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Priyanka congratulates Sania Mirza as they share Time's Most Influential 100 honour

Priyanka congratulates Sania Mirza as they share Time's Most Influential 100 honour

The Bollywood actress and tennis champ earned spots on Time's coveted annual list - and Priyanka made it to the cover!
22 Apr, 2016

Priyanka Chopra's got a new feather in her cap.

Time named her as one of The 100 Most Influential People of 2016. Not only this, they even put her on the cover of the magazine's special edition.

Priyanka was of course quite pleased by the honour:

She also gave a shout-out to the other Indian woman on the list, Sania Mirza:

Priyanka has been named among the likes of actors Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Idris Elba, Charlize Theron and Melissa McCarthy in the artists category of the list, while Sania Mirza joined Leonardo DiCaprio, Nicki Minaj and Adele in the Icons category.

In her profile written by the Rock aka Dwayne Johnson, Priyanka is described as a "star rising higher" and lauded for her "drive, ambition, self-respect" and knowing that "there's no substitute for hard work."

Sania, whose profile is written by Sachin Tendulkar, is hailed as an "inspiration" on the court. He lauded her "dedication and willpower" to reinvent herself fully as a doubles player when her singles career was cut short by wrist injuries, reports Times of India.

Other Indians on the list include RBI governor Raghuram Rajan, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and founders of Flipkart Binny Bansal and Sachin Bansal.

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sudhir Apr 22, 2016 02:37pm
Thanks DAWN for highlighting both.
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Mandy Apr 22, 2016 02:51pm
Wow...So many Indians in that list...Proud moment...Bharat mata ki jai...
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Najeeb Apr 22, 2016 02:57pm
Congratulations to both ladies. Great news for South Asian Women
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Arka Apr 22, 2016 03:05pm
9 indian were in this list
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obivankanobi Apr 22, 2016 03:12pm
Way to go girls!!
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Neighbor Apr 22, 2016 03:16pm
None in the 100 list from Pakistan where in India got 6? How would we compete with India?
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Inadian Tamil Apr 22, 2016 03:17pm
Kudos Indians. Last year our Modi was on the list and hist profile was written by Obama.... This is result of years of Harkwork for betterment of our Nation.
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Amer Rao Apr 22, 2016 03:21pm
Congratulations :)
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Mehreen Apr 22, 2016 03:31pm
Good going girls :)! Many congrats from Pakistan and keep on rocking!
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Sumant Bhalla Apr 22, 2016 04:23pm
Sania & Priyanka - and you other guys. YOU MAKE INDIA PROUD!!! Great going. Much success going forward too.
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GA Apr 22, 2016 04:29pm
Of course Abdul Sattar Edhi with the largest ambulance service in the world has never made it to this list. This list is a joke.
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Malika Apr 22, 2016 04:40pm
How many pakistanis are there in the list?
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Bollywood punch man Australia Apr 22, 2016 05:03pm
Congrats girls!! U really make Indians proud...Wow!! Smart man Raghu Ram Rajan found his way in the list..Hidden talents doesn't remain for long...And Sundar Pichai and India's own start up success Flipkart Bansal brothers making India proud..Congrats.
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Khaled Apr 22, 2016 05:07pm
Great, congratulations.
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LS Apr 22, 2016 05:59pm
@Arka Actually 10 Including Nikki Hayley, NC Governor
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ROHIT PANDEY Apr 22, 2016 06:00pm
Indian talent is becoming GLOBAL with a global recognition. A proud moment for Indians.
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ROHIT PANDEY Apr 22, 2016 06:06pm
@Neighbor None in the 100 list from Pakistan where in India got 6? How would we compete with India? Simple,really? NURTURE talent, be it academic.artistic, athletic, or whatever. Give time for it to flower and then wait with patience......recognition will happen one day?
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Gp65 Apr 22, 2016 06:15pm
Apart from the 6 mentioned here, there is one more Indian -environmentalist Sunita Narain. As such the list from India is quite diverse: 1) entertainer: Priyanka Choora 2) sports person: Sania Mira 3) entrepreuners: the Bansal brothers 4) Environmentalist: Sunita Narain 5) Brueaucrat and economist: Raghu Ram Rajan 6) corporate captain: Sundar Pichai
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Gp65 Apr 22, 2016 06:16pm
@Najeeb In fact there is one more Indian lady on the list: Sunita Narain who is an environmentalist.
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Ramesh Nakhwa Apr 22, 2016 06:54pm
Great show Indians. Topping in newer and newer fields.
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Rohit Singh Apr 22, 2016 07:19pm
Congratulations maam
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gp65 Apr 22, 2016 08:01pm
@GA Edhi Saab's contribution is no doubt very commendable. why is government of Pakistan not campaigning for him to get a Nobel Prize?
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Jim Beam Apr 22, 2016 08:24pm
@GA: agree with your comment.
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Gurpreet Singh Sabharwal Apr 22, 2016 08:25pm
When I see news like this on a Pakistani news site & also see Pakistanis taking pride in achievements of Indians, its hard to believe that we are two different countries. Lets keep the positive vibes going!
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Haroon cma Apr 22, 2016 08:42pm
Congratulations to Sania Mirza and other named 100 most influential people around the world.
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B.Patel. U.S.A Apr 22, 2016 09:10pm
@GA . Of course , Mr. Edhi deserves all awards. In fact he is above any awards. But seriously, how many in Pakistan mention him, promote him or support him ?
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Fi Apr 22, 2016 09:35pm
There was a time when Indian beauties were winning all the beauty contests. Then the trend disappeared. Now hardly any Indian is crowned as a Beauty queen. Now Indian actresses are being projected as the best thing to happen in the world. This is a deliberate attempt to potrait India as the super country because West and US wants to prop it up as such as they have carved a role for it in their script.
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RFAK Apr 22, 2016 10:50pm
Not making the Time magazine's list of 100 Most Influential People by any Pakistani creates the real ‘strategic imbalance’ between Pakistan and India rather than military hardware acquired by India.
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Afzal Apr 23, 2016 01:05am
@GA The list often looks ridiculous when you have in it names like Priyanka but no mention of persons like Edhi who has rendered infinite human services. I just hope he he would be chosen for the Nobel at some stage.
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Afzal Apr 23, 2016 01:15am
@ROHIT PANDEY Very simple.
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Bobb Mack Apr 23, 2016 01:20am
@B.Patel. U.S.A Most sensible comment...hooray!
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Prasad Apr 23, 2016 03:01am
Thank you Dawn! Thank you all Pakistani commentators ... this is an achievement for South Asia, not just India. I am positive that over time, we will see more faces from Pakistan on this list as well.
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Rajesh Apr 23, 2016 06:18am
@Neighbor Stop competing.... Start living..... Start being friends...
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Vishal Apr 23, 2016 07:52am
@Malika Can we please stop comparing India & Pakistan!? The similarity has ceased to be anything but geographical now.
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Rashid Sultan Apr 23, 2016 01:07pm
This recognition of influential people like Priyanka, Sania, Rajan, etc is also a matter of pride for Pakistan too. Man made boundaries doesn't rule out the historical and biological fact that we all belong to the Indus Valley civilisation. Religious faith doesn't come into it.
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ROHIT PANDEY Apr 23, 2016 01:07pm
@Afzal It is simple. But, to have that happen on a large scale, the entire mindset of the country has to change,which is a tough task!:):):) It means ENCOURAGING men and women to do their best and providing a sympathetic and nurturing atmosphere.
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Shikhar Soni Apr 24, 2016 11:20am
A big congratulations to all those who made their way to this huge achievement. Here's the myth buster:- Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal are not brothers, they just share the same last name.
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brar Apr 24, 2016 07:19pm
Some Pakistani friends are talking about Mr. Abdul Sattar Eidhi , he is a saint and above such awards he is not doing all this for any award but even then he is entitled for Noble prize, may he live long and serve the downtrodden.
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VRM Apr 25, 2016 11:23pm
Mr Edhi reminds me of Mother Teresa who selflessly gave her life to the greater cause of humanity. Why is the Government of Pakistan not shouting hoarse from roof tops about Mr. Edhi achievements, and his contribution to the world at large. It is indeed unfortunate that in today's world the work of genuine do gooders has to advertised for them to be noticed and rewarded. While a person like Mr. Edhi would not be clamouring for an award, the government must take pains to enlighten the world of the impact his work has on the lives of ordinary citizens of a country.
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