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AIMPLB challenges UCC law in Uttarakhand High Court
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UK MP calls for global action against Uyghur genocide in China
Washington, DC [US], February 21 (ANI): UK MP Blair McDougall has made a plea for political leaders to stand in solidarity with the...
Karnataka Congress seeks Ramzan leave for Muslim govt employees
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 21 (ANI): The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah...
Taliban withdraw Afghanistan from International Criminal Court
Islamabad — Afghanistan's radical Taliban leaders on Thursday rejected the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
Indian police seize books by Islamic scholar in Kashmir
Srinagar, India — Indian police in disputed Kashmir have raided dozens of bookshops and seized hundreds of copies of books by an Islamic...
Migrants in Panama deported from US moved to Darien jungle region
PANAMA CITY — A group of migrants deported from the U.S. to Panama last week were moved on Tuesday night from a hotel in the capital...
Folk crafts tell Egyptian tales at Sharjah Heritage Days
Sharjah [UAE], February 20 (ANI/WAM): The Egyptian pavilion at Sharjah Heritage Days showcases a range of crafts, each telling a story...
Austria arrests teen over foiled plot to attack Vienna station
VIENNA — Austria arrested a 14-year-old on Feb. 10 on suspicion of planning a militant attack on a Vienna train station, the Interior...
"They think of a new joke every day": Telangana Congress attacks Opposition on state's Ramazan move
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 19 (ANI): Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary Zeeshan Lalani has taken on...
"There should be no politics on this": Imam Association on Telangana govt's Ramzan move
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): All India Imam Association Chairman Sajid Rashidi has urged parties to not politicise the Telangana...
Can Bangladesh make history at CT2025 without Shakib?
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Telangana Minister Ponnam Prabhakar defends reduced work hours for Muslims during Ramzan, slams BJP
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 19 (ANI): Telangana Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Wednesday defended the state government's...
'Governments should respect all faiths': BJP's Prakash Reddy on Telangana govt's Ramzan move
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 19 (ANI): BJP spokesperson Prakash Reddy on Wednesday criticized the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh...
Mamata Banerjee's "Mrityu Kumbh" remark draws flak from political, religious leaders
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 18 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's remark calling Maha Kumbh 2025 'Mrityu...
Fashion for Mamata to hurt Hindu sentiments: Acharya Pramod Krishnam slams Bengal CM
Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 18 (ANI): Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Tuesday lashed out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata...
"BJP leaders habitual of making unwanted noise" Telangana Congress on Ramzan move
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 18 (ANI): Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief, Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud, said...
"In secular govt, one doesnot...." :Advisor to Telangana govt reacts to BJP questioning Ramzan move
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 18 (ANI): The Telangana government's move to allow government Muslim employees to leave work...
"Should be ashamed, embarrassed": BJP's Sirsa slams Mamata Banerjee for Maha Kumbh remarks
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...
Telangana govt permits Muslim employees to leave offices at 4 pm during Ramzan, BJP questions move
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ETGE calls on Ireland to stand against China's genocidal and repressive policies
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Union Minister Kiren Rijiju attends fitness program for Hajj pilgrims at Jamia University
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday participated in the fitness awareness programme organised...
Assam Congress, AIUDF MLAs support Telangana's Ramzan order
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 19 (ANI): Assam's Congress MLA, Abdur Rashid Mandal on Wednesday supported the Telangana government's...
Dy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin warns Centre: Don't trigger another language war in TN
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 19 (ANI): DMK organized a major protest in Chennai against the BJP-led union government concerning...
Pakistan set to host first major cricket event in three decades
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Men, women experience near daily floggings in Afghanistan
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First openly gay South African imam shot dead
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South Africa: World's first openly gay Imam shot dead
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Sources: Wagner mercenaries, Mali army accused of killing civilians
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"Greatest religion is humanity": RSS leader Indresh Kumar at session of 'Harmony Week'
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Inflation in Karachi increases ahead of Ramadan
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SC notice to UP authorities on contempt petition over razing part of mosque in Kushinagar
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Supreme Court to hear Places of Worship Act case in April
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"Islam is religion of Arab, here everyone was Hindu..." says IAS officer Niaz Khan
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Murder of gay South African imam Muhsin Hendricks reignites queer Muslim debate
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Assam: FIR filed against Pakistan national allegedly linked to Congress MP Gogoi's wife
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Prince Karim Aga Khan, who died on Feb. 4, 2025, served as the religious leader of Ismaili Muslims around the world since being appointed...
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