Muslim advocates in Uttar Pradesh have decided to constitute state and district level legal committees to counter the decision of various bar associations of not taking up terror-related cases. With this move the possibility of a split in the bar associations cannot be ruled out.

According to a report, large numbers of advocates gathered under the banner of Ulama-led Movement Against Terrorism (MAT) to chalk out an action plan. Some bar associations had announced that they would not ...

Democracy is a symbol of multi-cultural diversity in any part of the world as it stands for diverse faiths and religions but to blame a particular section or religion for terrorism is against the values of democracy. It is not correct to accuse the whole community even if a person or some persons of that community are alleged to have committed some crime. It is improper to raise the finger of suspicion towards the entire Muslim community. Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umri, President Jamaat-e-Islam...

The UP government has instituted a one-member judicial inquiry to investigate the arrest of two terror accused Mohd Khalid Mujahid and Tariq Qasmi. They were allegedly detained for terror links. The decision to institute a judicial enquiry was taken after pressure was mounted by various Muslim religious leaders and Movement against Terrorism (MAT), a voluntary organisation formed to fight against the victimisation of members of the community in the name of action against terrorists. The duo w...

A large number of Muslims and Dalit Christians from across the country took part in a protest march at Jantar Mantar in the Capital on May 14, against the delay in implementation of the Justice Ranganath Mishra Commission’s recommendations for extending SC status to Christians and Muslims of Scheduled Caste origin. Several religious heads of Catholic and Protestant churches joined the protest.

According to the organisers, the protest was aimed at intensifying the struggle of Dal...

The Ahmedabad Sessions Court on March 14 permitted narco-analysis test of suspended DIG DG Vanzara and 12 others who are behind bars in connection with the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case. In an operative order, Additional Sessions Judge R.S Sharma allowed the revision petition of the State CID (crime) against a lower court order denying permission to conduct narco-analysis test.

According to a report, the Supreme Court is already seized of the matter of bail petition of two p...