FROM CEASEFIRE TO SEIZE FIRE Differences between Naxal Revolt and Maoists' Threat to India

SOROOR AHMED points out the differences between the strategies as well as effects of Naxalites and Maoists, and criticises the government’s failure to chalk out a plan to counter their expanding influence....

Dialogue Paves the Way for Civilizations

By DR. ABDUSSALAM VANIYAMBALAM...

War, Negation and Muslim Identity Revisited

A Muslim writer begins an article with, “who says the campaign for animal rights was started in the West”. She goes on to argue that Islam provided the original treatise on the humane treatment of animals. Her case was poorly constructed,...

Assam Seeks 50 Crore for Madrasa Modernisation

The Tarun Gogoi-led Congress government in Assam has decided to modernise the madrasa education system in the state, and sought Rs 50 crore from the central government for it. The Chief Minister finalised the plan after several rounds of discussions ...

UN ENDORSES GAZA REPORT

The UN Human Rights Council endorsed a report that accused Israel and the Hamas of war crimes in the Gaza conflict, dealing a fresh diplomatic blow to the Jewish state. While Israel had said such a move would be tantamount to “rewarding terror&...

HWF Adopts Badarpur Khadar Village

A delegation of the Delhi-based Human Welfare Foundation called on Chief Minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit on October 24 and offered to set up and manage a primary school, a dispensary and a vocational technical school on public-private partnership (P...

Misuse of Wakf properties Who is Responsible for It?

By SYED SULTAN MOHIDDIN...

Brown's Payback Time

By OUR POLITICAL OBSERVER...

Growth of Muslim Population No Case of Rejoicing

DR. M. IQTEDAR HUSAIN FAROOQI comments on the backwardness of Muslims in the field of science and technology and exhorts them to know their past critically, assess their present honestly and determine their future rationally....