The TADA court judgements awarding capital and jail terms to the accused in the Mumbai serial blasts cases are not unexpected but the irony is that the culprits of Mumbai riots are roaming free even today, said Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Maulana Arshad Madani in a statement on August 3.

"The way Justice Srikrishna Commission Report was shelved and thereby the communal forces were encouraged has hurt the sentiments of minorities. Indian Muslims still have full confidence i...

A non-governmental organisation based in Ahmedabad has welcomed the decision by the Gujarat Governor Nawal Kishore Sharma to return "The Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill 2006".

Prashant, the organisation working for human rights, justice and peace, in a statement issued on August 1, said, "The Bill is violative of the Constitutional Rights of a citizen and very divisive in nature."

"The Bill in a highly manipulative way, gives a "...

A highly sensitive issue was simmering and simmering and it came to a boil when an imaginary sketch of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be with him) was discovered in a Hindi question paper meant for Test of the pupils of First Unit of Std. III in Hamdard Public School here, Urdu daily Hindustan Express reported on August 5.

Taking urgent notice of the incident, the school administration formed an enquiry committee headed by Professor Syed Aftab Ahmad Zaidi, who pro...