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Supreme Court Asks Sharia Courts Not to Force Fatwas, Says its Unconstitutional

Supreme Court on Monday banned Sharia courts from issuing fatwas or legal opinions forcibly on Muslim citizens in India.

Jul 7, 2014

2000 More Indians to Return from Iraq as MEA Scales up Evacuation

The Indian government's evacuation drive for Indian nationals in Iraq is gathering more momentum just two days after it facilitated the safe return of 46 nurses from Kerala back to the country.

Jul 7, 2014

Indian Nurses Reach Home After Month-Long Ordeal, Vow Never to Return to Iraq

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy received the nurses at the airport while their relatives were in a joyous mood.

Jul 5, 2014

As Indian Nurses Return from Iraq, a Look at Other Abduction Cases Modi Government Faced

Since the time the Modi government assumed office on 26 May, there have already been several cases of Indians being held hostage in foreign countries.

Jul 5, 2014

Indian Nurses Land in Mumbai, to Reach Kochi by Noon; Say they were Treated Well by Militants

A special Air India plane marked for evacuation of Indian nationals reached Erbil in Kurdistan on Friday, where the nurses were taken after their release by ISIS militants.

Jul 5, 2014

Indian Nurses Released by ISIS, May Return to India Early Saturday

The 46 Indian nurses who were moved out of their Tikrit hospital hideout by militants on Thursday are likely to be released soon, with a message by one of the nurses bringing hope of their safe return.

Jul 4, 2014

Activists claims that 6,300 new recruits have joined Islamic State since US Airstrikes began

Indian Nurses Forced to Leave Tikrit Hospital, Likely to Join 39 Abducted Indians in Mosul

The lives of 46 Indian nurses,+ who were trapped in a Tikrit hospital in Iraq, fell in danger after the ISIS militants forcibly shifted them to Mosul, where 39 abducted Indians are already being held hostage.

Jul 4, 2014

Sue Wilkins pulls up her eye at the Asian woman, whom she called a 'gook'.

Sue Wilkins, Woman who Hurled Racist Abuses on Asian on Sydney Train, Apologises

The 55-year-old woman now is facing a police investigation for her abusive behavior.

Jul 3, 2014

File photo shows image of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, commander of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant

ISIS to Target India for Jihad: 'Caliph' Abu Bakr al-Badhdadi Vows to Avenge Wrongdoings on Muslims

The self proclaimed 'Caliph' of ISIS has said that India was among many countries where Muslims were mistreated.

Jul 2, 2014

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Swaraj Meets Gulf Envoys to Rescue Indians from Iraq; Air India, Navy on Alert for Evacuation

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met with the Indian envoys from the Gulf region on Sunday to work out measures to bring back Indians trapped in violence-hit Iraq.

Jun 30, 2014

ISIS fighters at a checkpoint in the northern Iraq city of Mosul

Thousands of Indian Muslims Sign up to Fight ISIL

Thousands of Indian Muslims have pledged their support to the people of Iraq, signing up to go to the troubled nation to fight the militants if need be.

Jun 27, 2014

Mariam Ibrahim with her husband Daniel Wani

Sudanese Woman, who Refused to Convert Back to Islam, Freed from Death Row

A Sudanese court on Monday overturned the death sentence of Mariam Yahia Ibrahim and ordered her release.

Jun 23, 2014

The human rights groups opposing the controversial expansion project by Camisea gas has stated that the approval from the government in others words is an approval for genocide of Amazon's uncontacted tribes.

Approval of Peru's Oil and Gas Project Amounts to Genocide of Amazon's Uncontacted Tribes?

Human rights groups have claimed that the Peru government's approval of expansion of Camisea project amounts to initiating genocide of Amazon's uncontacted tribes.

Jun 24, 2014