161st anniversary of 1857 observed with a march against "sale" of Red Fort

May 10, 2018

New Delhi (10 May 2018): On the occasion of 161st anniversary of first War of Independence (10 May 1857), Anhad organised a joint public procession ‘Padyatra’ from Rajghat to Red Fort here in Delhi today protesting the “sale&r...

How an inmate tried to change the lives of Tihar Jail prisoners

By Humra Quraishi

Feb 15, 2018

With over 70 percent of the jailed population being under-trials — technically innocent yet languishing — what can be done to lessen their trauma and pain?

Taj Mahal’s Spiritual Message

By Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood

Jan 13, 2018

Taj Mahal is known all over the world for its singular beauty and as a symbol of ardent love. But, the third aspect of its celestial revelatory panorama remains mostly obscure from the public cognizance.  On the gigantic doubl...

Borewells and potholes kill more Indians than terror

Oct 29, 2019

Hong Kong: Efforts to rescue 2-year-old Sujith Wilson, trapped in a borewell for over three days in a village in Tiruchirappalli district of Tamilnadu now have entered fourth day. Rescue teams, including those from the National Disaster Respons...

The Global Climate Movement is Failing: Why?

By Robert J. Burrowes

Sep 26, 2019

It has been satisfying to note the significant response to two recent climate campaigns: the actions, including the recent Global Climate Strike, initiated by school students inspired by Greta Thunberg and the climate actions organized by Extin...

Fear is the key to win elections these days

By Salman Sultan

Aug 28, 2019

Constant maneuvering to instill doubt in the minds of Hindus vis-à-vis their Muslim neighbours ultimately results in rich electoral dividends. Survival of Hindus is at stake unless you vote Hindu, Hindutva, Hindi.

With the End of 2019, A Great Scholar Also Departs for Heavenly Abode

By M Ghazali Khan

Jan 04, 2020

With 2019 saying goodbye, Maulana Izhar Ahmad Qasmi, an embodiment great scholarship, piety, humility, patience and perseverance, also said adieu to this mortal world. Maulana Izhar Ahmad Qasmi, 74, was born in Deoband, India, and breathed ...

Delhi Minorities Commission institutes fact-finding committee over BJP's illegal mosques claim

Jun 25, 2019

New Delhi, 24 June, 2019: Delhi Minorities Commission has set up a fact-finding committee to probe the claim of the BJP MP from West Delhi, Shri Parvesh Verma, about “mushrooming of mosques on government land” in NCT of Delhi, espec...

Head Priest of Hazratbal Shrine Maulana Ghulam Hassan Banday is no more

Jun 24, 2019

Srinagar (23  June 2019):  Social worker and Vice-President of Jammu and Kashmir Alam E Ummah an Islamic organization Syed Aijaz Kashani condoled the demise of renowned religious scholar and head priest of Dargah Hazratbal, Ghulam Has...

Walls of Jamia Millia Islamia still echo revolution

Apr 18, 2020

If you have ever been to Jamia Millia Islamia after December 15, you must have noticed how beautiful paintings and graffiti were created by artists on both sides of the road, on walls and even at Jamia entrances to show resistance and solidarit...

Covid-19 adds brutal, discriminatory bias towards poor, already 'socially distanced'

By Nilofar Suhrawardy

Apr 18, 2020

Social distancing has always been practiced in India with an ethnic bias. Now, corona-phase has added a brutal, discriminatory angle against the poor as if they are responsible for it. This includes policemen’s stick. Despite this virus h...

Covid patient being served cold food at Delhi govt hospital

Apr 17, 2020

Delhi Minorities Commission has written to the Medical Superintendent at Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi about an aged patient who was admitted there on 15th April as Covid-19 positive but is asymptomatic. This lady is old and diabetic, ...

The lawless Indian jails demand attention and reforms

By Humra Quraishi

Mar 15, 2020

With news-reports coming in of Dr. Kafeel Khan’s wife fearing his very survival cum safety in the Mathura Jail, where he sits imprisoned, imagine the vulnerability of an Indian Muslim prisoner.

Our Vanishing World: rainforests are dying

By Robert J. Burrowes

Aug 12, 2019

Rainforests are a crucial feature of Earth’s biosphere. Apart from being critical to Earth’s climate and vital carbon sinks, the major player in Earth’s hydrological (water) cycle, a massive producer of oxygen and home to most...

Save the RTI

Jul 30, 2019

A massive people’s campaign is currently underway in the country to save the ‘Right to Information’(RTI) Act. The campaign which can be visited at www.SaveRTI.in is also going viral on social media under the hashtag #Save...