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Equal Inheritance Rights for Muslim Women: Upholding Constitutional Justice and Gender Equality

March 17, 2026 Press Statement by Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) wholeheartedly welcomes the recent observations made by the Supreme Court of India during...

Nuns harassment case: Catholic Union demands action against vigilantes, cops

AICU writes letter to Home Minister asking that government send strong warning against persecution of minorities

Mosque loudspeaker impedes yoga, puja, govt duties: UP Minister

Uttar Pradesh minister Anand Swaroop Shukla writes to Ballia district magistrate, asking volume be fixed according to High Court order

CCTV was not working: Delhi Police to HC in Faizan death case

The incident where the grievously injured young man was forced to sing the national anthem was shot on video and went viral on social media; Faizan's mother had filed a plea seeking a probe into his death 

UP’s Hindutva goons harass Catholic nuns, teens on Delhi-Orissa train

Police march nuns, teens to police station, release them after more identification papers are sent from Delhi

25 arrests in three months under Madhya Pradesh’s ‘Love Jihad’ law

In all cases, the accused persons are from minority communities, including 15 cases against Muslims and six cases against Christians

Waseem Rizvi’s Challenge an Opportunity for Ulema To Proclaim the Inapplicability of These 26-War-Time Verses of Quran For Muslims Today

Do Muslims consider Islam a political, totalitarian ideology that aims at conquering the world or do they consider it as a spiritual path to salvation, one of the many?

Maharashtra: MBBS book linking Covid-19 spread with Tablighi Jamaat, recalled

The book, among the list of reference book for 2nd year students was withdrawn after outrage expressed by a student body, and the authors have apologised

Delhi violence: Court slams police for arresting complainant in mosque arson case 

The arson took place during the February 2020 violence; court directs  DCP (North Eeast) to file status report on the investigation so far

Minority Ministry has not utilised big chunk of welfare fund: Parliamentary Panel

Low utilisation of fund, allocation reduced by more than Rs 1,000 Crore, panel tells government to plug loopholes in scholarship schemes for minorities

CJP’s complaint against Kamlendu Sarkar: NCM asks DGP Assam for detailed report

The RSS leader had delivered an Islamophobic speech in December, 2020  

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