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World Statistics Day, October 20: Building Trust in Statistics

As of 2020, 103 countries celebrate a national statistics day, including 51 African countries that jointly celebrate the African Statistics Day annually on 18...

Why Celebrate Statistics?

Karl Pearson, the British mathematician and arguably the father of modern statistics, said “Statistics is the Grammar of Science”. On October 20, 2010, the...

Dying Alone: When We Stopped Caring for Palestinian Prisoners

“No one cares about the prisoners.” Over the past few years, I have heard this phrase - or some variation of it - uttered...

Why go for international undergraduate education, and how

Due to a plethora of reasons like lack of awareness, financial constraints, differences in culture and lifestyle, worry and anxiety, parents were earlier hesitant...

The fading glory of Kashmiri carpets

The origin of carpet weaving in Kashmir valley dates back to the 15th century when the great ruler, Sultan Zainul Aabideen, popularly known as...

Journalism is not what it is right now

By "Journalism" I mean that which is regarded as the fourth pillar of democracy. This journalism is neither about abilities of expression and fluency,...

Nostalgia- Lost and found: A tale of a telegram

An elderly lady when she saw us in the street from the terrace of her house came running towards us and enquired if there...

Spare a thought for the well-being of nurses

From lack of self-esteem to lack of proper training, nurses battle with a host of problems of their own in trying to be caregivers...

Heart Transplant Surgeries: New Lease of Life

Understanding heart failure The function of the heart is to pump blood across the body to supply oxygen to all the organs. When it fails...

The Wisest of Counsellors

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. The most nourishing food for the mind is contained in books. These are...

Palestinians are Winning the ‘Legitimacy War’

‘International law’ remains one of the most discussed terms in the context of the Israeli occupation of Palestine. It is almost always present, whether...

Food Fraud: All You Need To Know

Fraud is something most of us fear. Food contamination caused by counterfeit and adulterated ingredients is generally not easy to detect. Food fraud incidents...

Men Will Be Men: What Masculinity Does To Males

We should know that gender (performance) as distinct from sex is assigned to us at the time of birth: a girl is expected to...

Advanced treatment methods for brain cancer

Cancer spread to the brain is one of the most feared complications of cancer that poses significant mortality and morbidity risks in patients with...

The Makkah Document/ Charter, May 2019

A historic document promoting moderation, diversity, dialogue and co-existence, and renouncing racism, extremism and discrimination Islam is a divine religion which promotes peace, tolerance, and...

Iran’s move towards China will have global ramifications

The 25-year pact between Iran and China may change regional geopolitical dynamics to a large extent The global audience was gripped recently by two historic...

In the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI), J&K is far behind

We are living in an era where we can observe that time is running fast not by means of clocks or watches but by...

The changing climate is a catastrophe

Unlike any creature that has lived before, we humans have become a geophysical force, swiftly changing the atmosphere and climate as well as the...

Kashmiri parents are no less than bullies

Unfortunately, I grew up in a society where parents feel responsible for every aspect of a child’s life except what the child actually is....

The degradation of moral values in Kashmir

Since the outbreak of coronavirus the lives of people have been at stake all over the world, but in Kashmir we have witnessed a...

Black Lives Should Always Matter

After viewing the first US Presidential debate on September 29, one is left with no doubt about the degenerating political discourse among America’s ruling...

Black Spots on your Leg and Foot: Be Careful

Not a skin disease Black discoloration of leg skin is a common problem. People in India, out of ignorance, think this is due to some...

Willow Basket Making: An art about to die

Among the handicrafts brought to Kashmir by the Sufi Saint Amier Kabier Mir Syed Ali Hamdani (R.A) were carpet making, shawl Baphie, Numda Sazi,...

Lockdown has widened ‘Learning Gaps’ among children

The lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus has had an enormous impact on education of children. One consequence is the increased inequalities and...

Stop calling the Appendix a Vestigial Organ!

The Appendix is a tube-shaped sac attached to and opening into the lower end of the large intestine in humans and some other mammals....

Israel-China Relations on the Upswing

The US doesn’t like at all the growing cooperation between its staunch ally and staunch rival Economic ties between China and Israel have grown stronger...

In Lieu of a Liberation Strategy: Palestinian Elections Are Designed to Buy Time

It is abundantly clear that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has underestimated the seriousness of the challenges facing Palestine and the Palestinians. The rushed agreement...

On the heritage trail of Kashmir

Kashmir is one of the rare places on earth which is associated with nearly all major faiths of the world. The valley of Kashmir...

The spectacular memories of school

Whenever the thought of 'farewell' comes to my mind, it takes me back to the dusty road of Alamdar Colony that ran between green...

Garbage in the village

The human population keeps growing. Now we are more than 7 billion people in the world. This growth is matched only by the growth...

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