India belongs to me as much as Modi, Bhagwat: Jamiat chief

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind president Maulana Mahmood Madani has claimed that India is the "birthplace of Islam" and asserted that the country belongs to him as much as it does to Prime Minister Narendra......

Mob attacks Maha man with swords over Nupur Sharma post

A 23-year-old man was attacked with sharp weapons by a mob in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district accusing him of supporting Bharatiya Janata Party's Nupur Sharma on social media, leaving him......

Muslim wife files PIL against polygamy, court seeks Centre's stand

The Delhi high court on Monday sought the Centre's stand on a PIL to declare that bigamy or polygamy by a Muslim husband in the absence of prior written consent of the existing wife or wives and......

US, aided by Pakistan, DESTROYED Afghanistan

The US has the distinction of destroying a flawed but functioning State thrice since 1979.Pakistan has been their constant accomplice, explains Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: A US Marine carries an Afghan......

Politics, laws weigh on Islamic finance in India

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......

IL&FS opens its first Middle East branch in Dubai

Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited (IL&FS) has opened its third international office and its first in the region at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) in Dubai.IL&FS,......

Financial Tech to launch 3 international exchanges

Billionaire Jignesh Shah-promoted Financial Technologies on Monday said it will launch three new international exchanges, including Bahrain Financial Exchange and Singapore Mercantile Exchange,......

India's first Islamic bank to start in Kerala

The first Islamic bank in the country with active involvement of the Kerala government is likely to start operations in Kochi by next year as the bank's registration formalities are currently being......

Saudi princess vows to break 'societal norms', get more women into sport

IMAGE: Flag bearer Sulaiman Hamad of Saudi Arabia leads his team during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Inage......

NZ rout Bangladesh in first Test

Scorecard: Bangladesh vs New Zealand, 1st Test New Zealand crushed Bangladesh by nine wickets to win the first Test shortly before tea on the third day at Dunedin's University Oval inDunedin on......