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Back to nature: Call from pulpit

J.S. Ifthekhar Hyderabad: Was it a Friday sermon or a health talk? This question puzzled the congregation at Masjide Teenposh the other day. Khutba-e-Juma or the Friday sermon is the occasion when…
Should my child have a COVID vaccine? Here’s what can happen when parents disagree

By Nicholas Wood | The Conversation Sydney: Australian children aged 5-11 are eligible to receive their COVID-19 vaccine from Sunday. For many parents, vaccinating their child is a shared decision with both…

Hyderabad: This cafe in Tolichowki is run by women for women

Hyderabad: Have you ever heard of a place that is only for women and run by women? Well, there is one in Hyderabad’s Tolichowki’s Aditya Nagar by the name Pearls Square Café.…
How Hindutva is engulfing little traditions of India

Little traditions like spirit worshiping are prevalent all over India. These spirits do not have a physical form and are not part of the Hindu pantheon of the idol-worshiping tradition. These spirits…
Former NRI Zafarullah Khan passes away

Hyderabad: Mohammed Zafarullah Khan, a well known social activist of Hyderabad, has passed away on Friday after a series of bouts of illness in the last few months. According to his friend…
Djokovic’s Australian Open career in jeopardy owing to inept handling of confusing rules

Abhijit Sen Gupta L’Affaire Djokovic has become a huge worldwide controversy that has divided opinions sharply. While fans of the Serbian superstar are fuming with anger at the treatment that has been…
Google honours educator Fatima Sheikh on her 191st anniversary

On January 9, this year Google Doodle celebrates the country’s first Muslim woman educator, Fatima Sheikh, on her 191st Birthday. Google celebrates renowned personalities on their birthdays dedicating a special doodle to…

Test that can detect Omicron variant now available in market

Hyderabad: RT-PCR test is on everybody’s mind especially under the current circumstances of a COVID-19 third wave in the country. Taking this a step ahead, an updated technology analyzer is now available…
Hanif Mohammad and his brothers took Pakistan cricket to great heights

Abhijit Sen Gupta On January 8th, 1959, the legendary Pakistani batsman Hanif Mohammad began an innings that went into the pages of cricket history as one of the greatest innings ever played.…
Tantalizing not titillating—A whiff of bold narrative from Pakistan

M. Shafey Kidwai Despite being primarily perceived as a demonic, grotesque and religiously and socially deplorable way to seek hedonistic pleasure, promiscuity or voracious sexuality bolsters female power of self-assertion. It is…
What we know about ‘Bulli Bai’ creator Niraj Bishnoi- 4 points

A 21-year-old B.tech student, Niraj Bishnoi, was arrested by the Delhi Police for his alleged involvement in the Bulli Bai application, which reportedly targetted over 100 influential Muslim women, whose doctored pictures…
An open letter to MPs, MLAs

By Syed Rizwan Hon’able MPs & MLAs, Come elections and the fever is on to outstrip each other in vile nonsense by politicians of various hues, and over the past few decades,…
Mufti Sayeed‘s place in history, a recall

Yesterday, January 7, was the death anniversary of former Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who served as India’s first Muslim Home Minister and defied all odds to shake hands with the BJP to form…
Space India 2021–Low for ISRO, high for startups

M Somasekhar In India’s impressive journey in space technology over the decades, the year 2021 could well go down as a low performance one. It saw the usually busy Indian Space Research…
Bulli Bai aims to stifle Muslim women who have broken stereotype shell

Kulsum Mustafa By Kulsum Mustafa New Year for over 100 progressive Muslim Indian women started with a shocking revelation – they were available for sale to the world on an online auction.…