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112 Years Ago, Raksha Bandhan Stood for Hindu-Muslim Unity

Day after, August 9, 2017 will be 75 years of the Quit India Movement. On August 9, 1942 the Quit India (Chodo Bharat) slogan was given from Mumbai after the Indian National Congress passed the resolution on the agitation on August 7, 1942.

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REAKING VICTORY: The Obama Administration Halts the Dakota Access Pipeline

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Off-duty Hijab-clad Muslim officer harassed while with son in Brooklyn

An off-duty hijab-clad Muslim police officer was called “ISIS”...

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पीएम मोदी के चुनावी क्षेत्र वाराणसी से लगभग बीस किलोमीटर दूर...

‘The transistor’: A chilling short story from Kashmir

An excerpt from a collection of short fiction set...

Israel’s “Muezzin Bill” to Silence Azaan; Synagogue Sirens Exempt

Israeli legislation ostensibly intended to tackle noise pollution from...

Bangladesh: Humanity is Knocking at the Door

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Hindu-Muslim Love Allowed By Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat HC permitted a 19-year-old Hindu girl to...

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