Daughter’s wedding should not be delayed
Rayees Ahmad Kumar After the birth of a girl child every parent wishes to educate her, raise her and to fulfill her legal demands according to their financial strengths. It is beyond any doubt that even in today’s computer and technological age a big chunk of people don’t desire at all to be the parents […]
India’s Central Asian Outreach
Asad Mirza India’s ties with Central Asia can be traced back to the ancient Silk Road, along which goods, people, and ideas flowed. Geographically Central Asia has been at the intersection of crucial political and economic transformations for centuries. While the dissolution of the Silk Road limited exchanges, there is a renewed effort to reconnect […]
Poem
Mushtaq Hurrah An unending night of gloom And despair, caged me To a corner of my room I dragged the curtain Of my window Very hesitantly The eclipsed moon And the fractured stars Are cursing their fate A Terrible silence Engulfed the earth As if every soul Has flown to the heavens There is howling […]
Disciplined life
N J Ravi Chander Memories of our late father, MN Jayaraman, remain indelibly etched. A stickler for being well-groomed, he was always clean-shaven and impeccably attired. His grooming kit included Bharat safety razor blades, Godrej shaving round, an alum block, Lifebuoy soap and Pond’s Dreamflower Talc. He hesitantly added Old Spice aftershave lotion to his […]
Responsibilities of a spouse
Mir Ishraqa Aijaz The relationship between a husband and wife is not like that of neighbors or friends; it is much more extreme—on the verge of unity. The Quran expresses this nicely: وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا لِّتَسْكُنُوا إِلَيْهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُم مَّوَدَّةً وَرَحْمَةً إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ “And of His […]
China playing aggressor Respected Sir, China is digressing the India-China border issues and trying to mislead India by slamming US and cautioning it to stay out of the course. This is obvious and unsurprising to expect from the Chinese side. It is in cognizance of China that Pentagon provides India, the satellite images of the […]
Drug abuse: A growing concern
Mubashir Azmat ‘Addiction is an adaptation; it’s not you it’s the cage you live in’ (Johann Hari) Drug addiction or drug abuse is a disorder characterized by excessive use of drugs that are harmful to our body. Drug addiction has become a major growing menace of the modern world. People from different age groups become […]
Whitney Wolfe Herd: The Queen Bee of Bumble
Sufaya Yousuf If you have dedication, courage and confidence in yourself then even the strongest tempest can’t break your dreams. Whitney Wolfe Herd, also known by the name ‘The Queen Bee of Bumble’, a female billionaire at the age of 31 and former co-founder and VP of Marketing at Tinder, was born on 1 July […]
Rules for Civil Service
KM Chandrasekhar, TKA Nair The Indian Administrative Service has been making big headlines with the chief minister of West Bengal and other states taking serious objections to the central government’s proposed amendments to the rules governing the deputation of IAS officers. For the sake of effective governance and in the spirit of cooperative federalism, any […]
Concept of Mehr in Islam
Mir Ishraqa Aijaz Marriage in Islam is a legal contract between two parties and not a holy sacrament. Many terms and conditions in the marriage contract are obligatory, while others can be set and agreed to at the time of marriage. The gift or dower given as a mark of respect to the wife at […]
