Obama Obsession Grips Indian Media
Vol. XLVI No. 42
Date: February 1, 2009
Democracy is Result of Society, Not Need of Society: Al-Wahishi
How can Israel be called a democratic State when it is indulging in terrorism? Palestinian civil society has been destroyed as Israel launched a war against the civil society and…
Salary of Judges
It refers to newspaper-advertisements appearing on January 22 by Rajya Sabha Secretariat whereby Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice has invited views of individuals/organisations on ‘The…
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The dawn of the Obama era has generated great hope all over the world.
Obama’s Promise of ‘Change’
Can Barack Obama really walk the talk on his promise of ‘change’ will depend on his resolve to stand against the influential capitalist lobby in his country. Despite being a…
The Malegaon Case
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has filed a 4,528-page charge-sheet against 14 accused, including Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and Sudhakar Dwivedi alias Dayanand Pandey. Three…
Turning the Other Cheek
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)
MALAYSIA’S OPPOSITION WINS
Malaysia’s opposition snatched a parliamentary seat from the beleaguered coalition government, in a by-election seen as a test of the nation’s political mood. The opposition alliance said the victory in…
MAKKAH CONFERENCE ON FATWA
The International Conference on Fatwa and Its Regulations held in Makkah demanded in its final communiqué the prosecution of the war criminals who attacked Gaza in violation of all humanitarian…
ARAB SUMMIT ON GAZA
Arab leaders pledged “all forms of support for the reconstruction of Gaza” but failed to set up a specific fund for the war-battered Palestinian territory, as they wound up a…
BAN KI-MOON SIDES WITH ABBAS
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Arab leaders to join together in backing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his efforts to reunite the war-ravaged Gaza Strip with the West Bank. Speaking…
AL-QADI FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST BUSH
Saudi businessman Yasin Al-Qadi started the process of filing a lawsuit in Washington claiming that he has been wrongfully accused by the Bush administration of financing terrorism, leading to the…
INCREASED INSURANCE PREMIUM FOR SMOKERS
Smokers Saudi Arabia will have to pay an increased premium for their health insurance policies, Health Minister Hamad Al-Manie said while spelling out a series of measures to be undertaken…
ROYAL CLEMENCY
A Turkish barber who was sentenced to death by a Jeddah court on blasphemy charges will soon be released following a royal clemency. It was decided to release of Sabri…
DO NOT LAY OFF LOCALS
Saudi labour minister Ghazi Al-Gosaibi said his ministry would not allow private sector companies to lay off Saudi employees on the pretext of global recession and at the same time…
NATO CASTIGATES AFGHAN GOVERNMENT
The head of the NATO alliance publicly took to task the Afghan government blaming it for the current resurgence of the Taliban. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, secretary general of NATO,…
MNS BULLIES SWEETS SHOP OWNER TO DROP KARACHI NAME
Mohan Sachdev – the owner of Karachi Sweets in Mumbai’s Mulund Colony is the latest victim of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s (MNS) “nationalism”. He is set to rechristen his shop…
DIGVIJAY ATTACKS KALYAN OVER BABRI MAJID DEMOLITION
Congress leader Digvijay Singh sought to temper the spirits in SP over Kalyan Singh by reminding it that the BJP leader had presided over the demolition of Babri Masjid. AICC…
LAWYERS PROTEST CHANGES IN CRPC
Lawyers across north India on January 19 went on a day-long strike in the district courts demanding withdrawal of the proposed changes in the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) that allow…
NOW MADRASA DEGREES ARE CBSE EQUIVALENT
The Central government has announced that Madrasa degrees will now be equivalent to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
SP PROBING SAMJHAUTA BLASTS RECEIVES THREAT CALL
A woman Railway Police officer probing the Samjhauta Express blast case on January 21 alleged she had received a telephone call threatening her with dire consequences if she persisted with…
KEY ACCUSED IN NANDED BLASTS IGNORED BY CBI
The Maharashtra Police’s chargesheet in the Malegaon blast case has raised questions on the nature of the CBI probe into the Nanded explosions that may have ignored the early signs…
HC QUESTIONS POLICE WHY NO INQUIRY WAS HELD IN JAMIA
The Delhi High Court has sought an explanation from Delhi Police for not initiating a magisterial inquiry into the Jamia Nagar encounter, despite NHRC guidelines to do so. “NHRC has…
HYPERTENSION A Worldwide Epidemic
Hypertension is a major public health problem in the US and worldwide. More than a quarter of world’s adults population totalling one billion, have it. National Health and Nutrition Examination…
Sincerely Yours
Pakistan need not prove its sincerity to foreign powers. – Tariq Majid, Pakistan’s Joint Chief of Staff Committee That sincerity is taken for granted. Azharuddin met Congress president Sonia Gandhi…
Tripura Announces Special Package for Minorities
In an attempt to strengthen the wilting Muslim support base of the party, the CPM-led Tripura government has decided to offer a special development package for the community. This New…
Who Cleans the Mess?
The noose of the global financial crisis has slowly begun to throttle the economies of the world with disastrous consequences. The American economy which is at the epicenter of the…
Breaking Gaza’s Will: Israel’s Enduring Fantasy
My three-year-old son Sammy walked into my room uninvited as I sorted through another batch of fresh photos from Gaza.
Gaza at Risk of Disease Outbreak: WHO Chief
After the end of fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, Gaza Strip now faces a high risk of disease outbreak, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Margaret…
Anti-Israel Protest Targets British Arms’ Company
Anti-Israel protesters on January 19 staged a demonstration in London outside an armament company that supplies military hardware to Israeli security forces. The Lichfield-based company, a subsidiary of Israel’s Elbit…
Thousands rally in Gaza City; leaders say resistance victorious
Thousands of Palestinians on January 20 rallied in cities across the Gaza Strip, responding to a Hamas declaration that the people should “celebrate the resistance victory in the war against…
Gaza Horror: Charges Filed against 15 Israeli Officials
International attorneys have filed war crime charges against 15 Israeli political and military officials, including Ehud Olmert, Tzipi Livni and Ehud Barak. Palestinian and international efforts continue to institute legal…
The Rocket Story
Over the years Israel has mastered the art of playing the victim of gross Arab belligerence whilst projecting itself as wanting nothing but peace if only the ‘uncivilised’ Arabs, and…
Memoryboy Stakes Claim to Guinness Entry
Mohammed Faisal, a 22-year old man from New Delhi, has staked claim to entry in Guinness Book of World Records.
Political Will is Required to Resolve Economic Problems
Hardly any political party says that the financial sector regulations have been more beneficial to the formal sector compared to informal sector, especially in terms of access to equity finance.…
Indian Republic Enters 60th Year
It was on 26th January 1950 that we promulgated our Constitution based on the universal principles of liberty, equality and fraternity, ensuring social, economic and political justice for all citizens…
Obama Obsession Grips Indian Media
SOROOR AHMED discusses why Indian media, both print and electronic, gave so wide and live coverage of the oath-taking ceremony of new US Presidnet, Barack Hussein Obama even at the cost…
