School hijab row highlights India’s religious divide Facing a choice between her schooling and her religious beliefs, A.H. Almas says she had no choice at all. The... Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am
Print W. Bengal students block roads against Karnataka hijab ban KOLKATA: Hundreds of students in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Wednesday chanted slogans and blocked roads ... Updated 10 Feb, 2022 09:05am
Editorials Hijab ban in India EDITORIAL: Hindu extremists ruling India find ever new way to push the country’s Muslims to the wall. Whilst... Published 10 Feb, 2022 04:40am
World India's Modi defends handling of pandemic amid opposition protests NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended his government's efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic over... Published 08 Feb, 2022 04:12pm
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: IK during his cricketing days was a different IK “The send-off given to Lata Mangeshkar, India’s nightingale, was one of a kind.” “Indeed, it brought Hindus... Published 08 Feb, 2022 06:10am
Pakistan Modi’s fascist policies failed to crush Kashmiris’ resistance spirit: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said the fascist policies of Narendra Modi regime had failed to... Published 06 Feb, 2022 04:42am
World India reports over 500,000 deaths from COVID-19, experts count millions more NEW DELHI: India's death toll from COVID-19 crossed 500,000 on Friday, a level many health experts say was breached... Published 04 Feb, 2022 10:38am
World Ahead of key polls, India's ruling party revives Hindu-Muslim dispute MATHURA: In the streets around a revered religious site in the Indian city of Mathura where a temple and mosque ... Published 31 Jan, 2022 12:08pm
World Rahul Gandhi says Twitter ‘curbing free speech’ NEW DELHI: The de facto head of India’s main opposition party has complained to Twitter about “strange”... Published 28 Jan, 2022 04:45am
World Mobs burn Indian train carriages in rail jobs protest PATNA, (India): Angry mobs in eastern India set fire to train carriages on Wednesday in protests over access to... Published 27 Jan, 2022 04:05am
World India fuel price freeze eases inflation pressure, boosts Modi election hopes? NEW DELHI: A fuel price freeze by India’s oil companies as the global crude market surges could dampen ... Published 20 Jan, 2022 04:21am
World India's Modi urges collective global effort to deal with cryptocurrencies NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that a collective global effort is needed to deal with... Published 17 Jan, 2022 10:09pm
Print India defence chief’s pilot ‘disoriented by weather’: inquiry NEW DELHI: A pilot disoriented by a sudden change in weather conditions crashed the helicopter carrying India’s... Published 15 Jan, 2022 05:50am
World India considers easing curbs on some Chinese investments NEW DELHI: India is considering easing curbs on some Chinese investments, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing... Published 12 Jan, 2022 04:25am
Print Mother Teresa charity in India gets back access to foreign funds KOLKATA: The Indian government renewed permission for late Catholic nun Mother Teresa’s charity to receive foreign... Published 09 Jan, 2022 07:05am
World Elections in India's most populous state to start in Feb 10 NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state and a key battleground for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and... Published 08 Jan, 2022 06:26pm
Opinion How much more will India regress? This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “The echo of truth” carried by the newspaper recently. The writer,... Published 05 Jan, 2022 05:36am
Editorials Narendra Modi’s cruel Christmas gift EDITORIAL: Last week, the Muslim minority was under the Hindutva sword; it seems that it is now the Christians’... Published 01 Jan, 2022 04:07am
Pakistan Punjab minister Chohan describes Nawaz as ‘traitor’ LAHORE: Terming former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif a “traitor” owing to his friendship with his Indian... Published 31 Dec, 2021 06:50am
Pakistan IIOJK people urged to observe strike on Jan 1 ISLAMABAD: The Jammu and Kashmir National Front (JKNF) has urged the Kashmiri people to observe a complete strike on... Published 30 Dec, 2021 04:40am
Print India freezes accounts of Mother Teresa’s charity NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on Monday froze the bank accounts of Mother Teresa’s... Updated 28 Dec, 2021 09:16am
World India to give Covid-19 booster shots to healthcare workers from Jan 10 NEW DELHI: India will start administering Covid-19 booster shots as a precautionary measure to healthcare and... Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am
Opinion No place to pray: Muslim worshippers under pressure in India Dinesh Bharti drives around with other activists on Fridays heckling and harassing Muslims praying outside in... Published 25 Dec, 2021 05:02am
Editorials Peter Myaliparampil vs Union of India EDITORIAL: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s deceptive figures of deaths and infections caused by Covid-19 do... Published 24 Dec, 2021 05:43am
Print Indian man fined for wanting Modi’s face cut from vaccine drive NEW DELHI: An Indian man went to court to complain about Prime Minister Narendra Modi promoting himself as the face... Published 22 Dec, 2021 06:13am
Editorials State of democracy in India EDITORIAL: Ever since Narendra Modi-led BJP came to power in India in 2014, civil liberties and freedom of ... Published 18 Dec, 2021 04:33am
Print Indian police probe Mother Teresa charity for ‘forced conversion’ AHMEDABAD: Indian police are probing a charity started by Mother Teresa, officials said Tuesday, in the latest... Published 15 Dec, 2021 06:34am
World Two policemen killed in IIOJK OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: Two police personnel were killed and at least 14 others injured when freedom fighters attacked... Published 14 Dec, 2021 06:40am
Print Indian farmers head home after year-long protest NEW DELHI: Thousands of Indian farmers were packing their belongings and dismantling tent cities on Saturday as they... Updated 12 Dec, 2021 10:52am
Editorials Passing of a controversial Indian defence chief EDITORIAL: Defence chief of India, Gen Bipin Rawat, who died in a helicopter crash on Wednesday along with his wife... Published 11 Dec, 2021 04:12am
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