UP shocker: Madrassa demands 'virginity test' from 13-yr-old girl

Police lodged an FIR against a school-cum-madrassa in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad based on a man's complaint that her 13-year-old daughter was asked to submit a "virginity test" report for admission......

Jamiat opposes central madrassa board proposal

Opposing any move to set up a central madrassa board, Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind warned on Sunday that any attempt to meddle with traditional Islamic education system may lead to an "intense" backlash......

All madrassas will be affiliated to 2 new varsities: UP minister

Seeking to make changes in the process of granting recognition to madrassas, Uttar Pradesh Minority Welfare Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar has said that two universities will be opened in the state......

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......