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Feb 24 2009
Neighbours of “Slumdog Millionaire” child actor Mohammed Azharuddin Ismail watch the Oscars on television outside his shanty in Mumbai on February 23, 2009. “Slumdog Millionaire”, the rags-to-riches tale of a Mumbai tea boy who...
Oct 22 2008
Muslim clerics on Monday held a conclave in Azamgarh district on the arrests and killing of community youth by police in connection with the recent serial blasts, sending the political parties into a frenzy.
Oct 12 2008
Wait only for five minutes from now! Wait for the Mujahideen and Fidayeen of Islam who will make you feel the terror of Jihad. And stop them if you can. Feel the havoc cast into your hearts by Allah, the Almighty, face His Dreadful Punishment, and...
Aug 16 2008
Indian Muslims are in a “safer place” as they have a “stake and space in Indian democracy” as compared to Muslims in other parts of the world, feels noted Bollywood actor Shabana Azmi; but she is unhappy that there is still discrimination...
Jul 11 2008
It has become the staple of drawing room conversations for the past two months, and Friday the gruesome Noida double murders again grabbed national attention - overtaking even the ongoing hectic political drama - as the Central Bureau of Investigation...
May 15 2008
More than 400 people have been killed in a string of serial bombings across India since October 2005, with Jaipur the latest city attacked. The BBC’s Subir Bhaumik looks at who might be behind the blasts. When Mohammed Jalaluddin - alias Babu...
Mar 28 2008
This is a story grim enough to disprove the optimist’s maxim that there is some good in all of us. A couple of months ago, an unlicensed doctor called Amit Kumar was arrested in Nepal. He had in his possession suitcases full of cash dollars and...
Mar 27 2008
Little by little, millions of Americans surrendered equity in their homes in recent years. Lulled by good times, they borrowed — sometimes heavily — against the roofs over their heads. Now the bill is coming due. As the housing market spirals...