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In his words: "I am just a professional writer, which means I don't do blogs and try and get money for whatever I write."

Opinion

Aftermath of talaq: UK's isolation?

Those are the people that British Prime Minister Theresa May represented as she sent the divorce papers to the European...

1 April 2017 3:03 AM IST

A man is treated by emergency services, as knives lie on the floor, with police looking on at the scene outside the Houses of Parliament London. (Photo: AP)

Opinion

Are we ready for Brit jhadoo?

The only drawback is that England doesn't have much sunshine, so maybe Panasonic should target the curry-loving market...

25 March 2017 2:02 AM IST

Robin Rhodes approached Rabeeya Khan, who wears a hijab, at the Sky Club in Terminal 2 while she was sitting in the utility office, authorities said. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

Opinion

Battles over hijab, niqab, beards

The judgment could apply to dangling crucifixes, yamulkas, hijabs and of course niqabs the full face covering.

18 March 2017 2:08 AM IST

Opinion

The Raj & Partition: A relook

Ms Bhutto repeatedly says that the film doesn't blame the British for Partition.

11 March 2017 2:39 AM IST

Pembroke College, Cambridge (Photo:www.pem.cam.ac.uk)

Opinion

Food tussles aren't real politics

As is the concept of cultural expropriation another idle Western undergraduate shibboleth.

4 March 2017 5:33 AM IST

Opinion

Will clowns have the last laugh?

There were no deaths through violence of any sort in Sweden on February 17, 2017.

25 Feb 2017 12:49 AM IST

$The \Kipling Bungalow\ is one of several mansions in Mumbai, once associated with famous residents but now in ruin. (Photo: AFP)$ Opinion

Culture & the Raj: A look back

Rudyard's fame has overshadowed the career and contribution of his father, so the exhibition is a welcome reminder.

18 Feb 2017 6:33 AM IST

Opinion

UK Speaker speaks against Trump

The Muslims, universally considered to be the butt of Mr Trump's prejudice have been pushed forward to do it.

11 Feb 2017 1:39 AM IST

Triple talaq has been distorted in India, and its far more important to ban this than use it as a wedge to encroach on Muslim personal laws. (Photo: PTI)

Opinion

Forget politics, triple talaq must go!

The exercise of democracy in the forthcoming Uttar Pradesh elections has thrown up a very essential, even vital debate.

4 Feb 2017 4:27 AM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks during a White House senior staff swearing in ceremony in the East Room of the White House. (Photo: AP)

Opinion

If I were Prez Trump's foreign affairs adviser

Trump ought to take immediate executive action to dynamite the Statue of Liberty, which stands in New York harbour.

28 Jan 2017 12:09 AM IST

Opinion

Trump's line: Boys will be boys

Mr Trump stands accused of assisting the Russian secret services with intelligence on Russian businessmen in the US.

21 Jan 2017 1:23 AM IST

SOAS, University of London (Photo: soas.ac.uk)

Opinion

Can we decolonise' our minds?

Their school was set up in colonial times by British imperialists working through London university to train personnel...

14 Jan 2017 5:19 AM IST