PUNE — A girl was allegedly raped on separate occasions by her teenage brother and their father while her grandfather and a distant uncle used to sexually assault her too, quoting Pune Police news agency PTI reported. The police added that the crime was committed over the last five years. Police have registered a case […]
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Hijab row is example of Islamophobia, says UP cleric
LUCKNOW — Well-known Shia cleric, Maulana Kalbe Jawad, has said that the controversy over ‘hijab’ was an “example of Islamophobia” and that Muslims should establish as many educational institutions as possible to ensure that they do not have to rely on others for education. Jawad, who is the general secretary of Majlis-e-Ulama-e-Hind, said ‘hijab’ was […]
Death threats to K’taka judges over hijab verdict; 2 arrested
BENGALURU — Two people have been arrested in connection with issuing death threats to the Special Bench judges of the Karnataka High Court who dismissed the petitions seeking permission to wear hijab inside the classrooms. While Kovai Rahamathulla was arrested from Tirunelveli, S. Jamal Mohammad Usmani was taken into custody from Thanjaur. Both the arrests […]
1 killed, over 50 injured in clash between Muslims and Tribals in MP
RAISEN (MP) — One person was killed and 53 others were injured after Muslims and members of a tribal community clashed in the Khamariya village of Madhya Pradesh’s Raisen district on Friday, reported Indian Express. According to the Raisen police, between 5 pm and 6 pm, a man riding a motorcycle along with his sister […]
MP IAS officer tweets about The Kashmir Files; BJP demands action against him
BHOPAL — An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre has made a series of controversial tweets over The Kashmir Files movie, reported The New Indian Express. “Kashmir Files shows the pain of Brahmins. They should be allowed to live safely in Kashmir with all honour. The producer must also make a movie […]
‘Deeply shocked by Holi present’: Ukrainian Ambassador lashes out at section of Indian media
NEW DELHI — The Ukrainian Ambassador has lashed out against a section of Indian media that published an article commemorating eight years of Crimea’s annexation by Russia, reported The New Indian Express. “We are deeply shocked by the Holi present that included publishing a separate page devoted to eight years of Russian annexation of Crimea. […]
14-member Kerala family tries to enter Yemen to study Islam, sent back
KASARAGOD — A 14-member Kerala family that tried to enter war-torn Yemen to study Islam was denied entry and sent back by the Yemeni border security, reported The New Indian Express. The Salafist family headed by a couple from Kasaragod and Kozhikode returned to Kerala on March 7, said an officer of the Special Branch. […]
Two persons thrashed at the screening of ‘The Kashmir Files’ in Telangana
ADILABAD — Tension prevailed when a section of the audience in a theatre thrashed two persons at the screening of the much debated ‘The Kashmir Files’ In Telangana on Friday, reported Telangana Today. The Superintendent of Police D Uday Kumar said that the two, who were in an inebriated condition, raised “pro-Pakistani” slogans resulting in […]
Hijab row: BJP leader brands petitioner-Muslim girls as anti-nationals
UDUPI — Senior BJP leader and vice-president of Udupi Government Pre-University College Development Committee Yashpal Suvarna has called the girls who approached the Karnataka High Court demanding hijab-wearing on the college campus as anti-nationals who were members of a terrorist organisation. The court on Tuesday dismissed the petition filed by the girls seeking permission to […]
Hijab order is discriminatory: AIMPLB
LUCKNOW — All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) general secretary Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani has expressed ‘regret and disappointment’ on the Karnataka High Court order upholding the ban on hijab in educational institutions. The cleric told reporters that the board will be holding an online meeting soon to discuss the way forward on the […]








