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Keep the bulldozers away from Jauhar University

While attending the first Round Table Conference in London in 1930, writer-poet and freedom fighter Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar boldly told the British Raj, “If you do not give us freedom in…
Baigan takes centre stage: When Hyderabad turned it into poetry

Hyderabad: What’s in a name? Shakespeare may have believed that a rose would smell as sweet by any other name, but he clearly never visited Hyderabad. Had he done so, he would have…
Sir Garfield Sobers was cricket’s greatest all-rounder: A tribute

The cricketing world lost one of its most legendary stars with the passing of Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers at the age of 89 on Friday. His death marks the end of…

Dear Wangchuk, why silence on Jauhar University’s demolition?

Delhi’s Jantar Mantar has, for nearly a month now, been witness to slogans, posters and hunger strikes. Leftist comrades, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activists and Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk have been vigorously…
FIFA World Cup: Spain’s tactics curbed the genius of Messi

Spain’s outstanding World Cup triumph was not the result of having any great genius in its ranks or a stroke of luck. It was the culmination of years of planning, a distinctive…
Easy meanings of the Quran released for Gen Z readers in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: For centuries, the Holy Quran has been translated into English by numerous scholars, leading many to wonder whether there is room for yet another translation. With dozens of versions already available,…
Legacy of hunger strikes woven into warp and weft of India’s politics

New Delhi: Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagat Singh, Potti Sreeramulu, Irom Sharmila, Anna Hazare… And Sonam Wangchuk today. The list is long, the causes different, the means the same – fasting to register protest…

Severe drubbings in Ireland, England expose India’s weaknesses

India’s recent defeats to Ireland and England in the T20I series are worrying, because the results have exposed some weaknesses that were so far largely masked by India’s immense individual talent. The…
KTR open to Eatala’s return to BRS, but KCR isn’t: Sources

Hyderabad: As Telangana inches closer to its next Assembly elections, political realignments are beginning to take shape, with the latest buzz in political circles concerns Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Malkajgiri MP Eatala…
CURE Bill needs a cure, leaves no room for voters

The CURE Bill 2026 does not refer to the Telangana Legislature in matters of reporting, accountability, or procedural oversight. Apart from the Chief Minister, who stands as the sole elected representative linked…
Anisur Rahman’s The Essential Mir: A Faithful Tribute

I must admit at the outset that it has been a truly rewarding and enriching experience to go through Prof. Anisur Rahman’s trailblazing The Essential Mir. The marked feature of this translation…
Nikah halala cannot become a shield against criminal law

The Allahabad High Court’s refusal to quash a first information report (FIR) alleging repeated rape under the guise of nikah halala is a significant reminder of a constitutional first principle: criminal law…
Muslim women’s mosque access: Religion, rights and reform

The debate surrounding Muslim women’s entry into mosques is no longer confined to courtrooms or religious committees. It has become part of a larger conversation about faith, dignity and justice in contemporary…
Mughal period example of religious pluralism: Michael Calabria

Hyderabad: Michael D Calabria has spent over 40 years studying Islam, first as an Egyptology student in Cairo, later as a Franciscan friar who now runs the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies…
Beyond the bench: The many dimensions of Justice M. N. Rao

“One of the qualities of a scholar is largeness of heart and the generosity to guide the younger colleagues along.” A test that Amita Dhanda prescribes for scholars in her book “M N…