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India Today
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
8 childhood photos of Karisma Kapoor
8 childhood photos of Karisma Kapoor June 25, 2025 Credit: Instagram/@therealkarismakapoor Born on June 25 in 1974, Bollywood actor Karisma Kapoor is celebrating her 51st birthday on Wednesday. The actor, who is quite active on social media, often treats fans to her childhood photos. Karisma with her grandfather The actor was one of the leading and highest paid actors in Bollywood during the 90s and early 2000s. She comes from a family of actors, who have entertained audiences across generations. Karisma with her mom Karisma's sister Kareena Kapoor Khan is also one of the most loved and successful actors in the country. The sister duo have been through thick and thin and support each other. Karisma with sister Kareena Karisma is the daughter of Randhir Kapoor and Babita. Randhir also worked in several hit films. Before he retired, he also directed and produced a lot of films. Karisma made her debut in 1991 at the age of 16 with the film 'Qaidi.' Her next five films tanked at the box office. But her next film 'Sapne Sajan Ke' earned her a Filmfare Award for best female debut. Karisma with family Some of Karisma's memorable films include 'Raja Babu', 'Suhaag', 'Andaaz Apna Apna', 'Hero No 1', 'Jeet', 'Raja Hindustani', 'Dil To Pagal Hai', 'Hum Saath Saath Hai', 'Biwi No 1' and 'Coolie No 1'. Karisma with mom Karisma made her acting comeback in 2024 with the film 'Murder Mubarak'. She was also seen as the judge of TV dance show, 'India's Best Dancer 4'. Wishing Karisma Kapoor a very happy birthday!
Rudaw Net
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Rudaw Net
More than a decade on, 2,500 Yazidis still missing after ISIS attack
Also in Iraq Iraqi university to launch AI programs Iraqi ministry says over 2,200 prisoners released under general amnesty law Iraq welcomes India-Pakistan ceasefire Komala offshoots evacuate Sulaimani bases A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Over a decade after the Islamic State (ISIS) launched its brutal attack on the Yazidi heartland of Shingal (Sinjar) in northern Iraq, the fate of approximately 2,500 Yazidis remains unknown, a Kurdish official told Rudaw on Sunday, adding that most of the missing are believed to be in Syria. Hussein Qaidi, head of the Office for Rescuing Abducted Yazidis – affiliated with the Kurdistan Region Presidency – stated that 'around 2,500 Yazidis remain missing to this day, the majority of whom are believed to be in Syria, particularly in the northeast [Rojava].' On Friday, families of the missing staged a rally in Shingal, urging the Iraqi government to press on the new authorities in Syria to help find their loved ones. Qaidi noted that some of the missing Yazidis are believed to be held in the infamous al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria, while others may have been transferred abroad. The al-Hol Camp located in Syria's Hasakah province, currently holds over 40,000 people - mainly women and children with alleged or confirmed ties to ISIS. The majority of the camp's residents are Iraqis and Syrians, and security is maintained by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Since ISIS's territorial defeat in Iraq (2017) and Syria (2019), al-Hol has drawn international concern as a potential breeding ground for extremism. Qaidi on Sunday added that his office, which functions directly under the Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani, has successfully rescued 3,587 Yazidis so far. These include women, men, and children who were abducted during ISIS's 2014 assault on Shingal and surrounding areas. In June 2014, ISIS seized large parts of northern and western Iraq. Two months later, in August, the group launched a devastating campaign against the Yazidi community in Shingal, abducting 6,417 Yazidi women and children. Many were subjected to sexual slavery and forced labor. Approximately 200,000 Yazidis were displaced from Shingal during the onslaught, and many remain in displacement camps across the Kurdistan Region, especially in Duhok province. The United Nations has officially recognized ISIS's crimes against the Yazidis as genocide. Qaidi confirmed that the rescued Yazidis, though now free, are in dire need of psychological support. He highlighted a 2015 agreement between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the German government, under which around 1,090 survivors were sent to Germany for treatment. Since then, additional survivors have been sent to Australia, Canada, and the United States for similar assistance. 'Those who go abroad for psychological treatment are free to return or stay in those countries, based on their own choice,' Qaidi said.
