Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that after the repeal of the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act 1935 the Muslim women of the state will get relief from "torture and exploitation", adding that the act will also help to end child marriage.
Assam Minister Pijush Hazarika has responded to AIMIM leader Waris Pathan's 'Anti-Muslim' remark on the state cabinet decision to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act and asked, "How does repealing an 89-year-old law that permits the marriage between a small girl
Following the Assam government's move to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Waris Pathan alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government is 'anti-Muslim' and that they want to polarise votes before the
After the Assam Cabinet announced to repeal of the Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Saturday lauded the Assam government's decision and said that separate laws for Hindus and Muslims won't be possible adding that in this manner the countr
Pro-independence Baloch leader and president of the Free Balochistan Movement (FBM), Hyrbyair Marri, said that the elections that took place in "occupied Balochistan" under the Pakistani Army's supervision have no legal status, because of which the Baloch people did not participate in the "s
While granting bail to accused, the Court noted that the charge sheet has been filed while accused was on interim bail for the purpose of his sister's marriage.