Music composer Raam Laxman passes away Ziya Us SalamHe had the rare distinction of working with the three Mangeshkar sisters, Lata, Usha and Asha. He gave Salman Khan the two biggest hits of his career.
Controversy Central Vista project rides roughshod over heritageZiya Us SalamThe Modi government’s Rs.20,000-crore Central Vista redevelopment project, work on which proceeds apace despite the COVID-19 pandemic, has come in for
COVID-19 Second Wave: Punjab Punjab: Worrying spread in COVID second waveZiya Us Salam Punjab sees COVID reach rural areas, which were largely unaffected by the first wave of the pandemic.
Judicial nod for 'khula' practice Landmark Kerala HC verdict restores a right for Muslim women Ziya Us SalamA recent Kerala High Court judgment upholding the legitimacy of 'khula' strikes a blow for Muslim women by granting them the right to annul marriage t
Shamim Hanfi, Urdu poet, playwright and critic, passes away Ziya Us Salam He was merely nine years old when India kept her tryst with destiny in 1947. Those nine years of shared neighbourhood in Aligarh with people o
Noted composer Vanraj Bhatia, who brought Western sensibilities to Indian film music, passes awayZiya Us Salam He had his own unique way of doing things. He composed music for films with as much relish as he created advertising jingles. If his score for
Interview: Mohammed Aslam Parvaiz Mohammed Aslam Parvaiz: ‘A scientific approach is needed to discover God’ Ziya Us SalamInterview with Mohammed Aslam Parvaiz, author and former vice chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University.
Interview: Abdul Basit, former High Commissioner of Pakistan to India Abdul Basit, former High Commissioner of Pakistan to India: ‘I don’t see India walking the talk’ Ziya Us SalamInterview with Abdul Basit, former High Commissioner of Pakistan to India, on his newly published Hostility: A Diplomat’s Diary on Pakistan-India Rela
Zeyaul Haque, a veteran journalist who gave voice to moderate Muslims, dies of COVID-related complications Ziya Us SalamOn April 23, Friday, 73-year-old journalist Zeyaul Haque was laid to rest in Jadeed Qabrastan in New Delhi. The cemetery has made a special section fo
Wahiduddin Khan, the Maulana who brought about a revolution in the Muslim world, dies of COVID-related complicationsZiya Us SalamFor generations of Indian Muslims, he was the man who retrieved the Quran placed respectfully on the top shelf away from easy reach, meant to be read
Book on Covid-19 A timely book that records India’s encounter with COVID-19 and its fallout Ziya Us SalamThe book could not have been better timed and the message could not have been more sensitive.
COMMUNALISM Petition challenging constitutionality of 1991 Places of Worship Act admitted by Supreme CourtZiya Us SalamThe Supreme Court admits petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Places of Worship Act, 1991, giving rise to fears that this will reopen ol
The great Indian family A strict population control policy sounds good on paper, but it ignores sociological correlations.
SlideshowThe hungry river Villages in West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion that eats up their homes overnight.
