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NWFP comes under Sharia law

Pakistan's North West Frontier Province came under Islamic Sharia law on Tuesday for the first time in the country's 56-year history. The 15-point Sharia Bill went into effect a day after the......

Airline compliant with Sharia law launched in Malaysia

An airline service fully compliant with the Sharia law has launched operations in Malaysia. The airline makes it mandatory for female Muslim crew to wear a hijab, while non-Muslims are required to......

Pak cleric launches campaign for Sharia law

The controversial cleric of Pakistan's Lal Masjid on Friday stoked tension in the capital by holding a rally as part of his campaign to demand the implementation of Islamic Sharia law in the......

Indian Muslims oppose move to impose Sharia laws

Indian security agencies and the Delhi police in particular will be on guard in the coming days for any sort of meeting/convention or march which is scheduled to be conducted by a little-known......

IS-linked accused worked for Caliphate, Sharia law in India: K'taka police

The suspected Islamic State-inspired terrorists, who were arrested in Shivamogga earlier this week, wanted to establish a Caliphate and impose Sharia law in the country as they believed India......

Three men charged in Sharia-based Ponzi scheme

A US court has indicted three owners of a bankrupt Chicago-based real estate development firm for operating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded hundreds of investors, including Indians and Pakistanis,......

Now, you can make 'will' online

It’s cheaper and meant for simple assets but if you have inherited properties or they are spread in different locations, you will need a lawyerWithout much hassles, now you can get a will......

Politics, laws weigh on Islamic finance in India

India's tiny Islamic finance industry is hoping to expand by developing products that would work around the country's ban on sharia-compliant banking. But political and legal obstacles mean......

Pak, Iran banks queue up to open branches in India

Two banks from Pakistan, MCB Bank and United Bank, have sent proposals to the Reserve Bank of India for opening branches in the country. Three Iranian banks, Bank Pasargad, Saman Bank and......

Haq Trailer Shows Hope Of A Good Film

The hope is that the film raises significant issues about the rights of women, and does not become a diatribe against a minority community that has happened with some recent films, points out Deepa......

Haq Review: An Important Watch

Made at a time when an insidious agenda can be read into it, Haq is an important film that deals with a contentious subject with maturity, observes Deepa Gahlot. The bitter legal battle that came......

'My Life Was In Danger'

''I received many threatening calls and letters.''A fatwa was issued against me.' IMAGE: A young Salma Agha. Photograph: Kind courtesy Salma Agha/Instagram She became a household name in 1982,......

Bollywood celebrates Eid through its movies!

Eid-ul-Fitr has been celebrated in a big way in Hindi films. The films listed below, in fact, are those where the festival plays a pivotal plot point, observes Subhash K Jha. Chaudvin Ka......

10 STUNNING Films I Watched In Cannes

With the mad rush of celebrities, paparazzi, official photographers and influencers on red carpets and parties, people almost forget that the Cannes Film Festival is firstly, a celebration of world......

Shami is a criminal: Barelvi cleric

IMAGE: India pacer Mohammed Shami has attracted the ire of a Bareilvi cleric for not fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramzan. Kind Courtesy Mohammed Shami/Instagram The national......

'Illegal, un-Islamic': Cleric targets Shami again

A cleric who had claimed cricketer Mohammed Shami committed a sin by not fasting during Ramzan has described the Holi celebrations of the pacer's daughter as "illegal" and "against Shariat".......

Blast hits bus carrying football team in Somalia; 5 dead

IMAGE: An explosive planted on a bus carrying football players in Somalia's port city of Kismayo killed at least five players. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images An explosive planted on a bus......

Malik reunites with wife in India

Pakistan's historic cricket tour of India, a sign of growing warmth between the rivals, has helped reunite cricketer Shoaib Malik with the Indian wife he married over the telephone.Malik fell in......