Year Ender 2025: Waqf reforms, madrasa overhaul and mosque disputes dominate headlines from UPUttar Pradesh saw a year of significant events impacting the Muslim community. Controversies arose over eateries displaying names, arrests ...
31 Dec, 2025, 12.18 PM IST
Muharram 2025: Why the month matters, when Ashura will be observed; check date, history & significanceThe Islamic month of Muharram, a period of mourning and reflection, commenced in India on June 27, marking the start of the Hijri year. For...
30 Jun, 2025, 08.13 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh polls: Shia Muslims of Lucknow may not opt for the BJP this time aroundOften seen to be inclined towards the BJP in the past due to the popularity of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and defence minister Rajnath Singh, a l...
20 Feb, 2022, 11.30 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh government nominates members to Muslim bodiesThe Yogi Adityanath led government has announced nominations to UP Shia Central Waqf Board and the State Haj Committee, among others.
10 Sep, 2021, 10.25 AM IST
Hazara killings highlight plight of Shia community in PakistanThe United Nations General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir too condemned the terrorist attack on Hazaras people and extended condolences t...
06 Jan, 2021, 11.55 PM IST
Ayodhya issue: Shia board offers to give up land, wants mosque in Lucknow"The draft for resolving the Ayodhya issue, prepared by the Shia Waqf Board, has been submitted in the Supreme Court on November 18," board...
20 Nov, 2017, 10.21 PM IST
Ayodhya dispute: Muslim bodies express doubt over Ravishankar's initiativeThe Muslim leaders have also taken strong exception to the statements of Shia Central Waqf Board chairman Wasim Rizvi and termed them as un...
15 Nov, 2017, 04.23 PM IST
Draft of Ayodhya settlement to be ready by Dec 6: UP Shia Central Waqf BoardBoard Chairman Wasim Rizvi said he would visit Ayodhya this month to meet seers and mahants.
07 Nov, 2017, 02.13 PM IST
UP government announces dissolution of Shia, Sunni waqf boardsThe committee in its report elaborated on how Khan as minister allegedly misused his position to grab properties under the boards.
15 Jun, 2017, 05.50 PM IST
Shia cleric meets UP CM Adityanath Yogi; demands committee on Shia welfare"We had a courtesy meeting with the Chief Minister but a delegation of the Board will soon meet him in connection with our demands," Abbas ...
25 Mar, 2017, 03.19 PM IST
Azam Khan's critics Jawwad, Kazim Ali removed by Shia Waqf BoardCongress MLA from Suar Nawab Kazim Ali, who is considered an arch rival of Azam and has been involed in a turf war with him in Rampur.
07 Jan, 2015, 11.28 AM IST
Shia team to bring back Indians recruited by ISISThe Shia body is in touch with the Indian and Iraq governments and around 6000 volunteers are lined up to go to the war-torn country.
16 Sep, 2014, 12.42 PM IST
Protest was held to please BJP: UP Waqf Minister Azam KhanUP Waqf Minister Azam Khan has alleged that the protest held outside his residence in Lucknow was an attempt to please BJP.
26 Jul, 2014, 04.15 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Why Varanasi’s Shias consider Narendra Modi a good bet"Varanasi's weaving industry is in the death throes and we hope Modiji will help infuse new life in this moribund trade," says power-loom o...
05 May, 2014, 03.42 PM IST
Polls get polarised: BJP gives up plans to woo MuslimsGiven the recent turn BJP campaign has taken, Muslim voters may not be overly impressed. Already there are murmurs that the Shias in UP may...
07 Apr, 2014, 10.11 AM IST
- 'US feels India has 180m Muslims'
The United States believes that there are many more Muslims who live in India than is being officially stated here through census.
04 Sep, 2011, 02.19 AM IST
- WikiLeaks: US feels India has more Muslim than stated in census
The United States believes that there are many more Muslims who live in India than is being officially stated here through census.
04 Sep, 2011, 02.13 AM IST