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Women’s rights issue: The litmus test for Taliban government of Afghanistan
Its performance in women’s rights may become the key litmus test for the Taliban government, the de-facto authority in Afghanistan, to procure financial and infrastructural aid from the international community. How the…
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The varied history of Dakhni Urdu literature in south India
Zoë Woodbury High On the second floor of Hyderabad’s Salar Jung Museum lies an extensive library. Despite its sizeable collection of manuscripts and books spread across multiple rooms, it remains largely unknown…
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Har Ghar Tiranga, what it means for Kashmir
On the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, “Har Ghar Tiranga” – national tricolour to flutter from each and every home in the country- has a special significance for Kashmir where tricolour means more…
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Entrepreneurial diplomacy—Requirement of 21st Century—Part two and final
By Ishrat Aziz Because of industrialization the world has globalized. Without industrialization and consequently globalization, 8 billion people on this globe cannot survive even for one day. They will be without food,…
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Over 500 km from Chennai, this small town houses a Dravidian mosque
On the East Coast of India, around 560 km south of Chennai is a sleepy small town known as Kilakarai. Predominantly populated by the Indian Moors, a community of Arab, Tamil, Malay,…
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India makes a big statement in Eastern Ladakh, China looks on
Arun Joshi India has made a big statement in eastern Ladakh, the region which is in news for the military standoff between China and India for the past two and a quarter…
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Shakeel Badayuni, Hindi cinema’s uncrowned king of romance
Main Shakeel, dil Ka hun tarjuman,Ke Mohabbaton ka hun raazdaanMujhe faqr hai, meri shayariMeri zindagi se juda nahin Hailed as the Uncrowned King of Romance of the Hindi Cinema, Shakeel Badayuni has…
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Entrepreneurial diplomacy—Requirement of 21st Century—Part one
By Ishrat Aziz This is firs part of the two-part lecture that an astute and far sighted for Indian diplomat has given at a function organised by AMU Boys Association in the…
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Naal-e-Mubarak: A lesser-known relic of Hyderabad’s Golconda era
Hyderabad: One of the city’s oldest Ashurkhanas is something that largely passes under the radar of most heritage enthusiasts. The ‘Naal-e-Mubarak’ at Pathergatti, a remnant of the Golconda or Qutb Shah period…
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Gun for gun mantra against terrorism is norm in India now
Arun Joshi When Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi, an old Kashmir hand, and better known for his role in bringing rebel groups to negotiating table in Nagaland, asserted, “ gun for gun”…
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Who is Al Qaeda’s Ayman al-Zawahiri?
Washington: Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded as the leader of the global terror group Al Qaeda after former US President Barack Obama took out the dreaded Osama Bin Laden in a planned attack in…
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Rains: Gandipet, Himayat Sagar saved Hyderabad but HMWSSB failed people
Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar talaabs or lakes were completed in 1920 and 1927 respectively. While Osman Sagar completed a century of its service, Himayat Sagar will reach the milestone in another…
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Greatest certainty in life is death, says Viqar but depicts immortality in art
Hyderabad: The greatest certainty in life is death. And the greatest uncertainty is its time. Did he have a premonition of his imminent end? It appears so if the mortal hurry he…
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Nizam’s gift of aircrafts helped Britain defeat Nazi Germany in 1940
In July 1940, one of the most crucial battles of World War 2 called the Battle of Britain began. The conflict saw the Royal Air Force (RAF) of Great Britain defending its…
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How should the newly elected President Droupadi Murmu be addressed?
Kalyani Shankar When congress leader Adhir Chiwdhurt referred to her as ‘Rashtrapatni’ and claimed it was a slip of his tongue later, Still minister Smriti Irani held the word as derogatory. Even…
