India wins Asia Cup, defeats Pakistan in final by five wickets
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Dubai: India on Sunday defeated Pakistan in the Asia Cup final at the Dubai International Stadium here to become the Asian champions once again.
Riding on brilliant knocks of Tilak Verma 69 (off 53 deliveries) and all-rounder Shivam Dube 33 (off 22 deliveries) India chased the target of 147 set by Pakistan.
Earlier, batting first Pakistan had set a target of 147 with the help of a half-century by opener Sahibzada Farhan and handy contribution by Fakhar Zaman.
With this, India lifted the Asia Cup for the ninth time in the history of the tournament.
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SC notice to Centre on PIL against Muslim personal law sections being 'discriminatory' against women
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Centre's response on a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937, on the ground that those are allegedly discriminatory against women.
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Panchol took note of the submissions made by lawyer Prashant Bhushan, who appeared in the matter for petitioners Poulomi Pavini Shukla and the Nyaya Naari Foundation, and issued a notice to the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs.
The plea says the current Shariat inheritance rules are "manifestly discriminatory" against women, often granting them only half or less of the share allocated to their male counterparts.
Bhushan said the 1937 Act violates Article 14 (right to equality) of the Constitution.
He said matters of succession are civil in nature and do not constitute an "essential religious practice" protected under Article 25.
"Saying women will get half or even less than half compared to male counterparts is discriminatory," the lawyer said.
