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Irena Akbar
Irena Akbar is a Lucknow-based entrepreneur and a former journalist with The Indian Express.
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The Muslim Voter Isn’t DumbSubscriber Only
March 20, 2012 18:00 IST
Muslim voter may be educationally backward,but is intelligent enough to see through politcal hogwash.
Tue, Mar 20, 2012Wheres the Salman Rushdie rage?Subscriber Only
March 16, 2012 00:03 IST
Now that UP elections are over,he invites no outrage,no controversy
Fri, Mar 16, 2012
Ear to the groundSubscriber Only
March 04, 2012 02:46 IST
How a community radio station in a Haryana district tentatively carries on the conversation of change.
Sun, Mar 04, 2012Sandwich of Chawri BazaarSubscriber Only
February 19, 2012 02:58 IST
Hidden deep inside a grain market is one of Delhis best kept food secrets: The fruit sandwich.
Sun, Feb 19, 2012
Yo Boys,The Loot SongSubscriber Only
February 05, 2012 00:17 IST
Music from the poll campaign trail is about sharp lines,and some wicked jibes.
Sun, Feb 05, 2012
On the Right Side of the LawSubscriber Only
January 15, 2012 00:52 IST
From white-collar comfort to rough police stations,new recruits of Delhi Police explain why they crossed over.
Sun, Jan 15, 2012Reading Rushdie in UPSubscriber Only
January 13, 2012 03:11 IST
His book is the last thing on the mind of the Muslim voter
Fri, Jan 13, 2012
Freedom is a songSubscriber Only
January 08, 2012 03:46 IST
They are the inmates of the largest prison in south Asia. Convicts and undertrials,who are a part of Tihar Jails first music band,speak on how music has given them a chance to heal.
Sun, Jan 08, 2012
Delhi Auto Expo: Of models and automobilesSubscriber Only
January 08, 2012 01:43 IST
Naina Rana poses next to a red Hyundai Santro,her elbows resting on the hatchbacks open doors.
Sun, Jan 08, 2012Where is the Muslim actress?Subscriber Only
January 03, 2012 17:26 IST
There are only a handful of Muslim women in B-world-- Soha Ali Khan,Farah Khan,Zoya Khan,Anusha Rizvi.
Tue, Jan 03, 2012
Parenting 2.0Subscriber Only
December 18, 2011 04:57 IST
When Bhavani Raman moved to Chennai in 2007,after five years in Sunnyvale,California,she needed a good paediatrician for her three-month-old son.
Sun, Dec 18, 2011Should Milli Gazette be allowed to die?Subscriber Only
December 15, 2011 18:46 IST
Located in a muslim-dominated community,'Milli Gazette' does not find readers in Jamia Nagar.
Thu, Dec 15, 2011
Small changeSubscriber Only
December 11, 2011 01:36 IST
Small traders like Vishal Rohatgi were at the centre of the uproar over FDI in multi-brand retail,with the sceptics saying they would be hit hard if foreign retail giants set up business in India. But Rohatgi knows his kirana store has to constantly evolve anyway
Sun, Dec 11, 2011
The Bridge of the WorldSubscriber Only
November 06, 2011 00:18 IST
In turkey,the past is always in tune with the present. This was once the heart of the great Christian Byzantine Empire,and later,the great Muslim Ottoman Empire,where the East has met the West for over 8,000 years,not just geographically,but politically and culturally too.
Sun, Nov 06, 2011Ansaris Turkey trip: Focus on trade tiesSubscriber Only
October 16, 2011 02:29 IST
Hamid Ansari termed his five-day visit to Turkey substantive and satisfying.
Sun, Oct 16, 2011V-P calls for Indo-Turkey biz synergySubscriber Only
October 15, 2011 02:29 IST
He stressed for more business partnerships between the two countries.
Sat, Oct 15, 2011V-P conferred citizenship of Turkey townSubscriber Only
October 13, 2011 03:54 IST
Vice-President Hamid Ansari,who is on a five-day visit to Turkey,was on Wednesday conferred an honorary doctorate in international relations by Mevlana University in Konya.
Thu, Oct 13, 2011Ahmediyyas: Let them beSubscriber Only
September 30, 2011 13:42 IST
Ahmediyya community is a sect of Muslims,which is declared 'non-Muslim' in Pakistan.
Fri, Sep 30, 2011An olive branch from the Middle EastSubscriber Only
September 25, 2011 02:50 IST
When Rita Chachra,a 20-year-old Punjabi bride from Delhi,moved to Kuwait in 1977 to join her husband Subhash Chachra,she was in for a shock: her mother-in-law would cook Arab food for dinner every day.
Sun, Sep 25, 2011
Ahmadiyyas Quran exhibition cut short by protests,Bukhari detainedSubscriber Only
September 25, 2011 00:12 IST
The three-day Quran exhibition put up by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat-Delhi at the Constitution Club was cut short on Saturday.
Sun, Sep 25, 2011This caps it allSubscriber Only
September 21, 2011 03:13 IST
The curious appearance of an Arab thobe at the Modi fast.
Wed, Sep 21, 2011A new voiceSubscriber Only
August 19, 2011 19:10 IST
Andaleeb chooses Muslim characters because she wanted her stories to be authentic and real.
Fri, Aug 19, 2011Nightmare homesSubscriber Only
July 17, 2011 01:43 IST
K K Singh sits listlessly before a table in a makeshift tent. Outside,the road leading to Haibatpur village in Noida Extension is deserted except for the occasional car or truck zooming by.
Sun, Jul 17, 2011Desperate dealers in Noida Extn hire villagers as salesmenSubscriber Only
July 15, 2011 04:40 IST
On the dusty roads of Noida Extension,property brokers are fast asleep or are playing with mobile phones in their tents.
Fri, Jul 15, 2011Few takers for Noida Extension,worried dealers hire villagers as salesmenSubscriber Only
July 15, 2011 02:41 IST
On the dusty roads of Noida Extension,property brokers are fast asleep or are playing with mobile phones in their tents.
Fri, Jul 15, 2011Journalism of Courage
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