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Once ruling Srinagar's bandwidth, now serving cafe culture(12:46)
By Sukant Deepak
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The year was 2006, and Srinagar was set to have its own Big FM Channel. A 21-year-old young woman, armed with a degree in Business Administration appeared to audition for the position of a Radio Jockey (RJ). One of the valleys first female radio jockeys, Wafa Vakil, who is also the co-founder of 'Cafe Liberty' which has two branches in Srinagar now, looks back with content.

Meet the poet who translated Mirabai's works into Urdu(09:18)
By Mohammad Suaib
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) It is said that art, culture, literature, sports, etc., know no boundaries, division and difference. A Muslim poet has proven this notion true by translating Mirabai's works dedicated to Lord Krishna into Urdu, even as he faced criticism.

Social media trying to divide Indian society: Ex-Raj chief secy(09:04)
By Archana Sharma
Jaipur, Oct 24 (IANS) Salauddin Ahmed, the former Chief Secretary of Rajasthan feels that social media and TV channels are trying to create a rift in the society.

Torchbearer Mahbubul Hoque turns guiding force for northeast edupreneurs(18:00)
By Sujit Chakraborty
Guwahati, Oct 23 (IANS) Mahbubul Hoque, who has set up eight mega educational institutions and a university in 19 years, has turned out to be a guiding light for scores of people in northeast India.

Bringing dignity to theatre has given me sense of fulfilment: Mohammad Ali Baig(11:10)
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Hyderabad, Oct 23 (IANS) From an ad filmmaker to a theatre actor, director and playwright and now a film actor, Mohammad Ali Baig has donned many hats in his career and with equal ease.