A Bench of five judges from different religious communities, including Sikh, Christian, Parsi, Hindu and Muslim, which pronounced the historic judgement on the controversial issue of the practice of 'triple talaq' among Muslims were not unanimous in the verdict.
Punjab-cadre IPS officer Jagdale Nilambari Vijay today took over as the first woman Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Tuesday reacted to the Supreme Court verdict abolishing triple talak, saying while it was "definitely not women's freedom" there was need to go beyond by doing away with "1400 yrs old Quranic laws".
Contending that nationalism cannot be forcefully injected to people, former Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union President Kanhaiya Kumar on Monday said there is a need to challenge BJP's idea of nationalism and Hinduism in the country.
The woman who worked at Pride Plaza hotel near Delhi airport was sacked yesterday. The man who assaulted her, the hotel's security manager, was suspended.
Tripura Police on Friday launched a probe over a fatwa issued against Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Facebook, the authorities said.