Muslim women entitled to alimony under secular CrPC, rules SC

In a judgment of far-reaching implications, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a Muslim woman can seek maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the CrPC and said the "religion......

SC dismisses Bilkis Bano's rapists plea against remission

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea of two of the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case challenging the January 8 verdict cancelling their remission. IMAGE: Bilkis Bano.......

UCC Can Wait, Personal Law Reforms Can't

Crucial reforms in Muslim personal law, especially laws related to inheritance and adoption, need to be initiated forthwith; historically speaking, without the State's backing, hardly has any......

INDIA bloc wants to turn majority community into 2nd class citizens: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said INDIA bloc parties want to turn the country's majority community into second-class citizens and also alleged that "jihadis" across the border are......

Sacred Games is terrific!

'As I watched Sacred Games, I kept flinching at the thought of all the thorns poised to lodge themselves in the sides of the thin-skinned,' says Mitali Saran. IMAGE: Nawazuddin Siddique as the......

PIX: Bachchans, Sridevi, Madhuri party with Shah Rukh Khan

After ushering in Eid with fans and media at his residence in Bandra, a western Mumbai suburb, Shah Rukh Khan hosted a star-studded bash for his filmi friends.Amitabh Bachchan arrived for the party......

PIX: Bachchans, Sridevi, Madhuri party with Shah Rukh Khan

After ushering in Eid with fans and media at his residence in Bandra, a western Mumbai suburb, Shah Rukh Khan hosted a star-studded bash for his filmi friends.Amitabh Bachchan arrived for the party......

2020's 12 Lessons from Bollywood

Every year has its ups and downs. But pandemic-ridden 2020 was so hopeless and horrid, many would like to erase it altogether from the calendar if not memory. Bollywood couldn't escape its wrath......