Bias, Hatred and Parochial Politics

DR. S. AUSAF SAIED VASFI paints a grim picture of the vulnerable situation prevailing in the country, and warns that the preconceived bias, hatred and parochial politics being played against Muslims might cause dents in our geopolitical weight, high ...

Floods Aftermath in Bihar Technocrats, NDA Leaders Train Gun on Nitish Government

It is now post-mortem time in Bihar, whose north-eastern districts have been virtually swept away by the deluge caused after the two kilometres long breach in afflux bund of river Kosi in Nepal on the intervening night of August 17-18.
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Gujarat riots' victims do not want to return home: Survey

The first two years after the 2002 Gujarat riots were the most difficult for the victims as the rehabilitation camps were forcibly closed down, points out a survey on the socio-economic condition of the riot victims released in the Capital on Septemb...

Groping in the Darkness of Terrorism

Within a few seconds of Makkah Masjid blasts and Jaipur blasts, and even after Bangalore and Ahmedabad blasts, there were official statements that HUJI’s role could not be ruled out, without giving a basis for such a suspicion and there start...

Then They Came for Christians";

Orissa is witnessing unprecedented violence against the tiny Christian minority. On August 23, Swami Laxmananand along with his four followers was killed, probably by a group of Maoists. Immediately, anti-Christian violence began on a large scale. Th...

I Told a Lie without Telling a Lie

Just before the commencement of Ramadhan, the Editor gently reminded me of my professional obligations towards the Viwesweekly. He was right. I fail to write this useless column regularly, simply because I do not attach as much importance to it as so...

Blessing in Deluge Time to Expose Fascist Design

The deluge in the North Eastern Bihar districts, no doubt a great human tragedy, posed an enormous challenge before the civil society as it has devastated that part of Bihar, where the Muslims, Yadavs and Dalits form overwhelming population. The affe...

Ten things to do this Ramadhan

What should you do to get maximum benefit out of Ramadhan? Here is a short list.
 
1. Intention (Niyah) and Resolve (Iradah)
The first thing is sincere intention and firm resolve. Intention creates awareness and consciousness as well as keeps...

Global Realignment How Bush Inspired a New World Order

The series of unfortunate and costly decisions made during the two terms of the Bush administration, combined with economic decline at home, might devastate the US’s world standing much sooner than most analysts predict. What was difficult to f...