The monsoon havoc
K S S Pillai Kerala, my home state, is known as ‘God’s Own Country’. Maybe that is why He tests the people of that state when He is in a ‘mischievous’ mood. While monsoon has withdrawn from most parts of the country, and people are getting out their blankets and woollen garments in preparation for […]
‘Wan Kokur’-Kalij Pheasant: JK’s own bird
M Ahmad On 21st October 2021, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir declared Kalij Pheasant as bird of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Kalij Pheasant is known as “Wan Kokur”, in Kashmiri. The bird, which is also known as “Lophura Leucomelanos”, is found particularly in Mansar, Surinsar, Jasrota and Bhaderwah areas of Jammu […]
Lessons from the stock market
Amit Singh Kushwaha I have been learning to trade stocks for three months. During this period, I attempted to learn and comprehend the stock market using the internet’s tools. I made a profit of one rupee when I initially started intraday stock trading. Although this is a little sum, it has piqued my curiosity in […]
Hands that chiseled marvels from soil
Tousif Raza Kashmir has lost several of its classical arts and crafts while there are few such artistic traditions, which have been decaying very fast. The revival looks now a distant dream. Pottery is one of such arts, which was once very popular and beloved in Kashmir. No doubt there have been millions of progressions […]
India will be known as a vaccine-superpower after Covid-19
Dr Balram Bhargava First, the unstinting dedication and untiring efforts of our frontline workers and healthcare professionals involved in the vaccination drive, who have risked their health to work without breaks through the pandemic is one of the main reasons we could achieve this milestone. Second, the rich experience of carrying out one of the […]
India needs to take stand on Tibet
Er. Prabhat Kishore China’s brazen claim on Indian territories from Arunachal Pradesh to Ladakh and time and again pre-planned objections on visits of Indian dignitaries is not new. China’s propaganda machinery does this just to keep the matter alive. Recently, China has made objection to Vice President’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh and repeated its previous […]
Team India-Responding to adversity with achievement
Narendra Modi India completed vaccination of 100 crore doses on 21st October 2021, in just about 9 months since starting vaccination. This has been a tremendous journey in dealing with Covid-19, especially when we recall how things stood in early 2020. Humanity was dealing with such a pandemic after 100 years and no-one knew much […]
Public schooling system requires rapid expansion
Vijay Garg Despite India being one of the world’s youngest countries in terms of age, our investment in human capital remains one of the lowest. With nearly one-third of our population belonging to the 5-19 years age group (Census 2011), there is a vast pool of human capital that needs to be tapped by investing […]
A ray of hope
India on Wednesday recorded lowest active covid-19 cases since 229 days as 14,623 new coronavirus infections were logged taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,41,08,996, while the active cases declined to 1,78,098, the lowest in 229 days. Interestingly, the daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 30,000 for 26 straight days […]
Quran, Islam and Human Rights
M Ahmad When we speak of human rights in Islam we really mean that these rights have been granted by God, they have not been granted by any king or by any legislative assembly. The rights granted by the kings or the legislative assemblies, can also be withdrawn in the same manner in which they […]
