UP Board of Madarsa Education Act unconstitutional: HC

The Allahabad high court Friday declared the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, "unconstitutional" and violative of the principle of secularism, and asked the state government to......

Varanasi court allows Hindus to pray in Gyanvapi mosque cellar

The district court on Wednesday ruled that a priest can perform prayers before the idols in a cellar of the Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi, a significant development in the legal battle over the......

ASI stops Gyanvapi mosque survey after SC order

A 30-member Archaeological Survey of India team halted a survey here of the Gyanvapi mosque -- just hours after beginning the exercise Monday morning -- following a Supreme Court order. IMAGE:......

Shia personal law board to meet over Rizvi's Quran PIL

More Muslim organisations on Wednesday slammed former UP Shia Waqf Board chairman Waseem Rizvi, while his family members appeared to shun him for his PIL in the Supreme Court seeking the removal of......