do not need to disappear from public spaces in order to be respected.

NITI Aayog wants India to reimagine skilling, pitches ‘skills not degree’, training from Class 6

Federal think tank in its latest report maps India’s workforce and learners across five segments, reveals that fewer than one in 12 secondary schools currently offer vocational subjects.

India, Japan look at joint naval shipbuilding, technology transfer with pact to deepen defence ties

Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.

Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman