Lawmakers or Lawbreakers? The situation speaks volumes about the state of our democracy
Arshad Shaikh examines the implications of the recent report filed by the Amicus Curiae to the Supreme Court regarding the high number of pending cases against lawmakers of our country. BJP leader and its former spokesperson, Ashwini Upadhyay was granted bail by a Delhi Court on a personal bond of R...Date:12 Sep 2021
Food for Thought for NDA in Bihar as State Lags Far Behind on Grains Distribution Front
By Soroor Ahmed, Given the poor record of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance in the Assembly elections, especially in the past couple of years it is somewhat understandable for the ruling combination to feel shaky ahead of poll in Bihar, scheduled in coming October-November....
Date: 12 Sep 2021Food for Thought for NDA in Bihar as State Lags Far Behind on Grains Distribution Front
By Arshad ShaikhĂ The coronavirus pandemic continues to pummel the globe with the medical research community continuing its unrelenting search for that elusive vaccine which can tame the COVID-19 virus. There are currently 145 vaccines under development and 21 in clinical trials. Typically, vaccines..
Date: 12 Sep 2021Gleanings of Arabic Press 12-Sep-2021
Qatar Top Player in AfghanistanSaudi Arabia was among first three countries of the world which have recognised the rule of the Taliban (which ended in 2001). On the contrary, Iran's relationship with the Taliban was extremely tense.Now the situation has changed. It seems that Saudi Arabia is nowhere...
Date: 12 Sep 2021
On Finding Stray Things
Zaid bin Khalid al-Juhani relates that a person asked Allah's Messenger ï·ș about picking up stray articles, whereupon he said: Make announcement about it for a year, and recognise well the strap and the bag (containing that); then spend that; and if its owner comes, make him the payment of that. ... Date:12 Sep 2021
Inside India 12-Sep-2021
THERE IS AN ATTEMPT TO GIVE COMMUNAL COLOUR TO NEWS: CJIWeb portals only listen to powerful voices and write anything against judges or institutions, the Supreme Court said in scathing remarks on September 2 while hearing a case against media reports on the Tablighi Jamaat gathering last year in D... Date:12 Sep 2021
Karnal SDMâs âCrack-Headsâ of Farmers Directive Snowballs
Mega Kisan Mahapanchayat launches anti-BJP campaign By Abdul Bari Masoud Giving in to pressure from the Opposition parties and farmers' unions for action against Karnal SDM Ayush Sinha, who issued an express order to break heads' of farmers in Karnal, the Haryana government has transferred him. Ho...Date:12 Sep 2021
Criminal Cases against MPs, MLAs Canât be Withdrawn without HC orders: SC
The state governments cannot withdraw criminal cases against sitting MPs and MLAs without prior sanctions from the respective high courts, the Supreme Court has said.On August 7, a bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana and comprising Justices Vineet Saran and Surya Kant was hearing a 2016 plea by...
Date: 12 Sep 2021APCR Legal Assistance Secured Quashing of 4 FIRs against Atir from Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court quashed four of five FIRs lodged over an alleged incident of looting and arson of houses in a single compound during the northeast Delhi riots last year, after holding that there cannot be multiple FIRs and several investigations into the same offence.Five First Information Rep...
Date: 12 Sep 2021Muslim World 12-Sep-2021
MALAYSIA, INDONESIA TO DEVELOP MUSLIM-FRIENDLY TOURISM Malaysia is keen to collaborate with the travel industry in Indonesia and Thailand to develop a common set of Muslim-friendly tourism standards in hopes of attracting more Muslim travellers to the destinations. The initiative, proposed by the M...
Date: 12 Sep 2021Nitish Struggling to Catch the Caste Straw to Remain Afloat
By Soroor Ahmed After adopting a different tone from the alliance partner, the Bharatiya Janata Party, on two-child policy, Pegasus episode and Caste-based Census, is it really that the Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar, has once again started nursing the prime ministerial ambition? This question ...
Date: 12 Sep 2021The Islamic Movement for Poverty Eradication-III
Our Responsibilities in the Post-Covid Economic Crisis By Mohiuddin Ghazi What are our responsibilities during the Covid pandemic? The most important thing is to realise that our nation is heading towards an economic crisis. The already plunging economy has taken a nosedive following the Covid pand...
Date: 12 Sep 2021Readers' Pulse 12-Sep-2021
Separate Time Zone for North-EastThe North-east is tired of asking for a separate time zone. Many politicians from the North-east over the years have tabled the request for a separate time zone for the region but to no avail. The Centre is of the opinion that giving a separate time zone would brew s...
Date: 12 Sep 2021Aligarh Is Firmly Entrenched In Our Mindset, Will Never Fade Away By Changing Its Name: Frank Islam
By Frank F. Islam The Aligarh district panchayat recently passed a resolution asking the government of Uttar Pradesh to change the name of the district and its eponymous city to Harigarh. This proposed renaming is not an isolated event.Cities and district renamed in UP since the last election in ...
Date: 12 Sep 2021A Book That Answers Most Questions Raised about Sufism
Understanding Sufism Author: Dr Waquar AnwarPublished by The Board of Islamic PublicationsPages: 80Price: ` 110 Reviewed by Syed Nooruzzaman There is no dearth of people who show considerable interest in what Sufism (Tasawwuf) stands for despite the controversies associated with it. While Sufis ye...
Date: 12 Sep 2021Pharaohâs Transgression
TÄ. SÄ«n. MÄ«m. These are the verses of the clear Book. We recount to you with truth some parts of the story of Moses and Pharaoh for the benefit of those who believe. Indeed Pharaoh transgressed in the land and divided its people into sections. One group of them he humiliated, and slayed their so...
Date: 12 Sep 2021Why the QurâÄn Informs Us about Other Creatures
By Sikandar Azam God is the Creator of the universe and all that is within it, animate or inanimate. Whether they are humans or jinn, earth or the sky, planets or stars, birds or animals, trees or mountains, rivers or meadows, they all glorify God. We do not and cannot understand the language of ot...
Date: 12 Sep 2021
