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Muslims pledge for protection of Shariah

Hyderabad, 5 Nov 2016 : Pledge Day for protection of Shariah was observed at Makkah Masjid after Friday prayers. Mr. Mohammed Mushtaq Malik President Tahreek Muslim Shabban administered pledge to scores of Muslims. Mr. Malik in his brief address said BJP government is trying to implement RSS agenda.

‘Death of democracy’: Reactions pour in over one-day ban on Hindi news channel

An inter-ministerial committee of the Information and Broadcasting ministry in its report said that the broadcaster “NDTV” had revealed "strategically-sensitive" details while covering the Pathankot terrorist attack. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry while invoking the powers under the Ca

Bhopal jail break & encounter: Shivraj Singh Chouhan orders judicial probe

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has ordered a judicial probe into the sensational jail-break by eight SIMI activists from the Bhopal central prison and their alleged encounter. The judicial probe will be conducted by retired High Court Judge Justice S K Pandey, an offi

‘Sabko Nipta Do’: Chilling audio clips on Bhopal Encounter

“Mike 1, Saahab bol rahe hain nipta do (Mike 1, Saahab is saying finish them all).” Bhopal 4 Nov 2016 ( Siasat): After a series of indicting video, a chilling audio clip purportedly from the encounter site, revealed that the police personnel never meant to capture the SIMI undertri

Digvijay Singh assails campaign against ‘triple talaq’

Tirupati: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh today assailed Narendra Modi for denouncing the practice of ‘triple talaq’ among Muslims, saying instead of raising such issues, the prime minister should focus on his slogan of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’. ‘Triple talaq’ was related to a particular

8-Year-Old Girl Mauled To Death By Leopard In Gujarat

SURAT: An eight-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard on Wednesday at Vadi village in Umarpada tehsil of Surat district, a Forest Department official said. Nikita Vasava was attacked by the big cat at around 7 am when she was out to attend to nature's call, Deputy Conservator of Forest (

Rahul Gandhi Detained twice within in 4 hours

Rahul Gandhi and top Congress leaders were on Wednesday detained twice as a high-voltage political drama unfolded following the alleged suicide by a former soldier over OROP, prompting the party vice president to demand an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The least this government can

PM Modi ‘polarising voters’ in name of triple talaq, Ram temple: Owaisi

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India]: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “polarising voters” in the name of triple talaq and construction of Ram temple to ensure that the Bharatiya Janata Party wins the upcoming Uttar Pra

Man threatens to kill Kejriwal, calls up police

New Delhi: A man today called up Delhi Police Control Room threatening to kill Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. However, it later turned out to be a hoax call and the caller identified was termed by police as “drunkard” and “mentally unsound”. “A call was received around 6.16 pm at the police c

Uniform Civil Code will destroy Adivasis culture: National Adivasi Parishad

New Delhi: The National Adivasi Parishad have come out in open to oppose the government initiative on Uniform Civil Code. Condemning the move, Prem Kumar Gedam National Coordinator, Rashtriya Adivasi Ekta Parishad, said tribal communities have their own distinct cultural identity and customs and

AMU professor dies as authorities fail to arrange ambulance in time

Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India]: Aligarh Muslim University professor Dr D. Murthy, who was undergoing treatment at the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College here, breathed his last yesterday as the authorities failed to arrange an ambulance in time to shift him to New Delhi. Professor Murthy, who was

Jayalalithaa’s followers offer gold, silver worth Rs 1.60 crore at Mysuru’s Chamundeshwari Temple

Mysuru: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader J. Jayalalithaa is said to be on the road to recovering from her illness at the Apollo Hospital in Chennai, and in anticipation of her coming out of the medical facility soon, special prayers were held at Mysuru`s Chamundeshwari Temple

BSF jawan injured by Pak snipers dies; ‘promised him I won’t cry’ says mother

Jammu: BSF jawan Gurnam Singh, who was injured in Friday’s attack by Pakistani forces at the international border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, succumbed to his injuries on Saturday night. 26-year-old Singh, who was undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College and Hospital he

‘Modi using surgical strikes to divert attention from failure’

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Mohan Prakash accused the Narendra Modi government of “highlighting” the surgical strikes conducted by the Army across the LoC, to “divert” peoples attention from its “failure”. “The Modi government has failed on all fronts. From attacks to rising inflation. Ther

Diversity should not be converted into uniformity: President

Gandhinagar: India should celebrate diversity and must not artificially try to convert it into “uniformity”, President Pranab Mukherjee said here today. Observing that the country’s economy is growing at very fast pace, Mukherjee said it was not an accident or an achievement of one or two years.

Ayodhya belongs to Ram, no dispute over that: Uma Bharti

Bhopal [India]: Asserting that there was no dispute over Ayodhya being Lord Ram’s birth place, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Monday said that the actual disagreement was over the ownership of the land and assured that it would be sorted soon without any hassles. “The issue is not i

PM Modi should ‘look after’ his own wife than to worry about Muslim women: Azmi

New Delhi: A prominent Muslim leader and three time Rajya Sabha MP, Obaidullah Khan Azmi, joined Congress party at its national headquarter in Delhi on Sunday. His entry into the party will be a boost to the party in an election, where Muslim votes are likely to be crucial. While Congress on

‘Interference will not be tolerated’: Muslim sects warn govt on UCC

Mumbai: Scholars and clergymen from different Muslim sects, under the banner of All India Muslim Majlise-e-Mushawarat, on Sunday registered their protest against the Law Commission’s consultation on triple talaq and the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Recently, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (