Devotion to God
Dr. Sheikh Arshid There was yet another shocking incident that took place before few days when a young woman, Ishrat Jan, Aripal Tral, died due to heart attack. The death was quite surprising as she was married just a year back. After giving birth to a beautiful baby she left her infant into the arms […]
Muslims in a Whirlpool

Asad Mirza It seems as if the forces inimical to the Indian Muslims have made it a strategy to challenge the community on one issue or the other in a sustained manner. Moreover, these challenges are thrown mostly when the political scenario at the central or state level is hot due to the elections. Beginning […]
Colours spell life!
Desh Bir The two contrary colours that we are wont to think of are black and white. The light that nature has given to us is white light and it contains in itself an amalgam of seven colours. Absence of natural light automatically scripts darkness which stands for the black color. We often talk of […]
The will to decide
Mohammad Rizwan One cannot imagine how rapidly have humans progressed in recent times. There is rarely any field where one can get stuck. Be it in medical sciences or transportation or modern machinery, there is rarely any field we have not conquered. Everything is at the fingertips of a person. Whether you need medicines or […]
Extrapulmonary TB affecting spinal cord can be life threatening
Dr. Satnam Singh Chhabra It is a common notion that tuberculosis affects the pulmonary system (lungs), but very few people are aware that the life-threatening ailment is also known to affect other parts of the body than the lungs alone. As per the recent medical statistics, around 12-15% of the total TB patients in India […]
A punishing act

Dr Sheikh Arshid The former Chairman of Shia waqf board, Waseem Rizvi’s remarks about the Quran and filing of a petition in the SC seeking to remove 26 verses of the Quran has evoked widespread condemnation and even protests. The Valley-based mass protestation by all Muslim religious organisation in condemnation of sacreligist, shia leader, remarked […]
Adhere to protocols
It is a matter of grave concern that the Election Commission of India has asked all parties to follow the security protocols till the coming assembly elections in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry States. The Commission’s direction comes after reports that the star campaigners on some occasions are not adhering to the […]
Ridicule seldom helps
Bashir Ahmad Dar Black sheep is a common idiom we all use when we intend to disown an individual for his/her misdeeds and repulsive behavior. The term can trace its origin from the occasional black sheep which are born in a folk of white sheep. The fleece of the black sheep is considered as undesirable […]
Journalism: An all-encompassing role
Er. Prabhat Kishore “Journalism is said to be history written in hurry”- Noted Journalist Sri Ananth Narayan Hariharan advocated. It is news-collection, news-editing, preparation of headlines, editorial writings, proof reading and make-up etc. It is an art, a science, a profession, a mission and is an eternal source of strength. It is a chronicle of […]
Qaseeda-e-Mi’raaj: Let the intellect bow its head

Mi’raaj-un-Nabi is one of the greatest miracles given to Prophet (saw), whose testimony Allah Himself provides (Al-Asra, 01). The distance traversed and proximity to Allah achieved by Prophet(saw) is such that the eyes of imagination surrender and deny to comment beyond the spot (the lote-tree) where Hazrat Jibreel (AS) takes his leave, fearing that any […]