Hurriyat (G) meets at Geelani’s residence to discuss NIA raids
After National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided several separatist leaders and businessmen in Kashmir valley, Hurriyat faction led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani are meeting to discuss the current situation and the NIA raids. According to the sources, the meeting is currently underway at the residence of octogenarian leader in Hyderpora. Sources said that the meeting […]
Para commandos called to assist army as Handawara gunfight enters 2nd day
Additional reinforcement of Para commandos, 21 RR and 30 RR were called in to assist the army in conducting the operation against the holed up militants in Hanjikoot and Drood forests in Handwara, sources said. Army yesterday claimed to have killed a militant, however the body is yet to be handed over to the police. […]
Triple Talaq is illegal, says Supreme Court
Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the practice of triple talaq calling it unconstitutional and in violation of Article 14 and Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. Three out of the five judges on the constitution bench ruled against the “triple talaq” law, which allowed Muslim men to divorce their wives simply by uttering the […]
Religious scholars on Triple Talaq
Moulana Tariq Jameel After you pronounce the triple talaq there is no way back. Tariq Jameel quotes a hadith saying that Allah hates Talaq most among the lawful. Dr Israr Ahmad Our four Islamic Schools of thought say that if talaq is pronounced three times, it stands its validation. Another part which most of […]
Need for society to reform: Owaisi on triple talaq
AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said there was need for society to reform and that the AIMPLB would meet in Bhopal early next month to take a view on the apex court judgment on triple talaq. Reacting to the Supreme Court majority judgment striking down the practice of instant talaq, he said, “Judicial pronouncements […]
Centre should discuss triple talaq in Parliament: ML
The Indian Union Muslim League in Kerala on Tuesday demanded that the central government should not show any undue haste in coming out with an ordinance on triple talaq, after the Supreme Court struck it down as “unconstitutional” and “not part of Islam”. Speaking to the media, senior IUML leader and Malappuram Lok Sabha member […]
Modi calls SC ruling on triple talaq ‘historic’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed as “historic” the Supreme Court ruling on triple talaq and said it grants equality to Muslim women. “Judgment … is historic. It grants equality to Muslim women and is a powerful measure for women empowerment,” Modi tweeted. The Supreme Court by a 3:2 majority judgment held […]
Militant killed in gunfight
Army on Tuesday claimed to have killed a militant in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, sources said. “One militant has been killed in the ongoing operation against terrorists in the forest area of Handwara (tehsil),” a Defence Ministry source said. Troops of the counter insurgency Rashtriya Rifles and the special operations group of Jammu and Kashmir […]
Religious bodies, scholars react to SC verdict
After the Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the Islamic practice of triple talaq, many religious and political parties have reacted differently to the decision. While many national leaders have hailed the Supreme Court’s decision, many religious and political leaders said that the decision is interference in the religious matters. All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) […]
Former Minister Sofi Mohi-u-din is no more
The former forest minister Sofi Mohi-u-Din Tuesday morning passed away at SKIMS Soura. He was suffering from multiple ailments for the last several months. He was treated in several hospitals in Delhi and admitted recently to SKIMS Soura where he passed away Tuesday morning. Sofi Mohi-u-Din was one of the founding members of Peoples Conference. […]