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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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Topic: Jinnah

Defenders of Jinnah’s Pakistan must know — being irreligious isn’t same as being secular

There's no correlation between religiosity and commitment to secularism. Gandhi was deeply religious and secular; Jinnah was irreligious and communal.

1 landmark, 2 stories, no clarity on name: This is AP’s Jinnah Tower, at heart of Jagan-BJP row

Members of 'Hindu Vahini' detained Wednesday while allegedly trying to unfurl the national flag at Jinnah Tower on R-Day. Police deny the claim, allege demolition threats.

Akhilesh, Yogi wrong in raising Jinnah. Shah Rukh Khan gets modern Indian Muslims better

Entrapped by Jinnah’s image, Indian leaders continue to misrepresent the interests and realities of Muslims, be it Asaduddin Owaisi or Akhilesh Yadav.

BJP overdependence on Modi once again clear from bypoll loss. Congress too can’t hide its slide

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In Pakistan, posing with Jinnah lands two musicians in trouble. Authorities looking for them

Before deleting their account, the artistes uploaded a statement on Instagram, addressing the online backlash.

Jinnah married Parsi Ruttie after her conversion to Islam. Slander, boycott followed

In ‘Ruttie Jinnah’, Saad S. Khan explores the reasons behind the obliteration of Rattanbai Maryam Jinnah’s name from the world’s collective memory & the conscious distortion of her personality.

Jinnah didn’t join the Muslim League right away. He had one condition

In Jinnah: A Life, Yasser Latif Hamdani writes about how Jinnah often played the bridge between Hindus and Muslims.

Why AMU’s middle name has never been more in focus than in the last five years

In the last five years, the Aligarh Muslim University has faced a series of rhetorical questions from India’s Hindu Right-wing groups.

With amended Citizenship Act, BJP will do Jinnah proud

Its essence may be summed up as: No Muslims please, this is India.

Now, Jinnah has triggered a controversy in distant Canada

Maxime Brenier had lashed out because a park was renamed after Jinnah, while in another city, inaugural PM John Macdonald’s bust was pulled down.

On Camera

The speech PM Modi should deliver this Independence Day

For the last 11 years, Nehru has been constantly blocking my efforts and causing the fiascos that are my many yojanas and abhiyans. He is the reason most of my initiatives turn into disasters.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.