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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…
Healing beyond borders: A Hyderabad doctor’s Gaza mission

Hyderabad: Thousands of kilometres away from Hyderabad, amid the rubble of bombed hospitals and the cries of injured children, hope often arrives wearing a doctor’s coat. For Dr Yousufuddin Sheikh, an orthopedic…
FIFA World Cup: New heroes, records enhanced quality of the game

Every edition of the FIFA World Cup has thrown up surprising new heroes and outstanding performances from teams that were considered underdogs. In every tournament, a few players arrived as unknowns and…

Pathology of power: When democracy rewards defiance

A “leader” slaps a teacher. A “leader” forces food into the mouth of a fasting canteen employee. A journalist who wrote against some leaders is murdered. A journalist who investigated a politically…
Hyderabad: When biryani becomes identity, civilisation fades

Failing cultures obsess over food. Thriving cultures conquer. Failing cultures open restaurants. Thriving cultures open institutions. If all a people can talk about is food, they have become detached from their history,…
Main Vaapas Ayunga feels like Mumbai rains on a parched landscape

My daughters warned that the film has too much violence. But perhaps they are yet to know how a journalist’s mind works. Fulfilling a curiosity is the karma of my tribe. Since…
Why did Azam Jah not succeed his father, Mir Osman Ali Khan?

Mir Himayat Ali Khan Siddiqui Azam Jah (1907-1970), the eldest son and Heir Apparent of Mir Osman Ali Khan, received education ideals that intended to prepare him as the future ruler of…

Ayatollah Khamenei: Legacy of resistance more alive than before

As Iran prepares for the grand state funeral ceremonies of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Hussaini Khamenei beginning July 4, the Islamic Republic mourns one of its most defining figures. Khamenei, the Supreme Leader…
Palestine: Sonia Gandhi piling moral pressure on Narendra Modi

With Palestine emerging as the Narendra Modi government’s Achilles’ heel, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi is mounting moral pressure to take a more humanitarian stand, with Gaza being turned from an open-air prison…
Shadow of political conflict robs FIFA WC of joy, sportsmanship

Throughout the course of history, the FIFA World Cup has always carried political undertones. Way back in 1938, it was alleged that dictator Benito Mussolini had used his power to influence the…
Zafarul-Islam Khan honoured with Shah Waliullah Award

By Zillur Rahman Haider New Delhi: Renowned Islamic scholar, author, senior journalist and former Chairman of the Delhi Minorities Commission Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan was awarded the prestigious sixth Imam Shah Waliullah Award…
India eyes near-real-time satellite data with laser network

TakeMe2Space, the Hyderabad-based space startup, has partnered with QOSMIC to process satellite data and provide real-time intelligence and other Earth observation information. At present, an Indian Earth observation satellite can capture high-value…
55 dead in five months: India’s manual scavenging crisis persists

Hyderabad/New Delhi: In March 2014, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment in Safai Karamchari Andolan vs Union of India, a landmark ruling meant to protect the lives of India’s sewer and septic tank…
Beyond shayeri: Dr Abid Moiz explores Urdu’s untapped potential

Is Urdu all about poetry, ghazals, mushairas, Ghalib, Iqbal and Faiz? To many people, the answer appears to be an emphatic yes. Urdu is often associated with lyrical verses, romantic couplets and…
Legislative architecture and Constitutional mandate in Conflict

Two treatises, “Socio-spatial Consequences of Disturbed Areas Act 1991 on Urbanizing Spaces in Gujarat” by Shrivastava and “Saffron geographies of exclusion: The Disturbed Areas Act of Gujarat” by Tejani, both of 2022,…