The public prospect towards administration of COVID vaccine
Dr Shekhar Biswas Since the launch of COVID-19 vaccine is just underway, with conclusions of the clinical trials, a probable list of people being administered with the vaccine would include the frontline workers, healthcare workers, senior citizens and people with co-morbidities since they are at an increased risk of contracting the illness or develop severe […]
Books: The wisest of counselors
Mohammad Hussain Khan Reading is to mind what exercise is to the body. The most nourishing and the richest food for the mind is the reading a book. Books are always source of pleasure. They are golden mines of art, literature, science, psychology, philosophy, religion etc. They instruct us in times of need, they thrill […]
Beard a mandatory ‘Sunnah’
Raashid Ul Nabi Khan Keeping beard is Wajib (mandatory) for all men. To keep beard is a Sunnah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). All the prophets and companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) had beard. There has been evidence from the Sunnah and unanimous opinion of the scholars of Islam that it is […]
A big boost to clean energy
PM Narendra Modi has dedicated a 450 KM long Kochi – Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline to the Nation. He indicated that the pipeline would improve the ease of living in both the states and reduce the expenses of the poor, middle class, and entrepreneurs. This is a laudable move towards ‘One Nation, One Gas Grid’. […]
A long-forgotten ‘burglary’
K S S Pillai During my career as a college teacher spanning over three decades, it is but natural that there would be several memorable incidents. One that I had almost forgotten, but brought back to my memory years later, is that of a ‘burglary’ of my office room. And those who reminded me of […]
Brexit: Finale at last!
Asad Mirza On 31 December 2020, at 11 pm UK time and 12 pm Brussels time, four years, 27 weeks and two days after a referendum that split the UK almost down the middle in 2016, the curtains on the Brexit saga, finally came down, as the UK left the embrace of the European Union […]
True Friendship: The treasured possession
Mohammad Hussain Khan True friendship is what gives us reason to stay strong in life. Friendship makes life sweet and thrilling. It is a feeling that someone understands and appreciates you as you are, without exaggeration, flattery and pretensions. It gives a feeling that you are “wanted” and that you are “someone” and not a […]
A system stinking at every pore!
Desh Bir They had come to attend the cremation ceremony of a fellow human being, but they never knew that this would be the last cremation to be attended by them. At least twenty-two of them had their life snuffed out of them as the lintel of the shed under which they had taken shelter […]
Stop crime against women
It is appalling to note that the National Commission for Women, (NCW) has received 23,722 complaints of crimes committed against women in 2020. These complaints are the highest in the last six years. According to the NCW data, most of the grievances were linked to domestic violence, harassment of married women or dowry harassment, police […]
Dawah should echo everywhere
Sheikh Arshid The current age of mass transit and modern technology offers a Muslim about the feelings of complete comfort and ease from the physical pain. But the Muslim never bothered about the need of a spiritual revival and spread of Islam. Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and his companions have during their own times, shown their […]
