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Recurring pattern of targeted killings in Kashmir

Arun Joshi On Friday evening, militants shot dead BJP sarpanch Manzoor Ahmad Bangroo in the Pattan area of the north Kashmir district of Baramullah. Two days before that a taxi driver Satish Singh was shot…
Saudi-based NRIs set to explore Turkish citizenship, residency opportunities

Hashmi Group, a Turkey-based Indian firm with expertise in Turkey’s Citizenship and Residency by Investment programs is visiting Saudi Arabia to hold one-on-one meetings in Jeddah and Riyadh between April 15 –…

Opinion: Congress bid to win back Dalits

Dalits have been described as the reed ki haddi, or the backbone of the Congress. Mahatma Gandhi started the historic battle against Untouchability, as part of his Constructive Programme, alongside his political…
Speculations about Indian presidential poll

Kalyani Shankar The 2022 presidential election will occur when President Ramanath Kovind’s term ends on July 25. Though it is more of an ornamental post as the real power exists in the…
Muslim tailors are busy stitching Ram Navami flags

At a time when an economic boycott of Muslims is going on in Karnataka, Muslim tailors at Godown Market in Gaya, Bihar are busy stitching flags for the Ram Navami festival that…
Centre looking for middle-path to resolve issues in Ladakh rife with agitational voices

Buddhists in Ladakh were jubilant and celebrated the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, as also the announcement that the cold desert region spread over to 59, 146 sq. km with…
Return of Kashmiri Pandits to valley should be Kashmir-centric mission

Arun Joshi After the movie, The Kashmir Files hit the big screen in early March and the narration it generated showing how the Kashmiri Pandits migrated from the Valley, the Indian nation…

War in Ukraine: ISS in jeopardy

Satyen Mohapatra The war in Ukraine is now likely to affect one of the major symbols of international unity – the International Space Station. Still under construction the largest space station ever,…
Favourite fabric of Mughal Empress Nur Jahan is being recreated in Bangladesh

The famous Dhaka muslin fabric that was once highly favoured by royal personalities of Indian history such as Empress Nur Jahan and also European royals of that time is being revived in Bangladesh.…
Memory, Archive Female Desire, and Beyond

Shafey Kidwai Does the yearning for sensuous pleasure invalidated by the social norms, cultural practices and the canon of public morality denote a means for reconciling with unpredictable, paradoxical and quotidian strands…
Repeal of AFSPA from North-east states, a bold step but JK poses a question

The announcement by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah of reduction in disturbed areas under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in three North-East states of Nagaland, Assam, and Manipur on…
Shame on cricketers who have chosen to play for money instead of their country

How important is money in one’s life? Is it more important than one’s honour and that of the country? No, never. No doubt money is important because without it the survival becomes…
Indian airports becoming hub of wildlife trafficking

Satyen Mohapatra Hyderabad: Indian airports seem to have become a hub for smuggling illegal reptiles. Through 18 airports in the country between 2011-2020, 70,000 native and exotic wild animals, including their body…
Viewpoint: Hijab, Muslim women and Karnataka HC judgement

Dr. Mohammad Manzoor Alam It is an obligatory duty of every society to secure women’s rights, making their freedom certain, granting equality and protection by all means. Islam and the Qur’an have…
European Academic on Malabar Muslims deported from Airport

Thiruvananthapuram: A European academic who studies Malabar Muslims for the past thirty years was stopped from attending a conference in Thiruvananthapuram and was deported from the airport without any valid reasons by…