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A Muslim man was arrested and sent to jail on Saturday for offering ‘azan’ at a 250-year-old mosque in India’s Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli. Umar Qureshi was booked under IPC section 505 (promoting enmity) and IT Act following a complaint by…

All India Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief, Asaduddin Owaisi, expressing concern over the religious landscape in India has said that Muslims’ places of worship are under constant threat, Kashmir Media Service reported. Addressing a rally in New Delhi, Asaduddin Owaisi…

India launched an astronomy satellite to start a year that will feature key tests for its human spaceflight program and a potential joint crewed mission with NASA, SpaceNews reported yesterday. According to the report, the 469-kilogram satellite carries two instruments…

A public notice in last Sunday’s newspapers of Delhi has become a matter of discussion and concern for scores of the Muslim community, heritage enthusiasts, and curators in the national capital. The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) in the public…

India’s government has used the highly invasive Pegasus spyware to target high-profile journalists, according to a new investigation by Amnesty International and The Washington Post. Created by Israeli firm NSO Group, Pegasus can be used to access a phone’s messages…

A recent surge in Covid-19 cases in India has led to six deaths and 702 new infections reported across the country as of Thursday, local media reports said citing the latest figures from the Indian health ministry. With this, the…

About 60 people have been hospitalised after an ammonia leak from a pipeline belonging to India’s Coromandel International (CORF.NS) near its Ennore plant in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Reuters reported. The people were hospitalised after they had difficulty in breathing and…

The New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has issued a public notice proposing the removal of the historic Sunehri Masjid in the capital, citing the need to ensure sustainable mobility in the area. Several architects have opposed the demolition, saying the…

In recent incidents in West Bengal, India, three Muslim men became targets of mob violence in separate events over the past three days. All three victims had been suspected of attempting theft, were severely beaten, and succumbed to their injuries…

The residents of the Indian city of Ajmer in the state of Rajasthan have launched an initiative to facilitate travel to Holy Karbala to those willing to perform pilgrimage to Imam Hussein and his brother Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas, peace be…