'No fatwa to minister for dealing with liquor'

Imarat-e-Sharia, a Patna based Muslim organisation, has deniedissuingafatwa against Bihar's Excise Minister Jamshed Ashraf for being in charge of a department that deals with liquor and wine. "We......

Liquor controversy swirls around Nitish Kumar

Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Shubhomoy Sikdar report on how Nitish Kumar's political opponents allege that the Bihar chief minister is involved in a controversy that may tarnish his clean reputation.......

Fatwa against Bihar excise minister upheld

A controversy has broken out over the appointment of Jamshed Ashraf as Bihar's new excise minister with a leading Islamic seminary holding that Islam does not allow Muslims to get involved in a......

BJP fields just 2 Muslim candidates in Bihar polls

Contrary to expectations abound in political circles in Bihar that the Bharatiya Janata Party would give tickets to more Muslim candidates to contest the upcoming assembly polls, the saffron party......

Jayawardene, Afridi will be most experienced players at 2015 World Cup

Australia and Ireland submit provisional squad for the tournament Down Under, but do not release names. The UAE's Khurram Khan, at 43, will be the oldest player (born 21 June 1971) while Yodhin......