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This 23-year-old city entrepreneur is empowering women through expos
Hyderabad: Small scale one-day exhibitions in function halls have become the new popular in the city. However, these events have been doing much more than just bringing multiple home grown brands under…
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Gandhi’s saintly value system
By Firoz Bakht Ahmed Gandhi, the Mahatama, was truly a citizen of the world though he worked for the freedom of the Indian nation from foreign yoke. Though a Brahmin by birth,…
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Why India needs to be pro-active to counter Taiban 2.0 security challenge
After the abrogation of article 370, Pakistan faces a credibility crisis in Kashmir as it failed to orchestrate large-scale terror attacks and social unrest. At this moment, when, in Pakistan’s calculations, India…
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In a city known for colloquializing Urdu, Shahid Adeeli stands out
If there is any living soul that combines the dignified satire of Mirza Ghalib and the elegant delivery of Aejaz Popular Merathi of “Valima, Valima, Valima” fame, it is mazahiya shayar (humour poet) Shahid Adeeli. Except…
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Explainer: Kim’s sister leads North Korea’s pressure campaign
Seoul: As North Korea goes back to its pattern of pressuring South Korea to get what it wants from the United States, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un has emerged…
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Foreign universities in Europe, Asia offer fully funded scholarships
Hyderabad: As the end of the academic year approaches, students around the country look out for opportunities abroad for their future. A number of universities from the United states, United Kingdom, Singapore,…
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How the Sept 1908 Musi river floods modernised Hyderabad city
Hyderabad: The city had a déjà vu moment yesterday on September 28, when our entire populace was home, bracing for and anticipating heavy rains, and ensuing floods. The government had even declared…
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Dr. Benish Aslam sets an example of academic excellence
We just celebrated International Daughter’s Day on September 26, 2021. The best possible gift that we can give them is empowerment in general and Educational Empowerment in particular. Dr. Benish Aslam is…
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A graveyard of history, literally, lies uncared in Hyderabad; represents 2 kingdoms
Salma Ahmed Farooqui Funerary architecture of Muslim Deccan is intriguing and fascinating. A graveyard, the Daira-i-Mir Momin, known in better terms as a necropolis, is not just historic but has a historical past…
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Reclaiming the lost voice of Sufis
Mohammed Wajihuddin In the late 1990s I landed up a reporter’s job with Mumbai edition of The Asian Age. Since I was young, raw and ready to do whatever came my way, the…
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Kashmir’s Kongposh granted protection
Pampore (J&K): It is a chilly morning in late September, the air brimming with the fragrance of Crocus sativus, the flower that produces the precious spice known as saffron, or zafran by its…
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What does Taliban’s triumph mean for political Islam?
Talmiz Ahmad New Delhi, Sep 29: Over several months before the Taliban took control of Kabul in August 2021, their spokespersons asserted that they were now a “new” Taliban–a Taliban who would…
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A case for a seat at the table: India and UN Security Council
Kalyani Shankar India has been in quest of a place at the UN high table for a long. The issue has arisen again during last week’s bilateral meeting in Washington between US President…
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India-Saudi Arabia Relationship is no longer cozy
The foreign minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Prince Faisal bin Farhan was on a three-day visit to New Delhi from Sept 19 to 21. His visit was widely hailed…
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Hyderabad’s ‘Sunday Funday’ back on Tank bund, big hit with citizens
Hyderabad: Hundreds of people from the city had indeed had a ‘Sunday Funday’ yesterday at Tank Bund, as several attractions and programmes were held on the major arterial road. People watched and…
