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In 1938 Lord Tennyson, grandson of the famous poet, played a cricket match in Secunderabad
Hyderabad: Before the Lal Bahadur stadium was constructed, the main centre for cricket in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad was the Gymkhana Ground which then lay opposite to the Percy’s Hotel. Later…
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Hyderabad: Meet these four women who have been rescuing abandoned cats
Hyderabad: When seven-month-old Milli lost both her legs in a dog attack, life was uncertain for the grey tabby. For a street cat, it was becoming extremely difficult for her to fend…
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Communal clashes in Rajasthan’s Karauli: What we know so far
Communal clashes erupted on April 2 in the town of Karauli, Rajasthan after a bike rally organised on the occasion of the Hindu New Year, met with stone pelting. The incident occurred…
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Shot five times, revolutionary Telugu poet Gaddar still unnerved
Hyderabad: Twenty five years ago, revolutionary Telugu poet Gaddar was shot five times. The assassination attempt failed but as he remarks, the sole bullet still lodged in his spinal cord works to…
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Teenage girl from J&K becomes first off-road car racer
Srinagar: Monisa is the first teenage girl to become an off-road car racer from Kashmir valley and has shown excellent performance in different competitions alongside her senior male counterparts. Kashmir is known…
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India to see average 9 percent salary hike this year
New Delhi: As India returns to normal after two years of the pandemic, companies are likely to hand out salary increments at an average hike of 9 percent — as compared to…
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Favourite fabric of Mughal Empress Nur Jahan is being recreated in Bangladesh
The famous Dhaka muslin fabric that was once highly favoured by royal personalities of Indian history such as Empress Nur Jahan and also European royals of that time is being revived in Bangladesh.…
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Whose Hijab is it? Chennai group parodies Hinduva bigots in video
On a hot and humid lazy afternoon a little Muslim girl wearing a hijab minding her business is walking to school. Suddenly she is he hounded by a group of right wing…
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Memory, Archive Female Desire, and Beyond
Shafey Kidwai Does the yearning for sensuous pleasure invalidated by the social norms, cultural practices and the canon of public morality denote a means for reconciling with unpredictable, paradoxical and quotidian strands…
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Repeal of AFSPA from North-east states, a bold step but JK poses a question
The announcement by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah of reduction in disturbed areas under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in three North-East states of Nagaland, Assam, and Manipur on…
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Shame on cricketers who have chosen to play for money instead of their country
How important is money in one’s life? Is it more important than one’s honour and that of the country? No, never. No doubt money is important because without it the survival becomes…
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Whose theatre is it anyway? Dalit artist uses food to reclaim the stage
Historically speaking, food has always worked as fodder for other forms of art. However, it has also been denied the status of art for unexplained reasons. Dalit artist Sri Vamsi Matta, while…
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Indian airports becoming hub of wildlife trafficking
Satyen Mohapatra Hyderabad: Indian airports seem to have become a hub for smuggling illegal reptiles. Through 18 airports in the country between 2011-2020, 70,000 native and exotic wild animals, including their body…
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Viewpoint: Hijab, Muslim women and Karnataka HC judgement
Dr. Mohammad Manzoor Alam It is an obligatory duty of every society to secure women’s rights, making their freedom certain, granting equality and protection by all means. Islam and the Qur’an have…
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Lucknow’s 183-year-old Nawabi kitchen gears up for Ramzan
Lucknow: More than 600 families in Lucknow will now get an Iftar spread from Saturday when Ramzan begins. Owing to the pandemic, the 183-year-old Nawabi kitchen at Chhota Imambara was shut for…
