Obituary – Mohammed Tasleemuddin
A grassroots man, he was elected from various constituencies and earned the sobriquet 'Seemanchal Gandhi' in Bihar.
Mohammed Tasleemuddin, RJD memb [...]
Obituary – Nancy Dupree, Archivist of Afghanistan Heritage
Kabul: Nancy Hatch Dupree, renowned archivist of Afghan artifacts died on September 3 at the age of 89. A historian and writer, she had arrived in [...]
Obituary – Sultan Ahmed
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MP Sultan Ahmed died on September 4 after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 64. Ahmed was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha [...]
Obituary – Qamarul Islam
Qamarul Islam, MLA representing North Gulbarga and former minister of Karnataka died in Bengaluru on September 18 after being hospitalized for a few [...]
Obituary – Mufti Ashraf Ali
Bengaluru: Maulana Mufti Ashraf Ali, 77, muhtamim of the Darul Uloom Sabeelur Rashad passed away on September 9 in Bengaluru after brief hospitaliza [...]
People
Halima Yacob, 63, a Malay woman, former Speaker of the Parliament, was on September 14 sworn in as the President of Singapore. She will hold the larg [...]
Violence in the Name of Cow Vigilantism Must Stop: SC
The Supreme Court has recently said any violence in the name of cow vigilantism must stop in the country.
It asked all the states to appoint a nodal o [...]
Support for Rohingyas – BJP Expels Muslim Leader
Guwahati: Benazeer Irfan, the BJP leader from Assam, has been suspended from the party for attending a programme organised by a Guwahati NGO, United [...]
Creating Social Entrepreneurs
The Association of Muslim Professionals met in Mumbai recently to work out a time-bound plan for the economic empowerment of the Muslim community.
By [...]
One-day Workshop on Inclusive Policies for Minorities – Revisiting the Development Strategies
A one-day workshop on "Policy formulation for the Development of Minorities in Karnataka" held on August 31 under the aegis of Centre for Study of So [...]