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By NAMRATA SRIVASTAVA Maharishi Valmiki’s Ramayana has accounted for some of the most famous works of literature over the centuries. There are countless retellings, translations, and reworkings of the Ramayana’s captivating story,

By Seema Mustafa The Congress in its election manifesto has spoken of the need to review the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. It has not said much more than this bare statement,

By Ajai Sahni Given a succession of judgments in cases of Hindutva terrorism, the Samjhauta Express judgment could surprise only the incurably naïve. At present, it’s not possible to evaluate the evidence

By Tawfeeq Irshad Mir Let’s assume Kashmir as a living body, it has got many dimensions with respect to quantum of health, it’s very ardent to describe the mental dimension of this

By Valerian Rodrigues Within Indian common sense periodic elections, party-based competitive candidates, and universal adult franchise have turned out to be the primary ingredients of democracy. This common sense has come to

By Bhaswati Chakravorty A day after the nation-stopping announcement about the success of Mission Shakti, a name befitting the prime minister himself, he was campaigning in Meerut. There he said that ‘this

By RAM PUNIYANI After the ghastly tragedy of 9/11 2001, in which nearly three thousand innocent people died, the American state and media coined a new phrase, ‘Islamic Terrorism’. This was perhaps

By SYED ABUL ALA MAUDUDI Israa is an Arabic word referring to Prophet Muhammad’s miraculous night journey from Makka to Jerusalem – specifically, to the site of al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem –

By Ghulam Ghaus Siddiqi Let us do some spiritual introspection to feel significance of parents and know their rights. Allah Almighty has blessed us with parents. The parents, who bear up well

By Ejaz Naqvi Despite evidence to the contrary, we still have people who doubt whether Islamophobia exists. I have had comments on my posts essentially saying it is all made up. I