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Four arrested for offering namaz at Taj Mahal premises

Taj Mahal Agra: As many as four people were arrested on Thursday for offering ‘namaz’ at the mosque on Taj Mahal premises, the police said. According to Agra Superintendent of Police (SP) Vikas Kumar, three of the accused hailed from Hyderabad while the other was from Azamgarh. They have been …

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Change in Status of Religious Places would Lead to Massive Conflict: Congress

Security forces deployed in front of Gyanvapi Masjid. (Image: India Today) Dubbing it a “political” move, the Congress says its a “diversionary” tactic by the BJP to push the issues of inflation, unemployment and rupee downfall into the back-burner NEW DELHI – Terming the Gyanvapi case a “diversionary tactic” of the …

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Malali mosque-temple row in Karnataka; prohibitory orders clamped

Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka): The district administration of Dakshina Kannada on Wednesday clamped prohibitory orders in the surrounding areas of the Malali mosque near Mangaluru city. Temple structure was found on April 21 during the renovation of the mosque, stirring a controversy. Following this, the court had ordered the mosque management …

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Widening Fault Lines in Indian Muslim Leadership

Representational image At a time when the community is needs unity the most, Muslim leaders are indulging in vilification of each other in the game of one-upmanship, and thereby dividing the community with their fissiparous tendencies. Asad Mirza RECENT outreach activities by Muslim leaders across India relays very disturbing and …

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Muslim Groups Should not Interfere in Gayanwapi Masjid Case: Mahmood Madani

Jamiat National General Secretary Maulana Mahmood Madani led the delegation Team Clarion  NEW DELHI – Maulana Mahmood  Madani, President of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, has urged Muslim organisations not to interfere directly in this case in any courts. “If they want to provide help or assist in the case, they can do …

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UP: Deoband clerics slam govt over halting grants to new madrasas

Saharanpur: ‘Ulemas’ (body of Muslim scholars) at Deoband, which is home to one of the largest Islamic seminaries in the country, have questioned Uttar Pradesh government’s recent decision of not giving grants to new madrasas in the state. Maulana Qari Ishaq Gora, patron of Jamiat Dewat-ul Muslameen, an organisation involved in …

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Status Quo on All Places of Worship Should be Maintained: Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram. — File photo Senior Congress leader said this while reacting to the ongoing Gyanvapi mosque row UDAIPUR — Former Home Minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Saturday said that status quo on all places of worship should be maintained else …

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Lost Babri, Will not Lose Another Mosque: Owaisi on Gyanvapi Masjid Survey

AIMIM Chief and Member of Parliament from Hyderabad Asaduddin Owaisi Clarion India NEW DELHI – AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said “I am here to tell you, and also to the government, that we have lost one Babri Masjid, but will not lose another mosque. They took away our (Babri) …

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Section 144 Back in Riot-Hit MP’s Khargone After Muslim Women’s Protest

Restrictions were re-imposed a day after a group Muslim women took out a rally in accusing the police of harassing women and arresting the people without proper verification BHOPAL – Section 144 has been re-imposed in the riot-hit Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh as a preventive measure. A notification issued jointly …

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