India

Bay is ours

Courtesy: The Daily Star Thursday, March 15, 2012 International tribunal upholds Bangladesh’s economic, territorial rights over 200 nautical miles from coast Bangladesh yesterday won a landmark verdict at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, which sustained its claim to 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic and territorial rights in the […]

India Eyes Muslims Left Behind by Quota System

Source: The New York Times   MUZAFFARNAGAR, India — Along the narrow lane known as Khadar Wallah, Muslims and low-caste Hindus have lived side by side for years, bound by poverty, if not religion. Yet recently, Muslims like Murtaza Mansuri have noticed a change. Their neighbors have become better off. […]

Delhi World Book fair: A fair like no other

In Delhi it’s that time of year again when publishers, distributors and retailers are scrambling around frantically getting everything from point-of-sale to stocks right. It’s the World Book fair (WBF), which comes around once every two years sprawling across the giant halls of Pragati Maidan. This is the fair’s 20th […]

Shot-circuited !

Credit: TOI: Who would have thought patriarchy could come in the way of the rehabilitation of female drug users? In Manipur, it does Esther lives in Churachandpur , around 65 km from Imphal, the capital of Manipur . She is what is referred to, in technical parlance , as a […]

Interfaith Harmony award for
Yusufali

A Madin Islamic Academy release here on Tuesday said that the award was aimed at strengthening the message of harmony and tolerance. It said that Yusufali was selected for the award in recognition of his promotional programmes on interfaith harmony initiatives that fortify the great slogan — unity in diversity. […]