Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024: Several Muslim groups present views, opposition questions argumentsSeveral Muslim organisations, including the All-India Sajjadanashin Council and Muslim Rashtriya Manch, expressed support for the Waqf (Ame...
20 Sep, 2024, 11.48 PM IST
Three Muslim organisations support Waqf Bill at Parliament panel meetThree Muslim organisations, including an RSS-linked group, have expressed support for the proposed amendments to the Waqf law before a parl...
20 Sep, 2024, 10.17 PM IST
Eid Milad-un-Nabi Celebrations: History and traditions in the Sufi and Barelvi communitiesMuslims following the Sufi or Barelvi school of thought are celebrating Eid Milad-un-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad. This ...
28 Sep, 2023, 10.58 AM IST
Need to compile literature on Nath sect: Adityanath"The Nath sect is very rich in terms of literature and followers. One could find signs of the Nath sect in countries like Pakistan, Afghani...
20 Mar, 2021, 06.06 PM IST
In their prophet’s shadow: Ahmadis and their plight as a communityEvery December, members of the Ahmadiyya sect, one of the most persecuted minorities in the world, gather in a township in Punjab, India - ...
04 Jan, 2020, 11.00 PM IST
Ahmadis in Pakistan face persecution, flee to NepalUnder Pakistani law, Ahmadis are not allowed to call themselves Muslims.
19 Jun, 2019, 11.48 PM IST
Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq warns preachers, imams spreading sectarian hatred in KashmirWhile referring to muslims across India, Mirwaiz said they are facing an ‘identity threat’ and are being killed on issues like cow vigilant...
06 Dec, 2017, 06.57 PM IST
Muslim law board hiding talaq facts, says umbrella outfit of 14 bodiesThe Centre has expressed dismay over the board's submission that men are more likely to “control emotions“ and not take “hasty decisions.“
17 May, 2017, 11.21 AM IST
Narendra Modi only Indian PM to visit so many Muslim countries in two years: Zakir NaikZakir Naik's take on controversies that dog him, his thoughts on Islam and what it means being an Indian Muslim.
22 Jul, 2016, 04.33 PM IST
Pakistan mulls law to ban calling Muslims from other sects as kafirPakistan today said it plans to bring a legislation to ban declaring Muslims of other sects as 'kafirs' or infidels.
10 Sep, 2015, 10.24 PM IST
Yoga India's biggest gift to the world: Rajnath SinghUnion Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said yoga was India's biggest gift to the world and it cannot be tied to a particular religion, cas...
21 Jun, 2015, 10.39 AM IST
Two-thirds of world's Shias live in Iran, Pakistan, India and IraqThe difference between the two sects originates from the question of who was the rightful successor to Prophet Muhammad as the spiritual he...
18 May, 2015, 11.31 AM IST
Sangh's 'Ghar Wapsi' event in full swing in GujaratThe standoff in Parliament earlier this week may have forced Dharam Jagran Manch, an RSS affiliate, to postpone its 'ghar wapsi', or homeco...
23 Dec, 2014, 05.19 AM IST
A sectarian war? Muslims in India have different takesAmid these developments, an organization called Anjuman-e-Haideri has started recruiting volunteers pledging to protect Shia holy shrines i...
26 Jun, 2014, 11.45 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Pakistani sect bats for Jaswant SinghThe chief of Pakistan-based Peer-Pagara sect has asked his followers based in Barmer and Jaisalmer to vote for expelled BJP leader Jaswant ...
01 Apr, 2014, 02.58 PM IST
- Nigeria enters 2012 under state of emergency
At least 52 people, including women and children, have been killed in clashes between two rival ethnic communities in southeastern Ebonyi s...
02 Jan, 2012, 02.50 AM IST
- Curfew in Kashmir town for third day following clashes
The curfew was imposed on Monday after sectarian clashes broke out in Inderkoot area of Sumbal town, 40 km from Srinagar.
22 Dec, 2010, 11.49 AM IST