Journalist Rana Ayyub's no-filter critique of New India make her impossible to ignore. In a year of international awards and honours, Lounge catches up with her as she prepares to receive an award from the US-based Muslim Public Affairs Council next week
11 min read2 Oct 2020RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says he was opposed to the Sachar Committee report because of the Hindu lineage of a vast majority of Indian Muslims
1 min read3 Oct 2017The prime accused in the killing of Junaid Khan on-board a Mathura-bound train was working as a security guard in Delhi and has confessed to having stabbed him
4 min read9 Jul 2017Young Indian Muslims have demonstrated that they don't need a certificate from hollow and two-faced terrorists
3 min read19 Jun 2017Hearing a batch of petitions challenging triple talaq, a 5-judge bench of the Supreme Court says it would look into the aspect whether triple talaq is constitutional
2 min read11 May 2017In an open letter, Zakir Naik says he will pursue all legal options to get the ban repealed and that the judiciary will fail the Modi government in its 'plans'
1 min read25 Nov 2016Centre opposeds the practice of triple talaq, 'nikah halala' and polygamy among Muslims in the Supreme Court and favours a relook on grounds like gender equality and secularism
1 min read8 Oct 2016Triple Talaq takes place owing to the patriarchal mindset of the religious orthodoxy who not only allow it to continue but spread misinformation that it is valid in religion
4 min read8 Jun 2016'There is a big campaign unleashed by the RSS-BJP. The Prime Minister should restrain these forces', says S. Sudhakar Reddy
1 min read22 Sep 2014That some Indian Muslims, not just Kashmiris, support Pakistan during cricket matches must be acknowledged. But what does that tell us?
8 min read10 Mar 2014The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared