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Opinion: The Sand Mafia in Jukkal, Telangana
Laxmi Kantha Rao Thota Unauthorised sand excavation, ecological imbalance, corruption, operated by the local politicians, non-action by the government authorities leading to violence, alcoholism, drug abuse and illegal sex work. The sand…
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The turn since 2014: Examining the impact of policies
By Moumita Barman and Chhaya Jindal The Centre for Development Policy and Practice organised a session with Samar Halarnkar, the co-founder of Article 14 a website dedicated to the rule of law…
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Researcher debunks misperceptions of Muslim identity in India
By Chhaya Jindal & Moumita Barman In a recent discussion hosted by The Centre of Development Policy and Practice titled ‘New Challenges to the Indian Muslims: Beyond Citizenship Concern’, researcher Hilal Ahmed…
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Mahmood Paracha begins survey of waqf properties in Hyderabad
Sara Mathews Hyderabad: Eminent lawyer Mahmood Paracha began surveying waqf properties in Hyderabad on Friday. His first visit was to Chilla Moula Ali in Panjagutta, an old shrine that has been encroached…
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HPS Centennial Celebration – From Jagirdars’ College to Hyderabad Public School
Sara Mathews An old world charm with its imposing buildings of Osmanian architecture, a spectacular sight to behold right on the bustling Begumpet main road. That’s right! It’s none other than the…
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AIFRTE’s agenda for people’s movements
Ramesh Patnaik NEP 2020 proposes measures to intensify commercialization, corporatization and globalization of education. At present, private managements of educational institutions are not legally allowed to transfer any financial ‘surplus’ outside a…
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Why are Muslims marginalised in Delhi’s labour market?
By Khalid Khan The Sachar Committee Report is one of the first government documents highlighting the marginalisation of Muslim minorities in terms of their socio-economic conditions. The independent studies on the Muslim…
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Exploring parallels between Bharat Jodo Yatra and Rajiv’s Sadbhavana Yatra
Rajender Dichpally “Nothing in the world is more powerful than an idea whose time has come,” wrote Victor Hugo, the French novelist and poet centuries ago. Today I would like to talk…
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Rising high with Saudia innovations- Zahyr Siddiqi
By Zahyr Siddiqi There is always scope for progressive practices to contemplate professional activism, intellectualism, and juxtaposing of priorities either in the form of writing scripts, research papers, designing and interacting with…
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Mission launched to save waqf properties in Telangana – Join online
Sara Mathews How many zeros would you need to write Rs. 10 lakh crores in numbers? Mind boggling, right? That’s what we are talking about when we talk about the waqf lands…
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From Hindutva to bread and butter: How Congress outmanoeuvred BJP in Karnataka
Ravinandan B B The recent ouster of the incumbent BJP in the Karnataka assembly elections holds important lessons for both opposition parties and the BJP itself. Despite Karnataka’s historical trend of not…
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Join the fight to save waqf properties in Telangana
Advocate Mehmood Pracha The Telangana Chapter – Mission Save Constitution and Save Waqf Properties –which is in its nascent stage is aimed to save waqf properties in Telangana. To make it success,…
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Declining budgetary priorities for development of minorities in Delhi
Dr. Jawed Alam Khan Delhi’s minority population is about 18.22% of the total population of the state, i.e. 35,18,126 persons in all. SCs (16.75%) and OBCs (48%) also have significant populations in…
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The Heritage of Hyderabad dwindling day by day
By Omim Maneckshaw Debara Talk on Heritage of Hyderabad cannot be done without remembering the two main persons responsible for identifying and notifying the heritage structures. They were Late Dr. V K…
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Maulana Rabey was multi-faceted person–teacher, researcher, linguist, writer and orator
By Dr Obaidur Rahman Nadwi Maulana S M Rabey Hasani Nadwi, Rector Nadwatul Ulama and President All India Muslim Personal Law Board, was a distinguished scholar of Islam. He was a man…
