Unclear About Nuclear: The Left-Right March To Nowhere
Vol. XLVI No. 18
Date: August 3, 2008
DA’WAH ISLAMIA IN JAPAN
There are now over 48 titles on Islam in Japanese. Islamic Center-Japan has been distributing a book by Dr. Sanada Head, Department of Law, Chuo University on Islamic law for…
JUSTICE HAS BECOME A DEAR COMMODITY
Getting justice has become very difficult. Around 60% of people languishing in the jails of country are those who are detained in the name of investigation. The numbers of such…
Assured US Support
The article of Yvonne Ridley on War on Iran (Radiance 27July-2August 2008) gives a brilliant analysis as what would happen to Israel in case the USA withdrew its unqualified support.
Balance of Terror
Bertrand Russel said, ‘Every big country wanted to swallow the small one, but the balance of terror prevents them.
Narco Tests for Politicians
The parliament has become the abode for allegations and counter allegations.
Letter sans Editing
Thank you very much for publishing my letter in Radiance of`20 – 26 July….
Person versus Party
The expulsion of Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee from the Communist Party of India-Marxist for defying the party diktat to step down ends on a bitter note the political journey…
Shameful Day
22nd July 08, was a day the nation would remember for a long time to come. It kept the people on the tenterhooks throughout as the Lok Sabha met to…
Trapped between Tauhid and Shirk
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)
IRAN SEEKS EQUALITY IN NUCLEAR TALKS
Iran has told six European powers that it will not participate in negotiations over its nuclear program from a position of inequality.
INDONESIA DELAYS SUKUK ISSUANCE
Indonesia’s finance ministry has reportedly postponed its first dollar Islamic bonds, or sukuk, to November from October due to lower business activities during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. The…
D-8 IN LINE WITH G-8
The summit meeting of eight developing Islamic nations or the D- 8 Group was held in Malaysia. D8 comprises eight developing Muslim nations — Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria,
NEW REGULATIONS FOR JUDGES
A court should officially inform both the man and the woman about the divorce order issued by it, according to the latest regulations issued by the Ministry of Justice of…
COUPLE FACE JAIL FOR LEWD BEHAVIOR ON BEACH
A 30-year-old British businesswoman and her lover are facing six years in prison after allegedly being caught twice having sex on Dubai’s Jumeirah beach. Michelle Palmer, a publishing assistant with…
Serb War Crimes Suspect Karadzic Arrested in Serbia
Serbian officials arrested Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic, one of the world’s most wanted men, 13 years after his UN indictment for genocide and other crimes. Karadzic, 63, was…
Blair’s plans may legitimise Israel occupation
An all-party group of British MPs welcomed plans by Quartet envoy Tony Blair to set up economic enclaves in the West Bank but fear they may legitimize the Israeli occupation.
WARRANTS FOR ISRAELI WAR CRIMINALS
A Spanish court issued arrest warrants for seven high ranking Israeli officials for war crimes committed in the Gaza Strip in 2002. An Israeli airstrike targeting the house of Palestinian…
FROM ’09, 1-YEAR RURAL STINT A MUST FOR MBBS STUDENTS
From 2009 onwards, it will become mandatory for the MBBS students in India to undergo a year-long stint in the rural villages in order to apply for a post graduate…
SRINAGAR-MUZAFFARABAD BUS TO RUN WEEKLY FROM AUGUST
A high-level Central team is in Kashmir to assess the arrangements ahead of the opening of the weekly Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service. The service will begin after August 21. At present,…
11 INDIAN AUTHORS IN ASIAN ‘BOOKER’ LONG LIST
Eleven Indian authors have found a place in the long list of the prestigious Man Asian Literary Prize 2008 considered by many as the Asian Booker. The Indians in the…
AFGHAN STUDENTS ADAPT WELL IN KERALA
Nine students from Afghanistan, part of the first batch of 500 students that came to India in 2006 under Central government sponsorship, are doing well in various degree courses in…
ALLEGED CHANGES IN JAMA MASJID PLAN; INSPECTION ORDERED
The Delhi High Court asked the Delhi Urban Art Commission to inspect an investigation report about alleged changes carried out in the Court-approved project for renovation of the historic Jama…
RAM EXISTED OPR NOT?
The UPA government acquiesced in DMK’s position in the Sethusamudram case to question in the Supreme Court the existence of Ram Setu by citing the scriptures and Puranas.
NHRC SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TOURS GUJARAT RELIEF CAMPS
Many survivors of the communal violence of 2002 complained they were denied even basic amenities in relief camps when a representative of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) met them…
5 BOOKED IN HYDERABAD BLASTS CASE ACQUITTED
A local court on has acquitted five youth arrested on charges of criminal conspiracy following the twin blasts last year. The court acquitted Mohammed Abdul Kaleem, Mohammed Abdul Raoof alias…
The Turkish Constitutional Court disregards popular will
On June 5, 2008, the Turkish Constitutional Court annulled the Parliament’s amendments to Articles 10 and 42 of the Constitution.
IN THE LAND OF QURTABA AND GHARNATA
The Ministry of Culture and Information of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia invited the Editor of the Radiance Viewsweekly to attend the World Conference on Dialogue but he was unable to…
Godmen and Mortal World
Happenings at Asaram Bapu’s Ashram
OH MY LAND OF KRISHN AND RAM !
Oh ! my land of Krishn and Ram,
OBSTACLES TO ISLAMIC ECONOMICS RESEARCH
Excerpts from the lecture of DR. MOHAMMAD NEJATULLAH SIDDIQI in the Seventh International Conference on Islamic Economics, Islamic Economics Research Center, KAAU, Jeddah, April 1-3,2008
Indore riots were preplanned National Minority Commission
The National Minority Commission (NMC) firmly rejected the assertions given by several ministers of the BJP ruled Madhya Pradesh government that SIMI activists were behind the riots in Indore.
LOVE AFFAIRS
US will strike targets in Pakistan if Washington gets “actionable intelligence.” – Barack Obama, US Presidential hopeful
THE DOLLAR’S REIGN OF TERROR
One of the most significant trends in the global economy in recent years has been the decline of the US dollar. It is a trend that has far reaching consequences…
Unclear About Nuclear: The Left-Right March To Nowhere
Plus into minus (+ x – = -) is always equal to minus. In the same way adopting wrong means to achieve right––even a nobler––goal yields negative result. This is…
The Pyrrhic Win
Dr. S. AUSAF SAIED VASPI OBSERVES that a badly bruised Congress has done it, but the Indo-US nuclear deal was really worth a dogfight in Parliament?
