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Sharia, Kazi court rulings not legally enforceable but binding if disputing parties accept it, says SC

SC was hearing an appeal from Muslim woman seeking maintenance for herself & her children under Section 125 of the old CrPC. Court ruled in her favour, granting maintenance.

For the fundamentalist, secular is dirtiest of dirty words: Rushdie on The Satanic Verses fatwa

In February 1993, Salman Rushdie addressed an audience at King’s College Chapel, Cambridge University, marking the fourth anniversary of the 1989 fatwa issued against him following the publication of The Satanic Verses.

Pakistani fundamentalists closer to controlling state. Now the battle is over baby milk bank

Islamic clerics push back against human milk banks as Shari’a proscribes marriages between so-called milk siblings. But several Islamic countries, including Iran, operate them.

‘Talks about invasion’ — NCPCR seeks action against Darul Uloom Deoband for ‘anti-India’ fatwa

Fatwa issued by Madrasa Darul Uloom Deoband gives validity to ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ & ‘may lead to hatred against the country’, says India's apex child rights body.

TikTok is in trouble in Pakistan again. This time, religious scholars issue a fatwa

Religious scholars from Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia in Banuri town criticised TikTok for allowing the streaming of 'inappropriate' videos of women who they say 'participate in sin motivated by fame and financial gain'.

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If there are many intellectuals in society, we should be nervous: PG Mavalankar

On 30 October 1979, political scientist PG Mavalankar delivered an address at the 14th AD Shroff Memorial Lecture in Bombay, outlining the roles and responsibilities of intellectuals in society.

Wall Street carries big expectations this year after best run since 2009

The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.