What to know about Omicron
By: Dr. Umer Farooq Much has been written and said about the new omicron variant but like early variants of the virus, the findings are likely to change with every passing day. Till date, what we know about the omicron is that it spreads faster than the Delta variant that killed lakhs of people in […]
Thanksgiving- A complex holiday including falsehoods, fabrication
By: Mohammed Khaku The history of Thanksgiving contains fabrications and historians have rewritten history by glorification of White English settlers who came on the Mayflower to establish the Plymouth colony in what is today Plymouth, Massachusetts. The vicious reality of American Indian genocide and unforgiveable legacy of slavery which grew from that original sin and […]
South Africa: early data suggest Omicron is more transmissible but less severe
By: Harsha Somaroo Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces but home to a quarter of the country’s population. It is also the country’s economic power house. These factors have contributed to it becoming the epicentre of the COVID-19 epidemic. Gauteng’s COVID-19 surveillance aims to provide an understanding of the province’s experience. This […]
India – Bangladesh can benefit from growing trade, economic ties
By: Pathik Hasan Bangladesh’s stable economic development is creating new opportunities for India’s northeastern states and work on a CEPA trade agreement is ongoing. The two countries are celebrating 50 years of India-Bangladesh friendship and India’s President Ram NathKovind was on an official trip to Bangladesh as well. 2021 marks the golden jubilee of the […]
Role of Differently-abled Persons in Equalization of Opportunities
By: M Ahmad Differently-abled persons can be anyone from tax consumers to tax payers, from beneficiaries to benefactors, given the opportunity for self-development and provided with equal opportunities of education, vocational training and employment. When we look back in time we find that the beginnings of works for the disabled leading to better opportunities, more […]
Honoring the study of Mathematics
On National Mathematics day…
Every year India celebrates its National Mathematics Day on 22, December in the memory of one of its finest and legendary mathematicians Srinivasa Ramanujan. Since 2012 this day is being celebrated to recognise the contribution and acknowledge the work of this genius Indian mathematician and various seminars, workshops, programs, debates and lectures are held in […]
Excessive Chemicals in Ground Waters is a worrying sign
By: ALEE KHAN According to the recently released Central Ground Water Board report, the groundwater in 249 districts of 18 states of India is saline, while in 370 districts of 23 states, fluoride was found to exceed the normal standard. Arsenic is reported in 154 districts in 21 states. Similarly, cadmium was found in groundwater […]
Is enrolment drive by government schools enough of an initiative?
By: Peer Mohammad Amir Qureshi One who treads a path in search of knowledge has his path to Paradise made easy by God- Riyadh us-Saleheen Education is the basic right of an individual, atleast in democratic setups and progressive countries. According to Islam, acquiring knowledge has been made compulsory by Almighty Allah for both men […]
BAN ON TABLIGHI JAMAAT BY SAUDI ARABIA
By: Er.Ishfaq Khaliq Saudi government bans Tabligi Jammat claiming that it not only preaches faith in a wrong way but also encourages terrorism. Recently the news was making rounds on social media and other news platforms. The move triggered massive spate of discussions across the Muslim countries which generally criticized the move since the Tablighi […]
Golden Jubilee and the War of Liberation-1971
The Battle was unique in the way that it started before the official commencement of the
India Pakistan war on 03 December 1971 and continued even after the formal surrender by Pakistan Army. By: Dr. ZAHOOR AHMAD RATHER The President of India Ram Nath Kovind will likely arrive to Dhaka to attend the golden jubilee celebration of Bangladesh’s Victory Day. The two-day visit comes at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart, […]
