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Book Review: Merger of Two Oceans–Aligarh and Deoband
M Ghazali Khan In this context, he quotes a letter by Allama Shibli Nomani: ‘Maghrib prayer? Praise be to Allah! What a magnificent sight this is! One’s heart starts bouncing with excitement…
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Bhopal Gas Tragedy survivors launch 37-day campaign seeking justice
By Pervez Bari Bhopal: Four organizations of the survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal on Tuesday launched their 37-day campaign for justice and a life of dignity for the Bhopal…
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Women entrepreneurs summit, Iranian food festival in Hyderabad on Oct 25
Hyderabad: With Support of Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises( MSME), Government of India, CD Foundation organized a day-long program in which Hyderabad lit brightly in International colours with Food by…
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Indian philatelist in Saudi Arabia has collection of stamps, covers on Gandhi from 102 countries
N A Mirza I have single, block and embossed definitives and commemoratives, miniatures, souvenir sheets, sheetlets, first day covers (FDCs), brochures, special covers, limited edition covers, post cards, inlands, aerograms, medallions, silver-plated medals/capsules…
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Book Review: Merger of Two Oceans–Aligarh and Deoband
M Ghazali Khan Almost 150 years have passed since Sir Syed launched his Aligarh Movement and established the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College (now AMU) in Aligarh. But sadly, the campaign of slurs, innuendoes,…
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Veer Savarkar : Brave By Half
By Ram Puniyani The film on Savarkar was due to be released in 2001. The film even before its release had created lot of ripples of excitement. It probably was the first…
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The Natural Wonders of India, Journey to Jasidhi, Part 3
By Murli Menon During the long bus journeys, fresh fruit was always at hand. Be it apples, bananas, chickoos, guavas or grapes. Peanuts, both roasted and boiled, was also available. A variety…
- NRIs Corner
Hyderabadi man dies in Saudi Arabia before seeing his newborn baby
By Irfan Mohammed Jeddah: Syed Abdul Waheed will never see his child, never know the joys of fatherhood. He won’t be able to present toys or gifts to his only child nor…
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Opinion: CWC proves the Congress is stuck with Gandhis
Kalyani Shankar By Kalyani Shankar The Gandhi family has established its claim over the Congress party this week as seen by Sonia Gandhi’s assertive speech at Saturday’s Working Committee meeting. Her message…
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Mayor opens Kishwari Konnect Literacy, skilling, wellness centre at Kashaan-e- Mustafa
Lucknow: On the auspicious occasion of Sir Syed Day, the Mayor of Lucknow, Mrs Sanjukta Bhatia, inaugurated a free literacy, wellness and skilling hub for women at Kashaan-e- Mustafa, in Nazirabad, Lucknow. Ek Jazba,…
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The Natural Wonders of India, Being a Food Detective, Part 2
By Murli Menon Being a food detective, it was interesting to know the ingredients that went into Indian street food, which is a Rs. 10,000 crore industry. I spoke to hawkers, cooks,…
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Bend it like Bagram—Afghan women footballers may play in Britain
Fakir Syed Aijazuddin Ethnicity is the underside of nationality. No one is more acutely aware of this than political refugees–persons who turn their backs on their own country only to discover that…
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Shah Rukh Khan is strong enough to tide over this storm
By Mohammed Wajihuddin The massive convocation pandal felt like a furnace in the prickly summer heat. Since the venue couldn’t have accommodated so many youngsters desperate to see and hear the star from close…
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Indian who scripted history in Kuwait
By S A H Rizvi At 83, legendary Surender Kumar Wadhawan has scripted a new history. He is perhaps the only surviving Indian who is an eye witness to the partition and…
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Spacecraft reaches innermost planet of solar system – Mercury
By Satyen Mohapatra About a week ago, the BepiColombo spacecraft took its closest look at Mercury, the least explored planet of our solar system. Black and white photos of the pock marked…
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Congress Creates Mess in Punjab
By Satyen Mohapatra Despite Punjab’s Congress Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi flashing a ‘thumbs up’ sign after a three hour long meeting three days ago with Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief…
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The Natural Wonders of India, From Haridwar to Pune, Part 1
By Murli Menon After having travelled down the Mekong from its source in Tibet through China, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to the South China Sea in 2006, it had been one of…
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The UAPA is an instrument of harassment
By Jayant Pankaj Twenty years ago, in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, the Bush Administration enacted a law called the Patriot Act (2001), which gave extrajudicial powers to the United…
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Assam: Estranged wife of priest thwarts BJP campaign, admits ‘free conversion’ to Islam
By Zamser Ali Guwahati: Bharatiya Janata Party’s ‘anti-Muslim’ campaign was sullied in Assam after resident Prabati Das, the now converted, and estranged wife of Ganesh temple priest Karna Das confirmed that she…
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Political fallout for Yogi if Opposition manages to sustain Lakhimpur Kheri movement
Kalyani Shankar By Kalyani Shankar In politics, certain poignant moments give incredible support to the opposition parties and adversely affect the ruling party in a state. The Singur moment for Trinamool Congress…
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The idea of India as a pluralistic, inclusive polity is under assault
Hasan Ghias They rant and rave; enraged, they want revenge. Their hearts are full of malice, their tongues spew invective and their hands perpetrate violence. They are emboldened by the conviction that…
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Panama leaks lead to floods in Pakistan; not sure, as yet, anyone would be punished
Fakir Syed Aijazuddin Accountability in Pakistan is an ineffective purgative. Despite it having been administered repeatedly since the first dose – The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 – it has never worked.…
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Bathukamma celebrates aspirations of women in Telangana
By C R Gowri Shanker Hyderabad: Bathukamma is back and Hyderabad besides other parts of the State is rocking with festivities. From court yards, streets and opens paces in village, towns and cities…
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Brutality of BJP government still on at Assam’s Dhalpur
By Zamser Ali Guwahati: More than 960 Muslim families at Dhalpur under Darrang district of Assam were evicted by the BJP government of Assam at gunpoint, two weeks ago but the brutality…
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Santosh Bharatiya pens a thorough account of three towering Indian Political Figures
By Shah Ajmal Farooque Nadvi The book VP Singh, Chandrasekhar, Sonia Gandhi Aur Main is penned by one of the leading journalists and former Member of Parliament, Santosh Bharatiya. The 500-page book contains important…
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Efforts are being exerted to efface unique identity of Bharat, but why?
By Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam For centuries, Bharat has been an embodiment of diverse cultures and languages. The salient feature of the country is that it is home to different communities representing…
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Nobel Prize for Physics 2021 goes to three scientists studying complex systems
By Satyen Mohapatra The Nobel Prize for Physics for the year 2021 is being shared among a few people — one half has gone to Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Haselmann. The other…
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Gandhi’s saintly value system
By Firoz Bakht Ahmed Gandhi, the Mahatama, was truly a citizen of the world though he worked for the freedom of the Indian nation from foreign yoke. Though a Brahmin by birth,…
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Do Afghan lives come cheap? Yes, the compensation amount for dead confirms
Fakir Syed Aijazuddin In governance, truth, like air in the stratosphere, comes rarefied. No voter expects politicians to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. What a voter…
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Dreaded rabies disease not yet a notifiable disease
By Satyen Mohapatra The dreaded rabies disease is yet to be made into a notifiable disease. “Rabies is a major public health problem and hundred percent fatal,” said National Centre for Disease…
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