Politics

The sprawling Jinnah House, located at the posh Malabar Hill area of Mumbai, is witnessing a fierce legal battle for possession of the priced property. After a brief lull, the prolonged legal battle between the 90-year old Dina Wadia, daughter of…

Major General Mrinal Suman

History is most unforgiving. As historical mistakes cannot be undone,
they have complex cascading effect on a nation’s future. Here are seven
historical blunders that have changed the course of independent…

Malaysia considers itself to be a moderate Islamic country with freedom of religion for all, and yet you read stories about people like Banggarma Subramaniam and you say to yourself “what freedom of religion?” It doesn’t fully exist in any Islamic…

In the midst of an impressive security detail, the body of drug kingpin Ignacio “Nacho” Coronel, co-capo of the Pacific cartel, killed by the Mexican Army last Thursday, and his nephew, Mario ël Gallo’Carrasco Coronel, who was killed by the Army…

ON July 31 Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni in Dhaka stated that we have decided to reopen Bangladesh embassy in Afghanistan shortly. The process has been initiated and good news will be shared. According to the minister an official team will visit…

Candidly, every religion is pure and simple in its initial state when it was formulated by its creator. Could we ever condemned Buddha, Christ, Muhammad and such other prophets whose wisdom saved us in the face of serious adversities of this beautiful…

I believe the Muslim clerics who condemn this practice and insist that it has nothing to do with Islam. There is enough evidence to prove that it pre-dates Islam by quite a few centuries. That’s still no excuse for the practice.

Unlike male…

Extremism in any form is dangerous, particularly when religion is involved, and it really matters not which faith. In fact, fundamentalists in most religions are very similar in their thought processes and actions. Ironically, ultra conservative…

The British Prime Minister David Cameron’s unequivocal stand that the priceless Kohinoor will not be returned to its original owner India has put paid to the hopes of more than 100 crore people of this country.

‘If you say yes to one you suddenly…

There is a huge emphasis placed on remaining a virgin until marriage in certain religions and cultures. Although highly commendable, it’s not very practical for most young people who have no control over their raging hormones, or young couple’s in…