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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…
Mushairas continue to charm despite poor quality

J.S. Ifthekhar Hyderabad: Have mushaeras (gatherings of poets where poetry is recited) lost their charm? No way. Not for Hyderabadis at least. Even the dreaded Corona did not deter them from slaking…

Ice Cream, the ancient Persian dessert has become a worldwide craze; Are you enjoying it?

Summer is approaching and soon the ice cream parlours will do roaring business. Parents and their children will be making a beeline to these outlets to get a taste of their favourite flavour.…
Rohingya: Pressure likely to increase on Myanmar after US declaration

Satyen Mohapatra With the United States coming out and formally declaring that Myanmar’s military junta was committing “genocide” against the minority Rohingyas, the international pressure on the ruling dispensation is likely to…
The Kashmir Files – the time line of 1990 and beyond, too, has a story

There always is a culmination of a series of events that results in the kind of tragedy that the Kashmiri Pandits had to undergo in 1990 and also in different phases since.…
Sonia Gandhi’s challenge is to revive Congress

Congress President Sonia Gandhi has set about the task of working for the Congress Revival. Without losing any time, she has taken charge of the new political situation, in the wake of…
Mallu Swarajyam, the iron lady of Telangana armed struggle, who was inspired by Maxim Gorky’s “Mother”

Hyderabad: It was only on Saturday morning my 85-year-old mother was recalling the turbulent period of the Telangana armed struggle, in which my father late A Seshagiri Rao – a Communist party…
Quranhub reading features

New Delhi: Quranhub App for Android and iOS brings a unique experience of reading the Quran. Glorious Quran is the final book from Almighty Allah and it’s the guidance for mankind, and…
Mallu Swarajyam: The iron lady of Telangana armed struggle

By A S Kashyap It was only on Saturday morning my 85-year-old mother was recalling the turbulent period of the Telangana armed struggle, in which my father late A Seshagiri Rao –…
Demystifying India’s missile mis-launch

There are many questions that need answers on the act of mis-launch of an Indian unarmed supersonic cruise nuclear warhead missile that landed in Pakistani territory at around 07.20 pm (IST) on…