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- Kashmir
Uniform Friday sermon row: J-K Waqf chief says no order issued
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board chairperson Darakhshan Andrabi on Tuesday, October 13, denied that the board had ordered uniform Friday sermons in its mosques, a proposal had drawn sharp opposition from Chief…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad mosque faces partial demolition, AIMIM MLA detained
Hyderabad: A mosque in Chintalmet faced partial demolition over a land dispute in which a section of residents claimed the property belongs to a temple, with AIMIM leaders protesting at the site and Bahadurpura…
- Featured News
A Khutba with a difference: Save water, respect food, reject plastic
Can water conservation, food wastage and the use of plastic carry bags become the subject of a Friday sermon? At first glance, these may appear to be unusual themes for a religious…
- India
Jain plea to worship at Bharuch mosque: Gujarat HC for ASI view
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Friday, October 9, sought the Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI’s) response in a set of petitions from members of the Jain community seeking the right to…
- Delhi
Delhi Police warn worshippers at mosque against joining CJP protest
Delhi Police have taken their message against the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest into places of worship, with a police personnel reading out an appeal at a mosque in Old Delhi two…
- Hyderabad
Police conduct mock drill at Makkah Masjid in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Telangana Police’s Organisation for Counter Terrorist Operations (OCTOPUS) conducted a mock drill at the historic Makkah Masjid located in Hyderabad’s Old City area late Saturday night, October 3. The drill…
- India
Minaret falls on mosque’s roof during demolition work in Ujjain
Ujjain: A portion of a mosque suffered significant damage during the partial demolition of a minaret at Shahi Masjid in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain district on Thursday, October 1. The development comes days…
- India
Almost a week on: 20 arrested, 30 FIRs in Ujjain mosque row
Ujjain: The Ujjain Police have arrested 20 people and registered first information reports (FIRs) against 30 in connection with Monday’s violent clash that broke out following the removal of a portion of…
- Hate Crime
Meerut: Security up near mosque ahead of Hanuman Chalisa call
Police have stepped up security around a mosque in the Kesarganj Mandi area here after a video circulated on social media showing a Hindu outfit leader announcing plans to recite the Hanuman…
- India
Ujjain mosque row: MP HC disposes of pleas by Muslim side
Indore: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday disposed of two writ appeals regarding the removal of portions of Ujjain’s historic Shahi Masjid to facilitate road widening for the Simhastha Kumbh Mela…
- India
Ya Allah madat kar: Devotees as they self-demolish Ujjain mosque
Ujjain: Tensions flared in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain city on Monday, September 28, as protesters gathered in large numbers to stop partial demolition of a nearly 600-year-old Shahi Masjid as part of a…
- Hate Crime
BMC acts against airport mosque following ‘land jihad’ claims
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has sent a notice to Mumbai Airport authorities directing them to immediately disconnect the water supply line connecting to a mosque adjoining Terminal 2 after Bharatiya…
- Bangalore
Bhatkal tense after mosque damaged during Ganesh procession
Karwar: Tension was reported in Bhatkal of Uttara Kannada district after unidentified persons allegedly pelted stones at a mosque and an Arabic madrasa during a Ganesh idol immersion procession on the night…
- Bangalore
Hindutva groups, BJP protest over ‘restrictions’ on celebrations
Mysuru: Hindutva groups were joined by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during a protest on Sunday, September 13, in Mysuru after a video surfaced of a police officer warning against bursting firecrackers…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad’s MANUU sees protest over Saharanpur mosque demolition
Hyderabad: A peaceful protest was held at Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) in Hyderabad on Monday, September 7, against the demolition of the mosque in the Saharanpur District Magistrate’s office in…
