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HC refuses to entertain plea challenging assumed absolute discretion of Muslim husband to give divorce to wifeThe Delhi High Court has rejected two petitions challenging the Muslim husband's authority to pronounce divorce (talaq-ul-sunnat) without r...
Assam govt extends term of Expert Committee meant to examine state's competence to enact law to end polygamy by 1 monthThe term of the Expert Committee examining the legislative competence of the state legislature to enact a law to end polygamy has been exte...
Bill to end polygamy is communal and diversionary tactics, say Assam oppn partiesOpposition parties in Assam have criticized the state government's plan to introduce a bill banning polygamy. They accuse the government of...
Anti polygamy law to be introduced in the next session of state assembly: Assam CMAssam's chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, has announced that an anti-polygamy law will be proposed in the next session of the state asse...
NIA chargesheet: PFI wanted islamic rule in India by 2047The NIA stated this in its latest chargesheet against 12 members of the National Executive Council of the now-banned PFI. With this, the ag...
Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on PIL to declare bigamy, polygamy by Muslim husband unconstitutionalA bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla directed the respondents to file their response and issued notice on ...
Triple Talaq Bill: Modi ji has taken Mohammed Saheb’s message forward, says UP minister Mohsin RazaDismissing the criticism that the proposed three-year jail is too harsh, Raza said once a law is in place, the punishment will work as a de...
Alienated by triple talaq, Muslim women see hope in Supreme CourtSupreme Court will hear from tomorrow a clutch of petitions on the issue, that is a tussle between orthodoxy and reform in the community.
Supreme Court ruling: Are Shariat courts and khaps, cultural necessities or evils?At least 80% of disputes are resolved by biradiri panchayats,” she says. Kishwar isn’t the only one supporting khaps and Shariat courts.
India shows interest in UK's anti-extremism task forceIndia has evinced interest in the set up of an anti-extremism task force by the UK following the terror attack on the streets of London las...
- Five type of militant groups operating from Pakistan: Report
The report said Pakistan's densely populated Punjab province is home to numerous Islamist militant groups with global and regional jihadist...
Muslim law board to join Ayodhya appeal in SC?No one on the All India Muslim Personal Law Board ( AIMPLB) will admit it right now but it looks all set to become a litigant in the Ayodhy...
- No Jamiat decisions in my presence: PC
Home minister P Chidambaram, under fire from BJP for addressing the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind’s general session on Tuesday.
- Jamiat passes retrograde resolutions
Jamiat endorsed Darul Uloom edict against singing 'Vande Mataram'.
- India smells rat in Pakistan-Taliban deal
The deal that Pakistan has struck with the Taliban has heightened concerns here about jihadi elements further consolidating their position ...
- 'Eating beef is un-Islamic if there is ban'
"Muslims must refrain from cow slaughter, beef eating or trading in cow hide," Islamic seminary Darul-Uloom, Deoband, issued an edict on Fr...
- Expats blame Indian-origin minister for Malaysia row
The burst came as several delegates from Malaysia, despite “the fear of being hounded” back home if their “identities became known”, went o...