Hadiya Case

The Kerala High Court closed the habeas corpus petition filed by Asokan, Hadiya's father, on Friday after the prosecution informed the court that she is presently residing with her second husband.

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker from Madhya Pradesh, who believes that "late marriages" are the reason behind "love jihad", a term used by right wing groups for a relationship between a Hindu woman and a Muslim man, has advised parents to marry off their daughters "on time".

On her first visit to her home state Kerala after the Supreme Court upheld her marriage with Shafin Jahan, Hadiya on Saturday said "all this happened as I embraced Islam".

Kerala woman Hadiya is free to live with her husband, the Supreme Court ruled today, cancelling a Kerala High Court order annulling the 24-year-old's marriage to a Muslim man after converting to Islam. The judges said Hadiya is "at liberty free to pursue her endeavours," stating that the High Court should not have intervened.

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked if a roving inquiry could be ordered into the "issue of consent" between two adults who married at will and if the Kerala High Court order annulling the marriage of Hadiya, an alleged victim of 'love jihad', was justified. The questions, from a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D ...

Hearing the case of Hadiya, the Kerala woman whose marriage with a Muslim man, Shafin Jahan, was annulled by the high court last year, the Supreme Court said today that her marital status cannot be probed.

The National Investigation Agency today questioned Shafin Jahan, days after the Supreme Court gave its nod to it to continue its probe into his marriage with Hadiya, a Kerala woman at the centre of an alleged love-jihad case.

CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat has accused the National Investigation Agency (NIA) of being out on a "fishing expedition" in Kerala and interrogating couples in inter-caste or inter-community marriages.

The father of Hadiya, the young woman from Kerala who converted to Islam and was known as Akhila Ashokan, today said he would go to court over what he claimed was some people trying to "interrupt" his daughter's studies.

Hadiya, the Kerala woman whose marriage with a Muslim man, Shafin Jahan, was annulled by the high court seven months ago, had a telephonic conversation with him on Wednesday. The chat took place from the college where she was admitted on Tuesday after months of being confined in her parents' home in Kottayam. On Monday, the Supreme Court freed her ...

Whether she is Hindu or Muslim matters less. She is an Indian citizen and she will always remain so. And it is our patriotic responsibility to uphold Indian constitution even when her choice doesn't go well with us.

Kerala's Hadiya, who was Akhila Asokan before she converted to Islam, said today that she would meet her husband Shafin Jahan after winning a reprieve from the Supreme Court. The 25-year-old was yesterday freed her from her parents, who have refused to accept her marriage to a Muslim man and have alleged in court that she was brainwashed and indoc...

A wife is not a chattel and the husband cannot be her guardian, the Supreme Court said today after interacting with Hadiya, a woman from Kerala, who is the alleged victim of "love jihad".

Kerala woman Hadiya, 25, was released from her parents' custody today after she told the Supreme Court that she had converted to Islam and married a Muslim man of her own volition. Her lawyers say she can finally meet her husband, when he visits her at a hostel in Tamil Nadu where she will stay while finishing college.

Hadiya, who grew up as Akhila Ashokan in Kerala, married a Muslim man Shafin Jahan last year. Hadiya will testify before the Supreme Court today after her family alleged that she forced to convert to Islam and marry. Here's a look at the timeline of Kerala 'love jihad' case.

The Kerala High Court closed the habeas corpus petition filed by Asokan, Hadiya's father, on Friday after the prosecution informed the court that she is presently residing with her second husband.

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker from Madhya Pradesh, who believes that "late marriages" are the reason behind "love jihad", a term used by right wing groups for a relationship between a Hindu woman and a Muslim man, has advised parents to marry off their daughters "on time".

On her first visit to her home state Kerala after the Supreme Court upheld her marriage with Shafin Jahan, Hadiya on Saturday said "all this happened as I embraced Islam".

Kerala woman Hadiya is free to live with her husband, the Supreme Court ruled today, cancelling a Kerala High Court order annulling the 24-year-old's marriage to a Muslim man after converting to Islam. The judges said Hadiya is "at liberty free to pursue her endeavours," stating that the High Court should not have intervened.

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked if a roving inquiry could be ordered into the "issue of consent" between two adults who married at will and if the Kerala High Court order annulling the marriage of Hadiya, an alleged victim of 'love jihad', was justified. The questions, from a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D ...

Hearing the case of Hadiya, the Kerala woman whose marriage with a Muslim man, Shafin Jahan, was annulled by the high court last year, the Supreme Court said today that her marital status cannot be probed.

The National Investigation Agency today questioned Shafin Jahan, days after the Supreme Court gave its nod to it to continue its probe into his marriage with Hadiya, a Kerala woman at the centre of an alleged love-jihad case.

CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat has accused the National Investigation Agency (NIA) of being out on a "fishing expedition" in Kerala and interrogating couples in inter-caste or inter-community marriages.

The father of Hadiya, the young woman from Kerala who converted to Islam and was known as Akhila Ashokan, today said he would go to court over what he claimed was some people trying to "interrupt" his daughter's studies.

Hadiya, the Kerala woman whose marriage with a Muslim man, Shafin Jahan, was annulled by the high court seven months ago, had a telephonic conversation with him on Wednesday. The chat took place from the college where she was admitted on Tuesday after months of being confined in her parents' home in Kottayam. On Monday, the Supreme Court freed her ...

Whether she is Hindu or Muslim matters less. She is an Indian citizen and she will always remain so. And it is our patriotic responsibility to uphold Indian constitution even when her choice doesn't go well with us.

Kerala's Hadiya, who was Akhila Asokan before she converted to Islam, said today that she would meet her husband Shafin Jahan after winning a reprieve from the Supreme Court. The 25-year-old was yesterday freed her from her parents, who have refused to accept her marriage to a Muslim man and have alleged in court that she was brainwashed and indoc...

A wife is not a chattel and the husband cannot be her guardian, the Supreme Court said today after interacting with Hadiya, a woman from Kerala, who is the alleged victim of "love jihad".

Kerala woman Hadiya, 25, was released from her parents' custody today after she told the Supreme Court that she had converted to Islam and married a Muslim man of her own volition. Her lawyers say she can finally meet her husband, when he visits her at a hostel in Tamil Nadu where she will stay while finishing college.

Hadiya, who grew up as Akhila Ashokan in Kerala, married a Muslim man Shafin Jahan last year. Hadiya will testify before the Supreme Court today after her family alleged that she forced to convert to Islam and marry. Here's a look at the timeline of Kerala 'love jihad' case.