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- India
UP: Locals pressure man to leave Hindu locality, police deny communal angle
Muzaffarnagar: Hindutva workers allegedly opposed a Muslim man from buying a house in the predominantly Hindu locality of Gaushala Pashmi in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district. Ali Hasan had recently bought the property…
- India
Namaz offered at Maharashtra municipal office, BJP invokes ‘Hindu Rashtra’
Nashik: A group of Muslim men offering prayers in Maharashtra’s Malegaon Municipal Corporation office drew strong reactions from right-wing leaders, with some labelling it an unauthorised act in a “Hindu Rashtra.” The…
- News
Hyderabad’s Ganesh Sena plans mass meeting on ‘love jihad’, illegal immigration
Hyderabad: The Ganesh Sena, the youth wing of the Bhagyanagar Ganesh UtsavSamithi has announced that it will organize a public meeting titled “Dharma Rakshana Sabha” on ‘love jihad’, illegal immigration at Ganesh…
- India
Two arrested in Maharashtra for discussing ‘jihad’ in WhatsApp group
Mumbai: Two members of a WhatsApp group were arrested following a joint operation by Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh police in Thane district on Monday, August 4, on charges of alleged radicalising people…
- India
Ramdev assures Delhi HC of not posting offensive content against Hamdard
New Delhi: Yoga guru Ramdev on Friday, May 2, gave an undertaking in the Delhi High Court saying he will not issue any disparaging statement or publish on social media, posts similar…
- India
‘Sharbat jihad’ row: Ramdev lives in own world, says Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday said Yoga practitioner Ramdev was “not in control of anyone” and lived in his own world before finding him in prima facie contempt of…
- India
Ramdev’s ‘sharbat jihad’ remark shocks court’s conscience: HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday observed that Yoga guru Ramdev’s purported remark of “sharbat jihad” on Hamdard’s Rooh Afza shook its conscience and was indefensible. Justice Amit Bansal, who…
- Middle East
Islamic scholars issue fatwa calling for war against Israel
The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), via its Ijtihad and Fatwa Committee, has issued a fatwa calling for jihad (war) against Israel, urging Muslim nations and communities worldwide to mobilise in…
- India
Raja Singh urges Uttarakhand govt to follow Yogi’s example on ‘Land Jihad’
Uttarkashi: Telangana BJP MLA T Raja Singh on Sunday urged Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to take a leaf out of his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath’s book and “teach a…
- Middle East
Israel claims killing of Islamic Jihad’s head of operations in Gaza
Jerusalem: Israel’s military and Shin Bet internal security agency said that they had killed Muhammad Abu Sakhil, head of operations for the Islamic Jihad militant group, in an airstrike in the Gaza…
- India
BJP indulging in ‘power jihad’: Uddhav Thackeray
Pune: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of indulging in “power jihad” by breaking political parties to be in government. Countering Union minister Amit…
- India
Remarks on Rohingyas, Bangladeshis didn’t hurt Indian sentiments: State to Bombay HC
The Mumbai Police on Tuesday, July 9 in its affidavit submitted before the Bombay High Court defended the use of terms like ‘Rohingyas’, ‘ Bangladeshis’ and ‘Jihad’s, used by several Bharatiya Janata…
- India
Video: PM Modi takes on INDIA bloc over ‘vote jihad’ appeal by SP leader
Anand: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a fresh attack against the opposition coalition, INDI alliance accusing them of “dangerous intentions” referring to an appeal for ‘vote jihad’ allegedly by Congress leader Salman…
- World
Documents ‘expose’ J Carter’s covert support for Afghan jihad in 1979
Newly declassified documents show how former US President Jimmy Carter authorized ‘lethal military aid’ to Afghan mujahideen against the Soviets, including allowing for the ‘training’ of the’mujahideen’ if need be through a…
