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Lucknow girl’s madrasa - Not a case of sexual harassment but battle of control between two rivals Current Affairs 

Lucknow girl’s madrasa – Not a case of sexual harassment but battle of control between two rivals

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Lucknow: A section of media is going wild and circulating unsubstantiated claims over 52 girl students rescued from a madrasa in Lucknow for alleged sexual harassment. New details which emerged today, shows that the madrasa row is actually a battle of control between two rival groups. The madrasa manager, Taiyab Zia Ashraf (38), is booked under Sections 376 (rape), 354… Read More
Lok Sabha passes Triple Talaq Bill with thumping majority Current Affairs 

Lok Sabha passes Triple Talaq Bill with thumping majority

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New Delhi: The Lok Sabha today passed the contentious bill that criminalises the instant triple talaq practice with up to three years in jail for the husband. The bill was passed after the intense debate as the House rejected a string of amendments proposed by Asaduddin Owaisi, Congress and BJD. Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad who had tabled the… Read More
UP govt orders withdrawal of 22-year-old case against Yogi and 12 other BJP leaders Current Affairs 

UP govt orders withdrawal of 22-year-old case against Yogi and 12 other BJP leaders

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Lucknow: The UP government has ordered the withdrawal of a 1995 case in which the chief minister Yogi Adityanth, union minister of state for finance Shiv Pratap Shukla, Sheetal Pandey (BJP MLA from Sahajanwa) and 10 other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders were booked for violating prohibitory orders. A day before the Uttar Pradesh Criminal Law (Composition of Offences and… Read More
Protest after right wing group targets Ajmer Dargah Current Affairs 

Protest after right wing group targets Ajmer Dargah

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Ajmer: The khadims (custodians) of Dargah Ajmer Sharif organised a protest march on December 22 over inciting remarks and targeting Ajmer shrine and Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. A complaint is filed against Shiv Sena Hindustan, a right wing religious-turned-political outfit and an immediate ban on the group has been sought. The tension erupted when Shiv Sena Hindustan general secretary… Read More
Islam has contributed to India's civilization: Dr Kamat Society 

Islam has contributed to India’s civilization: Dr Kamat

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Panaji (Press release): Islam and Muslims have contributed to the Indian civilization and there are evidences of Islam’s contribution to Goa and the whole of western India, emphasized Goa University professor, Dr Nandakumar Kamat. He was addressing at the inaugural function of the 4 days children’s book fair, ‘Taare Zameen Par’ (TZP), organized by the Board of Innovative Education, Goa… Read More
Lok Sabha passes Triple Talaq Bill with thumping majority Society 

Indian Muslim, ill-conceived Triple Talaq bill and Muslim Personal Law Board

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“In spite of the Supreme Court setting aside talaq-e-biddat, and the assurance of AIMPLB, there have been reports of divorce by way of talaq-e-biddat from different parts of the country….. It is, therefore, felt that there is a need for State action to give effect to the order of the Supreme Court and to redress the grievances of victims of… Read More
21st National Urdu Book Fair inaugurated in Solapur - a treasure-house of Urdu books Culture 

21st National Urdu Book Fair inaugurated in Solapur – a treasure-house of Urdu books

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I remember Choudhari Charan Singh once said that, Urdu is language of Turks and Mughals although their language was either Persian, Turkic or even Arabic. Can we deny the fact that the major slogans during the freedom struggle to kick out the British were penned in Urdu? Can we also deny the fact that the immortal narration of our country… Read More
Ahmedabad court lifts gag order on The Wire story on BJP president Amit Shah’s son Current Affairs 

Ahmedabad court lifts gag order on The Wire story on BJP president Amit Shah’s son

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Ahmedabad: An Ahmedabad civil court on Saturday lifted the interim injunction imposed on news website The Wire in the wake of its recent story on the meteoric rise in the business activities of BJP president Amit Shah’s son, Jay Shah the year after Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in 2014. The court had imposed a gag order on The… Read More
Three Muslims writers among 24 winners of Sahitya Akademi Award 2017 Culture 

Three Muslims writers among 24 winners of Sahitya Akademi Award 2017

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New Delhi: The Sahitya Akademi – India’s National Academy of Letters has announced its annual awards recognising the literary works of 24 writers including three Muslims in 24 Indian languages on Thursday. Baig Ehsas for his Urdu short story ‘Dakhma’, Afsar Ahmed for his Bengali novel ‘Sei Nikhonj Manusta’ and noted Tamil poet Late Inqulab for his Tamil poetry ‘Kandhaal… Read More
‘Mistaken identity’ or Muslim witch-hunt Islamic preacher labeled as ‘Terrorist’ gets acquittal after 19 years Society 

‘Mistaken identity’ or Muslim witch-hunt? Islamic preacher labeled as ‘Terrorist’ gets acquittal after 19 years

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19 years labeled as terrorist for a crime which he did not commit, Abdullah Salafi (now 58) an Islamic preacher was arrested in December 1998 on false allegation of his links with ISI – intelligence agency of Pakistan. Finally after a long ordeal, he is freed from all charges by the Kolkata city sessions court on Tuesday. Salafi, then 38-year-old… Read More