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After ‘The Kerala Story’ movie, ‘Farhana’ emerges as anti-Muslim film

Chennai: On the heels of the movie ‘The Kerala Story’, another movie called “Farhana” is creating controversy in Tamil Nadu. The film which is centered on a Muslim Woman has drawn wrath…
From Hindutva to bread and butter: How Congress outmanoeuvred BJP in Karnataka

Ravinandan B B The recent ouster of the incumbent BJP in the Karnataka assembly elections holds important lessons for both opposition parties and the BJP itself. Despite Karnataka’s historical trend of not…

Opinion: Hyderabad’s heritage faces a constant threat from all sides

Hyderabad: That the city’s heritage faces a constant existential threat is no secret here. There is always a damocles sword hanging over the heads of concerned citizens. While there have been some welcome…
Karnataka polls: Chole bhature can’t beat South India’s masala dosa

The results of the Karnataka elections declared on the weekend- resulting in a huge Congress victory- has come as a massive surprise to many. But if you study the trends carefully, the…
Declining budgetary priorities for development of minorities in Delhi

Dr. Jawed Alam Khan Delhi’s minority population is about 18.22% of the total population of the state, i.e. 35,18,126 persons in all. SCs (16.75%) and OBCs (48%) also have significant populations in…
Maulana Rabey was multi-faceted person–teacher, researcher, linguist, writer and orator

By Dr Obaidur Rahman Nadwi Maulana S M Rabey Hasani Nadwi, Rector Nadwatul Ulama and President All India Muslim Personal Law Board, was a distinguished scholar of Islam. He was a man…
BJP’s loss would mean rejection of ‘double engine sarkar’ in Karnataka?

Double-engine government (the same party BJP in the centre and the same party in the state), if BJP loses in Karnataka, may lose its only engine (government) in southern India. Actually the…

Please listen to us, hold Assembly polls: J&K’s appeal to PM

An appeal has been made to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give the green signal to the Election Commission of India to hold assembly polls in J&K, live up to his own…
Terror attacks shift headlines from SCO in Goa to J-K

The headlines on Friday when the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ( SCO) met in Goa India, changed quickly. The killing of five soldiers in the Kandi area of Rajouri, a border…
Language problem in higher education and recommendations in NEP 2020

Dhrubash Karan Mathur Among the multitude of problems that cropped up in the in wake of Indian independence, language problem was one which not only defied a solution but threatened to create…
Anointment of Prince Charles as monarch deeply religious

While enlightened intellectuals of India scoff at traditions and rituals it is of interest to note the Coronation ceremony of Britain’s new King Charles III, is full of traditions and religion. A…
Godfather of artificial intelligence warns against future growth of AI

Science fiction writers have been portraying for a long the doomsday scenario of machines ruling the world and taking over from humans. However, when a person like Geoffrey Hinton who has given…
America must act with restraint in North and South Korea relations

America must act with restraint and not embroil itself in the duel of words between South and North Korea, because US involvement will necessarily have wider international ramifications. Recently North Korea’s Kim…
J-K polls – an unresolved conundrum

Now it has reached a point of exasperation. All parties barring BJP, of course, have started questioning the Central government for not holding polls in Jammu and Kashmir, which are now not only…
India needs to do more than strong words on border situation with China

After the meeting of Indiana and Chinese defense ministers on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ( SCO), in which the two sides failed to agree on the future of the situation in eastern Ladakh,…