BUDGET 2008 Paradoxes and Inconsistencies
Vol. XLV No. 33
Date: March 9, 2008
Darul Uloom Fatwa – II
Darul Uloom Deoband took a big measure to reject terrorism.
Attack on Secularism
Mr. Advani’s comment, which referred to the Budget as ‘communal’,
Very Painful, Indeed
It is very painful to find cops involved, in one way or the other, in every major dreadful and ghastly event that takes place in the country.
There Is No Such Thing as
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)
SAUDI SHOURA ENDORSES PROPOSAL FOR GENDER EQUALITY
The Shoura Council has endorsed the International Labour Organisation (ILO) proposal to provide absolute equality for men and women, reports Arabic daily Al-Watan.
IRAN’S PRESIDENT HAILS “VICTORY” AFTER IAEA REPORT
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hailed his country’s “victory” in its nuclear issue,
THAI MUSLIM REBEL LEADER CALLS FOR REFERENDUM
An exiled Muslim rebel leader warned Thailand’s new government that a violent Islamic insurgency in the south could worsen if the region is denied sovereignty,
MELBOURNE CLASS, PRAYER TIMES CLASH
Muslim university students in Melbourne are calling for a reschedule of classes to accommodate prayer times and for female-only
ALCOHOLIC CRISPS IRK UK MUSLIMS
British Muslims have reacted with anger to know that certain types of crisps produced by a major snack food manufacturer contain traces of alcohol,
MUSLIM BROTHERS TO CONTEST EGYPT POLLS
The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest opposition force with a fifth of seats in the parliament,
LAWSUIT TARGETING A MOSQUE FAILS IN US
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced that a “frivolous” lawsuit that sought to block the construction of a Florida mosque has been dismissed.
CATHOLICS, MUSLIMS MUST LEARN MORE ABOUT RELIGIONS: VATICAN ENVOY
Catholics and Muslims must learn more about each other’s religions if they want to get along better,
BANGALORE TECHIE GROUP DENIES TERROR LINKS
The Muslim Information Technology Association (MITA), which has been under scanner of security agencies for its links with suspected terrorists recently arrested in Karnataka claimed that MITA did not have…
LIBERHAN COMMISSION GETS 44TH EXTENSION
The Liberhan Commission, probing the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in 1992, has got yet another extension. The commission’s term has been extended for another two months, i.e.
BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR MUSLIM MINORITY
Welfare of minorities received a major boost when the Union Budget presented by Finance ministry proposed doubling the allocation for the ministry of minority affairs.
NRIS TO EDUCATE POOR SECTIONS IN INDIA
Expatriate Indians based in Saudi Arabia have launched a new forum to promote education and literacy among the poor and underprivileged in India,
RIZWAN COMMITTED SUICIDE: CBI
The CBI said Rizwanur Rehman had committed suicide. It wanted a charge-sheet to be filed against the Todi family for alleged abetment. The CBI report,
EX POLICE COMMISSIONER ASKED TO APPEAR BEFORE JUDICIAL PANEL
Justice V Bhaskara Rao Commission, probing the police firing on May 18 last after the blast in Makkah Masjid Hyderabad,
MUSLIM MINORITY ANGRY OVER TASLIMA: MUNSI
Delhi Congress president Priya Ranjan Das Munsi on March 2 said that he would take up with the party high command the sentiments of minorities in the state on the…
INDIA DISMAYED AT GAZA VIOLENCE
India is dismayed at the continuing violence in occupied Palestine, particularly in the Gaza Strip.
The Economic Scenario in Yemen
The North and the South Yemen before their unification in 1990 were classified among the poorest and least developed countries of the world as they had been heavily in economic…
Cricket isn’t a Straight Drive Game
Cricket is a gentleman’s game, despite the Douglas Jardine bodyline series, but it still enjoys the saying.
India’s New Tourist ‘Definition’
SOROOR AHMED pleads for greater protection to foreign tourists whose number in India is on the increase.
Random Thoughts on Radiance
I will, most probably, enter into my grave with a dream, the dream of seeing the print- order of the Viewsweekly commensurate with the Muslim population of the country, which…
A Fruit Bearing Tree
I have planted a tree and it will bear fruit for years. – Lalu Prasad, Railway Minister
Cost of Iraq War
On completion of five years of the Iraq war, DR ANIS ANSARI reviews the loss suffered by the Americans and the Iraqis.
Use Oil as Weapon
Just a mild appeal from Washington to Israel to “consider the consequences” after the Jewish state began to carry out a “holocaust”
Terrorism: Islamic or un-Islamic?
In current times the popular perceptions in major parts of the world including India, Islam and Muslims have become synonymous with terrorism. There is an act of blast,
COMMUNALISM Changed Environment, Changed Agenda
During the colonial rule there arose a gulf between different communities because of differential rates of modernisation, competitive capitalism and exploitation of classes,
Deoband Declaration
Darul Uloom Deoband, one of the oldest and most influential seats of Islamic learning in South Asia, opened a new chapter of history on February 25,
Budget or Zakat What is the Solution?
The economic survey 2007-08, Railway Budget and the Union Budget 2008 were the three major economic events of the last week of February.
BUDGET 2008 Paradoxes and Inconsistencies
DR. WAQUAR ANWAR analyses the paradoxes and inconsistencies in the Budget 2008 and concludes that it is the continuation of Manmohan Singh policy devised a decade and a half ago.
Waiving Farmers’ Loan No Piecemeal Measures, Please
SOROOR AHMED says that, in view of the importance of farm sector, realistic measures should be adopted to help farmers.
RAIL BUDGET, 2008 Lalu on Familiar Track
Lalu Prasad, the Union Railway Minister, was on the job again. His performance was in line with what was expected of him.
