CAN THE GOVERNMENT SELL OUR DATA?
Vol. LIX No. 51
Date: March 27, 2022
CAN THE GOVERNMENT SELL OUR DATA?
Arshad Shaikh studies the ‘Draft India Data Accessibility & Use Policy 2022’ and finds out how the policy is part of the tectonic shift in governance and the political economy…
‘The Kashmir Files’ Promotes Hate and Hostility
The ruling BJP, in spite of winning UP, is scared about its prospects in 2024 general elections. Therefore it lapped with glee the sensational feature filled with bias and falsehood.…
AAP Sets the Tone of National Political Aspirations in Punjab,
The Punjab verdict reminds me of my year 2015 face-to-face with Hilal Ahmed, Professor at the Delhi-based Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS). “If it maintains internal democracy,…
SC Stays Centre’s Telecast Ban on MediaOne Channel
The Supreme Court on March 15 stayed the telecast ban imposed by the Union Government on Malayalam news channel MediaOne. The Court passed the interim order in a special leave…
It’s Light Compared to Total Darkness
Robbie Maestracci, a blue-eyed Aussie bloke, says Islam made him give up a life of crime I was born in Brisbane in 1981. When I was seven we moved to…
Gleanings of Arabic Press 27-Mar-2022
The news that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and China intend to use yuan as a currency for the oil trade is not new. There can be economic and political…
Benefit of Qur’ān Recitation
It is reported from Nawas bin Sam’an that he heard the Holy Messenger ﷺ say, “On the Day of Judgement the Qur’ān and those who believe in it and act…
A Danish-Somali PhD Student Develops a Ring for Leaky Heart
Mariam Noor, a Danish-Somali PhD student in engineering, has developed a state-of-the-art medical device that will help the human heart improve blood flow and possibly eliminate the need for heart…
‘Courts can’t Dictate Citizens to Wear against Their Conscience and
Disagreeing with the Karnataka High Court’s order on Hijab row, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) has said it is not the job of courts to decide about essential religious practices of any…
Inside India 27-Mar-2022
Unidentified people vandalised and painted saffron a Muslim shrine close to Madhya Pradesh’s Narmadapuram city early on March 13 – the second such case in the district in the last…
The Karnataka HC Judgement on Hijab Likely to Set a
The Karnataka High Court’s decision on the Hijab issue has complicated the situation rather than resolving it by introducing a new dimension of essentiality. The High Court was expected to…
Muslim World 27-Mar-2022
The third Islamophobia in Australia report was released at the third anniversary of the Christchurch terror attacks. It once again highlighted the ongoing threat to Muslim people in their everyday…
War Again
[Utilising the thoughts of Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish and the style of Urdu poet Naeem Siddiqui]
OWAISI FACTOR, A Close Look at Its Implications
Chances are that accommodating Owaisi’s AIMIM in a non-BJP alliance will be more profitable than leaving him alone, opines Syed Nooruzzaman
Readers’ Pulse 27-Mar-2022
Medical education in India has become a corporate business in private medical colleges which are by and large owned by bigwigs with political affiliations. The large number of medical students…
We will Strive to Protect Our Identity and Educational Rights:
Muslim women and students, while addressing a press conference on Karnataka High Court’s Verdict on Hijab: Challenges and Way Forward, held in the national capital on March 16, expressed deep…
God Guides Whomsoever He Wills
“(O Prophet!) You cannot grant guidance to whom you please. It is Allah Who guides those whom He wills. He knows best who are amenable to guidance.”
The Cyclone Asani and the Divine Message
The Andaman and Nicobar recently experienced cyclonic storm due to Cyclone Asani. Such natural calamities more often than not visit human habitations. People do make preparations to ‘deal with any…
