Shaheen Bagh protest: Occupying public spaces not acceptable, says SC

New Delhi: Occupying public places for protests is not acceptable and areas like Shaheen Bagh — which had seen prolonged anti-CAA demonstrations starting December last year — cannot be occupied “indefinitely”, the Supreme Court held on Wednesday. It said protests should be at a designated place and any occupation of public places or roads by […]
2 absconders arrested in Jammu

Jammu, Jul 31: Two absconders were arrested in Kathua and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said today. Taking a stringent action against the absconders, a team of police post Hatli arrested the absconder, identified as Gurcharan Singh, in Barnoti belt of Kathua district, they said. The accused was absconding since December 2012, they […]
Breaking tradition, women in Pak tribal district cast their ballots for the first time

Islamabad, Jul 25 : In a historic first, women of a conservative tribal district of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan today cast their ballots as the country went to polls, according to a media report. Since Pakistan’s first general elections in the 70s, the women in Upper Dir, which was once a Taliban stronghold, had been deprived of […]
AIMPLB plans Shariat courts in all districts across India

Lucknow, Jul 08: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board, the highest decision making body on Muslim affairs, plans to open Darul-Qaza (Shariat courts) in all districts of the country to resolves issues in line with Islamic laws. The proposal will come up for discussion at a meeting of the AIMPLB in New Delhi on […]
Kathua, Unnao: Shame on us

In Kathua and Unnao, just blaming politicians is another way of exonerating ourselves
Our conduct as a society in the rape and murder case of an eight-year-old in Kathua has been so despicable that it can be said, without exaggeration, that India’s moral compass has been completely obliterated, carpet-bombed out of existence by the very custodians of law, morality and virtue who give daily sermons on national pride. […]