Hurriyat chief placed under house arrest, barred from congregational Friday prayersMirwaiz Umar Farooq, Kashmir's chief cleric, was placed under house arrest on Friday and barred from leading prayers at Jamia Masjid in Sri...
14 Mar, 2025, 01.17 PM IST
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh seeks third straight win from BJP's Bastion LucknowLucknow Lok Sabha seat has remained a stronghold for the BJP for more than three decades, primarily due to the enduring popularity of its l...
19 May, 2024, 11.58 PM IST
Shias of Lucknow 'proud' of Iranian action; hint at favourable period under BJP ruleMany Shia traders in the Nakkhas area of old Lucknow said Iran's attack on Israel evoked a sense of pride within the community as it was th...
15 Apr, 2024, 11.51 PM IST
Prayers in Srinagar Jama Masjid disallowedThe administration also placed prominent Shia Cleric Aga Syed Mohammad Hadi under house arrest to scuttle any pro-palestinian protests. Las...
27 Oct, 2023, 11.45 PM 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
Indian think-tank sends petition to UN Secy Gen & other global bodies on Pakistan govt atrocities against ShiasOn September 24 Usanas Foundation sent another petition to the UN Secretary-General and all the other entities mentioned above, in which it...
27 Sep, 2020, 08.44 PM IST
Shias, traditional BJP backers, divided over CAAThere seems to be simmering discontent within the Muslim community that has its nerve centre in Lucknow, a hint of which was also seen in I...
08 Mar, 2020, 11.50 PM IST
Lucknow puts up hoardings of those accused in anti-CAA violence on December 19Large hoardings put by the district administration as well as the Lucknow police came up at prominent intersections of the city including i...
06 Mar, 2020, 04.45 PM IST
Anti-CAA slogans at RSS' ulema meet; Delhi police detains 8 peopleA protest broke out at a pro-CAA ulema meet called by RSS leader Indresh Kumar led Muslim Rashtriya Manch at the Constitution Club on Thurs...
17 Jan, 2020, 08.29 AM IST
Sushma Swaraj leaves for Bahrain to attend first India-Arab Ministerial meetingThe India-Arab League ministerial meeting tomorrow comes over a year after the two sides held their first Senior Officials Meeting here in ...
12 Jul, 2018, 05.59 PM IST
Don't vote for SP-Congress alliance: Shia cleric to MuslimsJawwad, who is also a member All India Muslim Personal Law board (AIMPLB), said, "Congress always worked against the Muslims, while the rul...
30 Jan, 2017, 07.35 PM IST
The US is losing track of who its friends are in IraqOn paper, the US is working alongside the Iraqi Security Forces, Kurdish militias, Sunni tribal groups, and sectarian Shiite militias.
29 Jul, 2015, 12.22 PM IST
Pakistan extends detention of LeJ chief Malik Ishaq for 3 more monthsIshaq, who is accused of killing more than 100 people of Shia community including an Iranian diplomat, was produced before the judges amid ...
26 Sep, 2014, 04.16 PM 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
General election 2014: Rajnath Singh feels the heat in Brahmin-Muslim conundrumAmit Shah’s now infamous western UP rhetoric about ‘revenge votes’ may encourage the consolidation Muslim votes in Lucknow against BJP’s st...
08 Apr, 2014, 05.46 AM IST
Maulanas protest against Congress on waqf properties land grab issueTaking their long-running protest up one level, prominent Muslim clerics threatened to work against Congress in Sonia and Rahul Gandhi’s co...
30 Jan, 2014, 05.19 AM IST
- Shia leader Kalbe Sadiq supports Anna
The Maulana's support for Hazare's movement is significant as it may be an indicator that influential community leaders are not buying Cong...
15 Nov, 2011, 03.51 AM IST