India

At least seven devotees lost their lives and 16 others sustained injuries in a tragic stampede at Baba Siddhnath Temple in Jehanabad district, Bihar, India, during the early hours of Monday, Anadolu Agency reported. The local administration confirmed the fatalities,…

The Supreme Court of India has partly stayed a Mumbai college’s circular prohibiting the hijab, burqa, cap, and naqab on campus, affirming that girl students should have the freedom to choose their attire, Muslim Mirror reported yesterday. Justices Sanjiv Khanna…

The Supreme Court will hear a plea challenging the Bombay High Court’s decision to uphold a Mumbai college’s ban on wearing hijabs, burqas, and naqab on campus, Muslim Mirror reported yesterday. The bench, led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud,…

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has overturned the Waqf Board’s claim to several historic monuments, including the Tomb of Shah Shuja and Bibi Sahib’s Masjid, Muslim Mirror reported yesterday. In 2013, the Waqf Board directed the Archaeological Survey of India…

The BJP government’s proposed amendments to the Waqf Act of 1995 have sparked significant backlash from the Muslim community, Muslim Mirror reported yesterday. The bill aims to introduce 40 amendments, revoking several existing clauses governing Waqf boards. However, critics argue…

The Supreme Court of India is set to review a plea challenging the Bombay High Court’s decision that upheld a Mumbai college’s ban on hijabs, burqas, and naqabs, Muslim Mirror reported yesterday. The Bombay High Court, on June 26, 2024,…

India’s Union government is set to introduce a bill in Parliament aimed at significantly amending the Wakf Act, with a focus on limiting the extensive powers of Waqf boards, Muslim Mirror reported yesterday. Approved by the Union Cabinet, the bill…

Torrential rainfall in northern India has resulted in at least 12 fatalities and widespread damage, prompting emergency rescues of nearly 1,000 individuals stranded in the Himalayas, Reuters reported yesterday. The capital, Delhi, recorded 147 mm (5.8 inches) of rain late…

A Patan district court in Ahmedabad has ordered the registration of FIRs against several villagers for allegedly promoting enmity between religious groups following communal riots in Balisana village last year, Deccan Herald reported yesterday. The riots erupted on July 16,…

Rescue efforts in Kerala’s Wayanad district continue as hopes of finding survivors fade following devastating monsoon landslides that killed at least 230 people, Reuters reported yesterday. Heavy rains, which intensified over the past week, triggered the landslides, burying homes and…