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The beauty of unity in diversity of Indians far away from home

Jeddah: The NRI community has been increasingly divided on political, religious and generational views as a result of the rapid spread of disinformation, and polarizing, social media campaigns promoting division on religious…
Know Your Nation: Prof. Masood completes 100-lecture series

Hyderabad: Who doesn’t chat up with utter strangers during journeys? Everyone does and the talk usually runs around inane things which lead to nowhere. Imagine such casual conversation resulting in something big…

Babu’s reentry into politics for power in Andhra Pradesh is soaked in blood

Hyderabad: Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, who is trying hard to make a comeback to power through road shows and public meetings, is in the news for wrong reasons.…
Will Bharat Jodo yatra help Congress to get better electoral gains?

Congress would like to rebrand Rahul Gandhi as a young, caring, and ideological leader before the 2024 polls. Has Rahul shown a new image after the Bharat Jodo yatra, completed over 100 days…
Jammu’s encounter triggers political fault lines of newer kind

The killing of four terrorists in Jammu on Wednesday touched off political fault lines in Jammu and Kashmir. The encounter in the outskirts of Jammu, long considered as the winter capital of…
When an Indian Muslim soldier shot his younger brother in war against Pakistan

In my childhood days, there was a rumour in my hometown, Deoband, that Late Haji Mastan had approached the authorities of Darul Uloom Deoband for permission to shoot some scenes in the world-known Islamic…
Trump, legal team taking victory lap over dying subpoena of Jan 6 House Committee

Washington: US former President Donald Trump, under a litany of legal troubles, loves victory, even when it’s not there, but this time he is taking a victory lap with his legal team…

Avantages Partitiona: Patrons of Partition?

By Asma Anjum Khan Partition #MoinAkhtar #MarinaKhan#KingKhan #FawadKhan #OyeeAyesha #etc! #IndiaPakistan Once upon a time… No this is not a story with a beginning, middle and an end; rather this is a…
IVF earnings to double in five years

In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) has become the most popular method of Artificial Reproduction. Technologies worldwide with IVF services are likely to grow globally from $17.37 billion in 2022 to $43.97 billion in…
Award Bharat Ratna to Dilip Kumar posthumously

One afternoon in 1999, I called up thespian Dilip Kumar at his Bandra Bungalow landline. His PA picked up the phone and was about to hang up after saying “Sahab is resting”…
Don’t malign Iqbal’s poetry; read his poem on Lord Ram

Do you know what the problem is to be a Muslim in today’s Uttar Pradesh? In fact, it is not one. They are multiple. The biggest fear is that you could be…
Who invaded Kashmir in 1947?

In India, military history has not been written, that’s why, more often than not we get distorted picture about the events and consequences. So is the case with Kashmir issue. Generally, we…
Pakistan underestimating threat of terrorism

Pakistan is committing a grave mistake. It is underestimating the threat that terrorism is posing it at the moment. Terrorism is the baby that it gave birth to and nurtured, in the…
Saudi-Iran ties on mend

Recent developments in Saudi Arabia and Iran seems to be on an upswing and may lead to a better understanding amongst two old foes besides unfolding a new regional and global security…
The Nizam and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Pandu Ranga Reddy In the wake of independence there were communal tensions in India. Hindu Mahasabha and pro-Hindu elements in the very Congress became vociferous. MIM was not lagging behind. No amount…