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Political revival of Congress may be difficult but not impossible

A day before his assassination on January 30, 1948, Mahatma Gandhi proposed in his ‘ last will and testament to dissolve the Congress Party and replace it with a Lok Sevak Sangh…
BJP working overtime to create sectarian and economic divide among Muslims

Hyderabad: It is not only the communal polarization of the society, the BJP is promoting in the country for its political agenda, but it is also working overtime to divide the Muslim…

BJP’s 3-point strategy on Kashmir

BJP has become increasingly conscious of the fact that its development and peace narrative has not picked up as much pace as it should have in Kashmir. The massive goodwill and the…
Is Raja Singh BJP’s ‘proud boy’?

Friday was trouble-free in Hyderabad setting to rest apprehensions of violence, as thousands and thousands of Muslims peacefully dispersed after performing Friday prayers showing exemplary patience, discipline and political maturity in the…
Syed Mir Nisar Ali’s role in revolt against British rule in India

The Wahabi movement enjoyed a special status in the history of revolt against British rule in India, and Titu Mir, whose real name was Syed Mir Nisar Ali, added militancy to it. …
Impromptu leaderless struggle led to Raja Singh’s arrest?

Hyderabad: An impromptu leaderless struggle by Muslim men for the past three nights led to accused Raja Singh’s arrest on Thursday under PD Act. Though there are reports of police high handedness…
Fingers crossed as Mirwaiz Umar Farooq may deliver Friday sermon after three years

The chief cleric of Kashmir Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is expected to deliver his traditional Friday sermon at historic Jamia Masjid tomorrow after a big gap of three years. He has been under house arrest…

Talk to mainstream to fill gaps, vacuum is hurting Kashmir

At this moment, Kashmir’s landscape is dotted by a host of political apprehensions, there is a need to reopen the dialogue with the leadership, which despite all odds stacked against it, has, time and…
Opposition needs leader with pan-national appeal to challenge Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has strengthened himself in the last eight years, to such an extent in his party and outside that the gap in popularity between him and other probable prime…
A Muslim freedom fighter for whom British Police brought horse to ride him to jail

British ruled over India, exploiting its people, resources, and wealth. But then there were heroes, the Indian Freedom fighters, who liberated the land through extraordinary acts of courage, valour, and a never-say-die…
Status of Opposition in India since Independence

How has democracy worked in India @ 75? By and large, it has done well with power getting transferred 17 times smoothly. So we can pat ourselves that we have done well…
Kashmir parties hit by yet another political crisis, all-party meet on August 22

A major political crisis has hit Jammu and Kashmir as the Election Commission of India has announced the inclusion of non-locals, including the security personnel, in the electoral rolls, the revision of…
Those who spurned vivisection in 1947 and stayed in India

Firoz Bakht Ahmed Jo chala gaya usey bhool ja/ Hind ko apni Jannat bana! – Maulana Azad (Forget all those who had left/ Treat India as your only trust) “For a Muslim,…
Stability of the economy in the Muslim youth is the need of the hour

Feroze Suri Muhammad Salman, a manufacturer of grocery products, if you ask him what is ‎the secret of the success of his business, he unhesitatingly says, “Those few people ‎in the nation…
Uniqueness of Indian culture: Hussaini Brahmins are Hindus but observe Muslim traditions

Syed Ali Mujtaba The community of Hussaini Brahmins is not well known in the country. They are Hindus but also have faith in Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad. They pay…