- Opinions
Islam, not Christianity biggest in the world
By Dr. Javed Jamil If you ask anybody or google which are the largest religions in the world, the answer will be Christianity followed by Islam. But the truth is that the…
- Opinions
Opinion: How Shinde group gets name, symbol of Shiv Sena
By Syed Ishaq, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia I was not surprised to hear that the Shinde group gets the name and symbol of Shiv Sena. However, the compulsion, helplessness of the…
- Islamic Hub
Muslims observe Shab-e-Me’raj—The night of ascent today
By Liyaqat Ali Khan The history of Islam is rich with miracles that took place during the life of Prophet Muhammad. Among the various miracles of Prophet Muhammad, one of the most…
- Featured News
Allama Iqbal was a poet par excellence and Sufi
Asif Khan Recently I was watching a very short video. the speaker was talking about one of the couplets from Zarb-e-Kaleem, a long poem written by Allama Iqbal. It prompted me to…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: The role of facial recognition system in Khadeer’s custodial death case
By Srinivas Kodali Hyderabad: Thirty-five-year-old Mohammed Khadeer, a resident of Medak, died because of alleged custodial torture at the hands of the Telangana Police. He was picked up by the cops because…
- Featured News
India can mitigate risks like Joshimath instead of embracing them
By Feroze Varun Gandhi On Dec 24, 2009, a tunnel boring machine drilling into the mountain on which Joshimath resides punctured an aquifer ~3km away from Selang village – this resulted in…
- Opinions
Visiting India is always a nostalgic experience
Dr Altaf Mazeee No sooner I landed in Hyderabad at 2 am on NYE’s eve, after checking into the hotel, it was always a dream to visit Charminar at Sunrise and offer…
- Featured News
Meet Hyderabad-origin Dr Raghib Ali who was awarded OBE in UK
Dr. Raghib Ali, a renowned physician in the UK, was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Prince William in a ceremony held at the historic Windsor Castle. The award,…
- Opinions
The last Nizam, or a Cul-de-sac in 20th century Muslim history
Hyderabad used to be a large princely state, the size of Kansas, in the middle of the Deccan Plateau in Southern India. It merged with free India more than a year after…
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My very special brother, Prince Mukarram Jah; may God rest his soul in peace: Muffakham Jah
“Nizam Mir Barkat Ali Khan Siddiqi Mukarram Jah, Asaf Jah VIII or simply Prince Mukarram Jah Bahadur was really an exceptional person, my special brother. At his best he had a very…
- Opinions
Remembering Mukarram Jah, Asaf Jah VIII
by Fatima Fareeha Today, the love affair of the Asaf Jah’s with Hyderabad came to an end, as news broke from Turkey confirming the demise of Mukarram Jah, the titular Nizam, Asaf…
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Andhra Pradesh: BJP finds itself on a sticky wicket with Pawan working closely with Naidu
By Surya Kumar Visakhapatnam: Bharatiya Janata Party, which under its ‘Operation Mission South’ wants to contest 80 Lok Sabha seats in the Southern States has found itself in a fix with its alliance…
- Opinions
Avantages Partitiona: Patrons of Partition?
By Asma Anjum Khan Partition #MoinAkhtar #MarinaKhan#KingKhan #FawadKhan #OyeeAyesha #etc! #IndiaPakistan Once upon a time… No this is not a story with a beginning, middle and an end; rather this is a…
- Books
Review: Engineered in India by Mohan Reddy is a must for entrepreneurs
– Dr Ganesh Natarajan A “Rags to Riches” narrative or an engineers’ guide to do better engineering for India and the world? Mohan Reddy’s Engineered in India has all the elements of…
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The Nizam and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Pandu Ranga Reddy In the wake of independence there were communal tensions in India. Hindu Mahasabha and pro-Hindu elements in the very Congress became vociferous. MIM was not lagging behind. No amount…