Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 10:16
Paper No. 6342 Dated 23-Jan-2018
By R. Upadhyay
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on December 28, 2017 to make the practice of instant triple talaq prevailing in Indian Muslim society a criminal offence with three years imprisonment and fine to the accused husband.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Tue, 10/24/2017 - 10:10
Paper No. 6316 Dated 24-Oct-2017
By R. Upadhyay
The West Bengal Government’s intervention in the ritual of the immersion of Goddess Durga idol on the day when it coincided with the Moharram procession of Muslims and subsequent orders of the Kolkata High Court countermanding it shows that the minority politics (read vote bank politics) is growing strong even in a progressive State like West Bengal.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Thu, 09/14/2017 - 09:05
Paper No. 6304 Dated 14-Sept-2017
By R. Upadhyay
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), an outfit of fundamentalist Sunni group of Indian Islamists that primarily represents Deobandi sect of Sunni Muslims was formed only to protect Muslim Personal Laws rigidly on the basis of Sharia. Its sole agenda was to push back their community to medieval era. It does not even include Shias and Ahmadias.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 09/04/2017 - 09:33
Paper No. 6298 Dated 3-Sept-2017
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan
On the night of 24th August, Rohingyan militants staged a coordinated attack on 30 Police posts that cover more than 24 villages around Maungdaw. They also tried unsuccessfully to storm an Army Base. The attackers held only a few small arms, machetes and home made explosive bombs but no sophisticated weapons.
