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Kozhikode (Kerala), March 29 Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama president Sayyid Muhammad Jifri Muthukoya Thangal on Sunday urged leaders to avoid making unnecessary statements that could drag the organization into political controversies.His remarks came after Samastha leader Mukkam Umar Faizi...

Bengaluru, March 27 Congress ticket aspirant Sadiq Pailwan, who was contesting in the Davanagere South Assembly by-election, announced on Friday that he was "retiring" from the contest and would work for the party and its official candidate.The Davanagere South constituency, along with the...

Bengaluru, March 27 – The ruling Congress party in Karnataka took steps to manage the situation in the Davanagere South Assembly segment on Friday by convincing rebel candidate Sadiq Pylwan to withdraw from the election and work for the party's official candidate.However, as the deadline for...

Shravasti (UP), March 25 Police have arrested six more people in connection with allegedly serving non-vegetarian food and disposing of the leftovers during an iftar party near the Sonpathri Ashram Temple here, bringing the total number of arrests to 10, officials said.Four people were...

Shravasti (UP), March 24 Police have arrested six more people in connection with allegedly preparing and disposing of non-vegetarian food during an iftar party near the Sonpathri Ashram Temple here, bringing the total number of arrests to 10, officials said on Tuesday.Four people were arrested...

Davanagere (Karnataka), March 23 – Former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa said on Monday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win by a large margin in both Davanagere South and Bagalkot Assembly constituencies in the state, where upcoming by-elections are being held.Speaking to...

Mainpuri (UP), March 23 A brief period of tension prevailed in the town of Kuraoli here after a dispute among some people over the venue for Eid prayers, but the situation was defused following intervention by the administration, officials said on Monday.The disagreement arose on March 21 when...

Kolkata, March 22 – West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of being "communal" on Sunday.His comments followed Banerjee's participation in Eid celebrations at Red Road on Saturday, where she launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata...

Jalna, March 22 Shabbir Ahmed Ansari, national president of the All India Muslim OBC Organisation, passed away in Jalna city, Maharashtra, on Sunday after a prolonged illness, according to family sources.He was 79 years old.Ansari was a prominent figure in the Other Backward Classes (OBC)...

Kolkata, March 21 Since 2011, when the former minority-dominated Garden Reach assembly constituency on the southern outskirts of Kolkata was renamed Kolkata Port, voting has consistently favored the Trinamool Congress.In all three assembly elections since 2011, West Bengal Municipal Affairs &...

Bhubaneswar, March 21 Thousands of devotees flocked to mosques and open-air Eidgahs across Odisha on Saturday to offer prayers and celebrate the occasion after a month of fasting.Police made elaborate security arrangements in different cities. In Cuttack, Balasore, Bhadrak, Sambalpur, and...

Bhopal, March 21 – With the end of the holy month of Ramadan, the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated with religious devotion and enthusiasm across Madhya Pradesh. People from the Muslim community gathered at Eidgahs and Mosques to offer namaz early in the morning.In the state capital...

Panaji, March 21 Archbishop of Goa and Daman, Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrao, extended greetings to the Muslim community on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, emphasizing the values of compassion, unity, and mutual respect.In his message, the Archbishop, along with Auxiliary Bishop Simiao Fernandes...

Amaravati, March 21 Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, and opposition leader YS Jagan Mohan Reddy conveyed Eid-ul-Fitr greetings to the people of the state on Saturday.The Governor said that Ramzan is a period of devotion, fasting, charity, and...

New Delhi, March 20 Congress leader and former Union minister Mani Shankar Aiyar, while extending Eid greetings on Friday, alleged that Muslims around the world, “starting with India”, are often targeted by communal forces.“This has been an extremely difficult year for the Muslim community...

Chennai, March 20 Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Chief Minister M K Stalin, and AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami extended their greetings to Muslim brethren on the eve of Ramadan.Governor Arlekar said, "My warmest greetings and best wishes to my Muslim brothers...

Bengaluru, March 20 – The rift within the ruling Congress deepened on Friday after party ticket aspirant Samarth Shamanur filed his nomination for the Davanagere South Assembly constituency, even as the party is yet to officially announce its candidate.Amid the ongoing uncertainty, the move by...

Srinagar, March 20 PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention regarding the escalating communal tensions in Delhi's Uttam Nagar."Right-wing fanatics and elements in Uttam Nagar, New Delhi, are openly calling for the bloodshed of Muslims and...

Kochi, March 20 Eid al-Fitr was celebrated across Kerala on Friday with religious fervor and community gatherings.Known locally as Cheriya Perunnal, special prayers were held in mosques, while Eidgahs were organized in cities including Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode, and Malappuram.A...

Bhopal, March 19 Ahead of Eid, a Muslim leader here on Thursday appealed to his community members to shop for their festival needs at establishments run by Muslims.Pirzada Tauqeer Nizami, general secretary of the Ahle Sunnat Committee and a leader of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen...