Nobody’s – particularly Muslims’ – honour and dignity is safe when an over-ambitious section of the media and less-than-fair and upright section of our Intelligence apparatus start playing the cop, the jury and the executioner. Their antics are bound to cause disquiet and disequilibrium in the plural polity of the country.

 

The two cases in point are the ban on Students Islamic Movement of India (SI...

The sufferings of the country are worst compounded with the occurrence of acts of terror. Every such act not only inflicts bodily blow to the innocents but also acts as a divisive force, subtly polarising the communities and weakening the bonds of national integration. One is not talking of the massive bonhomie shown by the communities in the wake of terror attacks. Actually immediately after the attack the communities come together like solid rocks, helping each other in the moments of gri...

In the movie Dhoom-II, the ‘protagonist’ in real and ‘villain’ in virtual sense – Hritik Roshan – forewarns the police about the next robbery. Despite the beefed up security, ultra modern precautions and advanced surveillance systems, he nevertheless snatches away the crown of the queen, ancient coins made of precious metals, Jodhpuri sword with high extravagance and much more. These things happen in films – no doubt. But films mirror real ...