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in CommentIt is time for Muslims to do introspection
I heard what French President Macron said after the horrifying beheading of a school teacher. He neither criticised Islam nor the Prophet. He only expressed his anguish at this gory incident. So, what is all the fuss about created by many Muslims in many countries? Even if some people felt Macron insulted the Prophet (which […] More
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in CommentEven if corona doesn’t kill, hunger will kill them
Man is a social being, and cannot survive for long in isolation. Human beings are dependent on other human beings for existence. Robinson Crusoe may sound great in a novel, but he is a fictional character. So social distancing may be acceptable for a short time, but not for long. Moreover, 90% of our workforce […] More
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Should doctors refuse to treat infected patients until provided PPE?
It is reported that many doctors in government hospitals in Bihar have refused to work in their hospitals unless they are provided with personal protective equipment to avoid coronavirus infection. One can understand the concern of these doctors. But then what happens to their Hippocratic oath? There are many infectious diseases, but if doctors ignore […] More
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in Comment‘Bas ho Chuki namaz musalla uthaiye’ – (Namaz is over, lift the prayer mat)
The foremost duty of state institutions is to maintain law and order. Shaheen Bagh agitators had no doubt the right to protest but they had no right to block roads. The state authorities should have used police force and thrown out the road blockers. But instead what is being done is a drama, in which […] More
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in Comment‘The Supreme Court’s Munich type appeasement’
In my article ‘Spineless Govt and Spineless Court’ published in therationaldaily.com I had said that the Supreme Court should have ordered the police to use force and throw out the protesters blocking roads near Shaheen Bagh who had taken the law into their own hand, instead of sending ‘interlocutors’ to go to these lawless people with folded […] More
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in Comment‘Spineless Govt and Spineless Court’
What is this drama the Supreme Court doing by asking mediators appointed by it to go to Shaheen Bagh and request the anti CAA protesters to vacate the roadblocks? The Court should have directed the police to throw out the protesters blocking the roads near Shaheen Bagh by using force. People have a right to […] More
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in CommentIIT Kanpur administration should stop making itself a laughing stock
Prof Manindra Agarwal, Dy Director, IIT Kanpur, and head of the panel appointed by the Director to inquire into the incident of 17th December 2019 in the campus has issued a statement that the panel will not enquire into the question whether the poem Hum Dekhenge by the famous Urdu poet Faiz hurts Hindu sentiments. […] More
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in CommentThe song called ‘Tiruppavai’
The month of Marghazhi ( in Hindi Maagh ) has begun in Tamilnadu. In this month many Tamizhans, particularly the ladies, sing a song called ‘Tiruppavai’ composed perhaps a thousand years ago by the poet saint Andal, who lived in a town called Srivilliputhur ( which I have visited ). Often this poem is sung […] More
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in CommentInnocents are targeted, framed & suppressed whilst instigators & culprits go Scot free
Today we are at a phase where discrimination, divisiveness has spilled us onto violence against each other, triggering hatred, that consumes the nation on lines of ignorance & religion! Where compassion & love for one another should flow, flows blood! Innocents are targeted, framed & suppressed whilst instigators & culprits go Scot free! We have […] More
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in Clarification, Comment, Opinion‘The CJI told me in Court, you can tear it if you want, I proceeded to tear it’
A clarification by Justice Markandey Katju Recently the Senior Supreme Court lawyer,, Dr Rajeev Dhavan, whom I had praised in my article ‘Rajeev Dhavan, the Atticus Finch of our times ‘ ( published in the wire.in ) was criticised by some people for tearing some paper in the Courtroom in the Supreme Court when the […] More
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‘I regard Sir Syed as a British agent, like Gandhi, Jinnah, Savarkar, Tagore…’
Today, October 17th is celebrated as Sir Syed Day, being the birthday of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, the founder of Aligarh Muslim University. I regard Sir Syed as a British agent, like Gandhi, Jinnah, Savarkar, Tagore, Allama Iqbal, Bankim Chandra, Tilak, Aurobindo, and many others. I have written an article on Sir Syed titled ‘ […] More