Wishing you a prosperous 2008

Wishing you and all your family members all the very best and a prosperous 2008

Wishing you and all your family members all the very best and a prosperous 2008

Wishing you and all your family members all the very best and a prosperous 2008

Wishing you and all your family members all the very best and a [...]

Indian Muslim’s dilemma

Indian Muslim’s dilemma 
 Ather Farouqui
     Following cataclysmic events such as 9/11 and the Iraq invasion that followed, the questions facing Muslims globally face Muslims in India as well. Of course, some of these questions are justified. They are relevant from the point of view of a fast-changing world where many in a community are blamed [...]

Religious Riots : Underlying Causes

Hindus should ask why people convert  

        The outbreak of communal violence in Orissa has disturbing implications. The state, with a 22 per cent tribal population, has been largely peaceful since the gruesome murder of Graham Staines, a Christian missionary, and his two children in 1999. As in the case of the Staines’s murder, Hindu fundamentalists were [...]

Religious Riots: Orissa

     Violence in the name of religion  can have  no place in this country. India cannot and should not turn into a Nazi Germany, Pakistan or Arabistan.
    Religious riots must be controlled with utmost severity. Reasons for the riots must be enquired into impartially. It is understood that the root cause was the demand of converted [...]

India in Danger: Pak Nuclear Arsenal and Terrorists

Pakistan is caught in a downward spiral of terrorism and violence.
     Worse, it has no worthwhile institution that inspires confidence. Its Legislatures are but empty wind bags, its political parties are in complete disarray. The judiciary which was trying to stand up has been buried up to the neck.
      The Army and the [...]

NRIs: Two shot dead in Richmond California

     TWO SIKH brothers from Patiala’s Model Town were shot dead in their restaurant in Richmond, California, on Thursday but the motive was not immediately clear.
      Their family and the Sikh community in Richmond suspect that Ravinder Kalsi (40) and his younger brother Paramjit Kalsi (30) were victims of mistaken identities as the two gunmen [...]

Rotary: Poster Painting: Participation

Rotary South West Delhi held a Poster Painting competetion on 25 Dec.
Over 600 chidren took part in the competetion.
Special thanks are due to Mr Pankaj Agarwal, Mr Watwani, Mr Subhash Dewan for inviting our under privilaged children. Thanks to Rahul Dewan for running till last minute collecting boards.
Furkan Pathan, Lakshman Ahirwar and Suraj Lal all aged 13 , [...]

Benazir Bhutto : Comments : A balanced view

Was she a credible hope for Pakistan?
     BENAZIR Bhutto’s killing will send shockwaves in political circles in India. She was a frequent visitor here in recent years and had a clutch of friends and admirers in our country. As a woman, well-educated and articulate at that, she elicited and enjoyed extra consideration. However, many did [...]

Pakistan : Protests over Bhutto’s Killing

      Conditions  are deteriorating in Pakistan. A wave of violence is bound to be unleashed in the next couple of days, The security forces will need to be on the hihest alert.  
 Leaders civil and military must retain composure for peace to return.
LAHORE, Dec 27: Paramilitary forces were alerted on Thursday night after spontaneous protests [...]

Bhutto: Aftermath

The aftermath of Benazir’s assassination will reverberate for a long time.
It will affect not only Pakistan but also its relations with other countries, notably the USA. The US will allow President Musharraf some time and gauge if he can ride out the storm that is to erupt in the next few days.
     In case [...]