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Does Mohan Bhagwat’s Madrasa visit make any difference on ground?
The government ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its eight affiliates is nothing short of the proverbial, “throwing a spanner” in Rashtra Sevak Sangh (RSS) chief, Mohan Bhagwat’s path…
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Hrishikesh dared to be different; Siasat.com joins readers to celebrate his 100th year
In the make believe world of Bollywood, where all the stories are about super star heroes or heroines and their dramatic deeds, Hrishikesh Mukherjee dared to be different. He made films about…
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Azad’s new party staring at tough road ahead
In politics, they say time and noise matter the most. Though it’s too early to pass any verdict on the course Ghulam Nabi Azad’s new outfit “Democratic Azad Party” will take and its likely…
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Sheikh Bhikhari: Indian freedom fighter who raged against ‘Doctrine of Lapse’
Sheikh Bhikhari Saheb raged against General Dalhousie’s ‘Doctrine of Lapse’ whose sole objective was to expand the British empire. He stood in support of the freedom-loving native rulers and fought against the…
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Hyderabad witnessed the most disastrous floods in September 1908
Hyderabad: Who wouldn’t like to groove to the catchy ‘Come September’ tune? But people in Hyderabad will think twice. For many come September and memories of the dance of death played by…
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Hyderabad: Exhibition of Muslim women achievers at Salar Jung Museum
Hyderabad: Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world. There is no limit to what they can accomplish. Now, one can learn all about the achievements of Muslim women…
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PFI to fight its battle “legally and democratically” says its TN President
Chennai: Popular Front of India (PFI) Tamil Nadu unit President Mohamed Shaik Ansari has said there is no need to write the judgment prematurely on the arrests and detentions made by the…
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Indian diaspora becoming vanguards of assertive Hindutva
There are ominous signs that the Indian diaspora community is asserting the aggressive brand of Hindutva identity in the countries of their wellbeing. The Hindus- Muslim communal clashes in Leicester, UK, Hindu…
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Athar Siddiqui breaks away from tradition and pens some highly evocative sketches
By Shafey Kidwai The unprecedented acceptance of monolingualism has put a big question mark on the existence of numerous languages through which people stitch up a warm social rapport and seek to…
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National champion Sreeja denied prize money; Telangana government must ensure justice
Hyderabad’s pride, table tennis player Sreeja Akula who became the first table tennis player from Hyderabad to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, is now running from pillar to post…
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Mohan Bhagwat’s Madrasa visit: Is RSS changing its stance?
Zafar Agha Could you a few days ago imagine the RSS chief visiting a mosque? It was unthinkable to guess such a visit some time ago. But Mohan Bhagwat broke the jinx…
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Confusing political narratives ahead of Assembly polls in J&K leave people confused
A lot of guesswork is going on as to when the Assembly elections will be held in Jammu and Kashmir, a large and majestic state, now reduced to Union Territory, and ironically that too…
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The pearl that connected Hyderabad and Basra
The pearl associated with the moon was one of Hyderabad’s prized commodities of trade in the 19th century. The ‘pearl boom’ years—1850 to 1930—was a time when about 4000 to 5000 pearls…
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What can Unite India: ‘Hindu Spiritualism or ‘Unity in Diversity’?
Sudheendra Kulkarni, ex-aide of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, in his piece (‘Reach out for Bharat Jodo’, IE, September 12,) while welcoming the Yatra, is critical of the yatra for it…
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India, the largest exporter of manpower, does not have a migration policy
Last year (2021-22), India received $ 89 billion worth of foreign exchange (Forex) from NRIs. This is 3 percent of the country’s GDP. The population of NRIs worldwide is 2.5 crore. Most…
