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Maya’s ‘Turncoats welcome’, max tickets to minority, are hurdles in SP path
Kulsum Mustafa By Kulsum Mustafa Written off as a ‘spent force’, Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) supremo, Mayawati, the reigning queen of ‘political intrigues’ is the top game spoiler for Samajwadi Party chief…
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Opinion: Karnataka Hijab row is nothing but a Hindutva perspective
Dr. Mohammad Manzoor Alam The discourse around hijab or headscarf being oppressive is not new. From European to South-Asian countries, all of them have, at some point, made it controversial to an extent to…
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Landmark visit of Commander Royal Saudi Land Forces to India
By Irfan In a historic first, Commander of Royal Saudi Land Forces Lieutenant General Fahd Bin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mutair arrived in New Delhi on an official visit on 14 February 2022. The…
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Telangana Minority Bandhu scheme should be launched immediately
Saleem Pasha By Saleem Pasha In the Malidasha Telangana movement, 1200 people sacrificed their lives for the cause of the State. This includes martyrs belonging to the Muslim social class. Cases of…
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Architecture is more than bricks and mortar: Sajjad Shahid
Syed Qamar Hasan By Syed Qamar Hasan Architecture is more than bricks and mortar. it is a quest for a unique identity of its own, where those who commission the monument want to…
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Jammu’s campaign for statehood is not without pitfalls
Arun Joshi A new dynamic is shaping in Jammu and Kashmir, where campaigns have been unleashed for a separate state for the Jammu region. This idea, though quite old, gained momentum as…
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Hijab — choice or not?
By Maleeha Fatima I do not speak for all Muslim women, but for many of us, in whatever Institution we go to for higher education in this country, we often find ourselves…
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Hijab issue in India is not going to be resolved as there is no political will to end it
Wafa Sultana Exactly ten years ago, members of Karnataka Komu Sauharda Vedike (translated : Karnataka Communal Harmony Association) and I, stood in front of the taluk office in Udupi questioning unconstitutional objections…
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Teenage heroes Rasheed and Rishith who led under 19 championship have a bright future
Abhijit Sen Gupta India is the main cricket factory of the world these days. The country seems to produce talented players one after another like an assembly line of a well established manufacturing…
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AIDS Virus co-discoverer Montagnier visited Hyderabad in 1987; he was enamoured by Golconda Fort
M Somasekhar The setting was the Bala Hisar Pavilion atop the Golconda Fort. The year was November 1987. The highest point of the fort was alive with the baritone voice of well-known…
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Hijab row: Wearing ghoonghat is part of Indian culture
Lt. Gauri Shankar Antarvedi, Rtd By Lt. Gauri Shankar Antarvedi, Rtd If we go back to the history of India, for thousands of years, girls and women were going to schools and…
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43rd anniversary of the victory of Iran’s Islamic Revolution
Mahdi Shahrokhi By Mahdi Shahrokhi Frothy-three years have passed since the glorious victory of the Iranian Islamic Revolution. Freedom and independence are very valuable blessings gained by the great Iranian people through…
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Hijab row: Muskan’s defiance draws praise from far and near
J.S. Ifthekhar Hyderabad: Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women. Muskan, the hijabi student of Mandya’s pre-University college in Karnataka, has done just that when she bravely…