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The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a child born out of a marriage between a Muslim man and Hindu woman is legitimate and has rights on the father's property. The bench of justices NV Ramana and Mohan M Shantanagoudar noted the such a marriage is neither valid nor void but an 'irregular' one.

According to previous law, the adoption right is restricted to Hindus, Buddhists and Jains. Yesterday, Supreme Court extends this right to Muslims, Christians, Jews, Parsis and all other communities.

In the aftermath of the Christchurch attacks, people of New Zealand have come forward in support of the Muslim community, standing strong against racism. Among the many supporters stood a 94-year-old World War II veteran of the New Zealand army, John Sato. Sato reached Auckland to join the anti-racism rally and stand in support of Muslims after changing four buses from Howick. Here's more.

A 27-year-old Muslim man was arrested on Monday for confining a woman (he met on a dating site) for days and repeatedly raping her. He also made videos and took nude photos of hers. If this is not enough, this case has an even darker side. He also showed her gory photos like, of someone strapped to a chair, surrounded by bombs, and made her listen to speeches of controversial evangelists.

Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam, Syed Amhed Bukhari today announced about his support for Congress in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections that will begin next week. He also urged Muslim voters to vote for Congress.

SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday reached out to Muslims and announced Rs. 115-crore assistance was given to Muzaffarnagar victims unlike in Gujarat where Narendra Modi spent "not a single penny" for 2002 Gujarat riots affected.

Senior Congress leader Mohsina Kidwai was Wednesday elected chairperson of the Haj Committee of India, a government panel that makes arrangements for the Muslim pilgrimage to the holy cities of Makkah and Medina in Saudi Arabia. Hasan Ahmed and Aboo Bucker were elected vice chairmen at the meetin

Terror outfit al Qaeda recently hacked a microsite of the Indian Railways. The hacked page was replaced by a message of Maulana Aasim Umar, al Qaeda chief in South Asia, for all the Indian Muslims. 

A week after Saudi Arabia welcomed tourists, the conservative Muslim kingdom has clarified that foreign men and women will be allowed to rent hotel rooms together, without needing to prove that they are related. The move comes as a surprise as Saudi Arabia is infamous for its rigid sex segregation.

After violence broke out at Jamia Millia University campus on Sunday, student-led protests spread to other parts of the country. Students from Indian Institutes of Technology, Lucknow's Nadwa College, Delhi University, etc., held protests in solidarity with JMI and the Aligarh Muslim University.