muslim community

Bengaluru, March 16 Karnataka Minister for Wakf & Minority Welfare B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan told the Legislative Assembly on Monday that 17,969 acres of Wakf property have been encroached upon in the state, mostly by Muslims themselves.The minister was responding to a question by Afzalpur...

Khargone (MP), March 16 Film director Sanoj Mishra has claimed that the marriage of Monalisa Bhonsle, the young woman who gained prominence during last year's Prayagraj Kumbh Mela, to a Muslim man is a case of "love jihad".After meeting Bhonsle's family on Sunday, Mishra said he would take up...

Guwahati, March 15 With the schedule for the Assam assembly elections now out, a host of issues are likely to dominate the campaign rhetoric of political parties in the run-up to the polls.Infiltration: This has been a key issue in the state for decades, which led to the Assam agitation and...

Lucknow, March 15 BSP supremo Mayawati on Sunday urged the Centre to confer the Bharat Ratna on party founder Kanshi Ram and not make the same mistake the Congress did with B R Ambedkar when it came to the award.In a statement on Sunday on the birth anniversary of Kanshi Ram, Mayawati attacked...

Prayagraj, March 15 The Allahabad High Court has directed the district administration in Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, not to interfere with prayers being offered in a mosque located within a private property.Issuing the directive, a bench comprising Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Vivek Saran...

Bhubaneswar, March 13 – In light of the massive bloodshed and loss of lives in the ongoing war in Middle Eastern countries, the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) announced on Friday that it would not be celebrating Iftar and Eid Milan this year."Due to the severe war in the Middle East...

Bhubaneswar, March 13 The BJD on Friday decided not to organize the annual Iftar party and Eid Milan due to the conflict in West Asia.Noting that thousands of innocent people have lost their lives and many more have been injured or displaced, the party said the decision was taken in solidarity...

On the occasion of Jummah-ul-Vida, the Imam of Jamia Masjid Kishtwar, Farooq Ahmad Kichloo, extended warm greetings and congratulations to the entire Muslim community.Addressing the large congregation after Friday prayers, the Imam prayed for the peace, prosperity, and well-being of the...

In Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah extended warm greetings to the people on the auspicious occasion of Jumat-ul-Vida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that in his message, the Chief Minister emphasized the profound spiritual...

In Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has extended his greetings to the people on the occasion of Jumat-ul-Vida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, which will be celebrated today. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that in a message, the Lieutenant Governor said...

Kolkata, March 12 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attended an Iftar event organized by members of the Muslim community in South Kolkata on Thursday, ahead of Eid ul-Fitr.Banerjee, who is also the chairperson of the Trinamool Congress, joined community members, religious leaders, and...

London, March 10 The UK has adopted a new definition of "anti-Muslim hostility" and will appoint a special representative to support the government's action to combat hate crimes targeting the community.UK Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Steve Reed presented...

Kolkata, March 10 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called off her protest against the "flawed SIR" on the fifth day, stating that the demonstration was being temporarily suspended following the Supreme Court's order to establish an appellate mechanism regarding the revision of the...

New Delhi, March 8 Four days after a Holi clash left a 26-year-old man dead in southwest Delhi's Uttam Nagar, shops in the area remain closed, markets deserted, while residents struggle to go about their routines, just days before Eid.The usual bustle of the Ramzan month in this densely...

Kolkata, March 6 Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of holding a sit-in in the heart of the city to protect infiltrators belonging to the minority community and labeling her as "anti-Hindu."Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a...

Khandwa (MP), March 6 A "offensive" post on social media, allegedly causing offense to religious sentiments, triggered a heated protest outside a police station in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Friday.Based on a complaint by a local, the police had registered a case...

Khandwa, March 6 – Tension erupted at a police station in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, after a controversial social media post about the Prophet triggered protests. Police have registered a case against 47 people, including 22 named individuals, for allegedly creating a disturbance at the police...

Aligarh (UP), March 2 Members of the Muslim community held a funeral prayer for Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, at the lawns of the Aligarh Muslim University Students Union compound here, amid tight security, with speakers urging the Indian government to offer condolences to the...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 2 Shaikh Asif, the founder of the ISLAM Party, said on Monday that a memorial to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj would be built in Malegaon, a communally sensitive city in Nashik district dominated by Muslims.Asif's ISLAM Party, which won 35 seats in the 84-member...

Vijayawada, March 2 Members of the Muslim community held a peaceful candlelight protest rally in Vijayawada, condemning the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint US-Israeli military strike.A joint attack by the US and Israel against Iran on February 28 triggered a...