e-RUPI – Moving India towards Digital Governance
Vol. LIX No. 20
Date: August 22, 2021
Do Not Beat about the Bush
Life, death and resurrection in the hereafter – this is the course of human life. To begin with, where has life come from? Some people have cheek and temerity to…
The Country has Failed to Give Women Constitutional Rights
Women activists, politicians and intellectuals expressed concern over the fact that the country has failed to give women the constitutional rights. They were participating in a webinar organised by the…
Readers’ Pulse 22-Aug-2021
Education is the backbone of any nation. Every student has the right to pursue higher studies. Sujapur of Malda district is an area of high population density. Many students from…
Gleanings of Arabic Press 22-Aug-2021
Ankara’s relations with neighbouring countries have deteriorated due to various issues. This is due to Turkish diplomacy and its policy to protect its legitimate interests inside and outside the region.
Muslim World 22-Aug-2021
Flash floods that have swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region have killed 58 people, authorities said on August 15, in the second natural disaster to strike Turkey…
Inside India 22-Aug-2021
Pointing out that custodial torture and other police atrocities are problems that still prevail in society, Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on August 8 said the “threat to…
Will Absence of Retrospective Tax Boost the Confidence of Domestic,
Retrospective Tax was introduced in 2012 which allowed the government to ask companies to pay taxes on mergers and acquisitions. The tax has been at the centre of disputes between…
Moving Shadows, Still Night
The Qur’ān (25:45-47) says: “Do you not see how your Lord causes the shadow to lengthen when, had He so willed, He could have indeed made it stand still? But…
States in India Grapple with Land, Water and Now Air
It is the bloodbath over the land dispute between Assam and Mizoram which makes one sit up and ponder as to how serious some of the problems are, opines Soroor…
Beyond Representative Democracy, India should Become Participatory, Inclusive Democracy: SQR
To mark the 75th Independence Day, the Welfare Party of India (WPI) organised a symposium in the national capital on August 15. The event was aimed at finding out how…
Mohammed Ali Jauhar University a Victim of Political Vendetta
Mohammad Ali Jauhar University on the outskirts of Rampur, a town in Uttar Pradesh, seems to have become a victim of political vendetta, with the state government having acquired 173…
Growing Sexual Assault on Dalit Women is Harsh Reality of
The 9-year-old Dalit girl’s alleged raped and brutal murder by a priest and his three cohorts near a crematorium in the National Capital Delhi has once again reinforced the fact…
75th Independence Day of India and the Most Crucial Agenda:
India attained its Independence on 15 August, 1947 from British colonialism due to the combined and united efforts of all the communities of Indian sub-continent – Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs…
Pride Means Rejecting the Truth
Abdullah ibn Mas’ud relates that Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said: “One who has an iota of pride in his heart will not be able to enter the Paradise.” One of the Companions said:…
When the Final Hour would Come Nigh
“And when the time for the fulfilment of Our Word against them comes, We shall bring forth for them a beast from the earth who will speak to them because…
Forget Old Horrors – Don’t Create New Ones
Just one day before the 75th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invented and gifted to nation “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day”. His logic is that millions of our sisters and…
e-RUPI – Moving India towards Digital Governance
Arshad Shaikh describes how the e-RUPI Digital Payment Solution will aid India’s journey towards digital governance and enhance a leakage-free system of direct benefit transfer
