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By Dr Khalil-ur-Rahman Foreign policy channels have changed from traditional to non-traditional. However, the former still has a central place. The latter includes twitter, Facebook, and other means of social media and

By RASHID AHMAD Former chief minister and National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah was heckled by a mob at Hazratbal during Eid prayers on Wednesday. The mob was apparently angry over Abdullah

By Bharat Bhushan Former Prime Minister AtalBehari Vajpayee’s daughter NamitaKaul Bhattacharya and son-in-law Ranjan Bhattacharya immerse his ashes in the Ganga at HarkiPauri in Hardwar on Sunday. BJP president Amit Shah and

By Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed The world is poorer today because two outstanding Champions of Peace, India’s KuldipNayar and Israel’s Uri Avnery, are no more. They were leading lights for sanity, tolerance and

By MAYANK MISHRA Despite wide variation in seats and vote share projections, all recent surveys clearly indicate a significant dip in Prime Minister NarendraModi’s popularity. While he continues to be the most

By Raza Naeem Every year the month of August unleashes raw and untapped passions, memories and nostalgia in the Indian Subcontinent for it was around this time 71 years ago that one

By Rakhshanda Jalil Poochho to paagalkasapna, samjho to sansar (If you ask it is the dream of a madman, if you understand it is the world). Writing the foreword to Shahryar’s maiden

By M. Salim-ur-Rahman Sedulously probing the social contours close at hand, ZakiaMashhadi time and again hits pay dirt, opening up seams pregnant with fictional potentiality. She must now be rated as a

By MOHAMMAD OMAR FAROOQ Islam teaches us to submit completely and whole-heartedly. “O you who believe! Enter into Islam completely, whole-heartedly…” (Quran 2:208) It also calls for a submission that is spontaneous

By Rida Ghaffar Eid ulAdha is the second largest religious festival for Muslims worldwide. This occasion is also referred to as the “Festival of Sacrifice”. It is fervently celebrated and marks the