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American Elections Highlight Rising Civic Engagement in Muslim Community Amid Shifting Political Loyalties: CMMA

In a notable development during the most recent American elections, many within the Muslim community made their voices heard, underscoring their active civic engagement despite expressing dissatisfaction with both major political parties. This election season saw heightened participation, as Muslim Americans voiced concerns on critical issues – especially the Israel-Gaza …

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What Would Happen if India and Pakistan Went to Nuclear War? Experts Warn of Catastrophic Consequences

Hyderabad, October 4: If India and Pakistan were to engage in a nuclear war, the human toll could be catastrophic, potentially leading to the deaths of nearly 2 billion people, according to the Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD). This stark hypothetical scenario was discussed during a recent meeting …

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Important Issues faced by Muslims of India – A Roundup

This list highlights key issues such as the rise of Hindutva politics, discrimination against Muslims, media representation, and incidents of hate crimes. 1. Communal Riots and Tensions India has witnessed various instances of communal violence between Hindus and Muslims, such as the Gujarat riots (2002) and the Delhi riots (2020). …

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Indian Community in Jeddah Welcomes New Consul General, Fahad Ahmed Khan Suri

Indian Consul General in Jeddah Fahad Khan Suri at International Indian School Jeddah

By Abdul Rahman M. Baig Jeddah, September 5: The Indian community in Jeddah recently hosted a grand reception for Fahad Ahmed Khan Suri, the newly appointed Consul General of India, at the International Indian School, Jeddah (IISJ). The event saw a significant turnout, with community members, consulate officials, IISJ staff, …

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Emergency: Declared versus Undeclared

By: Ram Puniyani Om Birla, the speaker of Lok Sabha is mired in many controversies. When he started his 2nd term as Lok Sabha (Parliament) Speaker he read out a resolution against Emergency which was imposed in 1975 by Indira Gandhi. The background of that emergency was the rising Sampoorna Kranti …

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Modi’s election speeches: A flood of lies and hatred

                                                                               – Ram Puniyani The propaganda machinery of the BJP is quite strong and the party’s parent organisation RSS further expands the reach of this machinery. The basic premise of the propaganda campaign of the RSS-BJP has always been to distort medieval history to demonise Muslims and glorify the ancient Indian civilisation and …

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10 facts to know about India’s Independence Day:

1. Date: India’s Independence Day is celebrated on August 15th every year. 2. Year:India gained independence from British colonial rule on August 15, 1947. 3. Tryst with Destiny:Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, delivered the famous “Tryst with Destiny” speech on the eve of Independence. 4. National Flag …

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The Rich Legacy of Muslim Contributions to India

Muslims have made significant contributions to India in various fields both nationally and internationally. Here are some notable examples across different domains: 1. Art and Architecture:    – The Mughal Empire left a lasting legacy of splendid architecture, including the Taj Mahal, Red Fort, and Jama Masjid in Delhi.   …

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So, how old is the Kohinoor Diamond, really?

 The Koh-i-Noor diamond is one of the most famous and historically significant diamonds in the world. Its name, “Koh-i-Noor,” means “Mountain of Light” in Persian. Here’s a more detailed elaboration of its history: 1. Origins and Early History: The exact date of the diamond’s discovery is uncertain, but it is …

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Old foes poised against each other again

India and Pakistan are poised against each other, to play a more proactive and constructive role in Afghanistan’s redevelopment, trying to negate each other’s initiatives. The ascendancy of Taliban to power in Afghanistan almost two-and-a-half months ago, after the hasty and chaotic withdrawal of the US forces from the country …

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MHRI Researching Relation between Cancer and Fertility Treatment

Leading scientists and infertility experts are now researching whether infertility treatment can cause cancer in women. A study undertaken by Hyderabad-based Maternal Health and Research Institute (MHRI) and funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) aims to explore the relationship between assisted reproduction treatment and ovarian cancer. The research …

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‘Zinda Tilismath Balm’ Launched To Mark Centenary Celebrations of Zinda Tilismath!

Sania Mirza is Brand Ambassador India’s leading herbal (Unani) medicine manufacturer Karkhana Zinda Tilismath on Saturday celebrated its 100th anniversary at Hotel Westin Hyderabad Mindspace. As part of the centenary celebrations, Karkhana Zinda Tilismath, one of the oldest companies of Hyderabad, launched its latest product “Zinda Tilismath Balm”, a pain …

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Gap Between Industry and Academics Leading Over 90% Startups to Failure Dr. Azmathullah Khan

Hyderabad, Ocober 16: “Over 90% of Indian startups fail because of poor technical foundation or gap between the industry and the academics”, said renowned business mentor and MSME coach Dr Azmathullah Khan. Delivering a lecture on “Challenges in MSME” and proposing solutions to the current crises faced by the MSME …

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Indian Agriculture: Maladies and Remedies

agriculture market in india

A more holistic and pragmatic approach needs to be adopted by the policy makers to make Indian agriculture sector more competitive and profitable. Since Independence agriculture sector has remained the main source of national income and occupation in India. In 1947, 72 per cent of the total working population was …

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India at 72 In the first year of the new decade, we’ll mark the 75 years of our independence and 72 years of India as a republic, but there are many questions, which assail the common Indian.

75 years after independence and 72 years after India became a republic, instead of feeling ecstatic and consolidating our achievements we are forced to ponder the question, whether our freedom fighters, leaders and constitution framers dreamt of the India in its present form? At present we are standing at a …

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Indian Muslims: Dilemmas and Panacea Indian Muslims since 1947 have faced a continuous onslaught on the community, which have increased in recent times, but the way forward has to be found by the community itself.

It seems as if the Indian Muslims are under a collective siege from the external as well as internal forces and pressures. External pressure is being applied from the outside to weaken it psychologically, lessen the morale of its followers and instead of allowing them to focus their energies on …

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UK’s New Avatar

Post-Brexit strategy poses great challenges for the UK; to redefine its internal and external policies besides handling the worsening pandemic situation calls for pragmatism in a large dose.  Now that the UK has left the EU and has lost the shelter of the EU’s single market and customs union at …

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COVID vaccine: Is it Halal or not?

It’s not only the Muslims, even Hindus and Jews have raised questions about the use of the COVID vaccine, due to prohibited substances in its composition.  Even before the COVID vaccination process starts in India. The Indian Muslims have courted another controversy. The question is whether they’ll be amenable to …

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Adieu 2020, Welcome 2021

2020 set many new paradigms, which may be the norm in the coming years, too. Perhaps the humans have awaited no other year’s end so eagerly across the world as that of 2020. Similarly, no other event in the recent history has had such a far-reaching impact as that of …

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Indian Madrassas – A Need for Reorientation

If the Indian madrassas could reorient themselves, it may silence their critics besides influencing the government to support these initiatives. The first institute of Islamic Madrassa education was at the estate of Hazrat Zaid bin Arkam near a hill called Safa in Makkah, where Prophet Muhammad was the teacher and …

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Sudden warmth in Indo-US ties

The sudden warmth might be due to the increased Chinese belligerence, in the region and the world over, and also might have a bearing on the upcoming US presidential elections. Some recent observations and statemenst by the US State Department on India’s role in the region, have led to predictions …

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Destruction of Islamic architecture in China

An Australian think tanks has brought out considerably verifiable proofs of the destruction of Uyghur and Islamic monuments in Xinjiang province of China. Reports about the Chinese persecution of Uyghur and other other minorities by the Chinese Communist Party are not new anymore, and they have always been denied by …

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Indo-Nepal—Strained Ties

By: Asad Mirza The seesaw like relations between India and Nepal, have taken a nosedive for the worse, during the last fortnight. The immediate provocation is the long-standing territorial issue surrounding Kalapani, a patch of land near the India-Nepal border, close to the Lipulekh Pass on the India-China border.  However, …

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India in Chaos

The continuous images on television and social media platforms of beaten out, hungry, gaunt faces of luggage carrying individuals on their heads, some of whom walking bare foot, with their earthy possessions on their heads and shoulders, with women and children in tow; were enough to pull one’s heartstrings. This …

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Eid in Lockdown

Masjid Lockdown India Eid

By: Asad Mirza Perhaps this will be the first time for many Muslims around the world that they’ll be observing Eid-ul Fitr, the most important and looked forward-to festival amongst Muslims, in completely new and unparalleled circumstances. Forced upon us by the pandemic Corona, which has changed everyone’s day-to-day life …

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COVID-19, a planned virus?

By: Asad Mirza The Covid-19 has given birth to many controversies, over reactions of the world leaders to the pandemic and its subsequent control by their governments, to who spread or manufactured the virus, China or the US. The latest to join this series of controversies is a 26-minute slickly …

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Whither Indian Muslims?

by: Asad Mirza The political developments during the last five years, and in particular since the last May have forced many a Muslim intellectuals, community sympathisers and well-wishers to turn into a pessimist. They are brooding that many recent political developments and reaction of the Muslim religious and community leaders …

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Countering Islamophobia in the Indian Media

By : Asad Mirza In the recent days, post Delhi riots and Tableeghi Jamaat’s alleged actions violating the Corona pandemic related rules have brought into sharp focus, the anti-Muslim narrative promoted by fake news web sites, social media and most of the mainstream TV channels across India. Indian Muslims, have …

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Delhi Violence: Genesis of Carnage

Delhi riots bus burning

By: Dr. Ram Puniyani They say ‘history repeats itself first as a tragedy and then as a farce’. In case of India, communal violence not only keeps repeating itself, the pattern of the tragedy keeps changing every next time. Some features of the violence are constant, but they are under …

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CAA’s International Condemnation Continues

By: Asad Mirza The condemnation of the controversial CAA and the violence perpetrated against Muslims protesting against the Act, by the international community continues unabated. Iran has become the latest country to join the ranks of the European parliament, the British parliament, UNHCR, Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia to criticise the …

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Trump India Visit: Result Zero

By: Asad Mirza US President Donald Trump became the seventh American president to visit India, with his maiden two-day visit on 24 February 2020. The government which has become habitual of spending big bucks on irrelevant but optics high events, spent more than an estimated 250 crore rupees on the …

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Beware of the NPR

For the common Indian and particularly the Muslim community, the war of obfuscation on NPR, NRC and CAA continues. The PM and HM have issued contradictory statements on the controversial law and its implementation. Critics say NPR, alongside the NRC and CAA, will lead to the mass exclusion of Indians, …

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Spirit of India won!

By: Asad Mirza 8 February in Delhi saw the end of one of the most vitriolic, hate-fuelled and destructive election campaign in India. The ruling BJP made it an issue of honour, but they made one mistake. With one arrow they wanted to kill both the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) …

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Education and Budget 2020

by: Asad Mirza Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the Union Budget 2020 has suggested a new education policy, besides several measures that will bring in a paradigm shift in the educational system and creation of employment. According to the FM, by 2030 India is set to have the largest working-age …

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Indian government has become people’s enemy, Magsaysay Award winner Sandeep Pandey tells U.S. Congress

Washington, D.C., January 29, 2020: India’s government has become “the enemy of the people” who are protesting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), Magsaysay Award winning civil rights activist from India, Sandeep Pandey, said at a briefing at the United States Congress this week. The police have especially been targeting the …

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Opposing CAA, Sanctioning Indian officials must be U.S. Foreign Policy priority: USCIRF tells Congressional Briefing

Washington, D.C., January 29, 2020: The U.S. must oppose a new Indian law that aims to deny citizenship to Muslims and render them stateless, subject to detention and deportation, an official with the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has said. The U.S. Government must also consider the “use …

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India at 70. Was this our destination?

by Asad Mirza 72 years after independence and 70 years after India became a republic, instead of feeling ecstatic and consolidating our achievements we are forced to ponder the question, was this the India, dreamed of by our freedom fighters, leaders and constitution framers? At present we are standing at …

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Chanakya’s Chakravyuh

By : ASAD MIRZA For the past one-month or so, since the new Citizenship Amendment Act and NCR and NPR were thrust on the Indian citizens, the country has been waddling in a chakravyuh (maze) of ambiguous promises and statements. People are demonstrating against the decision due to the ambiguities regarding …

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Indian Women will soar high like Shaheen

Shaheen Bagh women have presented a model of Gandhian Satyagraha in practice. Shaheen is a Persian origin word in Urdu, referring specifically to the Barbary falcon In Persian, Shaheen literally means ‘majestic’ or ‘like a king’. It also symbolises speed, superiority, determination, loyalty, strength, wisdom, freedom, focus, ambition and aspiration. …

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Time to be united

By: Asad Mirza One has lost the count of sleepless nights spent since 15 Dec when the ‘police action’ against Jamia students started a whole chain of protests and reprisals across the country. Jamia was followed by AMU and scores of cities in UP and down south in Karnataka. The …

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IDH London Opens It’s First Store in Hyderabad

* Women take a look at the modern yet modest fashion apparel introduced by IDH London store during the inauguration of its first store at City Centre Mall at Banjara Hills in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

IDH London Opens Its First Store in Hyderabad Hyderabad, January 7: UK-based renowned ‘modest’ fashion store IDH London on Saturday inaugurated its first mercantile establishment in Hyderabad, Telangana. The brand showroom inaugurated at City Centre Mall, Banjara Hills, brings internationally acclaimed products loved in over several countries to Hyderabad. IDH …

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Azadi……..? From What?

By:  Asad Mirza Azadi has become a dirty word these days, whereas it has always been regarded as the most sacred tenet of human existence throughout the world. The expression of Azadi in the post-colonial era widely differs in the strict sense of the term, as it was used then and …

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Trump Impeachment’s effect on the Indian Trump

By:Asad Mirza American President Donald Trump on Wednesday became the third U.S. president (The first two, Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, were both acquitted. Another president, Richard Nixon, resigned rather than face impeachment and trial.), to be impeached as the House of Representatives formally charged him with abuse of power …

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The Deadly NRC-CAA Duo

NRC and CAA

by: Asad Mirza The protests against the CAA started as soon as the news that the Bill has been given Presidential Assent became public. The first protestors were students, and within five days of the start of protests from Jamia, it spread to 22 campuses across India, medical and legal …

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Adapt Innovation and Avoid Corruption in Civil Engineering: CG Turkey

CG Turkey Dr Adnan Altay Altinors, Hyderabad Metro Rail Project Director M P Naidu, SUES Secretary Mr. Zafar Javeed, MJCET Advisor-Director Dr Basheer Ahmed, Convenor and Head of the Department Mohammed Hamraj, SUES Treasurer Dr. Mir Akbar Ali Khan and others release the souvenir during the international conference on "Recent Advancements in Civil Engineering Infrastructure RACEI 2019" at Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology (MJCET), Banjara Hills in Hyderabad on Monday.

3 Day International Conference on “Recent Advances in Civil Engineering Infrastructure” Inaugurated  Civil Engineers Create Civilizations 2 Trillion Dollar Investment in Infrastructure Required Skill Enhancement Not in Line with Urbanization Hyderabad, December 16: “Avoid corruption in civil engineering and push people away from corruption in infrastructure development”, said Consul General …

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India against CAB

Just in two days the protests against The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 have spread to many cities in the country. The protests which started in Assam after 4 December spread to West Bengal, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Delhi, UP and Bihar after 13 December. Before we analyse the reason for such rapid …

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Ram Temple: The Original Game Plan

The number of devotees thronging Ayodhya, to have a glimpse of the old Ram temple at the disputed site has been swelling since the SC verdict awarded the disputed land in entirety to the Hindu temple, ending 69 years old litigation.  This also is a pointer to the plans of …

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Muslims and the UK Elections 2019

Baitul_Futuh, one of the biggest mosques in London, UK

In the next general elections in the UK, British Muslims constitute a swing vote to which none of the major or smaller political parties has paid any attention. Muslim voters in the UK, numbering 2 million, have the ability to swing the result, one way or the other. This is …

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Ayodhya : The Battle Lost

By: Asad Mirza At last the Supreme Court of India pronounced its verdict in the title case of Babri Masjid-Ram Mandir case in Ayodyha. The SC verdict put an end to the 82-years long legal battle to the ownership of the disputed site. Though the verdict accepted many facts, which …

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Avoid These Foods To Stay Safe From This Skin Disease!

Every day routines including food habits, the choice of cosmetics and usage of plastics can influence the onset of Vitiligo disease, a medical condition where skin loses pigmentation resulting in white-like patches randomly. Eminent Unani physician Dr. M. A. Waheed, who was presented Padma Shri in April 2017 for his …

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Reawakening UK-India Ties

By: Asad Mirza While the Brexit saga keeps on unfolding and the race for the next prime minister ship heats up between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, an all encompassing and incisive report by the House of Commons on UK-India relations has gone comparatively unnoticed by the media both in …

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The NRC and the Muslims

By: Asad Mirza The National Register of Citizens and the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill emerged as key issues during the election campaign with both BJP President Amit Shah and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at loggerheads over it. The BJP is pitching the NRC as a strong step against infiltrators …

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India towards Majoritarianism

By: Asad Mirza It would not be an overstatement to say that the 2019 Lok Sabha election verdict and the sheer scale of the National Democratic Alliance’s victory is in large measure a manifestation of the deepening religious divide in the Indian society. The most recent example of this divide …

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Indian Embassy in Riyadh Honours Mahatma Gandhi With Peace Rally on 150th Birth Anniversary

The Embassy of India, Riyadh, organised the ‘Gandhi Cycle Rally for Peace’ on Friday, 7 June 2019 in association with the  Diplomatic Quarter Authority and Saudi Cycling Federation to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. More than 150 persons of different nationalities, gender and age, including many Saudi …

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Indian Working Journalists in Danger : Seema Mustafa

Hyderabad, Jan 30:  Working journalists who are independent of political and powerful influence are in danger in India, said renowned author and veteran journalist Seema Mustafa. Addressing an interactive session organized at the Ghulam Ahmed Auditorium at Sultan ul Uloom Education Society (SUES) by the Sarvodaya International Trust, Ms Seema Mustafa …

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Stronger Psychology Needed For India’s Composite Culture: Dr. Khutbuddin Mohammed

“As technology is progressively influencing lifestyles, it transforms the psychology of generations in more than apparent ways. For youngsters to be successful in India’s composite culture, they must be psychologically strong and spiritually gleaming”, said renowned US based psychiatrist Dr. Khutbuddin Mohammed. Addressing young minds during a seminar on “How …

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