I was reluctant to leave without meeting him. I scrbliled a not and requested someone to present it to him. To my surprise, the person returned promptly and invited me to join Sehrai Sahab upstairs. As i entered, he warmly greeted me with a hug and invited me to sit beside 2/n

him. I had the privilege of witnessing a rigorous Rukniyat interview process that lasted nearly two hours. That day i gained an insight into the rigorous standards required to get a basic membership in Jamaat. I wondered if i ever could achieve such a thing in my life. Today 3/n

I am dismayed to see juvenile jesters and print sized politicos who would have once urinated in the presence of Mard-e-Qalandars claiming space with the backing of Indian agencies and in a climate of fear where no room is left for real arkaans and umraye azlaa to speak. 4/n

These self serving schoolyard sophists will soon realise their blunder and perhaps understand what Jamaat is. It seems they have taken it as some low level children's game. We won't let this happen. We are here. We are watching. n/n

AAP should have considered fighting as one unit under the banner of 'INDIA'. Fighting separately only benefits BJP. Is this concept so complex to grasp, or is the division intentional? I suggest #Kejriwal should meet #RahulGandhi immediately (may be tonight or tomorrow

Most of these 'Shers' will turn into endangered species soon. #JKElections

Is that why Kaul saheb began his political career with J&K PDP. As part of the conspiracy or as a naive greenhorn waylaid by Mufti sb? Best wishes to The good friend and good doctor

Khare writes: It can be safely asserted that had Chief Justice Chandrachud anticipated all the hullabaloo, he would have decided against playing host to Prime Minister Modi. And perhaps it will be reasonable to assume that in his remaining few weeks as Chief Justice of India, he

The non-biological PM is in J&K today. Since the fall of the PDP-BJP Government in 2018, Jammu and Kashmir has been administered by his Union Government. Five questions that the non-biological PM should answer about his governance: 1. When will full statehood return to Jammu and

“This was the first time in Bangladesh's history that Jinnah's death anniversary was commemorated in Dhaka. Speakers also said that without Jinnah, Bangladesh wouldn't exist.” indiatoday.in/world/story/po…

What’s cooking, I wonder!

On threats and vile attacks on ⁦Rahul Gandhi⁩. The BJP and RSS leadership must put an end to their dangerous rhetoric.

They are holding elections to a UT assembly of 90 members over more than a month. Don’t get scared Rajdeep Sardesai You would still be left with a plateful of wazwan.

Israel is killing people with pager bombs and the Western press is full of praise for their technical prowess.

Strange to have J&K Police prevent me from travelling to Shahadara Sharief in Rajouri where I have a public meeting tomorrow. Been stopped at Surankote where I am not being allowed to move ahead. Forced to walk all the way to Shardasharief as our vehicles were barred from

BJP goons making violent statements against Rahul Gandhi are MLAs, MPs, Ministers. Mr Modi must rein them in Rahul Gandhi’s grandmother and father were martyred, it is no secret that BJP’s polarised polity poses a serious threat to his life We can’t take this lightly

Published today Ayesha Jalal’s Muslim Enlightened Thought in South Asia

My good friend of many years. Mohammed Shafi Pandit, has just passed away. He was a 1969-batch IAS officer who occupied important positions with distinction, both in J&K and at the Centre. After retirement, he devoted himself to various public causes and emerged as a leading

The most amusing thing to watch is when Kashmiri pro-India politicians start talking about democracy, like an election under military occupation, with no independent media and no rule of law is the most inspiring possibility ever! What a performance!

Among the voters in Central & parts of South & North Kashmir, the larger percentage appears to have made up mind to vote overwhelmingly in favour of the JKNC -Congress alliance. In North & South, there will some disruption though. The Chenab Valley & Pir Panchal holds the key!