*Pahle naav Ganesh ka, lijiye sees nawae*The Syncretic Echoes of Nazeer’s Mahashivaratri
In the hush of midnight vigils on Mahashivratri, as devotees fast and chant through the lengthening shadows of February, Nazeer Akbarabadi’s verses transport us to a time when faith flowed unbound by rigid divides. This 18th-century Muslim poet, revered as the “People’s Poet,” opens his nazm *Mahadev-ji ka Byaah* with an invocation to Ganesha, seeking […]
INDIANS CAN NOW VISIT ONE EXTRA COUNTRY VISA-FREE
NEW DELHI, Feb 2026 : India’s passport ranks 75th globally, granting visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 56 countries, as per the Henley Passport Index February 2026 data. Be it the extreme corners of the country or culturally rich international destinations, Indians have often exhibited a deep interest in exploring diverse tourist spots. Recently, India’s passport […]
TWO ANTI-INDIA TERROR ACCUSED WIN BANGLADESH POLLS
NEW DELHI , Feb 2026 : Two anti-India terror accused are among three ex-convicts who won the Bangladesh polls on Friday. Three Bangladeshi leaders have suddenly found themselves to be very lucky. Two of them are from Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which won the first national election since the fall of former prime […]
‘BJP’ WINS A SEAT IN BANGLADESH POLLS ?
NEW DELHI, Feb 2026 : The Bangladesh elections show one seat won by the “BJP”, though it is not India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. It is Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) whose candidate secured 1,05,543 votes, defeating his nearest rival, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Md Nazrul Islam, who received 75,337 votes. The acronym may sound familiar, but […]
DELHI HIGH COURT IRKED AT PROLONGED PENDENCY OF BAIL MATTERS
NEW DELHI1, Feb 2026: The Delhi High Court recently expressed indignation at the prolonged pendency of bail applications in courts. Justice Girish Kathpalia stated that such pendency is a matter of serious concern, causes trauma and violates the fundamental rights of accused persons. The observations were made in relation to a bail plea of a […]
311 ENDANGERED TURTLES SEIZED FROM A TRAIN IN BHOPAL
NEW DELHI: The plush privacy of AC First-Class coaches long considered the most secure and elite travel space on Indian Railways has now been exposed as an unlikely corridor for wildlife crime. An inter-state racket has been using these luxury compartments to smuggle rare and endangered turtles from Uttar Pradesh to Madhya Pradesh, before distributing […]
WILL PM MODI GRACE TARIQUE RAHMAN’S SWEARING-IN AS BANGLADESH PM?
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) may invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with other regional leaders, to the swearing-in of its leader, Tarique Rahman, after the party’s resounding victory in the Bangladesh national elections, news reports said on Saturday. Rahman is likely to take the oath as Bangladesh’s prime minister next week. Humayun Kabir, […]
The Eternal Valentine: Remembering Madhubala, the Venus of Indian Cinema
On February 14, while the world celebrates the ephemeral nature of modern romance, cinema lovers pause to honor a more enduring flame. Today marks the 93rd birth anniversary of Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi, known to the world as Madhubala. That she was born on Valentine’s Day is no mere coincidence of the calendar; it feels, […]
