What did Maharashtra SP MLA Abu Azmi say about Aurangzeb that has triggered massive political uproar?A Zero FIR has been filed against SP MLA Abu Azmi over his remarks defending Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, who he described as a "good administ...
04 Mar, 2025, 05.07 PM IST
Amish Tripathi wants Aurangzeb’s name removed, says India survived due to ancestors’ struggles, not Ganga-Jamuna tehzeebAuthor Amish Tripathi has called for renaming places named after Aurangzeb to honor Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj or Chhatrapati Sambhaji Mah...
27 Feb, 2025, 11.23 AM IST
Sanatan Dharma is 'Rashtriya' religion of Bharat which cannot be erased: Yogi AdityanathUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath defended Sanatan Dharma, stating that it is the national religion of India and cannot be erase...
14 Sep, 2023, 05.02 PM IST
Why Aurangzeb is so controversial? Here is everything you should know about the Mughal emperorAurangzeb Alamgir was a complex and polarizing figure who left an indelible mark on Indian history. As the longest-reigning Mughal emperor,...
11 Jun, 2023, 10.40 AM IST
Contested Place of Worship: History and context of the Gyanvapi Mosque imbroglioIn an India that boasts of secular ethos, there stands a mosque bearing a Sanskritised name. Gyanvapi (meaning 'well of knowledge) is a mos...
21 May, 2022, 04.40 PM IST
Opinions divided over Kashi Vishwanath corridorPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday dedicated to the people the first phase of the ambitious project -- Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham, whic...
14 Dec, 2021, 09.02 PM IST
Modi rides high on Brand Varanasi but not everyone’s cheeringThe contrast between Varanasi and two other VIP constituencies in eastern UP, Amethi and Rae Bareli, is sharp.
17 May, 2019, 10.45 AM IST
RSS is a lot more diverse than it used to be: Author Walter AndersenRSS is more ideologically flexible than it had been in the past. But one has to distinguish RSS from BJP. RSS is not BJP, said Walter Ander...
04 Aug, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
View: Indira was not Hitler, Modi is not AurangzebWith campaigning for 2018 underway, BJP equated Indira Gandhi to Hitler, and Congress responded that Modi is crueller than Mughal emperor A...
01 Jul, 2018, 07.17 PM IST
Manifesto for next-generation DalitsThe narrative has evolved from victimhood. The community should take Ambedkar’s call to educate and organise as seriously as agitate.
06 Jan, 2018, 11.30 PM IST
Lok Kalyan Marg: Will Delhi benefit from name change game?In April this year, Gurgaon was renamed Gurugram. Before that, in August last year, Aurangzeb Road was renamed after former President Dr AP...
23 Sep, 2016, 08.52 PM IST
The rhetoric about 'intolerance' has definitely surged in a very selective manner in India: Tarek FatahIndia has both tolerance as well as intolerance, depending on one's status or 'auqat' in society, says Canadian writer and liberal activist...
30 Nov, 2015, 04.44 PM IST
Tipu was 'Aurangzeb' of South, says 'Panchjanya'Highly critical of Karnataka government's decision to celebrate Tipu Jayanti to "appease" minorities, an article in 'Panchjanya' described ...
23 Nov, 2015, 11.18 PM IST
Nehru museum isn't pocket borough of the Gandhi family, says Ram Madhav"The culture department and education department are part of the government run by Modiji. There are people who have close links with RSS"
20 Sep, 2015, 10.19 AM IST
Intolerance and violence is a betrayal of letter and spirit of democracy: Pranab MukherjeeThe President began his speech noting the increase in voter turnout in Polls 2014 and its upshot, a stable government with a clear majority...
15 Aug, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- Hyderabad Zindabad: City to thrive & survive whatever be its political status
Many Hyderabadis are worried. But the city is likely to thrive & survive whatever be its political status.
10 Jul, 2011, 03.59 AM IST
- India grooves to Chin music
The adoption of a common policy between China and India can make a very big contribution to the nature of the global energy debate and the ...
15 Jan, 2008, 02.45 AM IST