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One of the great scholars when it comes to Urdu literature, Gopi Chand Narang, was quoted as saying that, Urdu is not the language of Muslims. If at all there is any language of Muslims, it should be Arabic. Urdu belongs to the composite culture of India. Hindi and Urdu are supplementary and complementary. They are like sisters strengthening each other .

When a Parsi is Hindu' but a Muslim isn't

One of these boxes asked for the religion of the dead person. The form, or perhaps it was the operative, offered her two...

10 Feb 2020 1:22 AM IST

Bhupinder Singh Hooda

Exotic spreads at MP's bash; Derek, too, is entertaining'

There were no flashy invitation cards either, only a note on his official letterhead asking people to attend the...

10 Feb 2020 1:15 AM IST

US president Donald Trump

Can crisis-hit India get back to inclusive track?

The pandemic is unlikely to abate till temperatures rise with onset of summer.

10 Feb 2020 1:13 AM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump and his former bete noire Mitt Romney. (Photo: AP)

Romney's courageous stand

The party won over the country and the very principles of constitutional justice. But at least one politician had the...

10 Feb 2020 1:10 AM IST

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti (Photo PTI/File)

Has New Delhi run out of ideas on J&K?

Then it was the turn of a handful of New Delhi-based ambassadors. The EU group refused to take the bait.

10 Feb 2020 1:07 AM IST

Ashok Khemka is a 1991-batch-IAS officer, who has been transferred over 45 times during his nearly three decade long career. (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Controversial appointment

According to Mr Khemka, the rules state only a cadre officer can occupy a cadre post.

9 Feb 2020 4:59 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

The Modi govt wants to change how politics in Kashmir works

What Prime Minister Narendra Modi did on August 5, 2019, went far beyond the abrogation of Article 370.

9 Feb 2020 4:56 AM IST

BJP's policies: What are the court's priorities?

The SC has not heard the matter of Kashmiri leaders being locked up without charge or trial.

9 Feb 2020 4:53 AM IST

People hold placards during a protest against the CAA and NRC on New Years Eve at Shaheen Bagh, near Jamia Millia, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

In lack of alternative, BJP's hate festers

The election results will show whether such a strategy will bring dividends to the party.

9 Feb 2020 4:51 AM IST

In early December, the Hyderabad police gave 14 tips to women that they should follow while travelling to ensure their own security. Among them are technologised safety mechanisms like the Hawk Eye, Telangana Polices mobile application, that could help police locate a person in distress. (Representational Image)

How apps undermine the security of women

The question of safety, however, goes beyond securing public spaces or the use of technology to achieve this mandate.

9 Feb 2020 4:25 AM IST

Women are a heterogeneous group and a product of their society.

Being fortune's favoured child

When they stare at my chest in public, it is their way of gently reminding me that I have forgotten to wear a scarf.

9 Feb 2020 4:16 AM IST

The Bible personifies God as having ears. Prayers and petitions begin with a request to God to incline your ear .

Mystic Mantra: God, our Father, who sets us free

God is regarded as Father in some religious traditions, mainly Judaism and Christianity.

8 Feb 2020 3:19 AM IST