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The article reports on Faryal Talpur, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's sister who is said to be a power centre within the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). According to a leaked U.S. embassy cable dated November 2010, Zardari told former U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson that Faryal would succeed him as president if he was assassinated. Faryal is said to be responsible for the differences between Zardari and his Bilawal.

The article discusses why Indian-Canadian actress Sunny Leone and her husband, The Disparrows band lead vocalist and guitarist Daniel Weber, are considered to be a perfect match.

The article reports that Rajasthan, India chief minister Ashok Gehlot has canceled his visit to Iftaar party, after Jagruk Muslim Samiti members pasted posters which said that there is no difference between Gehlot and Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi.

The article reports that Assam, India chief minister Tarun Gogoi has postponed a meeting about the riots in the state in order to first discuss the programming strategy of a news channel.

The article comments on the improving relations between the once estranged cousins Maharashtra Navnirman Sena founder and chief Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray in India.

The article comments on the move of Samajwadi Party to expel journalist and former Member of the Parliament Shahid Siddiqui for his interview with Gujarat, India chief minister Narendra Modi.

The article comments on recommendations by a committee of ministers to revive the Indian National Congress (INC), following its defeat in the by-elections in Andhra Pradesh, India, including the launch of a newspaper and television channel to promote the ruling party.

The article explains why India President Pranab Mukherjee and finance minister Palaniappan Chidambaram may have a karmic connection.

The article comments on Pakistani television host Maya Khan's live conversation with a Hindu on ARY News, eliciting negative reactions from civil society activists in Pakistan.

The article reports that India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has appointed two committees to examine tax issues, headed by Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations chief executive officer (CEO) Parthasarathi Shome and former Central Board of Direct Taxes chairman N. Rangachary.

The article reports that Parliament of India Member Rahul Gandhi's new favorite is Barmer Parliamentarian Harish Chaudhary, making Chaudhary part of his entourage.

The article reports on the developments in the plan by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to demilitarize the Siachen Glacier in order to advance a peace initiative with Pakistan. It cites the move by the Indian Army, led by Chief General V. K. Singh, to brief National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon and Prime Minister Singh on the strategic disadvantages of the planned demilitarization. The opinion of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the issue is also cited.

The article examines the plight of Pakistani Hindus and the Indian Government's refusal to recognize their status as refugees. It describes the fate of Hindu girls like Rinkle Kumari who face discrimination, forced conversions, and religious persecution in Pakistan. The article reveals that some 400 Hindu families from Pakistan have migrated to India since 2011, while those who could not leave have been forced to convert to Islam in order to escape death.

The article expresses doubt on the ability of Hina Rabbani Khar as the newly appointed foreign minister of Pakistan. G. Parthasarathy, former Indian ambassador to Pakistan, points out the absence of substantial action that emerged from the meeting of Khar with Hurriyat leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. Opposition leader Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman worries about the fact that Khar does not have any diplomatic and political experience.