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Assam floods affect preparations for Eid al-Adha celebration in Barpeta

The villagers of as many as 15 villages Bhella area in the lower Assam district said that due to floods, they would not be able to celebrate Eid al-Adha this year

Muslim-dominated Arab countries have good relations with PM Modi: MoS

On Sunday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also hit out at Obama and said that under his reign, the United States had bombed six Muslim-dominated countries

HC asks media houses, Google to block articles claiming forceful conversion

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed certain media houses and social media platforms, including Twitter and Google, to block the links of news reports and videos claiming that a Muslim man allegedly forced a woman to convert to Islam. Justice Prathiba M Singh passed the order after considering that there was a severe threat which was evident from the comments made by viewers on the news reports and videos available online. The high court issued notice to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY), Press Council of India (PCI), News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) and Google LLC, Twitter Inc. It also issued notice to Sudarshan News chairman Suresh Chavhanke, Odisha Television Limited, Pittie Media LLP, Bharat Prakashan (Delhi) Limited which is the owner of 'The Organiser, Voice of the Nation'. The high court asked the parties to respond to the petition filed by the man, who is also facing a rape case lodged by the woman, and listed it for

Kerala Samastha exam results announced: Here's how to check and download

The Islamic board, Samastha Kerala Islam Matha Vidyabhyasa Board, declared the Kerala Madarasa Public examination result 2023, the board conducts exams every year in Kerala

In court, Centre defends excluding Dalit Muslims, Christians from SC list

It told the Supreme Court the Ranganath Mishra Commission, which had recommended the inclusion of Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims in the SC list, took a myopic view of the issue and was 'flawed'

A 'Muslim' way of thinking?

What were the Muslim leaders thinking about politics and law in the years that finally culminated in their demand for a separate country? Adeel Hussain's book tells us what, or tries to

Kalam was true representation of Indo-Islamic culture: President Kovind

Kalam used to play 'veena' and read Quran and Geeta daily, liked Vidur from Mahabharata for his ability to raise voice against injustice, Kovind said citing from a book by Kalam's former press secy

Islam in China must be Chinese in orientation: President Xi Jinping

Xi underlined the need to improve the governance capacity of religious affairs and realise the healthy development of religions.

Haryana BJP's IT cell head sacked amid calls for arrest over tweet on Islam

The Haryana BJP unit has removed its IT cell head Arun Yadav amid calls for his arrest over a 2017 tweet on the Prophet and Islam

Taliban supreme leader attends Afghan grand assembly of religious scholars

About 3,500 ulema or religious scholars have been invited from across the war-torn country to attend the three-day gathering, which opened on Thursday

Udaipur murder meant to spread terror, accused booked under UAPA: Gehlot

The case will be investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Rajasthan Police will fully cooperate with the probe agency, he said.

BS Views of the week: 5G, Right to property, market turmoil, and more

BS Views of the week: Rate hike, Prophet Muhammad, stagflation, and more

India deals with diplomatic storm after controversy over remarks on Prophet

Several Islamic countries including Saudi Arabia, Jordan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Indonesia, Bahrain, Maldives and Oman denounced the comments of BJP leaders comments on Prophet Mohammad

Qatar's demand for public apology not important: Kerala Governor Arif Khan

"People are entitled to their opinions. How does it matter? That (demand for apology) is not important. India cannot bother about such small reactions," said Kerala Governer

Hate speech: Int'l backlash forced BJP to take action, says Chidambaram

The Congress came down heavily on the BJP on its action against party spokespersons Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal, calling it "blatantly counterfeit pretence, which is evidently farce"

Always rise above narrow considerations of caste, religion, region: Naidu

Interacting with Telugu students from various colleges of Delhi University at his official residence, Naidu advised them to develop a constructive and positive outlook in life.

K'taka: 7 suspended for allowing students in hijab to take class 10 exams

A separate room is being arranged for Muslim students to remove burqa, hijab and then attend exams.

Taliban prevents beardless government employees entry to offices

The Taliban after taking over Afghanistan last August has put many restrictions on Afghans and particularly women.

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