The Kerala high court has observed that no religious belief stands above the Constitution. Image only for representation. Photograph: Adam Radosavljevic/Pixabay.com The court said this while......
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......
'Who has seen what Sharia is? Who knows what actual Sharia is?' IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has only been posted for representational purposes. Photograph: PTI Photo from the Rediff......
The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside a verdict of the Madras high court which had granted bail to eight alleged Popular Front of India members and office bearers, saying national security is......
Introducing UCC is a challenging task for any government.The complexities are real and difficult to negotiate as it deals with sensitive religious and cultural sentiments.How can it strike an easy......
India's tiny Islamic finance industry is hoping to expand by developing products that would work around the country's ban on sharia-compliant banking. But political and legal obstacles mean......
A US court has indicted three owners of a bankrupt Chicago-based real estate development firm for operating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded hundreds of investors, including Indians and Pakistanis,......
The Reserve Bank on Thursday said it is considering the possibility of allowing Islamic financial institutions to function as NBFCs since Islamic banks are not permitted under the present laws.......
With the mad rush of celebrities, paparazzi, official photographers and influencers on red carpets and parties, people almost forget that the Cannes Film Festival is firstly, a celebration of world......
IMAGE: Brazilian marines take part in a simulated hostage situation during a security exercise ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, on July 21, 2016. Photograph: Ueslei......
A Nigerian football star on Thursday said he has been sentenced to 40 lashes in Sudan after being wrongly convicted of drunk driving in Khartoum. Stephen Worgu, who signed a reported multi-million......