Mehbooba urges judiciary to take notice of Assam CM’s remarks against Muslims

Mehbooba urges judiciary to take notice of Assam CM’s remarks against Muslims

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma blaming Muslims for price rise shows the utter failure of the BJP-led government to control unemployment and inflation. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister added that while the judiciary took action against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for raising questions on […]

Mehbooba thanks army commander for action

Mehbooba thanks army commander for action

Says Only Genuine Accountability Will Restore ‘Trust Between Civilians And Army’ Srinagar: Only genuine accountability will restore “trust between civilians and the armed forces” in Kashmir, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said here on Wednesday. Her remarks came in response to the reports of the Army launching an investigation into the allegations of troops compelling worshippers […]

‘Seems PM could not understand Obama’s advice properly’: Owaisi

New Delhi: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments on triple talaq, Uniform Civil Code and Pasmanda Muslims in Bhopal and said that it seems PM Modi could not understand Barack Obama’s advice properly. “It seems PM Modi could not understand Obama’s advice properly. […]

12-yr-old Muslim boy stripped, made to chant religious slogans in MP; 3 minors booked

Indore: A video purportedly showing a 12-year-old boy from a minority community made to chant religious slogans after being stripped in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore has surfaced on social media, following which the Indore police registered an FIR against the accused, three minors. The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon. A 45-second video shows the boy […]

Judge who delivered hijab verdict is Law Commission head

Judge who delivered hijab verdict is Law Commission head

New Delhi: Retired Karnataka High Court chief justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, who had headed the bench which delivered the hijab verdict, on Wednesday took charge as the chairperson of the 22nd Law Commission. The current law panel was constituted on February 21, 2020, but its chairperson and members were appointed on Monday, months before the […]

India has responsibility to protect rights of all including minority communities: UN Chief

India has responsibility to protect rights of all including minority communities: UN Chief

Mumbai: India’s voice on the global stage can only gain in authority and credibility from a strong commitment to inclusivity and respect for human rights at home, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday. Addressing students of the IIT Bombay here, Guterres said, “As an elected member of the Human Rights Council, India […]

SC says Gujarat govt’s reply in Bilkis Bano case very bulky

SC says Gujarat govt’s reply in Bilkis Bano case very bulky

SC to hear pleas against release of 11 convicts on Nov 29 New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday remarked the Gujarat government’s reply to pleas challenging the remission granted to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case is very bulky wherein a series of judgments have been quoted but factual statements are missing. […]

No objection to madrassa survey, but don’t vilify system if few evade rules: Darul Uloom

No objection to madrassa survey, but don’t vilify system if few evade rules: Darul Uloom

Deoband: Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Sunday said it has no objections to the Uttar Pradesh government’s survey of private madrassas but the whole system of such institutions should not be denigrated if a few don’t follow rules. At a conference of representatives from various madrassas here, president of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind Maulana Arshad […]

Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind moves Delhi HC opposing plea against Waqf Act

Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind moves Delhi HC opposing plea against Waqf Act

New Delhi: Socio-religious organisation Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind approached the Delhi High Court on Friday to oppose a petition challenging certain Waqf Act provisions that grant a special status to waqf properties. Petitioner and lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay said he is “objecting to the intervention” and claimed that the applicant body is a “separatist organisation” that had […]

Gyanvapi: District court decision ‘disappointing’, says AIMPLB

Gyanvapi: District court decision ‘disappointing’, says AIMPLB

New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has termed “disappointing” the Varanasi district court’s decision on the maintainability of the Gyanvapi mosque case and urged the government to implement the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, with full force. The Varanasi district court on Monday said it will continue to hear […]

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