Scoliosis patients: Timely treatment can improve the cosmetic appeal
Dr SK Rajan Attributing to manifold reasons, India is a home to the largest number of cases of spinal deformities. The major causes include accidents, social violence, nutrition deficiency, post-polio complications and congenital problems. While scoliosis is one of the under rated spinal complications in its mild form, yet the society has stigmatized such patients. […]
Respect your celebrity scholars but do not idolize them
Raashid Ul Nabi Khan There is new concept prevailing now-a-days, that is ‘celebrity scholars’ but in Islam there does not exist the term celebrity. It is clearly an innovation. First of all let us see, how an ordinary Muslim can know who the scholars are? The sign of the scholar and faqeeh who is qualified […]
Prejudice: The invisible fault lines
The best way of achieving success is to learn something from every person, state, country and nation
Syed Mustafa Ahmad Prejudice can be defined as the preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. Oliver Goldsmith, an Irish poet and essayist, in his essay “Pride and Prejudices” has rightly maintained that a prejudiced man is very dangerous for the society. He is of the opinion that he would like […]
Marriage can prove stressful for men also
Only good family values can ensure that marriages last long
Rayees Ahmad Kumar In Islamic perspective marriage is a legal and social contract between two individuals. Marriage is an act of Islam and is strongly recommended. Marriage is an important part of building healthy and protective relationships. Holy prophet (PBUH) said “Marriage is a part of my sunnah, and whoever does not follow my sunnah […]
Globalization can have serious consequences
India cannot afford to merge its economy with bigger economies because at some time in the future, it may prove disastrous
Syed Mustafa Ahmad Globalization can be defined as free flow of ideas, goods, services and people. Globalization has existed throughout history. However, the speed and the scale of the movements of the goods have been different from period to period. In the past, due to lack of Science and technology, the rate of globalization was […]
Kashmir: The Lost Shangrila
Kashmir has always been more than a mere place. It has the quality of an experience, or a state of mind, or perhaps an ideal……. Jan Morris
Bilal Ahmad Dar Kashmir has witnessed a cataclysmic change in the last couple of years. The unfavorable political conditions and other allied things are responsible for the same. David Devdas in his book ‘The Generation of Rage in Kashmir’ points out that: 2008, 2010, and 2016 are the three important points in the recent history […]
Failure to uphold a neighborhood policy
It is high time for a critical review of the policy India pursues
Kanchan Basu To put events sequentially, on 5 and 6 May, 2020, some 250 Chinese and Indian soldiers came to a hand-to-hand fight using iron rods, wooden batons and stones near a mountain spur called “Finger 5” on the northern bank of the Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh. The fierce fighting left many injured on […]
Late conception linked to risk of breast cancer
Awareness should be created among masses to get most breast cancers detectable at early stages
Dr Nupur Gupta Motherhood is a boon for many women but it may also be sifted with the fear of developing breast cancer. When a breast cancer is diagnosed during the pregnancy or in the first year postpartum, it is termed as Pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC). While this ailment remains the second most common cause […]
An end to our sufferings: Shall we ever be happy again? What is our future? We need answers
Syed Mustafa Ahmad Bloodshed has become the order of the day in Kashmir since 1990. Not a day passes without the killing of an innocent or a culprit. Is it our ill-fate or is it our own evil deeds that have made us prone to violence? It is very difficult to reach the truth, given […]
A wronged childhood: Childhood of the past and the present are totally different
Syed Mustafa Ahmad Children are like free birds. They want to do whatever they like. They don’t understand restrictions. They also don’t accept restrictions. They have freedom and want to make best use of it. It is a well-known fact that a child should enjoy some years of his life to its full as it […]
