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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
NEW DELHI — There is no plan by the government to introduce cryptocurrency, the Parliament was told on Tuesday. There is no plan to introduce a cryptocurrency and currently it is unregulated in India, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply. “Reserve Bank of India (RBI) does […]