All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said that the Muslims would not leave the country, come what may, and that they would continue to live here as “proud Indians”. “Muslims will not succumb to dog whistle politics of the Sangh Parivar and other fascist forces but continue their democratic struggle for…
Why Arundhati Roy Dosn’t Give Up Man Booker, Asks Anupam Kher
Barely a week after spearheading a ‘March for India’ against writers returning awards, actor Anupam Kher launched an attack on writer Arundhati Roy, saying that she should give up her Booker Prize rather than returning the National Award she received. “Why doesn’t Arundhati Roy give up her Man Booker Prize instead of the award for…
How Female Employees Can Raise Work Profile
When it comes to raising one’s profile within the workplace, female employees stand much to gain from formal, face-to-face mentoring programmes, says an Indian-origin researcher. After analysing a field experiment involving 139 “high potential” employees at a software development lab for a US-based company in China, assistant professor Sameer Srivastava from University of California-Berkeley reported…
Kashmiri Writer Returns Sahitya Akademi Award To Protest ‘Communal Atmosphere’
Noted Kashmiri writer and poet Ghulam Nabi Khayal has joined the bandwagon of authors returning their Sahitya Akademi awards, saying the minorities in the country today feel “unsafe and threatened”. “I have decided to return the award. The minorities in the country are feeling unsafe and threatened. They feel their future is bleak,” Khayal told…
Son Of Jama Masjid’s Shahi Imam Set To Marry Hindu Woman
According to media reports, Son of Jama Masjid’s Shahi Imam is all set to tie the knot with a Hindu woman. Both of them have been in a relationship for a couple of years. A Patrika report says that the Hindu woman hailing from Ghaziabad and has been studying the Quran for some time now.…
Burhan Where You Have Gone
Burhan, where have you gone, You know, no birds chirp in this sad dawn. Is it true that you have died? But were you not just born? You, who had looked around your mother proud eyes which were round. Honestly, it is so bizarre Just yesterday night you had twinkled like a star In your…
Fatwa against AR Rahman, Majid Majidi for film on Prophet Muhammad
A fatwa has been issued against Oscar-winning musician AR Rahman and renowned Iranian filmmaker, Majid Majidi for their involvement in Muhammad: Messenger of God, a movie on Prophet Muhammed. Touted to be Iran’s most expensive movie, it opened nationwide in the Shiite Islamic republic last week. The movie depicts the prophet on screen, an act…
Judge Who Rejected Yakub Appeal Gets Death Threat
KICK STAFF The Supreme Court judge who led the bench that rejected last appeal of Yakub Memon has received a death threat, a media report said today. NDTV reported that Justice Dipak Misra has received a threatening letter, following which the Delhi Police registered a case and started investigations. The letter addressed to Justice Misra…