Citizenship Amendment Act rules notified

IANS | March 11, 2024 6:20 PM

New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry on Monday notified the rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), paving the way for granting of citizenship to people of certain faiths facing persecution in neighbouring countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan and having moved to India before 2015.

Trinamool MLA creates controversy, calls Ram temple 'unholy'

IANS | March 5, 2024 10:44 AM

Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) A political slugfest has erupted in West Bengal after a video surfaced where the Trinamool Congress legislator Sinha Roy from Tarakeswar Assembly constituency in Hooghly district was seen and heard describing the Ram Temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh as an “unholy” place and just a “showpiece”.

Gyanvapi case: CEO of temple trust seeks repair of cellar roof

IANS | March 5, 2024 9:04 AM

Varanasi, March 5 (IANS) The chief executive officer (CEO) of Shri Kashi Vishwanath temple trust, Vishwa Bhushan Mishra, has moved an application before the court of the district judge to seek repair of the roof of southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque.

Petition filed in UP court to remove shoe stands in Gyanvapi complex

IANS | March 3, 2024 6:46 AM

Varanasi, March 3 (IANS) An application has been filed in Varanasi district court, seeking an order to the defendants, including U.P. state, Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee (AIMC) that manages Gyanvapi Mosque and two others to remove the shoe stands placed at the Gyanvapi complex.

Court rejects petition challenging maintainability of suit on Teele Wali Masjid

IANS | February 29, 2024 6:16 AM

Lucknow, Feb 29 (IANS) The court of additional district judge has rejected the revision petition of Muslim parties challenging junior court's order on maintainability of a civil suit seeking rights to offer prayers at Lord Shesh Nagesh Teeleshwar Mahadev Mandir, situated on the compound of the Teele Wali Masjid along river Gomti in Uttar Pradesh's state capital.