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Petrol bombs hurled at mosque in Rajasthan’s Alwar, two arrested

Alwar: Rajasthan police on Saturday, April 11, apprehended two miscreants, identified as Paramjeet alias Nonu and Praveen Gurjar, after they hurled petrol bombs at a mosque. On April 9, a group of…
Hate Crime

UP cop ‘enters’ mosque with shoes to take down loudspeaker during prayers

Lucknow: A police constable from the Cantonment Police Station in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow allegedly entered a mosque with his shoes during Friday prayers on April 10, to cut off the loudspeaker wire.…

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UP villagers voluntarily demolish madrasa, mosque, school with bulldozer

Sambhal: The residents of Mubarakpur Band village in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district began demolishing a madrasa, a mosque, and a primary school built illegally on encroached government land using a bulldozer on…
Hate Crime

Delhi: Hindutva men raise saffron flag on mosque, 2 detained

New Delhi: Two miscreants were detained on Thursday, April 2, after they were seen climbing a wall along a mosque and waving a saffron flag during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on Wednesday,…
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Beyond prayer: Hyderabad’s mosques are turning into community centres

Hyderabad: Mosques across Hyderabad are increasingly functioning as community centres offering education, skill development and civic awareness programmes alongside their traditional religious role. For instance, the Alamgir Masjid in Vijayanagar Colony is offering…
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UP mosque built on govt land demolished in pre-dawn action

Sitapur: A mosque allegedly constructed on government land 12 years ago was demolished by the administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district early Monday, March 30, after a prior notice went unheeded, officials…
Hyderabad

Telangana to build temple, mosque on Musi River bank: CM

Hyderabad: Stressing the need to cleanse the Musi River, contaminated by industrial pollutants and sewage discharge, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday, March 28, vowed to complete the rejuvenation project…

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Youth points arrow at mosque during Ramnavami procession in Maharashtra

Ahilyanagar: Videos of a youth pointing an arrow at a mosque during a Ramnavami procession in Maharashtra’s Ahilyanagar surfaced on Friday, March 27, triggering sharp criticism and calls for action. The footage,…
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Resign or transfer: HC tears into UP govt on limiting Sambhal mosque namaz

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Saturday, March 14, dismissed the Uttar Pradesh administration’s decision to restrict the number of worshippers allowed to offer namaz during Ramzan at a mosque in Sambhal.…
India

Imam, three others escape after mosque set on fire during Ramzan in Haryana

An imam and a few worshippers narrowly escaped death after unidentified persons allegedly tried to set the mosque on fire in Haryana late on Wednesday night. The men were inside the premises…
Hyderabad

Masjid network key to community mobilisation for SIR: Hyderabad civil society

Hyderabad: Calling for coordinated community action to face the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, speakers at a round table workshop in Hyderabad on Wednesday, March 4, said the masjid-level network…
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No records on whether Jama Masjid built over ruins or vacant land: ASI

New Delhi: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has told the Central Information Commission that it does not have any records indicating whether the Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal was constructed…
Hyderabad

United Muslim Forum flags rising communal tension in Telangana

Hyderabad: The United Muslim Forum (UMF) on Wednesday, February 25, raised alarm over the pattern of communal attacks targeting the minority community across Telangana, demanding that the state government take strict action against…
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13 Lucknow University students issued notices over namaz, protests at mosque

Lucknow: Thirteen students from Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow University were issued notices on Tuesday, February 24, for offering prayers and protesting outside the Lal Baradari mosque on the campus, after the administration sealed…
India

Lucknow University: Hindu students form human chain to let friends offer namaz

In another display of communal harmony, Hindu students of Lucknow University, Uttar Pradesh, formed a human chain to help their Muslim batchmates offer namaz and break their roza (fast) during Ramzan after…