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Waqf Bill clears Lok Sabha storm: Govt cites transparency, Opposition says bid to divide on faith
April 03, 2025 8:04 am
Hitting back at Opposition parties which united in accusing the government of targeting the beliefs and practices of the Muslim community, Amit Shah said the government had no intention to interfere in the affairs of the community.
Decode Politics: Why 4% quota for Muslims in Karnataka government contracts has BJP up in arms
March 17, 2025 7:50 am
As BJP alleges Siddaramaiah government providing “religion-based reservation” is unconstitutional, Congress hits back at “divisive politics”
Yogendra Yadav writes: Social Justice for Muslims should not be about reservations
February 18, 2025 6:54 am
We need to look beyond the state and think of innovative ways to nudge NGOs, self-help groups and community charities to effectively address the needs of local Muslim communities
For ‘trying to force out Muslim vendors and assaulting them’ in Dehradun, police book members of right-wing outfit
February 10, 2025 8:04 am
According to the FIR filed against members of Kali Sena, the incident took place on February 4 when a group of 50-60 people held a gathering in Nathuwala locality around 11 am to protest the sexual abuse of a minor the previous day.
Pushpita Gupta: ‘Nobody we can talk to now in Bangladesh... progressive Muslims have left or are hiding’
January 01, 2025 7:36 am
Lots of people are (living) in fear in Bangladesh, especially women... The Hindu community’s sacrifice for the country is enormous. So the Indian government must acknowledge it.
Decode Politics: What is the row around Muslim quota, BJP’s go-to issue for targeting Congress
December 18, 2024 10:18 pm
Top BJP leaders have often accused the Opposition party of trying to cut into the quota for SCs and STs to ensure reservation for the religious minority group. On Tuesday, Amit Shah again brought up the allegations in Parliament.
Himachal Pradesh mosque flare-up: When government is disconnected from citizens
September 24, 2024 9:50 am
We have created a system in which citizens have been taken out of governance. Every once in a while, they push back, seeking some say in how a locality is governed. In the absence of formal powers to govern, they create conditions of chaos, and find new ways of hurting each other
BJP youth wing leader in Uttar Pradesh beats up Kanwariyas mistaking them for Muslims
September 03, 2024 12:24 pm
According to the police, the incident occurred at a petrol pump where the eight-member religious group from Madhya Pradesh, on their way back from Haridwar, was resting on Sunday night.
Muslim representation in new Lok Sabha: 24 MPs, none from BJP-led NDA
June 08, 2024 10:37 pm
This accounts for under 5% of the strength of the Lok Sabha, much lower than the overall population of Muslims in India, which stood at 14% in 2011
Faizan Mustafa writes: Why the Calcutta High Court decision on OBC reservation for Muslims raises questions
May 28, 2024 10:27 am
Since the High Court had gone into the details of the functioning of the BC Commission, it should have done a similar dissection of its recommendations in respect of non-Muslim castes and examined whether public hearings were held, the inadequacy of representation examined
MUSLIMS PHOTOS
Muslims observe Muharram in Kolkata, Delhi
November 04, 2014 5:49 pm
Muharram, which is considered to be the most sacred of the months for Muslims was observed on Tuesday (November 4) amid tight security in the national capital with heavy police deployment in sensitive areas.
MUSLIMS VIDEOS
Opinion | The secret history of Muslims in the US
June 22, 2020 6:07 pm
Muslims have been in the US since the time of the earliest explorers and have left their mark on everything from the White House to the Marine Corps uniform.
Want a dialogue with all parties to settle the Ayodhya dispute, says union minister Uma Bharti
June 22, 2020 6:12 pm
Union Minister Uma Bharti has said that leaders across party lines must come together and sort out the Ayodhya dispute through dialogue. She also said that those in the government want to build a temple at the disputed site but will need support from
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