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India loses global expert in Microfinance in the passing away of Hyderabad’s Dr P Satish
The Microfinance and banking sector have lost an expert and committed leader with the passing of Dr P Satish, the executive director of Sa-Dhan, the micro-lending organisation. The 65 year old, former…
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Review: Raza Mir’s book attempts to answer who Muhammad Iqbal truly was
In a recent column, thought leader Tavleen Singh could not have been more astounded that a BJP’s spokeswoman’s anti-Muslim vitriol was supplemented by the first verse from the couplet below. “Kuch baat hai ki…
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BJP echoes opposition in JK against bureaucratic setup
Arun Joshi For the first time in four years of the Central rule in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP has come out strongly in favour of having a political government to replace the…
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Momentum with markets — Expect further up move
Markets continued their choppy and volatile manner during the week gone by. The end result was quite straight forward with the first three days of trading resulting in losses and the remaining…
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Historians weigh in on places of worship: Just let the past be!
New Delhi: Be it Delhi’s Qutab Minar or Agra’s Taj Mahal, heritage monuments are lately a hot topic of debate. Mathura’s Shahi Idgah and Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque have already made their way…
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Inspired by Kalpana Chawla’s story, Hijabi girl secures commercial pilot’s license
Mumbai: A 26-year-old Hijabi girl who was inspired by Kalpana Chawla’s story, recently secured a commercial pilot’s license. She became Maharashtra’s first Shia girl to get the license. The girl, Mohaddesa Jafri,…
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How films helped integrate foreign folklore and Indian culture
As we all know, India and the Indian subcontinent in general, is a land of stories. There are innumerable tales that we have heard from childhood and the remarkable thing is that in…
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New book on Hadith: It tells what all you want to know about Islam
Hyderabad: At a time when everything Islamic is under focus, all for the wrong reasons, separating wheat from chaff will help. What exactly are the Islamic beliefs, principles and practices about which…
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Meet Anvitha Reddy, the Telangana girl who conquered the Everest
Hyderabad: On May 16, Anvitha Reddy reached the summit of Mt. Everest, the world’s highest, and most treacherous peak. She had braved the altitude changes, the cold, and passed by the remains…
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Toreposh: Entrepreneur recreates Hyderabad’s long lost, forgotten cuisine, culture
“Toreposh” was started, by Salva Shahid a young entrepreneur, with a vision to recreate Hyderabad’s long lost and forgotten cuisine and culture. It is a tribute to the rich cultural heritage of…
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Here comes Iltija Mufti – Mehbooba’s daughter on political landscape of Kashmir
Arun Joshi Long awaited development on the political map of Jammu and Kashmir has taken place Friday with PDP president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti appearing at the party’s…
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Akhilesh fires verbal missiles at Maurya; the end target was Yogi
He could not have been more blunt or direct. Not mincing words, or softening his tone, Samajwadi Party chief, and Opposition Leader in the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, Akhilesh Yadav, attacked BJP…
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PM Modi’s visit to ISB raises expectations and controversy
The visit of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Thursday to address the convocation of the Indian School of Business (ISB) and also commemorating its 20th year has raised both heightened interest and…
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Ai Wadi e Kashmir
Syeda Saiyidain Hameed I was born in Kashmir many decades ago. As a child I used to hear from my buzurgs that one returns again and again to the place where ones…
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Cat and mouse game begins in Telangana; KCR is avoiding to meet PM Modi
By C R Gowri Shanker Hyderabad: Before Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Hyderabad for the ISB function, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao flew out to Bengaluru! KCR went to Bangalore to…
