Redeeming Qandeel’s pledge
IF India and Pakistan share one thing with gusto, it is their hidebound patriarchal societies. It has to be handed
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Author: The India Observer
Marriages of desperation by Rafi Zakaria
WAR bleeds people; it spills over borders, rivers, deserts, and forests, with people hiding and pleading and always, always running.
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MUSLIM RELIGIOUS SCHOLARS, SAINTS OR SINNERS?
WHO HAS JURISDICTION TO JUDGE THE ACTIONS OF RELIGIOUS PROFESSIONALS IN THE AMERICAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY? On September 22nd, a religious
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Bullet Train Is An Expensive Toy Of No Use: Hard hitting FB Post by Top Official
‘India and Japan signed a MoU yesterday for the development of a high-speed rail corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad using
Read MoreMuslim ‘Solidarity’
THE Rohingyas of Myanmar are back on the front pages, their desperate plight confirming that the ‘civilised’ world of the
Read MoreSauce for the goose and gander
“THEY have the president. They have the vice president. They have both houses of Congress. They have the supreme court
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Over 14,000 Pakistani-Americans Celebrate Pakistan Independence Day in NJ
On a perfect summer day, Pakistani-American community gathered from New Jersey as well as from neighbouring states like Connecticut, Pennsylvania,
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Child Abuse
According to UNICEF violence against children can be “physical and mental abuse and injury, neglect or negligent treatment, exploitation and
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The wood in the axe
THESPIAN Dilip Kumar used an interesting metaphor in his movie Kranti, or revolution. The earthy couplet went thus: “Kulhadi mein
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How about the 4th july for Iraq and Syria?
I came across this post which was written by Doaa Saleh Nassar an Egyptian-American and addressed to “American and European
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Beef ban is utter bullshit
The ban on beef slaughter to prevent ‘religious sentiments’ from getting ‘hurt’ is utter bullshit. The Indian cow does not
Read MoreThe curious case of two lynchings and India’s reactions to them
Back to back, in the past week, two Indian citizens were lynched by mobs in two different states of India
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Salutation to Hazrat Ali on his martyrdom day; there is none like him in the encyclopedia of Islam.
“The zeal and virtue of Ali were never outstripped by any recent proselyte. He united the qualifications of a poet,
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The X Files of Turkey & the US: The Conflict Is Out There
According to Hurriyet Daily News, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on May 12, 2017, that U.S. support of the Syrian Kurds
Read MoreFive male Judges, Different Faith, Triple Talaq, No Women Judge, Give me a break!
“Five Supremes, from five different religions, are listening to the case for and against the triple talaq in the Supreme
Read MoreIndia on the dark road to ZERO Credibility
India is on the dark road to 0 Source Credibility… “When you go to India say something positive about demonetisation.
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Sonia Gandhi is not a foreigner anymore
Mr. Modi says Sonia has been living in India for almost 50 years and still can’t speak Hindi. He’s just
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My Dream Entertainment’s Girls Nightout event
My Dream Entertainment’s Girls Nightout event on 5th May, 2017 was a huge hit. The night was filled up with
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What could have been a catastrophe for 450 students
Around 450 students of two city administration run schools in Delhi, were admitted to AIIMS on Saturday with a complain
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Justice Leila Seth, the first woman judge of Delhi HC passed away
On the fateful night of Saturday, Justice Leila Seth passed away by the effects of cardaic seizure. Justice Leila was
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Panaji slides down in the scales of cleanliness, Indore the cleanest city
Falling from its former glory, Panaji has fallen from a 16 in the Swachch Sarvekshan in 2016 to a 90
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Government asks AAP to clarify on foreign funding
In a move to clarify its doubt about foreign funding, as the government says, AAP was on Friday, asked to
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Groom taken from his wedding on rape charges
On Thursday Boisar police picked a groom from right in the middle of his wedding ceremonies on the basis of
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Another crime under the influence of alcohol in Rajasthan
In another incident of crime committed under the influence of alcohol, a man in an inebriated state sat ablaze his
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China asks US to exercise restraint in North Korea
Beijing/Pyongyang: China said on Friday tension over North Korea had to be stopped from reaching an “irreversible and unmanageable stage” as
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