"This Shariah law business is crap.It is the latest difficulty for one of the larger Muslim communities in the United States."New Jersey also found itself at the center of movement against Islamic law, or Shariah, in the U.S. Chris Christie, who once sharply dismissed those who questioned the loyalt...

 He should act and take up the matter with Bangladeshi gove ment and ensure the safety and security of Hindus," Rana Dasgupta, general secretary of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council and noted Human Rights activist, told PTI.Although the minority leaders are expecting Indian gove ment...

Pakistan’s religious and political elites almost universally keep clear of debating blasphemy laws in a country where criticism of Islam is a highly sensitive subject. Sherani, who has hit the headlines in recent weeks after his council obstructed a bill to deter child marriages, did not disclose hi...

Most importantly, he declared — despite one of his principal aides fulminating in recent months against the "tyranny of the unelected" — that he gave more importance to Rajya Sabha because there "cannot be any discussion where there are no elders". Mr Modi ticked off the tu-tu main-main or tit-for-t...