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By Anjali Singh, Lalitpur, UP: The only emotion one feels standing in the neonatal care centre in Lalitpur is of disbelief, as doctors prepare to discharge a newly born baby weighing no less than 750 gms. Barely fitting the size of the doctor's palm, the little girl child is hale and hearty as she is handed over to her mother.

By M. Hanif Lakdawala, Raisa Baig, 18, a student of Mass Media had to spend three hours at the police station in South Mumbai to lodge a complaint against a man who physically touched her intentionally when she was commuting to college by bus. When she was struggling with the molester, not a single fellow traveler came to her rescue and she had to fight it out single-handedly. This happened in a Muslim dominated area and the victim and culprit both were Muslims.

By Mayank Chhaya, IANS Three journalists feature in this year's list of India's high civilian honours. And that begs the question: Should journalists accept state honours? The answer is an unequivocal no. State anywhere in the world is a political entity and invariably represents the interests and biases of the ruling dispensation. By implication, any honour coming from such an entity ought to be viewed for what it really is. It is a political prize, which in itself is not bad, but it does come burdened with expectations.

By Maulana Mohammad Wali Rahmani, Power and freedom are a two-edge sword. If it lands in the hand of people of low moral ground, consequences cannot be but worse. This is exactly what is happening in our country India. Here freedom means freedom unlimited, unrestricted: freedom for burying truth and freedom for telling a lie repeatedly until it is accepted as truth; freedom to keep one from noble deed and freedom for evils. Using that kind of freedom, Muslims are now being labeled as terrorist.