All India Muslim Jamaat chief backs Priyanka Gandhi on Gaza-Palestine issue

IANS | February 25, 2026 3:33 PM

Bareilly, Feb 25 (IANS) All India Muslim Jamaat President Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi has backed Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for raising the Gaza-Palestine issue, while cautioning that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should have avoided meeting his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu amid allegations of corruption and ongoing international court proceedings.

Grand Braj Holi begins, devotees and tourists throng Barsana, Nandgaon

IANS | February 24, 2026 4:39 PM

Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 24 (IANS) Thousands of devotees and tourists from across India and abroad have begun arriving in the Braj region to witness the world-famous Holi celebrations in Barsana, Vrindavan and Mathura, as the traditional festivities formally commenced with ritual ceremonies on Tuesday.

Aromatherapy-based gulal being prepared in Bhagalpur for Holi, women associated with SHGs leading unique initiative

IANS | February 23, 2026 7:57 PM

Bhagalpur, Feb 23 (IANS) Aromatherapy-based gulal is being prepared in Bihar's Bhagalpur, Bihar, for the upcoming festival of Holi and women associated with self-help groups (SHGs) are leading this unique initiative.

Devotional flower Holi at Samiamai Temple in Prayagraj

IANS | February 23, 2026 7:36 PM

Prayagraj, Feb 23 (IANS) As the festival of Holi approaches, excitement is already sweeping across the country. Among all the vibrant celebrations, the spirit of Holi is perhaps the most eagerly awaited.

Ready to face arrest, will cooperate fully: Avimukteshwaranand on POCSO case

IANS | February 23, 2026 3:11 PM

Varanasi, Feb 23 (IANS) Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati on Monday said he is ready to face arrest and will fully cooperate with any probe in connection with the POCSO case, even as he criticised the Uttar Pradesh government.

Indian Muslim clerics, Javed Akhtar condemn Taliban over code allowing wife beating

IANS | February 23, 2026 2:40 PM

Lucknow, Feb 23 (IANS) Prominent Muslim clerics in India have sharply condemned the Taliban’s new penal code in Afghanistan that reportedly legalises domestic violence, calling it a blatant misuse of religion and a violation of Islamic principles. The law, which allows husbands to beat wives “without causing bone fractures or open wounds” and punishes women with imprisonment if they visit their parents without permission, has sparked outrage among religious leaders and civil society.

Pakistan: Father coerced into Islam over debt, children struggle to reclaim Christian identity

IANS | February 22, 2026 10:40 PM

Islamabad, Feb 22 (IANS) A Pakistani Christian brick kiln worker's forced conversion into Islam, recorded in the country's national database has prevented his five children from listing Christianity as their religion on their national identity cards.

Gautam Adani reviews Rs 43,000 crore power projects in Jharkhand, Bihar

IANS | February 22, 2026 6:53 PM

Ahmedabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Sunday reviewed major power projects of the group in eastern India.

'Minors subjected to sexual abuse, even at Magh mela': Complainant in FIR against Avimukteshwaranand

IANS | February 22, 2026 3:30 PM

Lucknow, Feb 22 (IANS) A special POCSO court in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Saturday ordered registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and one of his aides, Mukundanand Giri, over alleged role in sexual exploitation of two children at his ashram.

'Revered leaders cannot be above law': Maulana Rashidi demands strict action in Avimukteshwaranand case

IANS | February 22, 2026 2:41 PM

New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) All India Imam Organisation chief, Maulana Sajid Rashidi, on Sunday slammed Swami Avimukteshwaranand, saying the recent special court order for registering an FIR against him under the POCSO Act for alleged sexual abuse of minors exposes the shocking reality that revered religious leaders, often worshipped like gods, may hide a dark and criminal side.

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All India Muslim Jamaat chief backs Priyanka Gandhi on Gaza-Palestine issue

Grand Braj Holi begins, devotees and tourists throng Barsana, Nandgaon

Aromatherapy-based gulal being prepared in Bhagalpur for Holi, women associated with SHGs leading unique initiative

Devotional flower Holi at Samiamai Temple in Prayagraj

Ready to face arrest, will cooperate fully: Avimukteshwaranand on POCSO case

Indian Muslim clerics, Javed Akhtar condemn Taliban over code allowing wife beating

Pakistan: Father coerced into Islam over debt, children struggle to reclaim Christian identity

Gautam Adani reviews Rs 43,000 crore power projects in Jharkhand, Bihar

'Minors subjected to sexual abuse, even at Magh mela': Complainant in FIR against Avimukteshwaranand

'Revered leaders cannot be above law': Maulana Rashidi demands strict action in Avimukteshwaranand case

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