CONGRESS IGNORED Saffron Writing on the Wall
Vol. XLVI No. 32
Date: November 23, 2008
Lack of Proper Management Mars Flood Relief Work in Bihar
A team of activists including those of Al Khair Charitable Trust, Patna is working painstakingly for the relief work in Kosi area of Bihar. The team visited Katihar,
Stand for the Cause of Peace and Justice: JIH
The Caravan for Peace and Justice by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind witnessed a mammoth turnout of men and women. The striking feature of the common gathering was a huge presence of veiled women.
Obama Should Prove Himself
It is ironical that we see two faces of America today. The unprecedented victory of a biracial man as the President of the sole superpower demonstrated the power of democracy…
Equal Opportunities for All
Our governments should step out with concrete plans to ensure that every Indian child studies the same syllabus, same book in each part of the country.
Punish the Guilty
The withdrawal of the rape case by the mother of 14-year-old German victim is really unfortunate;
Ugly Scenes
With reference to the report ‘Ugly scenes mar DU seminar’ (Hindustan Times, November 7),
Growing Menace of Radicals
Sadhvi Pragya Thakur is accused of September 29 Malegaon blasts. On tape,
An Unmitigated Disaster
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)
EGYPT BLACKLISTS SAUDI EMPLOYERS
Egypt has, reportedly, drawn up a blacklist of 26 firms in Saudi Arabia for allegedly abusing their workers. The report came a day after Cairo barred doctors from taking up…
40% OF OLDER PILGRIMS DIABETIC
A survey of pilgrims over 50 years of age has found that a large portion of them are suffering from diabetes, reports Arab News. Sami Hammadi, professor of clinical pharmacology at…
BUILDINGS IN MINA TO HOUSE 8,000 LOCAL PILGRIMS
Some 8,000 domestic pilgrims will be accommodated in new buildings in Mina, for which each pilgrim will be charged SR5,000. The decision came after 14 days of negotiations
GAS PRODUCERS JOINING HANDS
Iran, Qatar and Russia, who together hold nearly 55 per cent of the world’s gas reserves, are continuing talks on the formation of cartel on the lines of the OPEC.
IRAN TO SUPPORT OPEC PRODUCTION CUT
Iran, number two oil producer in OPEC, would support a decision to cut production by the cartel at an extraordinary meeting set for Cairo later this month,
NASRALLAH URGES TIMELY ELECTIONS
Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said it was crucial for Lebanon’s 2009 legislative elections to be held “on time.
UN AGENCY RUNS OUT OF GAZA FOOD SUPPLIES
A United Nations aid agency says it has run out of food supplies for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
ISLAM NOT ON TRIAL
The judge in a trial of five Muslim men accused of plotting a terrorist attack in Australia cautioned jurors that Islam was not on trial and urged them to put…
CHINA CRACKING DOWN ON MUSLIM UIGHURS
Since the end of the Olympic Games in late August, the Chinese government’s crackdown on Uighurs with alleged separatist ties has escalated, according to Alim Seytoff,
AFTER ‘NO SMOKING’ IT’S NOW TURN FOR ‘NO ALCOHOLISM’
The Union Health Minister, Anbumani Ramadoss, is planning a national policy on health hazards of alcohol. The policy is in its preliminary stage and is about to come very soon.
‘RSS-RUN SCHOOLS FABRICATING HISTORY’
Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan has asked the Human Resource Minister Arjun Singh to set up a regulatory mechanism to screen books
DO NOT SIGN GUJCOC: HOME MINISTRY TO PRESIDENT
After four years the Gujarat Assembly passed the Gujarat Control of Organised Crime (GUJCOC) Bill, 2003,
MUSLIM BODIES SAY NO TO CONG-NCP IN THE UPCOMING POLLS
As many as 54 Muslim organisations from in and around Mumbai passed a resolution not to vote for the Congress-NCP alliance in the upcoming polls.
UNITED WE CAN DEFEAT HINDUTVA TERRORISM – KHALSA
“Only a united force of the Muslims, Christians, Dalits, Sikhs and others who have been wronged and disinherited by the advocates of Hindu Rashtra,
AP GOVT. ADMITS MUSLIM YOUTH ‘WRONGLY HELD’
Following the report released by the State Minorities Commission, the Andhra Pradesh government has admitted that the 21 Muslim youth were illegally detained and tortured by the police.
13 BJP-RSS MEN FOUND GUILTY IN KANNUR BOMB ATTACK
All 13 accused in a case regarding bomb attack on a house in 2000,
TWO RSS MEN KILLED AS BOMB GOES OFF
Two RSS men were killed while making bombs at Athyarkavu temple in Cheruvancherry village in Panur, Kerala on November 10.
Open Letter to Obama
The next US president is uniquely placed to bring change and hope to the Middle East, writes AIJAZ ZAKA SYED
Saudi and Egyptian Humou
Every individual, community or nation has a peculiar sense and taste of humour and nature. What is the difference between humour and nature, I really do not know.
Mired in Secrecies
Fast-track courts can be established to try corruption cases against politicians and civil servants.
Election or Revolution Obama: A Miracle
Americans have elected a Blackman with a funny name, ignoring his colour, creed, background. They believed in his promise of bringing about a change.
Media Persons Urged to Practise Objectivity
Has the media served its role just fully in handling the Batla House encounter, or was biased?
Preliminary Jury Findings and Recommendations of the People’s Tribunal on
The two-day public hearing organised by more than two dozens human rights and social organisations at Rajasthan Samagra Sewa Sangh, Jaipur concluded on November 8. It had the participation of…
Sharing the Faith the Evangelical Way
CROSS AND CRESCENT: RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGE OF ISLAM Colin Chapman Inter-varsity Press, 2003 Pages: 346 Price: $17
Defeat Savarkarism, Save India
As you sow so shall you reap, so goes the saying. The Saffron terrorism, which is sending shockwaves across the nation today, was not built in a day.
NATIONAL DISINTEGRATED ALLIANCE Blasts Threaten to Explode NDA
SOROOR AHMED writes on the possible disintegration of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance or the NDA in the backdrop of the ever newer disclosures of alleged role of Hindutva activists in…
CONGRESS IGNORED Saffron Writing on the Wall
DR. S. AUSAF SAIED VASFI comments on the ongoing Maharashtra ATS disclosures of alleged role of Hindutva activists in Malegaon and other blasts, and wonders whether the powers-that-be will allow the…
