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Mubarak Shaikh reciting Mangalashtak at wedding of his friend

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Muslim women and intellectuals brainstorm reforms in Hyderabad

Bhakti Chalak A two-day conference aimed at addressing discriminatory practices affecting Muslim women, including polygamy, oral talaq and halala, was recently held in Hyderabad. The initiative was jointly organised by the Muslim Satyashodhak Mandal and the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA). The event brought together Muslim women activists, social reformers, intellectuals and community leaders, who called for reforms in Muslim pe...

Bisu Limbu of Assam studied under kerosene lamp to crack NEET

Ariful Islam / Guwahati Bishu Limbu of Tinsukia district, Assam, studied in the light of a kerosene lamp and yet cracked the NEET – qualifying test for entrance to India’s Medical Colleges. Bishu is the son of Fauj Limbu, a marginal farmer who grows crops just for subsistence. He has less than one bigha of agricultural land on which he grows vegetables that he sells in the market to make both ends meet. His mother,...

Acid survivour Resham Fatima wins Chevening scholarship

Naushad Akhtar/Patna-Ranchi At 29, Resham Fatima has become the first acid attack survivor from India to receive the prestigious Chevening Scholarship awarded by the UK government. She will pursue a Master's degree in Gender, Development and Globalisation at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), one of the world's leading universities. Her journey to this milestone, however, has been marked by extraordinar...

Khanqah Rahmani: The spiritual center behind Rahmani 30

Mahfooz Alam/Patna Today, the Muslim community faces several pressing challenges—access to quality education, professional skills, employment, technological advancement and meaningful representation in national institutions. In such a scenario, khanqahs can no longer remain confined to spiritual guidance alone. They are increasingly expected to nurture modern education, scientific temper, leadership and a sense of national responsibi...

Khanqah Munemia keeps the Sufi tradition of service alive

Mahfooz Alam/Patna Khanqah Munemia at Meethan Ghat in Patna City is a living example of the Sufi tradition of combining spirituality with public service. Without distinction of religion or community, it supports the poor, provides educational assistance to underprivileged students, offers healthcare services, and promotes interfaith dialogue, reinforcing the values of harmony, brotherhood, and national unity. To institutionalize these ...

Mizoram MLA donates 7-year salary, ₹1.25 Crore, for poor

Daulat Rahman/Guwahati A legislator from Mizoram in North East India has shattered the stereotype of an elected leader by donating all his earnings as a people's representative for the welfare of the poor and the underprivileged. The legislator is Robert Romawia Royte, a former Cabinet Minister in the Mizoram government. For the past 7.5 years (90 months) - from December 2018 to June 2026 - Royte did not take home a rupee of ...

Rear Admiral S.M. Urooj Athar appointed Head of Indian Naval Academy

New Delhi Rear Admiral S.M. Urooj Athar has assumed office as the Principal of the Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala, stepping into one of the Indian Navy's most significant leadership roles in officer training and military education. A seasoned naval officer commissioned in February 1992, Rear Admiral Athar brings more than 34 years of distinguished service spanning operational assignments, scientific specialisation and a...

Khanqah Muner Sharif touches human lives in all aspects

Mansooruddin Faridi Khanqah Maner Sharif is one of the most prominent centres of the ancient spiritual tradition of the Indian subcontinent, where history, Sufism, scholarship, and social service come together. It is not merely a memorial to great saints but an institution that continues to meet the practical needs of society. Along with religious education, its activities in modern education, research, library services, medical c...

Khanqah Munemia keeps the Sufi tradition of service to humanity alive

Mahfooz Alam/Patna Khanqah Munemia at Meethan Ghat in Patna City is a living example of the Sufi tradition of combining spirituality with public service. Without distinction of religion or community, it supports the poor, provides educational assistance to underprivileged students, offers healthcare services, and promotes interfaith dialogue, reinforcing the values of harmony, brotherhood, and national unity. To institutionalize these ...

Five times Pakistan's rulers used Islam to their advantage

New Delhi The DG of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, sparked a controversy with referring to the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan as kafirs (infidels) for cultivating close ties with India and saying “their DNA matched with Indians’ DNA” is the latest example of how religion continues to be invoked to serve Pakistan's strategic objectives. The statement ca...

Assam relief effort shows the unity of Indians in crisis

New Delhi When disaster strikes, it often brings out the best in humanity. Assam’s devastating floods, which have claimed at least 75 lives and displaced thousands across the state's upper districts, have triggered an extraordinary nationwide relief effort. Social media influencers, corporate leaders, actors, civil society organisations and volunteers have converged on the flood-ravaged region, carrying not just food, drinking wa...

Khanqah-e-Moula: The timeless legacy of Shah-e-Hamadan in Kashmir

Zeba Nasim For centuries, Kashmir has been known as the land of Sufi spirituality, where saints nurtured a culture of compassion, tolerance, and peaceful coexistence. Among them, Hazrat Mir Syed Ali Hamadani occupies a place of extraordinary reverence. More than a preacher, he was a spiritual reformer, social visionary, and cultural architect whose influence continues to shape Kashmir's religious, social, and artistic identity. At ...

Shabana Dagar safeguards 500-year musical legacy

Farhan Israili Walk into the Dagar Archive at Jaipur's Ravindra Manch, and it feels as though time has paused. Antique tanpuras, fading photographs, handwritten manuscripts, ceremonial turbans, royal citations, medals and fragile documents line its galleries, each preserving a chapter of India's classical music tradition. Far more than museum exhibits, these objects narrate the remarkable journey of the Dagar gharana, one of the wo...

Ruby Khan: Racer and social reformer driven by compassion

Farhan Israili For Ruby Khan, service is a way of life. Whether responding to natural disasters, helping families access government welfare schemes, counselling victims of domestic violence or walking thousands of kilometres across the country, she believes in working on the ground. Over the past two decades, she has built a reputation as a human rights activist, educator, author, social worker, former Mrs Jaipur and award-winning car ...

PM hails Andhra Pradesh's rapid development

Vizianagaram Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that the rollout, inauguration, and foundation stone laying of major infrastructure initiatives worth approximately Rs 18,000 crore during his visit to Vizianagaram symbolise the rapid growth of Andhra Pradesh. Speaking at the inauguration of Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport in Bhogapuram, the PM said, "Development projects worth approximately Rs 18,000 c...

Supreme Court grants divorce to Omar Abdullah and wife Payal

New Delhi The Supreme Court has officially granted a divorce to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his estranged wife, Payal Nath, after the couple reached an amicable settlement. The two had been living separately for several years following the breakdown of their marriage, which had begun as a love story in the early 1990s. Supreme Court Approves Divorce by Mutual Consent On Friday, the Supreme Court dissolved the...

Fatima Sultana brought tigers back to forests of Rajasthan

Neelam Gupta Once upon a time, the forests of Darrah and Ramgarh in the Hadoti region of Rajasthan, comprising Kota, Bundi, and Jhalawar, served as both the niche of tigers and the royal hunting preserves of the royalty. However, after Independence, both these identities gradually faded away. While the forests of Ranthambore in Sawai Madhopur district were declared and protected as a Tiger Reserve by the Rajasthan and Cent...

Taslima Nasreen returns to Kolkata after nearly 2 decades

New Delhi Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen returned to Kolkata on Friday after nearly 19 years, describing the visit as deeply emotional and saying she still considers the city her home. "I feel wonderful to be back," Nasreen said as she arrived at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, greeting those who had gathered to welcome her with folded hands. This marks her first visit to the city since November 2...

Nishat Hussain's counselling saves couples, families from falling apart

Farhan Israili Every morning, a modest office tucked away in Jaipur's bustling Johari Bazaar begins to fill with women in distress. Some are victims of domestic violence; others are locked in marital discord, second marriages by husbands, etc. For 32 years, this office has served as a place where conversations replace confrontation, counselling replaces conflict, and families rediscover their bond. The office belongs to Nishat ...

Musrefa Hossain trnsformed diabetic care in Kolkata hospital

Shampi Chakraborty Purkayastha/Kolkata Musrefa Hossain is the founding member and Chief Executive Officer of the renowned GD Hospital & Diabetes Institute in Kolkata, which has transformed diabetes care in the region. With her administrative skills, clear vision, and deep human compassion, she has created a distinct and strong identity in the medical field of Eastern India. As a Muslim woman, she has proved that ...

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