The Supreme Court direction to the Central government, for the gradual elimination of Haj subsidy within a period of 10 years should be welcomed by all Muslims with earnestness.  Among the five pillars of Islam, Haj and Zakat are obligatory only for the rich Muslims.  Therefore, there is no justification in the government’s giving of sops to the Haj pilgrims in the form of subsidy.  However, the government should seriously contemplate upon implementing the ...

The Hindu (May 8) carries on Page No. 12 (in columns 7&8) news from Kolkata by Ananya Dutta with the headline ‘Hillary distinguishes Israel from Iran in NPT’ and sub headings says ‘Israel tried to peacefully resolve Middle-East crisis’ & ‘At present, the principal threat is a nuclear-armed Iran’. I doubt whether she herself or even the Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu sincerely believes so, let alone other citizens of the world, who are watchi...

After much hype the show Sataymev Jayate seems to have turned out to be another masterstroke from Aamir Khan. Aamir seems to have struck the right chord with this TV show over the prime channel Start TV. The issue of female feticide dealt in the very first episode of this show left most of the audience with moist eyes. Indeed issues like this leave great influence on society. Ironically, the guardians of law and order seems to have kept their mouth shut over this grievous issue, leav...

“Glimpses of a Matured Personality – III”(Radiance Viewsweekly, 22-28 April 2012), written in a lucid, comprehensible, and commonsense style should appeal to the young and the old alike as matter of fact statements, not very difficult to apply to oneself for personal benefit and for his/her family – the reward of which one is sure to get in this world and in the Hereafter.

Professor M.A. Mohsin

California, ...