JDU MP Demands Reduction in GST Rate on Haj Pilgrimage
Our Correspondent / NEW DELHI Kahkashan Perween, JD(U) MP in Rajya Sabha today demanded reduction in the GST rate on Haj pilgrimage. Raising the issue during special mention, she said…
Jamaat-e-Islami condemns attack on Swami Agnivesh
AMN / NEW DELHI Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has strongly condemned the attack on Swami Agnivesh in Jharkhand. In a press statement over the incident, Jamaat’s President Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari said:…
Cabinet approves continuation of Scholarship Schemes for minority students
AMN / NEW DELHI The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for Continuation of Pre-Matric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship…
Muslim Board asks Govt to take a firm stand on homosexuality
Andalib Akhter / New Delhi AT a time when members of ruling party are debating Nikah and Triple Talaq , the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), the apex…
Naqvi flags off first batch of Hajj pilgrims
AMN / NEW DELHI Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi flagged off the first batch of Hajj pilgrims from New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport saturday morning with prayers…
Reports on setting up of shariah courts fake: AIMPLB
File photo NEW DELHI / LUCKNOW The All India Muslim Perosnal Law Board (AIMPLB) has refuted the reports published in a section of the media regarding its plan to set…
“Darul Qazas” not parallel courts: Owaisi
AMN / HYDERABAD AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said that “Darul Qazas” (Shariat courts) are not parallel courts and they are mere alternate dispute redressal mechanism.” His remarks came a…
NO CONFLICT BETWEEN CIVIL COURTS AND ‘DARUL-QAZA’ : AIMPLB
AMN / LUCKNOW/ HYDERABAD The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has clarified that the proposal to open Darul-Qaza (Shariat courts) in all districts of India is a constitutional…
Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is against spirit of Constitution: Jamaat-e-Islami
AMN / New Delhi Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, JIH today termed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 as highly discriminatory and unconstitutional. Addressing a press conference here, JIH Secretary General Muhammad Salim Engineer…
Can religious acts be allowed on govt land: SC refers plea to larger bench
AMN / NEW DELHI The Supreme Court today referred to a larger bench the question whether religious activities can be allowed on government land or property in a secular State…