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West Bengal discontinues aid to imams, starts free buses for women
Kolkata: Signalling a sharp policy shift, the West Bengal cabinet on Monday, May 18, decided to discontinue religion-based assistance to imams and others, roll out the ‘Annapurna’ financial support scheme for women…
- Bangalore
Muslim orgs seek answers from Karnataka govt over unfulfilled promises
Bengaluru: The Federation of Muslim Organisations in Karnataka has questioned the state government over what it described as unfulfilled promises during its three years in power, stating that several key concerns of…
- India
Video: Hindus offer prayers at Bhojshala after HC rules complex is temple
People from the Hindu community entered the Bhojshala complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district on Saturday, May 16, and began offering prayers after the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court…
- India
Owaisi compares Bhojshala ruling to Babri verdict, calls judgment ‘erroneous’
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday, May 15, sharply criticised the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s ruling in the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute, calling the judgment “erroneous” and…
- India
Digvijaya says SC to decide worship rights at Bhojshala complex
Indore: Congress Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh on Friday said the Supreme Court will now have to decide whether worship and prayers are permitted at Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar, his…
- India
Karnataka ministers defend hijab permission order, target BJP over opposition
Bengaluru: Karnataka Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa on Thursday, May 14, defended the state government’s decision to allow hijabs in schools and colleges, stating that the move was made in the interest of…
- India
Bengal Muslims weigh first BJP govt amid caution, pragmatism
Kolkata: As dusk settled over Metiabruz in southwest Kolkata on Saturday May 9, television screens inside crowded restaurants replayed visuals of Suvendu Adhikari taking oath as West Bengal’s first BJP chief minister,…
- Telangana
Telangana government declares holiday for Bakrid 2026
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has announced a holiday for Bakrid 2026, a festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide. As per the Telangana calendar, the government has declared the holiday on May 27. Telangana…
- India
India can’t be Vishwaguru until Muslims get justice: Asaduddin Owaisi
Bhuj: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday, April 23, said that India cannot become a “Vishwaguru” (guide to the world) unless Muslims in the country get justice, as…
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After ceasefire, the West fears war within Judeo-Christian civilisation
The fear of the slow erosion of Judeo-Christian civilisation appears to be gripping sections of the West after President Donald Trump backed away from what many had interpreted as an existential confrontation…
- India
Bengal polls: Owaisi all guns against CM Mamata on Muslim representation
Patna: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday criticised West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for “unsatisfactory” representation of Muslims in the government sector in the state, and questioned their socio-economic conditions during the…
- India
Nobody opposes me: Assam CM deflects tough questions from reporter, runs away
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday, April 2, said he was “not comparable to Adolf Hitler” and claimed there was no opposition to him, when questioned by a BBC…
- Hyderabad
Gujarat UCC not uniform, says Owaisi, changes his earlier stance
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi questioned the “uniformity” of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, which was passed in the Gujarat Assembly on March 24, stating that…
- India
HC seeks Maha govt’s response to plea against move to cancel 5 pc Muslim quota
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday, April 2, directed the Maharashtra government to respond to a petition challenging its decision to cancel five per cent reservation in education and jobs for…
- India
SIR: 544 Muslim voters marked for deletion in UP village leads to one man
Lucknow: The names of as many as 544 Muslim residents from the Louharipur village in Shamli district were reportedly asked to be deleted from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision…