Scrapping Article 370 benefiting Kashmiris: Shia community in Ladakh enjoys religious freedom
Jul 30, 2020, at 08:37 pm
Leh: The scrapping of Article 370 by the Centre and other constitutional changes brought last year have significantly improved the lives of Shia community living in Ladakh.
Kashmiri Muslims perform last rites of Sikh in Ganderbal
May 15, 2020, at 06:30 pm
Srinagar/UNI: In a heartwarming example of humanity, Muslims in a village of Ganderbal district performed the last rites of a Punjabi Sikh amid nationwide lockdown.
Indian PM Narendra Modi wishes Muslim community on Ramzan
Apr 25, 2020, at 03:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian PM Narendra Modi extended Ramadan greetings to the Muslim community on Saturday.
How Tablighi Jamaat turned Delhi's Nizamuddin into hotspot of COVID-19 spread in India
Apr 01, 2020, at 04:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Right under the nose of the Delhi Police which falls under the Narendra Modi government, Tablighi Jamaat, the Islamic missionary movement, turned a busy, crowded Nizamuddin in the national capital into the hotspot of the spread of COVID-19 keeping 1.3 billion people of the massive country on toes.
Shia Central Waqf Board chairman suggests cremation of Muslims dying of coronavirus: Report
Mar 19, 2020, at 07:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A Muslim dying of coronavirus should be cremated and not buried, Shia Central Waqf Board chairman Waseem Rizvi suggested on Thursday, said a media report.
Congress should be renamed as 'Muslim League Congress', says BJP
Jan 22, 2020, at 02:05 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The BJP on Wednesday stepped up attack against the Congress for its 'relentless' and alleged Muslim appeasement policy and said that the country's grand old party should be renamed as 'Muslim League Congress'.
Muslims are storing weapons in mosques, says Karnataka BJP MLA Renukacharya stirring row
Jan 22, 2020, at 11:53 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Stirring a row, Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA M.P. Renukacharya said the Muslims are storing weapons in mosques instead of offering prayers, media reports said.
Why not include Muslims? BJP's Chandra Bose questions CAA
Dec 24, 2019, at 10:47 am
Kolkata/IBNS: At a time the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is holding rallies in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, party leader Chandra Bose has questioned the new controversial citizenship law which excluded Muslims or the majority community of the three neighbouring nations.
Assam indigenous Muslims will donate Rs 5 lakh for construction of Ram temple
Nov 10, 2019, at 08:06 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The indigenous Muslims of Assam have not only welcomed and described the verdict on Ayodhya as historic but also decided to donate Rs 5 lakh to the trust that will oversee the construction of Ram temple.
Respect SC decision on Ayodhya issue: Sharad Pawar
Nov 09, 2019, at 06:57 pm
Pune/UNI: NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the Ayodhya judgement by the Supreme Court, an issue which was languishing before the judiciary since decades has taken into account the concerns of all feuding parties to the dispute and urged the countrymen to welcome and respect it.
Assam BJP MLA claims 95 per cent of illegal Bangladeshi Muslims name appeared in NRC
Aug 28, 2019, at 01:56 pm
Guwahati: While only three days left for the publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC), Assam BJP MLA Dilip Kumar Paul claimed that, lakhs of illegal Bangladeshi Muslims name have been included in the list.
Hope it furthers spirit of peace and happiness: Narendra Modi wishes on Eid-Al-Adha
Aug 12, 2019, at 09:18 am
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wished the nation on the ocassion of Eid-Al-Adha and hoped the day of festivity furthered the spirit of peace and happiness in society.
Pehlu Khan chargesheet row: Asaduddin Owaisi urges Rajasthan Muslims not to support Congress
Jun 29, 2019, at 09:24 pm
Hyderabad, June 29 (IBNS): AIMIM chief Asauddin Owaisi has urged the Muslims of Rajasthan not to support the Congress whose government in the state on Saturday received widespread criticism over naming of mob lynching victim Pehlu Khan in chargesheet for an alleged cattle trading.
Bring Muslim criminals to book: now members of the minority community tell Mamata Banerjee
Jun 20, 2019, at 06:42 pm
Kolkata, June 20 (IBNS): With the divide between Hindus and Muslims in Bengal growing over the perceived "appeasement politics" of the ruling Mamata Banerjee government, a group of prominent Muslims in Kolkata have written to the chief minister to act against any Muslim violating law and not go soft on them to further give credence to the perception that Muslims can get away with crimes under her while Hindus suffer.
Kerala Muslim body calls for mourning as Modi takes charge as PM
May 28, 2019, at 11:07 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, May 28 (UNI): Kerala Muslim Jamaath Council has called for observing a state-wide mourning on May 30, when Mr Narendra Modi would be sworn-in as Prime Minister for the second term.
Assam police arrest 8 suspected Hizbul terrorist, Muslims take out protest rally against terrorism
Sep 23, 2018, at 01:03 pm
Guwahati, Sept 23 (IBNS): The Assam police have cracked down on the Hizbul Mujahideen module in the state by arresting eight suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists and detained three more people after the Uttar Pradesh police had arrested an Assam origin Hizbul terrorist.
Muslim groups in Gurugram claim they were stopped from offering prayers at vacant plot
Jul 01, 2018, at 08:08 pm
Gurugram, July 1 (IBNS): Issue of offering Friday prayers triggered a row in Gurugram when some people were prevented from reading namaz at a vacant plot in Phase III, media reports said.
Sakshi Maharaj blames Muslims for India's population rise
Jan 08, 2017, at 12:57 am
Meerut, Jan 7 (IBNS): BJP lawmaker Sakshi Maharaj has triggered a controversy by saying that India's population rise is due to the Muslim community.
BJP lodges complaint against AIMIM chief
Jan 03, 2017, at 05:08 pm
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lodged a complaint against All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi to the state election commission for breaching Supreme Court directives regarding election, reports said.
Don't consider Muslims as vote banks or commodities: Modi
Sep 26, 2016, at 12:03 am
Kozhikode, Sept 25 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked political parties across the nation to not consider Muslims as "vote banks or commodities".
Clashes between communities in Punjab's Phagwara leave at least 12 injured
Jul 23, 2016, at 06:16 pm
Phagwara,Punjab, July 23 (IBNS) : At least 12 people were injured when members of two communities clashed with swords and other deadly weapons in the Punjab town of Phagwara on Friday.
Salim Khan joins Irrfan Khan in condemning Dhaka attack
Jul 04, 2016, at 05:14 pm
Mumbai, Jul 4 (IBNS): Former Bollywood screenwriter Salim Khan on Sunday condemned the Dhaka terror attack and urged people to condemn it too, following soon after a strong condemnation by actor Irrfan Khan.