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He said women can also show face in cases involving law related things such as aadhaar or pan card Following Indian cricketer  Irfan Pathan Wife  post on social media, where he is seen with his wife, the all-rounder has received massive backlash especially from religious leaders, who claim what he did was against Islamic law. Calling it 'un-Islamic', Maulana Sajid Rashidi said that Irfan Pathan's background is very religious as his father was a muezzin, and so posting his wife's picture on social media is a shameful act. Latest Current Affairs  : "A woman can show her face only to her husband and in cases involving law related things such as aadhaar or pan card, only then can she show her face," he added. He also said that it is due to his religious background that people started "reminding" him about his religion, and that this was not a troll. Calling the act shameful, Sajid Rashidi said, "His wife isn't an actor that she...

Chinese fury continues against South China Sea judgement China   continues to resolutely oppose the Permanent   Court   of Arbitration's (PCA) landmark decision handed down on July 12 against its maritime claims in the South China Sea. Indeed,   Beijing   has redoubled its months-long campaign to invalidate the 2013 case that The Philippines   brought against it. The PCA gave a comprehensive verdict in Manila's favour. In its 501-page report the tribunal found Beijing violated no fewer than 14 United Nations Convention on the   Law   of the Sea (UNCLOS) provisions, six international regulations preventing collisions at sea and one general rule of international law. China's recalcitrance was highly visible during the Public International Law Colloquium on Maritime Disputes Settlement held in   Hong Kong   on July 15 and 16, jointly organised by the Chinese Society of International Law (CSIL).   Read More

China pulls up chief negotiator for limited global support for anti-India position at NSG The Chinese leadership has pulled up Wang Qun, its lead negotiator and Director General of the Arms Control Division at the Foreign Ministry, for failing to drum up significant global support for China's position in Seoul which blocked India's entry into the   NSG . Highly placed Western and Chinese sources said that Wang Qun had told   Beijing   that at least one third of the NSG nations would endorse China's position. However, the position was totally in the reverse, with as many as 44 nations backing   India   and   China   only having the support of four nations. Beijing now fears that the fallout of the NSG outcome could have an impact on a crucial verdict expected soon from the Permanent Court   of Arbitration in The Hague in a case brought by the   Philippines   concerning China's territorial reclamation activities in the South Chin...

Expressing shock over the horrific video of a woman thrashing her elderly mother-in-law in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district, the women activists on Tuesday demanded that a law should be made to protect the old and sick in this country.  Read Articles 

Chinese lawmakers are considering amending the family planning law to allow couples to have two children amidst efforts to counter shrinkage of the work force and an ageing population. “The State advocates that  one couple can give birth to two children ,” Xinhua cited a draft amendment submitted for review at the bi-monthly session of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee which opened on Monday. The draft came after the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) Central Committee decided in October, to give the go ahead for the universal two-child rule, which will replace the decade-long “one couple, one child” policy. Li Bin, head of the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC), said the CPC’s decision was made to adapt to the transition of China’s population from young to old currently underway. In order to implement the decision, the top legislature must amend the family planning law which took effect in 2002. Under the current law, citizens who ...