mosque
- India
Mathura temple: Court dismisses suit as petitioners’ counsel fails to turn up
Mathura: A court here dismissed one of the several suits filed over the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Masjid Idgah dispute as the petitioners’ counsel did not turn up for hearing on Friday. Several…
- India
RSS chief should visit homes of Akhlaq, Bilkis Bano: Digvijaya
Gwalior: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat should visit the homes of Bilkis Bano and Mohammad Akhlaq if he wanted to win the trust of…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to fund for the construction of Cuba’s first mosque
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will finance the construction of first mosque in the country to serve Muslims in Cuba. Vladimir Gonzalez said in an interview broadcast by Saudi state TV,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Restoration of bowli at Hayat Bakshi Begum Mosque to begin today
Hyderabad: The restoration work of a bowli located at Hayat Bakshi Begum Mosque is scheduled to begin today. The mosque is located in Hayathnagar, Hyderabad. In the past few months, the Telangana…
- India
UP: Remove mosques located near temples, says Fisheries minister
Baghpat: UP’s Fisheries minister Sanjay Nishad has called for the removal of all mosques located near temples. Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, Nishad said a religious frenzy has spread in India,…
- India
Plea filed in Mathura for removal of another mosque belonging to Mughal era
Mathura: A petition has been filed at a Mathura court seeking removal of yet another mosque, the Meena Masjid, belonging to the Mughal era. The petitioner has claimed that the mosque was…
- India
UP: Man threatens to explode mosque, shoot its cleric; held
Bareilly: A 25-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly threatening to blow off a mosque here and shoot its cleric if he was not removed, police said. A letter, threatening to…
- India
A mosque has emerged from underwater; people rush to see the site
Nawada: The effect of drought in Bihar’s Nawada district is reflected after the emergence of a Masjid that was submerged in the water of the Phulwaria Dam and now is visible after…
- India
Plea claims Badaun’s mosque is site of temple, seeks permission for Hindus to offer prayers
Budaun (UP): A plea has been in a court here claiming that Jama Masjid Shamsi in Badaun city is a temple of Lord Shiva and seeking permission for followers of the Sanatan…
- Middle East
Iran condemns deadly mosque bombing attack in Afghanistan
Tehran Iranian Foreign Ministry has condemned a deadly bombing attack in a mosque in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat, according to the Ministry’s website. Nasser Kanaani, the Ministry’s spokesman on Friday, expressed…
- India
Babri Masjid demolition: SC closes contempt proceedings
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the contempt proceedings, arising out of the demolition of Babri Masjid at Ayodhya in 1992, against the state of Uttar Pradesh and others. A…
- India
A Kerala mosque committee’s fight against drug menace
Kasaragod (Kerala): In a praiseworthy move, a mahal (mosque) committee in a village in this northern Kerala district has decided to expel or sideline members of their community who are involved in…
- World
21 killed in Kabul mosque blast
Kabul: Police in Kabul confirmed on Thursday that 21 people were killed and 33 others injured in a blast that targeted worshippers at a mosque in the Afghan capital the previous day.…
- India
Cleric detained for ‘marriage’ of Hindu couple in mosque
Unnao: A cleric and two others have been taken into custody after right-wing group members entered a mosque and stopped the alleged forced nikah of a 15-year-old Hindu girl in Uttar Pradesh’s…
- Offbeat
With no Muslims, Karnataka villagers observe Muharram every year
For almost a century, Muharram is observed by the villagers of Hirebidanur in Saundatti taluk of Belgavi district where not a single Muslim family resides. A rare occurrence in the world we stay…
