Muslim law board opposes communal violence bill

LUCKNOW - The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has expressed strong opposition to the communal violence bill as well as the growing “bonhomie between India and Israel.”

Pope urges faithful to be ‘intransigent’ on sin but beg forgiveness for their own failings

Pope does not mention rebuke to Irish bishops

Muslim law board enhances its own women quota

LUCKNOW - The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) may been silent on the women’s reservation bill. But when it came to reconstituting its executive body, it unanimously increasef the representation of women from one to five.

Goa MP urges politicians to shun ’sadhus’, ‘babas’

PANAJI - Shantaram Naik, Congress MP from Goa, has “appealed to all the political leaders” to refrain from meeting ’sadhus’ and ‘babas’ in the interest of the state and its people.

Where gold and silver locks are key to prayers

KANPUR - Flowers, fruits and incense sticks are not quite what devotees bring to a temple in Kanpur. To appease the deity, they make an offering of locks made of gold, silver and other precious metals.