- Opinions
Modi ground-testing Kaashi for 2024?
Kulsum Mustafa Has Prime Minister Narendra Modi already given up on Yogi? Is he now only concerned about his own fate and is wisely taking all measures, like nurturing his own constituency…
- Opinions
Ukraine Muslims are awry of Russian invasion
Syed Ali Mujtaba The Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb 24, 2022, has brought uncertainties to about 400,000 Muslims, the majority being Crimean Tatar. According to an estimate 100,000 Muslims are living…
- Opinions
Evincing change, UP bureaucracy starts changing gears
Kulsum Mustafa Even before the seven-phase assembly elections draws to a close on 7th March, there is a visible change in the mood shift of the state bureaucracy in Uttar Pradesh. With…
- Opinions
Mamata attacks Yogi, Modi at final phase poll address at Kashi
Kulsum Mustafa Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal chief minister, and star campaigner for Samajwadi Party and Alliance in 2022 UP assembly polls added the requisite gravity to the last phase campaign at Varanasi…
- Health
One billion more will face hearing loss by 2050: WHO
By Satyen Mohapatra One billion more people could face hearing loss globally by 2050 with at least 700 million requiring hearing rehabilitation, according to World Health Organisation. Today an estimated 1.5 billion…
- Opinions
Gujarat Riots 2002: Lessons to learn
Zafarul-Islam Khan After a lull in the wake of Partition riots (1947), India has consistently seen communal, meaning anti-Muslim, riots since early 1960s. Governments and political leaders have been complicit or complacent…
- Opinions
Ukrainian refugee crisis could become Europe’s largest this century
By Satyen Mohapatra The devastation and fast deteriorating situation in Ukraine has led to a large section of population fleeing from the country. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi has…
- Opinions
Safety of cultural artefacts in war torn Ukraine
By Satyen Mohapatra The Russian military marching into Ukraine has created serious apprehensions about a large number of priceless art heritage of Ukraine. Protecting the art treasures in view of the continuing…
- Hyderabad
No discrimination on religious grounds in jobs, asserts Khan, advisor to TS
J.S. Ifthekhar Hyderabad: Minorities in India may face a rough patch sometimes, but when it comes to securing jobs there is no discrimination on the basis of religion and cast. Talent and…
- Opinions
Do not underestimate the power of Mayawati in 2022 polls
By Kulsum Mustafa Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo, Mayawati is the uncrowned queen of intrigues. Those who have studied her political moves know this much too well. In fact, a vocal Mayawati…
- Opinions
Fifty percent increase in wildfires globally by 2100: UNEP Report
By Satyen Mohapatra India which faces a serious threat of forest fires must take the recent report of the UN Environment Programme seriously. The report warns of a 14 percent increase in…
- Opinions
A united minority cast anti-BJP vote in fourth Phase
By Kulsum Mustafa Lucknow on Wednesday scored its maiden first division in Independent India. The administrative hub of Uttar Pradesh crossed all past records as it attained its highest polling percentage of…
- Featured News
Thousands of owls are killed on Diwali annually
By Satyen Mohapatra It’s a sad irony that come Diwali and while Goddess Laxmi is widely worshipped and the faithful believe that Goddess Laxmi (Goddess of Wealth) enters their house on the…
- Opinions
BJP poll lingo takes a nosedive after 2nd phase
Kulsum Mustafa Not that it was not done before, but suddenly, after the second phase of Uttar Pradesh’s seven-phase elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) election campaign language, and examples cited during…
- Opinions
Mulayam’s presence adds clout to Akhilesh’s Karhal poll rally
Kulsum Mustafa By Kulsum Mustafa Karhal could certainly not have asked for a better political presence on the 2022 assembly election map. By choosing to contest from this assembly seat, the former…
