CORPORATE FUNDING How It Muddies the Political Process
Vol. XLVII No. 4
Date: April 26, 2009
Caught on Wrong Foot
SOROOR AHMED criticises the conduct of two leading sportspersons who showed disrespect to President of India and brought a bad name to the sports world.
Reshape Education on the Basis of Social Justice: SIO
Education must be reshaped on the basis of social justice and basic humanitarian values, demands Students Manifesto released in the Capital by Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) on April…
AIMMM condemns continued kidnapping and torture of Muslim youths
In a letter to the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and Home Minister PC Chidambram and later released to the press on April 17, All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat President…
Implement Recommendations of Ravi Chander Report on illegal detention of
Andhra Pradesh Minority Commission appointed Ravi Chander as Advocate Commissioner to (probe into and) submit a factual report on the illegal detention and torture of Muslim youth. Advocate Ravi Chander…
Padma Awards Again
It refers to justified criticism of Indian cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Mahender Singh Dhoni for failing to turn up to receive Padma awards from President of India at Rashtrapati Bhawan,…
Zero Tolerance towards the Riot-Tainted
An Indian journalist did a shoe-gate on Home Minister P Chidambaram and that has sparked a row over the manner of the protest. Later, the Sikh journalist apologised for his…
Minorities in BJP Manifesto
A member of a minority community will want to pinch himself to see if he is not dreaming when he reads the part of the BJP manifesto titled Minority communities: Healthy…
Venomous Communalism
Varun Gandhi’s highly inflammatory vitriolic anti-Muslim speech is both obnoxious and unpardonable. It has added fuel to the raging fire of communalism.
Two Miraculous Aayats in the Qur’ān
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)
MALAWI MUSLIMS ENDEAVOUR GIRL EDUCATION
A new college was set up by the local Muslim community to train female teachers. It is seen as part of sincere efforts to bridge the gap of gender education…
WAR CRIMES OF BUSH
Amnesty International US members and other activists will be meeting with their US Representatives and Senators to urge Congress to fully investigate the US government’s abuses in the ‘war on…
ROLE OF MOSQUES IN USA
In America mosques are much more than a place where Muslims perform their prayers. They are rather centres considered the community’s spiritual home, cultural and social hub and political awareness…
BID TO TARNISH HEZBOLLAH
Kamal Helbawi, director of the London-based Centre for Terrorism Studies, said the Egyptian government has turned into a tool in the hands of Israelis and Americans who are not happy…
CNG STATIONS IN IRAN
Bayernservices, which is an affiliate of the German gas provider Bayerngas, is to spearhead the expansion of natural gas fuel stations in Iran.
SWAT AGREEMENT ECHOED
Pakistan rejected the US criticism at Shari’ah regulations in Swat. The US had called the Swat development as “less democracy and less human rights.” Foreign Office spokesman of Pakistan Abdul…
CIC FLAYS OFFICIALS FOR NOT GIVING DETAILS TO RTI APPLICANT
The matter of establishing samadhis and memorials of political leaders has reached the corridors of the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC), which has come down heavily on Delhi government and Ministry of Urban…
MULAYAM SINGH SAYS NO TO COMPUTERS, ENGLISH
Samajwadi party supremo Mulayam Singh has said that the use of English and computers in the school is not good for our country, and those who are supporting the use…
ABHINAV BHARAT LINKED TO 2007 AJMER BLAST: POLICE
Investigations into the 2007 Ajmer blast have led the Rajasthan police to the members of self-styled Hindu group Abhinav Bharat, which was alleged to be behind the Malegaon blast, reports…
NHRC RAPS COPS IN BATLA HOUSE CASE
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday pulled up Delhi Police for its argument that a judicial probe into the September 19 Batla House encounter will “demoralise” the force.
SENIOR ADVOCATE ALLEGES POLICE HAND IN MALBARI LAWYER’S MURDER
“The policemen have killed my boy. Naushad Kasimji was defending a number of victims who suffered torture in the hands of policemen and several cases involving human rights violation,” charged …
MISSIONARY SCHOOL TO AMEND RULES AFTER JAMAAT’S INTERVENTION
A missionary in Madhya Pradesh that expelled a Muslim student for sporting a beard on campus will amend its rules to avoid such controversies in the future.
MAULANA AZAD VARSITY LAUNCHES ORIENTATION PROGRAMME
Maulana Azad National Urdu University Hyderabad is going to launch an orientation programme for university assistant professors and lecturers of colleges and post graduate colleges from May 13 to June…
RE-LAUNCH THE ALIGARH MOVEMENT
Professor P.K. Abdul Azis, Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University exhorted Indians to re-launch the Aligarh Movement initiated by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the pioneer of Modern Education in…
A visionary’s manifesto
When , at a quite advanced age. The late abdul Ghani Dar a controversial parliamentarian of the late 60s, entered into his secomd matrimonial alliance with a lady. Much younger…
A Visionary’s Manifesto
When, at a quite advanced age, the late Abdul Ghani Dar, a controversial parliamentarian of the late 60s, entered into his second matrimonial alliance with a lady, much younger to…
TOI Leads the Terror-mongering Pack
Terror is the biggest business today at home and abroad. Everyone is a beneficiary. The government gets more clout and more powers over the lives of its hapless subjects through…
Where a Hundred Powers Bloom…
SOROOR AHMED draws a picture of the changed political scenario in which regional and sub-regional parties and forces are playing a significant role in the makeup of Parliament and paving the…
The 15th Lok Sabha A Look at Its Complexion
On the completion of the 14th Lok Sabha DR. S. AUSAF SAIED VASFI examines its contributions as well as its failures and looks at the complexion of the mandate for the next Lok…
Risk Management in an Islamic Framework
Let’s look at risk man faces in economic activity in general and in finance in particular. Economic prosperity and the efficiency and stability of our financial system depend on proper…
Selfless Social Service Ensures Nation Building
DR. ZIAUDDIN AHMAD NADVI elaborates on the AlHikmah Foundation, his mission in life and highlights the importance of ‘Peace’ in an exclusive interview with SAAD BIN ZIA.
Need For a Broad-based Muslim Party
The juggernaut of election to the 15th Lok Sabha is rolling with high speed and its first phase is already over. Leaders of different political parties are busy in making all…
LS elections cost 18,000 crore, candidates spend 3-5 crore each
Who says India is a poor country. If you look at the money being spent on the Lok Sabha election in India you will be taken aback. It is almost…
CORPORATE FUNDING How It Muddies the Political Process
RAJINDAR SACHAR laments that there is almost no public debate on corporate money power muddying the political process in the country, and underlines the need to impose a blanket ban on…
