OPINIONS & INTERVIEWS - Page 18
Opinion: 17 September a 'Black Day' in human history
Every year, 17 September becomes a topic of debate among all circles, and mostly it has been converted into a political issue. By distorting history,...
By Kaneez Fathima Published on 16 Sept 2022 1:13 PM IST
Lesser known history about Operation Polo in erstwhile United Adilabad
Adilabad had produced an array of freedom fighters like Daji Shankar Rao, a landlord who turned into a dala commander or commander of an armed squad...
By S. Harpal Singh Published on 13 Sept 2022 6:41 PM IST
How celebrating September 17 as 'Liberation-Day' will further isolate Muslims
Academia calls it the 'Annexation of Hyderabad' and Center-Left politicians refer to it as the 'Merger of Hyderabad'. Post-1948, Muslim politics...
By Syed Ghiyas Uddin Published on 12 Sept 2022 5:52 PM IST
Hyderabad Liberation Day: Here's everything about erstwhile Hyderabad before Independence
Hyderabad had an area of 82,000 square miles and a population of more than 16 million people. There were 2 million Muslims, 13 million Hindus, and 1...
By Amrutha Kosuru Published on 11 Sept 2022 11:57 AM IST
Why Vikrant matters
Decommissioned in 1997, she will always be remembered for her stellar role in 1971. What Vikrant and the forces with her had achieved was Sea Control,...
By Newsmeter Network Published on 11 Sept 2022 11:17 AM IST
Explained: What is Hyderabad's Liberation Day, its significance?
Hyderabad's liberation day as the BJP calls it or the national integration day as the TRS and MIM calls it is a day to commemorate the annexation of...
By Nimisha S Pradeep Published on 10 Sept 2022 10:00 AM IST
MiG-21: Backbone of IAF for many decades
The death of two Indian Air Force pilots in Rajasthan's Barmer during a training sortie on July 28, 2022, has yet again brought the safety of the...
By T J Reddy Published on 9 Sept 2022 12:15 PM IST
INTERVIEW: Raja Singh's video is Nupur Sharma 2.0; it is BJP's script to polarize voters before polls: Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi is known for his no-nonsense approach. A Lok Sabha MP from Hyderabad, Owaisi is in the thick of things these...
By Newsmeter Network Published on 26 Aug 2022 9:00 AM IST
A legend, a martyr: Who was Kumram Bheem?
Kumram Bheem, or Kumra Bheemu as he was originally known, was an aboriginal tribe leader who attained martyrdom on 1 September 1940 having been felled...
By S. Harpal Singh Published on 21 Aug 2022 12:43 PM IST
The Independence of India Act 1947 & the erstwhile Hyderabad State
The article is an excerpt from a research paper presented by the author titled "The Genesis of Article 371-D the Annexation of Hyderabad to Integrate...
By Syed Ghiyas Uddin Published on 16 Aug 2022 1:00 PM IST
First-person account: Celebrations, Desa Bhakti Geetaalu, free bus rides and movies on Aug 15, 1947
I was 11 when India gained freedom. I was a student of IV standard (Grade 9) at P. R. Collegiate high school, Kakinada. We were living in the Lane...
By Newsmeter Network Published on 16 Aug 2022 11:08 AM IST
Munugode by-poll: A prelude to the general election
A win will boast the morale of party and party leaders and a loss will demoralize them. The result may also shape the mood of people in the run-up to...
By CR Gowri Shanker Published on 6 Aug 2022 12:12 PM IST
