Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has recently stirred a controversy by stating English cricketer Moeen Ali would have worked for ISIS had he not played for his national team
The Political Biography of a Former Chief Minister: A Life That Mirrors Mizoram
The enduring lesson of Mizoram is not that the state won and the insurgents lost. It is that both sides eventually found a political space in which neither needed to win everything. That is the essence of accommodation and perhaps the most enduring lesson Lal Thanhawla’s life offers India.
The Empty Chair at Islamabad: When Taliban Saw Women's Rights Subordinated by Islamic Law
The Taliban, therefore, is not challenging whether Islam should shape women’s rights. Both the OIC and the Taliban begin from that premise. The disagreement is over what Islamic rights mean and, more importantly, who has the authority to define them.
Who Defines Where Home is? Confronting Partition Trauma and its Aftermath Eight Decades Later
As of January this year, at least 296 Bangladeshis have died in border areas over the past decade, as India’s Border Security Forces (BSF) pushes “illegal Bangladeshis” across the border in the dead of night.
'The Election Commission Expose': A Seminal Moment for Indian Journalism
It is true that only a handful of newspapers have the resources and persistence to pursue big stories of the kind that came alive in the EC exposé. Nevertheless, to the extent that it inspires others to pursue even smaller news stories with steadfastness this could potentially redeem the otherwise sordid state of affairs in the Indian media.
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Jammu and Kashmir welcomes tourists with a million multi-hued tulips
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Mrs Sri Lanka 2021 pageant ends in brawl, winner stripped of crown
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Model-actress crowned Miss Universe Bangladesh 2020
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Kashmir fashion show breaks cultural and sartorial barriers
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Pakistani actress Mahira Khan supports women’s football team, ask people to respect game, players
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Indian Army man to run between Kashmir to Kanyakumari in 50 days
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India marks a decade of World Cup cricket title: 'Moment of a lifetime'
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Pakistan’s two-time Oscar-winner launches first digital platform for minorities
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Twitter goes crazy over Polish woman’s fake account that Pakistani men are respectful to women
It all started after a Twitter account by the name of Katherine George, claiming to be a traveler, praised Pakistan, its scenic beauty, and its culture
Kashish Trans Fest: Bringing visibility to transgender community
Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is celebrating International Transgender Day of Visibility on Wednesday with a daylong online program of film screenings and discussion titled Kashish Trans*Fest
Kashmiri artists pledge to set the stage right, revive Kashmiri theatre
On World Theatre Day, Kashmiri artists pledged to take the theatre movement ahead and bring more and more youngsters onboard to set the stage right
