Tribal identity coopted
Birth of a new state like that of a child is a cause for much celebration. And Jharkhand is not just any new state, it was born after six decades of intense struggle by the tribals of the area.



Bye bye Bibi
Bibi Jagir Kaur should have resigned from the post of SGPC chief long ago. She should have done so when she was first named as the prime accused in the FIR resulting from a preliminary CBI inquiry into the mysterious death of her daughter Harpreet.



Say talaq to triple talaq
It is often claimed that the Shariat permeates almost every branch of Islamic literature, that it is the epitome of the true Islamic spirit, the most decisive expression of Islamic thought, the essential kernel of Islam.



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