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Prayagraj (UP), March 25 The Allahabad High Court has extended its interim stay on the order issued by the chief judicial magistrate of Sambhal, directing the registration of FIR against several police officers, including then Circle Officer Anuj Kumar Chaudhary.When the matter came up for...

New Delhi, March 21 Muslims offered Eid-ul-Fitr prayers in Uttam Nagar, West Delhi, on Saturday under heavy security, with the area witnessing a subdued celebration days after a localized clash left a man dead and triggered tensions.A video circulating on social media shows two men carrying a...

New Delhi, March 21 Eid al-Fitr was celebrated across India on Saturday with special prayers for peace, progress, and brotherhood at large gatherings in mosques and eidgahs, followed by peaceful protests in several parts of the country condemning the US-Israel attacks on Iran and seeking an...

Srinagar/Jammu, March 21: Large gatherings were observed on Saturday during the Eid congregational prayers throughout the Kashmir Valley and in the Jammu division, as devotees came out in large numbers for the thanksgiving prayer after the completion of the holy month of Ramadan.The largest...

New Delhi, March 21 Muslims offered Eid-ul-Fitr prayers in Uttam Nagar, West Delhi, on Saturday under heavy security, following a subdued celebration after a localized clash left one man dead and triggered tensions about two weeks ago.A heavy deployment of Delhi Police and paramilitary...

Patna, March 21 – The festival of Eid al-Fitr was celebrated with great enthusiasm across the country, including Bihar, with large congregations gathering for prayers despite light rainfall in several areas. In the state capital, Patna, the main Eid prayer was offered at Gandhi Maidan, where an...

New Delhi, March 21 People flocked to mosques across the national capital on Saturday for Eid al-Fitr prayers, embracing the spirit of unity and devotion, as a thick fog added an unusual charm to the celebrations.The Delhi Police said security was stepped up across the city to maintain law and...

Eid-ul-Fitr is being celebrated across the country today. This festival marks the end of the month of Ramadan.On this occasion, people will offer prayers at Eidgahs and mosques while wearing traditional attire. They will also exchange greetings and visit relatives and friends, sharing sweets...

New Delhi, March 20 A Delhi court has acquitted two men accused of pledging allegiance to the banned terrorist organization ISIS, as well as procuring arms and ammunition from Uttar Pradesh for the Islamic State Jammu & Kashmir (ISIS-JK) cadres for carrying out terrorist acts.Highlighting that...

Hyderabad, March 19 – The Hyderabad police have imposed traffic restrictions around the historic Mecca Masjid on the occasion of Jummat-ul-Vida (the last Friday of Ramadan) prayers.The roads around Charminar will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday (March 20)...

Indore, March 16 The ongoing legal dispute over the religious nature of the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Madhya Pradesh has taken a new turn, with the Muslim side filing a civil suit in a court in Dhar, claiming ownership of the entire structure and referring to it as "Jama...

Srinagar, March 13 Juma'atul Vida, the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, was observed across Jammu and Kashmir as thousands of devotees flocked to mosques and shrines for congregational prayers.The largest gathering for Juma'atul Vida prayers took place at the Hazratbal...

Srinagar, March 13 – The management of the Jama Masjid in J&K’s Srinagar stated that authorities had disallowed Friday congregational prayers at the mosque and placed Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest.Traditionally, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq delivers the sermon on the last Friday of the holy...

Shillong, March 13 The Shillong Muslim Forum expressed concern on Friday over the reported attack on a mosque in Tura during the recent unrest in West Garo Hills, and appealed to Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma to protect religious institutions and maintain communal harmony.In a...

Srinagar, March 13 The Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid on Friday condemned the frequent closure of the historic mosque in Srinagar's old city on Juma'atul Vida over the past seven years."The authorities once again locked the gates of the historic mosque from all sides and placed Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir...

Kolkata, March 5 – The two main accused in the murder of a promoter in West Bengal's Howrah district were arrested in Delhi on Thursday by a state police team, an official said.Harun Khan and Rohit Hossain were arrested in the national capital's Jama Masjid area and are being brought back to...

New Delhi, February 26 Praveen Shankar Kapoor, head of the media department of the Delhi BJP, wrote to Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Thursday, demanding an investigation into alleged attempts at land grabbing in the Chandni Chowk area.Kapoor alleged that...

New Delhi, February 24 A man is accused of using his two sons, aged 13 and 15, to pickpocket foreign tourists in the crowded Jama Masjid market, keeping the stolen goods to avoid suspicion, an official said on Tuesday.According to police, the accused would position his children in crowded...

New Delhi, February 24 – The Delhi High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging a 1980 notification issued by the Delhi Waqf Board declaring certain mosques in Jahangirpuri as Waqf properties, stating that the petition sought to "unnecessarily revive the past" after a...

New Delhi, February 23 The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) that challenged a 1980 Waqf notification and alleged that three mosques in the Jahangirpuri area were illegal encroachments on public land.A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas...