SC to hear pleas on Places of Worship Act on Feb 17

The Supreme Court will hear a batch of pleas relating to the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, on February 17. IMAGE: The top court through its December 12 order effectively......

SP leader moves SC for effective implementation of Places of Worship Act

Samajwadi Party leader and Kairana MP Iqra Choudhary has moved the Supreme Court for an effective implementation of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 which mandates the religious......

Centre delaying reply on Worship Act, Mathura mosque panel tells SC

The Mathura Shahi Masjid Eidgah Committee has moved the Supreme Court seeking to close the Centre's right of filing a reply on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of......

Zakia Jafri, wife of ex-Cong MP killed in 2002 Gujarat riots, dies

Zakia Jafri, the wife of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots, died on Saturday in Ahmedabad at the age of 86.  IMAGE: Zakia Jafri shows a photograph of her......