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Have we forsaken all business ethics?

In this day and age of chaos – political, social, economic, and spiritual – what is much needed and highly valuable is business ethics,...

Diabetes can be prevented and treated

Diabetes has now become a major public health concern especially in India because of several reasons. Today, over 300 million people live with diabetes....

Understand ‘sugar-free’ foods

Sugar is a sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, especially from sugarcane and sugar beet. It essentially contains sucrose and is used as...

Not an ideal start to Forest Rights Act in J&K

The Forest Rights Act, officially called the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, was passed by Indian Parliament...

Barghouti, Darwish, Kanafani and the Language of Exile

For Palestinians, exile is not simply the physical act of being removed from their homes and their inability to return. It is not a...

Why Pakistan’s efforts at the OIC do not worry India

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) symbolises an attempt by Muslim states to realise the Islamic premise that Muslims form a distinct community known...

Inequalities and Islam

The United Nations observes March 1 every year as Zero Discrimination Day, with the aim of promoting equality before law and in practice. This...

Bronchiectasis of the lung

Have you ever caught infection of pneumonia during your childhood days? If yes, the infection then might have been brought under control with effective...

Parents, the most precious blessing of Allah

The moment a baby is born, parents are also born. Parents are the most precious blessing of Allah. They are the luckiest people in...

Vice Chancellor’s message to BGSBU students

My dear students, Greetings to all of you. At the very outset, let me state that I consider you as the most important stake holders of...

Humanity’s duty to restore the ecological balance

The major problem faced by us today is global warming and other disastrous consequences of environmental and ecological imbalance. It is because of these...

The ills that plague govt schools

We have better qualified and trained teachers in government schools in comparison to private schools, then what is the problem and why fingers are...

Theme of Redemption in The Kite Runner

I believe there is not a single bibliophile who has not read this book. I have read all the books by Dr Khaled Hossaini...

Triggered Sorrows by Saraf Ali Bhat: A Review

"Give me the waters of Lethe that numb the heart, if they exist, I will still not have the power to forget you." Publius Ovidius...

Despair not if you are depressed; time heals all wounds

Life has ups and downs but having downs all the time isn’t what we call life Depression is a state of being mentally unwell which...

Democrats are as Dangerous as Republicans to a Just Peace in Palestine

Motivated by their justifiable aversion to former US President Donald Trump, many analysts have rashly painted a rosy picture of how Democrats could quickly...

Nutrition food labeling and its utility towards making health food choices

Nutrition labels describe the nutrient content of a food and are intended to guide the consumer in food selection.Since December 2016 it's been made...

Book Review: Audrey Truschke’s Portrait of Aurangzeb

Julius Caesar’s quote, “I came, I saw, I conquered”, fits the sixth Mughal ruler, Aurangzeb. Born in 1618, this Mughal prince was named as...

Kashmir’s ‘Lake of Flowers’ Withering Away

Dal Lake is situated in the heart of Srinagar city, amid high mountains. It is the second-largest lake in Jammu and Kashmir. It is...

A Wish for the Valley of Gurez

Shiekh Bilal Kashmir is dotted with beautiful lakes, surrounded by magnificent valleys. The land is bestowed with nature’s bounty in terms of fruits and flowers....

What a waste of an opportunity

The wheeling-dealing to capture DDC chairperson posts has undone all the good work that went into creating a new political space in Kashmir As a...

Kashmir, and the world in general, must learn the lessons of Sufism

Ab Hamid Sheikh Humans are materialistic by nature. Greed to acquire and obsession for possession is rooted in their minds. Highly materialistic individuals strongly believe...

The wrecking of Kashmir’s unique ecology

As it is said, "What goes around comes around”, the recent episode in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district of sudden flooding, caused probably by a breach...

Image of Muslims in the Hindutva Imagination

It is quite clear that Muslims are seen as foreign in the Hindutva imagination. They are seen as trustworthy and disloyal to the country,...

When insidious intentions are disguised as noble aspirations

For ‘Sankalp se Siddhi’ to be successful, it is necessary that the sankalp be sincere Rolling out the scheme ‘Sankalp se Siddhi’ in 2017, aspiring...

In memoriam, and in mourning, of my departed papa

Death keeps no calendar” is an absolute truth. Death does not wait for you to be ready. It reaches you even inside fortified towers....

WALNUTS: Top nuts for snacking to improve your health

Walnuts have proved good for heart health, walnuts help to reduce the type of inflammation that leads to heart disease, help lower chances of...

Book Review: The Womb of a Writer

Azra Mufti The moment I came to know about my pregnancy, the writer in me panicked.” These words touched my core. Elif Shafak, one of...

Book Review: The ‘New Realism’ of Eternal Faith in Humanity

Bregman declares that the law of nature is “survival of the friendliest”, not “survival of the fittest” Is human nature inherently good or evil? Are...

Walnut industry of Kashmir under threat

There is an immediate need of intervention from the government for this indigenous valuable resource to flourish in Kashmir The walnuts of Kashmir are known...

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