India, Australia – Joint winners in trade
Shri Piyush Goyal The India Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (IndAus ECTA) heralds another new chapter in India’s exciting rise in the global trading arena. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, the country is regularly scaling new heights in the fiercely competitive global market. Just last month, India achieved and exceeded the ambitious export […]
World Health Day: Healthy child healthy world
M Ahmad Child health is a state of physical, mental, intellectual, social and emotional well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Healthy children live in families, environments, and communities that provide them with the opportunity to reach their fullest developmental potential. Early child development sets the foundation for lifelong learning, behavior, and […]
Relevance of Surya Puja, ChhathVrat
Er. Prabhat Kishore The Holy Purans deal with several types of stories related to Suryopasana (worship of Sun). The Sun is called the soul of the world in the Vedas. In the Vedic period, the Sun was considered to be the creator of the entire universe. The meaning of Surya is – all inspiring. In […]
Ramzan: A month of piety, salvation
Aubaid Akhoon The crescent of Ramadan does not come alone, it generally accompanies heaps of bliss and favors. The Prophet Muhmmad (PBUH) said : when the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of the Heavens are opened and the gates of Hell are closed and the devils are chained. (Sahih-Al Bukhari Fasting book 30, hadith […]
Promote sports not commercialism
Mahfooz Ahmad Bakshi Cricket, a most loved sport among Kashmiri youth. People play it with an extreme level of dedication. It’s not just a game, but a passion followed by enthusiastic and committed lads. They may forget to take their meals, but they never forget to play cricket. It seems like this game of ball […]
India charting its own path
Asad Mirza Last week saw a flurry of diplomatic activities in New Delhi, with quite a large number of foreign ministers and security advisers coming over to convince the Indian leadership to change its stand on the Russia-Ukraine war and support the western coalition against Russia. The week also saw stern condemnation and accusation of […]
Ramadan: The month of blessings, mercies and compassion
Eijaz Mir Ramadan is a month of seeking blessings, the month of charity, the month of seeking repentance, the month of penance and penitence, the month of atonement and welfare, the month of sympathy, the month of seeking billions and trillions of mercies, the month of care, love and peace, the pious and sacred month […]
Gods govern the world
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shanker Back in 2001, when I returned to India after speaking at the World Economic Forum, Atal Behari Vajpayee ji requested me to step in and initiate talks with the stakeholders in the Ayodhya dispute. At his behest, I met a number of prominent Muslim leaders and other influential members of […]
Smoking kills
Asiya Wani Smoking refers to the act of inhaling and exhaling the fumes of burning plant material. A variety of plant materials are smoked, including marijuana and hashish, but the act is most commonly associated with tobacco as smoked in a cigarette, cigar, or pipe. Smoking mostly starts at young age because teenagers in the […]
Smart phones are damaging to eyes
Dr Pradeep Sharma Taking utmost care of your eyes is essential as they are the most delicate and important organs of the body. But the rising menace of electronic gadgets in personal and office life is turning everyone into gadget addicts. It is important to know that gadgets do not emit any harmful rays or […]