‘We will remain in our land': Protesting Hindus in Bangladesh seek secure environment

Daanish Bin Nabi | August 11, 2024 9:57 PM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Hindu community in Bangladesh spending anxious hours in the wake of resignation of Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina as Prime Minister and facing the spillovers of the violent protests over a quota-related issue in the South Asian nation on Sunday came out on streets in large numbers in the port city of Chittagong, demanding safety for their lives, properties and places of worship while proclaiming 'Bangladesh is our motherland and we won't go anywhere'.

Agartala Press Club protests against killing of journalists, attacks on media in B'desh

IANS | August 11, 2024 7:15 PM

Agartala, Aug 11 (IANS) Expressing solidarity and protesting the killing of journalists, attacks and action against media persons in violence-torn Bangladesh, senior journalists and members of the Agartala Press Club on Sunday held a protest.

'Corrective' measures: Chiefs of two Delhi dargahs welcome Waqf Amendment Bill

IANS | August 11, 2024 8:34 AM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Delhi's Matka Peer Dargah chief Sufi Shakeel Ahmed Qadri has termed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill "corrective" measures while Syed Javed Qutbi, the chief of Dargah Hazrat Syed Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki, has said it will give Muslims their complete rights.

SC stays ban on hijab by Mumbai college

IANS | August 9, 2024 4:07 PM

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday passed an interim order staying the instruction passed by a Mumbai college banning sporting of hijab, veil, stole, cap, etc. on the academic campus.

Waqf Amendment Bill 2024: A breakdown of major proposals and reforms

IANS | August 8, 2024 10:44 PM

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, the first significant piece of legislation introduced by the Modi 3.0 government, has sparked considerable controversy among Muslim organisations and the opposition.

Kalki Jayanti 2024: Acharya Pramod Krishnam to organise 'mahayagna', launch tree plantation campaign

IANS | August 8, 2024 7:40 PM

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Kalki Jayanti, a Hindu festival that celebrates the prophesised birth of Lord Kalki, is celebrated every year in the month of Shravan. This year, the Kalki Jayanti will be celebrated on August 10.

Muslim leaders divided over Waqf Act amendments as bill tabled in Parliament

IANS | August 8, 2024 6:33 PM

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) As Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tabled the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha on Thursday amid objections from the opposition Congress, various Muslim organisations and leaders expressed mixed reactions to the government's move.

AAP's Raghav Chadha asks Centre to establish safe corridor to Shri Nankana Sahib in Pak

IANS | August 7, 2024 3:13 PM

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) AAP MP Raghav Chadha made a heartfelt appeal to the Central government on Wednesday, urging it to hold talks with Pakistan to establish a safe corridor to Shri Nankana Sahib.

Muslims should not be misled on Waqf Act issue: AISSC head

IANS | August 7, 2024 1:51 PM

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Hazrat Syed Naseruddin Chishty, head of the All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council (AISSC) and lineal descendant of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishty appealed to Muslims not to be misled on the Delhi Waqf Act issue by vested interests.

44 amendments proposed to reform Waqf Board, women members mandatory in panel

IANS | August 7, 2024 12:23 PM

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Amid the hue and cry over 'curtailing' of powers of the Waqf Board, particularly by Muslim outfits, the BJP-led NDA government is all set to introduce more than 40 amendments to the Act, by bringing two Bills in the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament.

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‘We will remain in our land': Protesting Hindus in Bangladesh seek secure environment

Agartala Press Club protests against killing of journalists, attacks on media in B'desh

'Corrective' measures: Chiefs of two Delhi dargahs welcome Waqf Amendment Bill

SC stays ban on hijab by Mumbai college

Waqf Amendment Bill 2024: A breakdown of major proposals and reforms

Kalki Jayanti 2024: Acharya Pramod Krishnam to organise 'mahayagna', launch tree plantation campaign

Muslim leaders divided over Waqf Act amendments as bill tabled in Parliament

AAP's Raghav Chadha asks Centre to establish safe corridor to Shri Nankana Sahib in Pak

Muslims should not be misled on Waqf Act issue: AISSC head

44 amendments proposed to reform Waqf Board, women members mandatory in panel

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