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Teaching and essence of Eid-Ul Fitr

The word Eid comes from Arabic, which means frequent coming. Again, Eid denotes happiness, joy, and pleasure. Again, the social connotation of Eid means festival. Eid-Ul-Fitr is the festival of breaking the fast. This day is celebrated throughout the whole
Mar. 29, 2025

Kulbhushan Jadhav not alone

IT is possible that Kulbhushan Jadhav will go home free in 2018. It is possible that the Pakistan government has other plans for the convicted man, spy or no spy. All countries
Jan. 3, 2018

The Healing Touch of Love

Henry Thoreau, the 19th century writer, naturalist and philosopher once remarked: “It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue, and so to make a
Jan. 2, 2018

The importance of being Mr Jinnah

IN one of the more unforgettable contemporary recollections of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Beverely Nichols in Verdict on India described the lanky and stylishly dressed barrister as the “most important man in Asia”.
Jan. 2, 2018

The trouble in Iran

In Kermanshah, a Kurdish town in Iran’s north-west, the protests on Friday were a classic scene of revolt: young men in battered clothes shouting and hurling rocks at the police as a
Jan. 2, 2018

A glimpse of hope

A grim year in India-Pakistan relations, 2017 has ended at somewhat at a positive note. Pakistan National Security Adviser (NSA) Gen (retired) Nasser Janjua and Indian NSA Ajit Doval finally met, though
Jan. 2, 2018

To counter Hindutva vigilantism,

Every passing week, in one part of the country or another, we Indians seem to underscore the validity of American civil rights champion Martin Luther King’s profound observation: “The ultimate tragedy of
Jan. 1, 2018