No Curfew in Srinagar but severe restrictions on Movement
The first anniversary of reading down of Article 370 The Background, Photos: Sk Yamin There is no official ‘curfew’ in… Read More
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Breaking News
- Arrest of two Jamia Millia Islamia students evoke strong protests
- India has entered into the third stage; number of cases continues to rise
- WHO declares COVID-19 as ‘pandemic’; worldwide alarm
- Supreme Court to pronounce Judgment in Ayodhya Case Tomorrow
- Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti placed under house arrest; curfew imposed in Kashmir
Author Archives: The Background
Covid-19: a story of cover-up?
Abhishek Chakraborty “Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.” Confucius. Pandemic is not new to us Pandemics… Read More
Book Review: The Pandemic May Be the Least of It
In “The Precipice,” Toby Ord sees humanity at a crossroads, and examines the many existential risks to our survival Dan… Read More
Behind a Chemical Attack in Syria, a Lingering Battle Over Blame
Mark Wolverton Khan Sheikhoun is something of a case study in what happens when politics and science intertwine and clash —… Read More
সৈয়দ ওয়ালীউল্লা্হ্ঃ একজন ধ্রুপদী, আধুনিক সাহিত্যিক
আবু সিদ্দিক সৈয়দ ওয়ালীউল্লা্হ্ (১৯২২-১৯৭১) বাংলা সাহিত্যের প্রথম আধুনিক বাঙালি মুসলমান এক চিরন্তন কথাশিল্পী বলে অনেক বরেণ্যব্যক্তি মনে করেন। কিন্তু… Read More
Pakistan: Troubles galore for the skipper
Abu Sayeed Ahmed It has been two years since Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi took over power of Pakistan after two… Read More
Hajj cancelled but it is not for the first time it happened
Ken Chitwood Saudi Arabia has effectively canceled the hajj for most of the world’s Muslims, saying the obligatory pilgrimage to Mecca… Read More
Africa and Sino-Indian Conflict
Abu Sayeed Ahmed The story goes like this. Around 1414 AD, a delegation from Kenya brought some giraffes for Sultan… Read More
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