New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Jahan-e-Khusrau, the famous World Sufi Music Festival founded by filmmaker Muzaffar Ali and held under the aegis of Rumi Foundation, on Friday returned to the capital after a three year…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The uniform civil code won’t help Muslim women as majority of them won’t approach a court if it’s violated, the founder of Women’s Jamaat Sharifa Khanum has said. Khanum had…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday directed Uttar Pradesh and Haryana governments to provide “adequate security” to the witnesses in the alleged child rape case against godman Asaram Bapu. “State of…
Hyderabad, March 24 (IANS) Police arrested BJP leaders to foil their march to Telangana assembly on Friday to protest the state government’s move for hiking the quota for Muslims in jobs and education. Tension prevailed…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court cannot absolve itself of its responsibilities on the Ayodhya issue and has to first come out with a verdict in the case, CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said…
Dharamsala, March 24 (IANS) On the eve of Australia’s fourth and final cricket Test against India here, the visiting team led by skipper Steve Smith met Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. After rubbing noses…
By Alison Saldanha “It is unfortunate that some opponents, communalists are trying to portray him as a rabble-rouser and fringe personality. They should go through his parliamentary debates. Those reveal his seasoned thinking on various…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The CPI-M on Friday said the crackdown on slaughter houses in Uttar Pradesh will affect the livelihood of 25 lakh people and urged the Modi government to protect minorities’ rights….
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Chief Justice J.S. Khehar’s suggestion that all parties in the Ayodhya dispute should settle the matter through talks “is superfluous and unwise”, the CPI-M said on Friday. The Supreme Court…
Hyderabad, March 24 (IANS) All five BJP members in the Telangana legislative assembly were on Friday suspended from the house for two days for disrupting the proceedings. Speaker Madhusudhana Chary announced the suspension of Bharatiya…
Hyderabad, March 23 (IANS) A city court on Thursday granted conditional bail to former RSS worker Swami Aseemanand in the 2007 Mecca Masjid bomb blast case. The Fourth Metropolitan Sessions court directed him to furnish…
Ranchi, March 23 (IANS) The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Thursday demanded that illegal slaughter houses flourishing in Jharkhand should be closed and sealed in line with neighbouring Uttar Pradesh. “We also demand that beef…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Congress member in the Lok Sabha Ranjeet Ranjan on Thursday said Yadavs and some other castes were being targeted in Uttar Pradesh, and questioned the anti-Romeo squads formed in the…
Washington, March 23 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s son has criticised London Mayor Sadiq Khan in the immediate aftermath of an attack in the city that killed five and wounded about 40 on the grounds…
Islamabad, March 22 (IANS) The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday directed the provincial statistics department to include the Sikh community in the national census form prepared for the ongoing headcount. The PHC was hearing…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred for Thursday the hearing on a CBI plea seeking restoration of charge of criminal conspiracy against senior BJP leaders in the demolition of the…
Hyderabad, March 22 (IANS) A BJP leader in Telangana has warned that if Muslims are provided quota in jobs and education, a Yogi will emerge in this state too. N.V.S.S. Prabhakar, a member of Telangana…
Jaipur, March 22 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment both the convicts for the Ajmer Dargah bombing which killed three people in 2007. The Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court sentenced…
Jaipur, March 22 (IANS) A local court here has awarded life imprisonment to two men convicted for the 2007 Ajmer Dargah bomb blast in which three persons were killed. Earlier on March 8, the special…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Several Muslim religious leaders on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court (SC) observation for resolving the Ayodhya’s Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute through amicable settlement though the Babri Masjid Action Committee and…