New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the plea by Indian Muslim Shia Isna Ashari Jamaat seeking the arrest of Jitendra Tyagi alias Wasim Rizvi and Yati Narsinghanand.

New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Reacting over the posted video on Hijab row by the leader of al- Queda, Ayman al Zawahiri, defence expert Dhruv Katoch on Wednesday said that for Zawahiri to wade into the Hijab row is the most hypocritical thing as the way, al-Qaeda suppressed and mistreats their women is just ironical to his statement given in the video.

Lucknow Mar 28 PTI Close on the heels of the newly-elected BJP government in Uttarakhand initiating action to implement the Uniform Civil Code All India Muslim Personal Law Board AIMPLB has said that not only Muslims but other religious minorities too have objections to it The boards executive committee during its meet also discussed the recent hijab controversy in Karnataka and said it will strongly contest the case in the Supreme Court a member said on Monday The committee here on Sunday pointed out that there exist tribal laws in Mizoram and other places in addition to different laws within the majority community as well as within religious communities The constitution has already given everyone the right to uphold their culture customs and traditions No custom tradition or law can be uniformly implemented all over the country constitutionally or on the basis of Indias ethos a senior member of the board who attended the meeting told PTI In the first cabinet meeting of the Pushkar Singh Dhami government it was decided that the panel of experts for implementing the UCC be headed by a retired judge of the Supreme Court or high court The AIMPLB was set up in 1973 to adopt suitable strategies for the protection and continued applicability of Muslim personal laws in India especially the Muslim Personal Law Shariat Most of the Muslim sects are represented in the board and its members include prominent people from a cross section of the Indian Muslim society such as religious leaders scholars lawyers and politicians among other professionals During the executive body meeting headed by its president Rabey Hasani Nadvi on Sunday the members also resolved to take up the hijab issue strongly in the Supreme Court The board has already approached the apex court against the Karnataka High Court decision on the issue he said adding that all government institutions should be aware of the fact that the experts of a given religion need to be consulted on any religious issue For example hijab it is ordered through the Quran and so it is an essential part of Islam Saying that it has nothing to do with Islam is wrongThe Islamic scholars are unanimous on this point he said It was also discussed during the meeting that the Hijab matter need not have been given so much of hype and should have been resolved at the local level he said The board also appealed to the Karnataka High Court to allow Muslim girls wearing hijab to attend classes in schools and appear in the exams until the Supreme Court gives its verdict If the girls are stopped from taking exams it will hamper their education progress and future Stopping them from their education will go against the norms of the government and so they should be allowed to write exams with hijab he added PTI SAB SNS CJ CJ CJ

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 12 (ANI): Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol's film 'My Name Is Khan' has completed 12 years since its release on Saturday.

New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): In its charge sheet filed against four Bangladeshi and one Indian operative linked to banned terrorist outfits Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), the NationaI Investigation Agency (NIA) said there was a conspiracy to recruit, motivate young Muslim youths in order to establish 'Caliphate' and to orchestrate terrorist activities in India and Bangladesh.