Hadiya

Thursday, Apr 25, 2024 | Last Update : 07:08 AM IST

Hadiya's father, KM Ashokan, joins BJP

KM Ashokan, father of the 26-year-old Kerala woman Hadiya, who converted to Islam and married a Muslim man in 2016, has joined the BJP.

18 Dec 2018 2:13 PM

The Supreme Court had on March 8 set aside the high court verdict which had held as null and void the marriage between Jahan and Hadiya. (Photo: Asian Age)

Kerala 'love jihad': Hadiya has absolute autonomy, says SC

SC said that choosing a faith is the substratum of individuality and sans it, the right of choice becomes a shadow.

10 Apr 2018 9:02 AM

Hadiya, who was born to a Hindu couple in Kerala, made headlines after she converted to Islam and married a Muslim man against the wishes of her parents. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Parents influenced by antinational forces, need time to accept me as Muslim: Hadiya

The Supreme Court on March 8 restored Hadiya's marriage with Shafin Jahan stating that she was free to live with her husband.

13 Mar 2018 9:31 AM

Hadiya, who is in Kerala with her husband Shafin Jahan, on Saturday reached the Popular Front of India (PFI) headquarters at Kozhikode and thanked its chairman, P Aboobacker for all the support during the couple's legal battle. (Photo: File)

Everything happened as I became Muslim: Hadiya after SC retains marriage

Supreme Court scrapped the Kerala High Court order annulling the marriage of Hadiya aka Akhila.

10 Mar 2018 6:44 PM

Hadiya, the 24-year-old woman who was born to a Hindu couple in Kerala, made headlines after she converted to Islam and married a Muslim man against wishes of her parents. (Photo: File)

Kerala 'love jihad': The curious case of Hadiya aka Akhila

The Supreme Court has cancelled a Kerala High Court order annulling the marriage of Hadiya.

08 Mar 2018 5:06 PM

The NIA rejected Hadiya’s charge that the agency had created a story (of love jihad’ and forced conversions to Islam) and were trying to establish it without any proof. (Photo: File)

Kerala love jihad: Didn't portray Hadiya's spouse as terrorist, says NIA

In an affidavit filed on Wednesday, the NIA denied that the agency behaved with her with prejudice as if she is a criminal.

07 Mar 2018 8:29 PM

In a recent verdict on the Kerala 'love jihad' case in January this year, the Supreme Court declared that an adult woman has the right to live freely and choose a life of her choice. (Photo: ANI)

Hadiya hearing on Mar 8 after father's lawyer raises point of 'vulnerable adults'

The SC asked if the Kerala HC order annulling the marriage of Hadiya, an alleged victim of 'love jihad', was justified.

22 Feb 2018 3:46 PM

Akhila had married a Muslim man called Shafin, embraced Islam and changed her name to Hadiya. (Photo: File)

Kerala love jihad: Mother drugged food, cops ignored claim, says Hadia

In an affidavit filed in the SC on Tuesday, Hadiya sought permission to remain as Shafin Jahan's wife.

22 Feb 2018 1:40 PM

Kerala ‘love jihad’: Want to remain Muslim, wife of Jahan, Hadiya tells SC

Hadiya's marriage was annulled by Kerala HC after she converted to Islam and married Jahan.

20 Feb 2018 5:52 PM

In November 2017, SC freed Hadiya from her parents, who had insisted that she had been brainwashed and forced to convert, and allowed her to continue her academics at a college in Tamil Nadu, where she was studying before she got married to Shafin Jahan. (File photo)

Kerala ‘love jihad’: SC allows NIA to probe case barring Hadiya's marital status

SC observed that it would examine whether Kerala HC was correct in annulling the marriage while hearing a Habeas Corpus petition.

23 Jan 2018 1:25 PM

‘Do we need the court to tell us adult women in India are free?’

‘Why would an adult woman need a guardian in the first place?’

13 Jan 2018 12:11 AM

Born as Akhila, she converted to Islam and changed her name to Hadiya before marrying Jahan. (Photo: File)

Kerala ‘love jihad’: NIA to quiz ‘some accused’ who knew Hadiya’s husband

The NIA in Dec questioned Jahan, after the SC gave its nod to continue its probe into his marriage with Hadiya.

06 Jan 2018 11:28 AM

On May 24, 2017 Kerala High Court ruled the marriage between Hadiya and Shafeen Jahan ‘null and void’ condemning it as love jihad. (Photo: File)

Year ender 2017: Love Jihad - The cost of marrying your choice in India

An analysis conducted by Pew Research Center, looking into 198 countries ranked India as 4th worst in the world for religious intolerance.

31 Dec 2017 7:52 PM

Hadiya also expressed disappointment over not having the freedom to meet her husband, Shafin Jahan. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

I asked for freedom, not free yet: Hadiya after rejoining TN college

'I am demanding basic rights that every Indian citizen has. It has nothing to do with politics or caste,' she says.

29 Nov 2017 11:40 AM

Hadiya (second from right in yellow scarf) is escorted to her college on her arrival at the Coimbatore airport. (Photo: PTI)

Hadiya to continue studies under earlier Hindu name

Father says he cannot have ‘terrorist’ in family.

29 Nov 2017 2:50 AM

Hadiya tangle: Let wisdom prevail

nstead of going with her husband Shafin Jehan, Hadiya had to go to her father’s home.

29 Nov 2017 2:17 AM

When the CJI suggested that the Tamil Nadu government would bear the expenses of her studies, Ms Hadiya told the court that she wanted her husband to meet the expenses and not the State. (Photo: Asian Age)

Kerala love jihad: SC sets Hadiya 'free', sends her to TN college

The issue of her marriage with Mr Jahan, annulled by Kerala high court in May, will be decided by the apex court in January.

28 Nov 2017 4:57 AM

SC on October 30 had directed Hadiya’s father to produce her before the court on next date of hearing (November 27). (Photo: File)

I'm Muslim, nobody forced me to convert: Hadiya before leaving Kerala

Hadiya on Saturday left Kochi in Kerala for New Delhi for the hearing of the case on November 27.

25 Nov 2017 4:53 PM

The woman's counsel objected to her being kept at the shelter and contended that as she was a major, she should be free to exercise her will. (Photo: Representational/File)

Happy ending as HC allows Rajasthan's 'Hadiya' to live with her Muslim husband

The 22-year-old woman was sent to a state-run shelter after her brother alleged that she was forcibly converted to Islam and married.

07 Nov 2017 7:15 PM

Shafin Jahan had on September 20 approached the Supreme Court seeking recall of its order directing the NIA to investigate the controversial case of conversion and marriage of a Hindu woman with him. (Photo: File | PTI)

Love Jihad: SC asks how Kerala HC can annul Shafin Jahan's marriage; to hear plea on Oct 9

Advocate Dushyant Dave argued that SC shouldn't have ordered NIA probe and urged for an urgent hearing on the plea seeking recall of order.

03 Oct 2017 3:12 PM

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