India is an excessive example of the use of religion: Kapil Sibal
People have been living in fear of investigating agencies, the state, and the police, says former Congress leader and senior lawyer Kapil Sibal.Talking about the "use of religion as a weapon”, he said that...
Buddhist converts cannot be compared with Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims: Centre
With the Supreme Court awaiting the Union government’s present position on including Dalit Christians as members of Scheduled Castes (SCs), the Narendra Modi government’s latest standing on this aspect has been to reject any...
Namaz In UP Hospital: No Crime; Says UP Police
A video of a patient's attendant offering namaz outside a ward at a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj went viral, police said that no crime was committed.Social media has been flooded with comments...
Stop the old dress code being imposed on men in temples: NECF
Objections have been raised to the practice of men taking off their shirts and baniyan to see God in temples, which has been practiced since long time. The National Care Federation has requested to...
SC/ST Act invoked against Coimbatore BJP president
A day after BJP Coimbatore president Balaji Uthamaramasamy was arrested for making derogatory remarks against social reformer Periyar E.V. Ramasamy and DMK Nilgiris MP A. Raja, the police on Thursday invoked a provision of...
The President of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, expressed ‘concern’ over the raids on PFI
Syed Sadatullah Husaini, president, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, deplored the raids on the PFI leaders and offices by the NIA and ED. In a statement, Husaini said, “Jamaat-e-Islami Hind is concerned over the raids conducted by...
Karnataka: SDPI, PFI to be banned permanently, says state Home Minister
Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra stated that the work to permanently ban PFI and SDPI at the Central government level has begun.These two organisations are found to be having connection with terror organisations not...
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has deplored the raids and crackdown on PFI leadership and offices by...
In a statement to the media, the PresidentJamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) Syed Sadatullah Husaini has deplored the raids and crackdown on PFI leadership and offices by the NIA and ED. said: “Jamaat-e-Islami Hind is highly...
PFI Koppal district president arrested in Bengaluru’s K.G. Halli riots case
Koppal police arrested Popular Front of India (PFI) district unit president Abdul Fayaz in connection with the riots at K.G. Halli in Bengaluru on August 11, 2020.A police team went to Abdul Fayaz’s residence...
Hijab may promote diversity, make students culturally sensitive: Supreme court
While hearing the Karnataka hijab ban case, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said, "One can also say, this is an opportunity of being exposed to diversity. We have students from all cultures, religions…look at...
