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After Shivsena, now is AIADMK’s time to tussle

Just as Shivsena split in Maharashtra, the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu is engaged in a power struggle between two former chief ministers, E.Palaniswamy ( EPS) and O.Pannerselvam(OPS). In a fast-developing drama, the…
Dilip Kumar: An actor worthy of admiration for generations to come

Since the dawn of art and literature, many poets have written in glowing praise about the lustrous hair of beautiful women. In films too this aspect of their beauty has often been lauded.…

PAGD to fight polls jointly – trial balloon or reality

Arun Joshi PAGD has taken first step in its strategy in run up to the mush–awaited Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, though there is no one is having any idea as…
Ghulam Ahmed centenary: My brief encounter with the legend

I met Ghulam Ahmed saheb only once, but four decades later the moment remains enshrined in my mind. I was holding additional charge of sports at The Hindu and Sportstar when the…
LeT terrorist in BJP, outcome of J&K unit’s rush to bring all and sundry into party fold

Arun Joshi Following the revelations that a hardcore Lashkar-e-Tyibba commander Talib Hussain of the border district of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir was an activist of Bhartiya Janta Party and whose pictures…
Humour, satire and doctors—Do they have anything in common? Abid Moiz says ‘better healing’

Hyderabad: What’s funny about doctors? If you do a double take at this question, it’s understandable. Doctors are a dour bore lot. There is nothing funny about them, although they routinely prescribe…
Muslim Women’s Forum condemns heinous crime committed in Udaipur

Syeda Hameed Muslim Women’s Forum condemns the heinous crime committed in Udaipur last Tuesday on Kanhaiyalal Teli. The horrific act was done because Kanhaiyalal shared the video clip of BJP leader Nupur…

International asteroid day

Satyen Mohapatra With the threat of asteroids always looming on mankind, the International Asteroid Day (June 30) gains importance for reminding us of asteroids and need for greater research on planetary defence.…
The deadliest migrant tragedy must lead to humane immigrant policies in USA

Satyen Mohapatra The whole issue of people migrating from one country to another looking for a better life has tragically come into focus with 46 persons found dead on Monday, jammed into…
Amarnath yatra 2022 is different in scale and security than yesteryear

Arun Joshi Amarnath yatra – an annual Hindu pilgrimage that culminates at a cave shrine devoted to Lord Shiva in Himalayas in Kashmir – is being held this year after a never-before…
Are there any signs of the dowry system going away? Perhaps not.

There are no signs that the dowry system would end anytime soon. With changing times, the methods of seeking dowry are also taking new shapes. Please, remember, I am not talking about…
News warrior of a different kind

At a modest house in South Delhi’s leafy Sarita Vihar colony, a tall, handsome man woke up early in the morning to read a bunch of newspapers religiously. He didn’t only read…
Hamara Hyderabad: Is crime spiralling out of control?

Hyderabad: The summer of 2022 has been tough for both Hyderabad and the citizens of this erstwhile ‘city of Nawabs’. The summer heat apart, the series of ghastly incidents of rape, brawls…
Why is KCR shy to flag off Hajj pilgrims?

Hyderabad: It seems that after the 2018 elections, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has decided to distance itself from Muslims. The Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao last visited Haj House in…
Except China BRICS members not interested in US bashing

Satyen Mohapatra Chinese President Xi Jinping could not turn the recently held 14th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit in Beijing, into a platform for US bashing because the partner…