New Citizen Law and the Muslims
By Asad Mirza Within two days of enactment of controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 protests have spread across India. The protests which started in Assam have now swelled to different…
WHO: Time to focus on Women Health Workers
By Dr Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusDirector-General WHO Women have always played a vital leadership role in their communities as traditional healers, keepers of medicinal recipes, carers of the sick and birth…
CAB is a Trap by BJP to Divide and Rule India
By M Burhanuddin Qasmi The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 (CAB) is a trap set by the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) to “Divide and Rule” India. The Bill is by all…
Social Media and UK Elections
Asad Mirza The exponential growth of Social Media in the recent years, with every person becoming a photographer or a journalist or a critic has transformed our society to a…
Muslims to play vital role in the UK elections
By Asad Mirza Muslims in the United Kingdom are likely to play a vital role in the forthcoming general elections which are going to be held on 12 December 2019.…
India’s new Education Policy
By Asad Mirza The Draft National Education Policy (NEP) 2019 prepared by a committee chaired by Dr K. Kasturirangan was shared by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development for…
Babri verdict: It is an unjust order, Milords
By Zafarul-Islam Khan The much awaited five-member Supreme Court bench’s order on Ayodhya dispute must have surprised everyone except the Sangh Parivar. The apex court had earlier surprised many when…
Obituary: P S Krishnan, a dedicated IAS officer committed to social justice
By TN Ashok Perungulam S Krishnan (86), an IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, is one of those rare dedicated civil service officers, who worked ceaselessly towards the betterment of…
US keen to enhance economic ties with India
From ADITYA RAJ DAS In the wake of growing phenomenon of trade war between two global economic giants—United States and China—the US Administration is now keen to further enhance its…
Assam discord: Nowhere to nowhere
All the 19 lakh people who are excluded are not Muslims. They include Nepalis, Hindus, Burmese, Tamils, the mentally challenged, beggars and the like. There are also some lazy people…