Young-children-with-their-cycles-scaled Man gives you the award but God gives you the reward. The difference between the two is very subtle but it became clear when 200 children were given bicycles for being regular in their prayers for 40 days. Parents of the awardees as also others present...

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Exhibitions are fleeting moments, nevertheless magical. In Hyderabad, however, they are a source of perennial entertainment, as New Year dawns with the biggest trade fair in tow. The much looked forward to, and most inexpensive show, Numaish, is all set to unveil on January 1. The 80th edition...

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NIZAM-visits-St-Johns-Cathedral It was a royal command that couldn’t be ignored. Coming from a maverick ruler it had to be complied with – at all costs. That explains the mortal hurry John Burton found himself in on the cold winter evening of December 24, 1950. Burton, the royal tailor, just...

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Despite being a science student, her mastery over Urdu language and literature makes her critiques that much more authoritative, knowledgeable and enjoyable Dr-Fatima-Parveen The Department of Urdu, Osmania University, is unique in more than one way. It boasts of not just teachers of rare pedagogical...

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Prof.-Shah-Miri Students don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. This became evident the other day when Prof. Muzaffar Shah Miri, Vice-Chancellor, Abdul Haque University, Kurnool, was felicitated by his students. Those present were surprised to see the unique bond between...

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Mujtaba-Hussain India’s top-notch satirist and Urdu humour writer, Mujtaba Hussain, has decided to return his Padma Shri award to the Government of India to register his resentment and protest against the ‘communal poison’ being injected into the country. “I feel suffocated at the growing atmosphere...

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Nadir Khan Sargiroh’s stories about trivial things like raasta, chuha-billi and joote are full of proverbs, puns and punchlines Nadir-Khan To improve is to change, to be perfect is to change often. He has done just that and is garnering significant attention. Nadir Khan Sargiroh, the new kid...

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Chai_and_Osmania No party is complete without it. Nor any business deal can be clinched sans it. Even the morning newspaper smells stale without a steaming cuppa. And so is celebrity gossip. The ubiquitous tea is the most sought after beverage the world over. In Hyderabad few drinks can give a...

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mecca-masjid Muslim worshippers will hold a silent protest with black badges and flags before mosques all over Telangana after the ‘Namaz-e-Juma’ on Friday to express resentment at the passage of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) Bill by the Parliament. On Saturday a memorandum...

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However, Prince Azmath Jah, great grandson of the last Nizam, who is making the documentary is not happy with the Canadian editor, Patrick Michael.     Prince Alexander Azam Jah, Princess Shekhar Jah, Princess Esra Jah and Azmath Jah. The much awaited documentary on the 7th Nizam, Mir...

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Considered the Charlie Chaplin of Urdu humour, Altaf Husain Shadab uses his rich repertoire of humorous tools to dabble in shayeri, ghazal, geet and parody He is the Charlie Chaplin of Urdu humour – suited booted with a no-nonsense look. The only difference is that unlike the iconic comedian,...

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It is fighting a losing battle against survival. And if succour is not rendered to it in time then South India’s biggest research centre will be a thing of the past. Idara-e-Adabiyat-e-Urdu, the Institute of Urdu Literature, is caught in financial throes. Bereft of money and care it is dying a...

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It was a pleasant surprise for those who turned up for ‘Namaz-e-Juma ‘ at Masjid-e-Ishaq in the old city of Hyderabad. Done with their prayers, they got screened for diabetes, hypertension, obesity, cardiovascular ailments, kidney diseases and cancer. The best part was that the worshippers did...

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Dr Syed Fazil Hussain Parvez’s subjective, honest and empathetic editorials have been tugging at the heartstrings of readers for two decades Bada jazbati manzar tha .. zaeef maa.. jiski aankhen ansoo bahate bahate kab ki khushk ho chuki thi, magar dil o dimag ki kaifiat androni jazbat ka izhar...

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