History is made as UP mosque opens doors for women on Eid

IMAGE: the move comes at a time when instances of women being denied entry to Haji Ali Durgah. All photographs: Sandeep Pal Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday with men, women......

For the first time, Lucknow mosque to allow women to offer prayers

In an unprecedented move, Lucknow's famous Eidgah Aishbagh will, for the very first time, open its doors for women where they will be able to read the Eid-ul-Fitr namaz on Thursday morning, to......

UP govt revokes decision; men with two wives can be recruited as Urdu teachers

In the wake of objections by a Muslim body, Uttar Pradesh government tonight revoked its decision to bar men having two or move wives from appointment as Urdu teachers. The state government said......

UP: Men with two wives can't become Urdu teachers

The Uttar Pradesh government has barred men with two wives from applying for the post of Urdu teachers in schools, a move that has raised the hackles of Muslim Personal Law Board, which said it......