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- India
Video: Mob attempts to forcefully enter Ratnagiri mosque days before Holi
An online outcry erupted after a mob of Hindutva followers in Maharashtra attempted to forcefully enter the gates of a Ratnagiri mosque while celebrating Shimga festival, observed a day or two before…
- India
Hearing in Neelkanth Mahadev-Jama Masjid case postponed to March 20
Badaun: The hearing in the Neelkanth Mahadev Temple-Jama Masjid Intizamia Committee case could not take place on Monday as the presiding judge was on leave, a lawyer said. The next hearing is…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia begins renovation of historic Al-Fath mosque in Makkah
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is undertaking the renovation of the Al-Fath Mosque located at Makkah’s Al-Jumum Governorate. The site is considered sacred as it is believed that Prophet Muhammad prayed…
- India
Sambhal mosque row: Court to hear plea over temple claim on Apr 28
Sambhal: A district court on Wednesday fixed April 28 for hearing a plea claiming that the Shahi Jama mosque here was originally a Harihar Temple. When the matter came up before Civil…
- Middle East
Iran’s Grand Mosalla set to become world’s largest mosque complex
In a landmark development, the Grand Mosalla Mosque in Tehran is on the verge of becoming the largest mosque in the world. The significant development was announced by the head of Khatam’s…
- India
UP’s Gorakhpur mosque committee razes two floors after ultimatum
The management committee of a mosque near Ghosh Company Chauraha began demolishing its top two floors on Saturday, March 1, following the Gorakhpur Development Authority’s (GDA) claim of unauthorized construction. The mosque…
- India
No work should be done on Sambhal mosque without ASI approval: District magistrate
Sambhal: A day after the Shahi Jama Masjid management sought the ASI’s permission to redecorate the mosque ahead of Ramzan, the Sambhal administration on Monday said no work should be done without…
- India
UP: 168-year-old mosque demolished in Meerut for rapid rail project
The systematic demolition of Muslim religious sites continues in the BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh without restraint as authorities bulldozed a 168-year-old mosque in Meerut. The demolition of a religious landmark located on Delhi…
- Hyderabad
Swords waved, slogans raised in front of mosque in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A tense atmosphere prevailed in Nacharam Mallapur, Hyderabad on Wednesday night when a group of people participating in a procession waved swords and raised slogans in front of a mosque. The…
- India
MP: 250 homes including Takiya mosque razed for Mahakal temple corridor
Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain district administration on Saturday, January 11 executed a demolition drive in Nizamuddin Colony removing 250 houses and structures, including the Masjid Takiya to facilitate the expansion of the Mahakal…
- India
Locals object to mosque construction in Haryana, demand valid docs
Tensions prevailed in Haryana’s Ambala district where a group of people along with officials from the revenue department raided a mosque located in Jandli area. The mosque, Hazrath Usman Ghani Masjid, is…
- India
Temple-mosque disputes mushroomed in UP after Ayodhya Ram temple consecration
Lucknow: After the consecration (‘Pran Pratishtha’) of the Ram temple at Ayodhya on January 24, numerous temple-mosque disputes mushroomed in Uttar Pradesh (UP) in 2024. They culminated in Sambhal where four lives…
- India
Shahi Jama Masjid survey report almost complete: Sambhal court commissioner
Sambhal: The survey report of the Shahi Jama Masjid is almost complete and will be submitted in the court in January, 2025, the court-appointed commissioner recently said. Advocate Ramesh Singh Raghav, who…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Tension at Jalpally after officials demolish building
Hyderabad: Tension prevailed for a while at Taj colony Jalpally on Wednesday when revenue officials razed down a building where a mosque was being constructed. A man named Junaid who claimed to…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Tension in Moinabad after mob gathers near razed mosque
Hyderabad: Tension escalated at Chilkur in Moinabad on Tuesday evening when a group of Hindus gathered near the temple. A mob gathered near Chilkur village where a Mosque was razed down on…
