The Big Picture

Paywalls have come under fire but ask yourself this: wouldn't you want to get paid for your work?

Female musicians are redefining their musical identity - they are singing for power, for feminism and for love.

Pakistan can't afford to play trial-and-error in the World Cup; our side lacks match-winners and is inconsistent.

Basant was banned because clerics hate the festival. Why must they refuse the public all joy?

The govt's idea of rewarding money to someone who reports an incident is completely useless.

It's Tendulkar's last World Cup, and all of India is glued to the TV screen waiting for him to bring the cup home.

Did Fauzia Wahab need to resign? All she did was express an opinion. What exactly does party-line mean?

The future of Pakistan depends not on the whims of its tiny elite but the action (or inaction) shown by its millions.

The modern ghazal, I realised, had given birth in India to a prose ghazal.

The cricket field is one place where we unite. So, all politicians who can't grasp the concept - please stay out!