- Andhra Pradesh
Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Visakhapatnam was a damp squib
By Surya Kumar Visakhapatnam: Barring attempts to save the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Jana Sena Party (JSP) alliance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Andhra Pradesh ended on Saturday with the opposition…
- Featured News
Muslim intellectuals plan to discuss burning community issues with Prime Minister Modi
By Syed Khaled Shahbaaz Hyderabad: A panel of Muslim intellectuals may soon meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the current situation of thei community in the country. “Muslims are living…
- News
Lore of the Land: A comprehensive anthology narrating the nation
Jhilam Chattaraj Converse: Contemporary English Poetry by Indians (Pippa Rann Books UK), edited by poet and artist Sudeep Sen, is a celebration of India’s rich and diverse Anglophone poetic tradition. The anthology was commissioned…
- Opinions
Debate over Hijab: State cannot abridge rights to profess and propagate religion
The judges framed questions, phrased as they worded them, and we consider each. One question was “What is ambit and scope of the right to freedom of ‘conscience’ and ‘religion’ under Article…
- News
SC judgment on abortions, marital ‘rape’ another blow to institution of marriage
By Dr. Javed Jamil The recent Supreme Court of India’s Judgment on abortions, unmarried women’s right to sex, and marital “rapes” is another blow to the already disintegrating institution of marriage. It…
- Featured News
Athar Siddiqui breaks away from tradition and pens some highly evocative sketches
By Shafey Kidwai The unprecedented acceptance of monolingualism has put a big question mark on the existence of numerous languages through which people stitch up a warm social rapport and seek to…
- Opinions
Mohan Bhagwat’s Madrasa visit: Is RSS changing its stance?
Zafar Agha Could you a few days ago imagine the RSS chief visiting a mosque? It was unthinkable to guess such a visit some time ago. But Mohan Bhagwat broke the jinx…
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‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’: The significance of Operation Polo for India
By Pankaj Sethi Hyderabad: V P Menon, Secretary in the Ministry of States, was the man tasked by then Union Home Minister Sardar Patel (in 1947) to ensure that the Princely States…
- Hyderabad
‘Hyderabad Liberation’: Was there a Communist- Razakar alliance in Telangana?
By Vijay Burgula Hyderabad: In the last decade or so, especially since the new movement for a separate Telangana began in 2009, and culminated in the formation of our state, debates and…
- Hyderabad
Sept 17 1948: Operation Polo; the violent history of Hyderabad’s annexation
Mimansa Sharma Hyderabad: Stories of independent India follow the narrative of partition, loss, plunder and integration of the princely states into the country. A process which was bloody and ruthless. The erstwhile…
- Opinions
Asaf Jahi Nizams – The real architects of modern Hyderabad
Ahmed Shareef Askander Hyderabad – The city of Pearls & Diamonds decades before the arrival & boom of silicon industry was worldwide known for its wealth & riches. The credit for laying the…
- World
New Zealand announces public holiday on Sept 26 to mark Queen Elizabeth’s death
By Syed Mujeeb Auckland: New Zealand will mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II with a State Memorial Service and one-off public holiday on Monday 26 September, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has…
- Opinions
A personal letter to you all including King Charles III
Fatima A few days back Queen Elizabeth of the house of Windsor passed away at Balmoral Castle up in Scotland. A simple announcement from her first born informed the world and set…
- Hyderabad
Khan Bahadur Abdul Karim Babukhan: A prominent aristocrat of par excellence
Asif Ali Khan Hyderabad: In the 1920s after his father’s demise, Khan Bahadur Abdul Karim Babukhan took over the construction business and in later years attained remarkable credentials for his contribution towards…
- World
New Zealand: Gaurav Sharma expelled from Labour Party caucus
By Syed Mujeeb Auckland: The Labour Caucus has voted to expel Dr Gaurav Sharma from caucus, effectively immediately. The Caucus also voted to refer the matter to the New Zealand Council of…
