NEW DELHI — The Union Home Ministry on Friday extended the ban on controversial preacher Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation for another five years, noting it has been indulging in activities that are prejudicial to the security of the country and have the potential to disturb peace and communal harmony. The ministry had invoked the […]
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Supreme Court dismisses as withdrawn Zakir Naik’s plea to club hate speech FIRs
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed as withdrawn preacher Zakir Naik’s plea, seeking clubbing of multiple hate speech cases registered against him in the past. A bench, headed by Justice Abhay S. Oka, allowed the withdrawal of the plea filed in 2013 with the liberty to file appropriate proceedings before an alternative […]


