- Opinions
Beyond the language of hate and revenge
M. Shafey Kidwai Seldom could any Indian city vie with Bhagalpur as far as the use of multifarious adjectives is concerned. It is the city where the chopped off organ of Kamdev…
- Opinions
Udupi Hijab Row: Hopefully, sanity will prevail
Dr. Javed Jamil Thanks for the designs of the communal forces; the Hijab issue of Udupi (Karnatka) schools has become an international issue now. The welcome part is that most of the…
- Elections
BJP minister who ‘competed’ with husband for poll ticket, lost it to ex ED officer
Kulsum Mustafa By Kulsum Mustafa This is the poll story of woman disempowerment, BJP style. The party, which had propped up Swati Singh, as a ‘circumstantial’ candidate from Lucknow’s Sarojninagar seat in…
- Featured News
The optimistic oracle
Fakir Syed Aijazuddin Alexander the Great was fortunate: he spliced the Gordian knot only once. Dr. Ishrat Husain, swordless, has had to unravel knots every day. Dr. Ishrat Husain’s career is described…
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Dr Kafeel Khan: Braveheart Viking in the making
Syed Qamar Hasan By Syed Qamar Hasan It is said the North Sea made the Vikings. The metaphor aptly fits doctor Kafeel Khan, scandalized in the Gorakhpur Hospital tragedy, incarcerated for months…
- Elections
UP Polls: Priyanka has appeal and crowd-pulling ability, but will that be enough?
Kalyani Shankar Every leader takes advantage of a crucial moment to settle down. The current UP Assembly elections will be a decisive moment for the political future of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Once…
- Elections
BJP weaves cobwebs in Jat minds in hope of stalling SP spread in western UP
Kulsum Mustafa It is another of those queer political ironies that arrest one’s attention. The ‘just one seat’ winner of the 2017 assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh -Rashtriya Lok Dal, is being…
- Opinions
Dangerous connotations of controversy over Padma award to Ghulam Nabi Azad
Arun Joshi By Arun Joshi A needless controversy over Padma Bhushan award for Ghulam Nabi Azad, a leading national leader with his roots in Jammu and Kashmir where he was born and…
- Featured News
Film songs of India and Pakistan: A book to treasure –– about a treasury
Javed Jabbar The film songs of Pakistan and India which first emerged about 90 years ago with “Alam Ara” in 1931 and particularly those produced in the four decades from the 1940s…
- World
New Zealand retains top spot in global anti-corruption rankings
By Syed Mujeeb Justice Minister Kris Faafoi has welcomed news of New Zealand’s ongoing position as the top in the world anti-corruption rankings. The 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index released by the global…
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The feet of eyes
Fakir Syed Aijazuddin Sindh’s saints and savants are dust. Even its living are slowly dying. The Endowment Fund Trust in Karachi however ensures that Sindhi culture survives. The EFT ignored warnings about COVID-19 and Omicron by holding a public launch on…
- Hyderabad
Vote hamara, raj tumhara will not work, declares Dalit-Muslim, SC, ST Forum
J.S. Ifthekhar Hyderabad: The 73rd Republic Day anniversary saw Dalits, Muslims, SCs and STs demanding their share in the fruits of democracy. They asked for socio-economic and political justice declaring ‘vote harama aur…
- Opinions
Mulayam’s presence at SP’s R-Day function adds magic to Akhilesh’s poll campaign
Kulsum Mustafa By Kulsum Mustafa The presence of Mulayam Singh Yadav at the Samajwadi Party‘s Republic d Day function today at the Party office in Lucknow has injected a new life into…
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Hard to reconcile I will never return to Secunderabad Club, writes Andrew Fleming
Andrew Fleming By Andrew Fleming The Secunderabad Club is undoubtedly an establishment where its reputationprecedes it. In illustrating this observation, I offer two examples. First, when I was offered the role in…
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Kairana’s ‘Hindu exodus’ theory is an RSS plank to strengthen Hindutva Nation plan
By Kulsum Mustafa The 80-20 (Hindu- Muslim) polarization formula for UP Elections may have been declared publically by Yogi Adityanath, but it is a fact that it is actually the base of …
