Our world is hovering at the edge of an abyss, driven there by man's unreason. One crisis is cresting on top of another…The sinister developments towards the brink of disaster all interact, worsened by the calamitous threat namely... ![]()
A number of Muslim and civil rights organisations organised a stage-in at Jantar Mantar on Parliament Street in the capital on August 7 to demand implementation of Justice Srikrishna Commission recommendations. They demanded from the government to br... ![]()
Defining terrorism is not just difficult – it’s pointless, because it is hard to agree on one definition. But Al-Sharpton makes a deeper point: "Who defines terrorists? Today’s terrorist is tomorrow’s friend." Ram Pu... ![]()
At the height of tensions after 9/11 attacks when Bush was breathing down Taleban’s neck ordering them to surrender Osama bin Laden, we South Asian journalists would endlessly debate the fate of Afghanistan.
The big question that exercised us ... ![]()
A non-governmental organisation based in Ahmedabad has welcomed the decision by the Gujarat Governor Nawal Kishore Sharma to return "The Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill 2006".
Prashant, the organisation working for human rig... ![]()
This year the 60th anniversary of India’s Independence will be observed. For those born this year, Independence Day will be a distant event since this generation will probably never meet people who participated or witnessed the most important e... ![]()
MAULANA ABDUL AZIZ, president Movement for Peace & Justice (MPJ), Andhra Pradesh, talks to AYESHA AMEER on what MPJ is doing to establish peace and justice in the State. Excerpts:... ![]()