Ayodhya verdict

The idea of justice clashes with the idea of India

WRITE HAND BY AJAZ UL HAQUE

The verdict is finally out. It needs a strong legal acumen or a deep knowledge of history and mythology to actually understand the nuances of the decision. Moreover to comment on a High Court judgement without going through the text of the judgment itself will only add to the hollowness of the argument More

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Kashmir and Ayodhya

New Delhi can capitalise on an environment of compromise

DATELINE SRINAGAR By Arjimand Hussain Talib

There is a sixth century fable which tells about a boy playing in the fields, and who got stung by a nettle. The boy ran home to his mother, telling her that he had just touched that nasty weed, and it had stung him.   “It was just your touching it my boy,” said the mother, “ More

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Help them –and you won’t feel guilty

This is the time for us to share the grief of our own people

TRAGEDY By Dr Rumana Makhdoomi

With a heavy heart and an occupied mind we slogged through the holy month of Ramadan. We remembered our dead and at times prayed for the injured. Though, we thronged the markets, Eid did not amuse us. Greetings seemed unnecessary, food tasted metallic and survival in the present chaos seemed a burden More

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