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Female bouncer Mehrunissa Shaukat tosses gender bias out of bars
December 29, 2022
She still recalls the time when she, along with her family, shifted from Saharanpur, a small, sleepy town in the hills of Uttar Pradesh to the bustling capital New Delhi. It was in 2003 that Mehrunissa Shaukat Ali was forced to move, along with her family, as her father had inc...
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Maulana Azad National Fellowship cancellation riles student bodies
December 14, 2022
On December 9, 2022, Minister of Minority Affairs, Smriti Irani announced that the government was terminating with immediate effect the Maulana Azad National Fellowship, a bursary for students from minority communities. “The MANF scheme overlaps with various other fellowship sc...
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Muslim women divided over Jama Masjid ban
December 3, 2022
Ultimately, the ban did not last even a day and it was rapidly withdrawn in face of escalating controversy across the country. On November 24, a notice was put up at the gates of the Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in India, saying that entrance of unmarried girls or group of gir...
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Karnataka students forced to miss exam as SC defers hearing in Hijab row
March 26, 2022
With the Supreme Court rejecting petition by Karnataka students to take up their challenge of the Karnataka High Court order on Hijab ban, uncertainty clouds the future of several Muslim girl students in government-run schools in the southern state since they are bound to miss th...
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Hijab Row: Attack on Constitutional rights, say students
February 18, 2022
Thursday marked 5th day that the hearing of petitions against the ban in Hijab in schools in Karnataka was heard in the Karnataka High Court. The petition was filed after the state government suddenly imposed a ban on sporting of Hijab in schools, even though this practice has be...
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Gurugram becoming hotspot of communal tensions amidst government apathy
December 12, 2021
As has become the weekly norm in Gurugram, offering of the weekly namaz by Muslims at a community ground in Khandsa village of sector 37 was yet against disrupted by far right elements, who blocked the access to the ground and created a din by shouting Jai Shri Ram, to ensure tha...
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All about Old Delhi
July 7, 2018
To know Purani Dilli (old Delhi), one must have the love for history and passion to explore the city. The most known and popular Moonlight Square, which is commonly known as Chandni Chowk, the oldest Indian bazaar (market) in existence today, serves as the symbolic hear...
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The gracious fasting month of Ramadan
June 7, 2018
India is known for its diversity, unity, and integrity as it holds the value of varied cultures and gives everyone unique and different experiences. Each year blooms with a generous sprinkle of celebrations, which centres around the rituals of blessings, goodwill, excha...
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The Taj: A symbol of love or an abode of divinity?
August 13, 2017
Taj Mahal, the 17th-century architectural marvel, one of the seven wonders of the modern world, visited by millions of tourists, is caught up in a new controversy. Is it actually a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, one of the Hindu trinity?
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Turtuk – where digital mail didn’t replace postal letters
March 10, 2017
As modern technologies and western influences have found a place even in the most isolated parts of India, there are some places that still hold on to the traditional communication mediums and preserve the old India. Turtuk in Ladakh is one of them.
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Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) members killed after jailbreak
November 1, 2016
After a jailbreak in Madhya Pradesh in October 2013 by seven Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) members, eight SIMI insiders escaped from behind the bars yet again and were killed on October 31, 2016. A nationwide high alert has been issued after the incident that is raisi...
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Indian tourists use marginally planes for domestic trips
June 30, 2016
In a fast growing Indian tourism market, plane is more and more popular but still used by a minority, as most Indians still prefer to travel by bus or train and stay with their friends or relatives, for expenses to remain reasonable, as per the last National Sample Survey Organis...
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