- Opinions
Minority holds ‘majority hope’ for SP-alliance contestants in 2nd phase
By Kulsum Mustafa If democracy is all about numbers, it is primarily the minority that is holding up majority hope for the Samajwadi Party and its alliance partners in the crucial second…
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Hindu group Chairperson Malini describes Hijab as symbol of “female subjugation”
J.S. Ifthekhar Hyderabad: The alleged oppression of women in Islam is the favourite topic of journalists and politicians. They simply love to have the world believe how oppressed creatures are the veiled…
- Opinions
Hijab — choice or not?
By Maleeha Fatima I do not speak for all Muslim women, but for many of us, in whatever Institution we go to for higher education in this country, we often find ourselves…
- Opinions
UP resounds with two court orders, voters use caution in first phase of polling
Kulsum Mustafa By Kulsum Mustafa Registering a marked dip from the 2017 polling percentage, Uttar Pradesh appears to have polled very cautiously in the first of the seven phased assembly polls on…
- Hyderabad
Road digging close to Charminar leads to dangerous speculations
By Syed Badiuzzaman Hyderabad: At a time when communal tensions across the country are palpable, there was a flutter from Thursday night after images and videos of digging at Charminar, the city’s…
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Hijab issue in India is not going to be resolved as there is no political will to end it
Wafa Sultana Exactly ten years ago, members of Karnataka Komu Sauharda Vedike (translated : Karnataka Communal Harmony Association) and I, stood in front of the taluk office in Udupi questioning unconstitutional objections…
- Opinions
Hijab row: Wearing ghoonghat is part of Indian culture
Lt. Gauri Shankar Antarvedi, Rtd By Lt. Gauri Shankar Antarvedi, Rtd If we go back to the history of India, for thousands of years, girls and women were going to schools and…
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43rd anniversary of the victory of Iran’s Islamic Revolution
Mahdi Shahrokhi By Mahdi Shahrokhi Frothy-three years have passed since the glorious victory of the Iranian Islamic Revolution. Freedom and independence are very valuable blessings gained by the great Iranian people through…
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Hijab row: Muskan’s defiance draws praise from far and near
J.S. Ifthekhar Hyderabad: Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women. Muskan, the hijabi student of Mandya’s pre-University college in Karnataka, has done just that when she bravely…
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When should you see a fertility specialist?
Sumina Reddy By Dr. Sumina Reddy If you have trouble conceiving, you are not alone. About one in 5 couples face challenges in getting pregnant or staying pregnant. Infertility is not an…
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Lesser-known mystery of copper Ashrafi specimen of Nizam Era
Ahmed Shareef Askander By Ahmed Shareef Askander Many kingdoms in the Middle-East, Central Asia and South Asia, Safavid Dynasty of Persia (Iran), Mamluks of Baghdad, Egypt &and Syria, HOTAKI Dynasty Pashtuns of…
- Politics
UP elections: Ulema appeal for support to MIM
J.S. Ifthekhar Hyderabad: Eminent religious scholars from Hyderabad have come out strongly in favour of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader, Asaduddin Owaisi, whose party is fighting the upcoming UP Assembly elections.…
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Mamta injects elixir in Akhilesh’s poll campaign
Kulsum Mustafa Mamta Banerjee proved every inch a star campaigner and helped inject instant adrenal into Akhilesh Yadav’s election campaign. Addressing a joint press conference today afternoon at the Samajwadi Party office…
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Asaduddin Owaisi a lion in the path of BJP
Syed Qamar Hasan By Syed Qamar Hasan A FOUR-TIME sitting member of Parliament escapes a deadly attack on his life in broad daylight. And hours have gone past and not a word…
- Politics
Labeling shootout ‘political gimmick’ is insensitive: AIMIM spokesman
Kulsum Mustafa By Kulsum Mustafa “Those who are calling this near-fatal incident a political gimmick are not just insensitive, inhuman, they also appear to lack total knowledge about how firearms work,” said…
