Ten terrorists who held Mumbai to ransom
August 29th, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
The 10 terrorists came into Mumbai from the Arabian Sea in hijacked fishing vessels and landed in the fishing village at Colaba, opposite the central government housing complex of Badhwar Park.From ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi infiltrators behind Mumbai violence, says Raj Thackeray (Lead)
August 21st, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Holding Bangladeshi infiltrators responsible for the Aug 11 violence in Mumbai, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray Tuesday warned that such incidents would not be ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi infiltrators behind Mumbai violence, says Raj Thackeray
August 21st, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Holding infiltrating Bangladeshis responsible for the Aug 11 violence in Mumbai, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray Tuesday warned that such incidents would not be ... Read more...
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Mumbai Police gear up for MNS march
August 21st, 2012 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Mumbai Police geared up for a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) procession and rally in the city scheduled Tuesday afternoon, 10 days after a rally by ... Read more...
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Police allow Raj Thackeray to hold rally (Lead)
August 20th, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) Mumbai police Monday granted permission to Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) to hold a rally at Azad Maidan to protest the Aug 11 violence ... Read more...
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Raj Thackeray to take out march even if refused permission
August 20th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) is determined to take out its proposed procession Tuesday even if Mumbai police refuse permission, the party's president said ... Read more...
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Russia’s first Muslim TV channel goes on air
August 20th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's first public Muslim TV channel, Al-RTV, has gone on air ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.According to the Bashinform news portal, Al-RTV has been established by Russia's ... Read more...
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Police custody of 23 Mumbai rioters extended
August 19th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) A Mumbai metropolitan court Sunday extended till Aug 24 the police custody of 23 people arrested in connection with violence at Mumbai's Azad Maidan earlier this ... Read more...
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Karnataka to probe rumours against northeast people
August 17th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, Aug 17 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar Friday ordered an inquiry into the rumour-mongering about alleged security threats, that triggered exodus of people from northeastern states ... Read more...
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Mumbai violence: 22 injured cops still in hospitals
August 12th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) As many as 23 policemen, who were injured during Saturday's mob violence in south Mumbai, continue to be under treatment at various city hospitals while 22 ... Read more...
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Two dead in Mumbai protests against Myanmar killings (Fourth Lead)
August 11th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Two people were killed and over 50, including 41 policemen, injured as a protest by several Muslim organisations to condemn the alleged attacks on Muslims ... Read more...
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Two dead in Mumbai protest against Myanmar violence (Third Lead)
August 11th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Two people were killed and over 40 injured as a protest by several Muslim organisations to condemn the alleged attacks on Muslims in Myanmar and the ... Read more...
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Two dead as Mumbai protest against Myanmar killings turns violent (Second Lead)
August 11th, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Two people were killed and over 40 injured as a protest by several Muslim organisations to condemn the alleged attacks on Muslims in Myanmar and the ... Read more...
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Mumbai protests against Myanmar killings turn violent (Lead)
August 11th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) A protest by several Muslim organisations Saturday at the Azad Maidan here to condemn the alleged attacks on Muslims in Myanmar and the Assam riots ... Read more...
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Protest against Myanmar killings, Assam riots in Mumbai
August 11th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Several Muslim organisations Saturday staged a protest at Mumbai's Azad Maidan to condemn the alleged attacks on Muslims in Myanmar, an official said here Saturday.Led ... Read more...
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Pakistani scholar’s Gujarat remarks spark row
March 1st, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) Pakistani Islamic scholar Tahir-ul-Qadri's reported remarks advising Muslims to forget the Gujarat riots have sparked a row with some Muslim organisations opposing his ongoing ... Read more...
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Protests mark Valentine’s Day in Andhra Pradesh
February 14th, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 14 (IANS) Protests by Hindu groups and a campaign to educate the youth by some Muslim organisations marked Valentine's Day in Andhra Pradesh Tuesday, as many joined ... Read more...
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Fresh shadow on Rushdie’s address after protests (Second Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) The flip-flop continues. A much awaited video address by controversial author Salman Rushdie at the Jaipur Literature Festival Tuesday afternoon came under a cloud again following ... Read more...
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Police complaint against ‘The Satanic Verses’ reading
January 22nd, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) A complaint has been lodged with the police here against the four authors who read out excerpts from Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses" in an unscheduled ... Read more...
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Mixed reactions to Rushdie’s decision to skip LitFest
January 20th, 2012 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 20 (IANS) Cancellation of author Salman Rushdie's visit to the Jaipur Literature Festival evoked mixed reactions, with most people terming it a major jolt to the spirit of ... Read more...
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Cops in mufti, three-tier security at Jaipur lit fest
January 20th, 2012 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 20 (IANS) Over 60,000 people, including 260 authors from across the globe, are expected to gather at the Jaipur Literature Festival starting Friday. But among them also will ... Read more...
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Suspense continues over Rushdie’s Jaipur visit (Lead)
January 19th, 2012 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 19 (IANS) Speculation continued over the visit of controversial writer Salman Rushdie at the Jaipur Literature Festival, with representatives of some Muslim organisations Thursday meeting the organisers ... Read more...
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Red alert in Hyderabad for Babri anniversary
December 5th, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 5 (IANS) Police in Hyderabad have sounded a high alert ahead of Dec 6, the anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid which is coinciding this year ... Read more...
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BJP, JMM in face-off over grant to Jharkhand madrasas
September 26th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 26 (IANS) A face-off between two ministers here over grant to madrasas in Jharkhand has strained the relations between two key ruling alliance partners in the ... Read more...
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Umbrella body of Indian Muslims condemns Mumbai attack
July 14th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) An umbrella body of Indian Muslim organisations like the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, All India Shia Conference and Indian National League Thursday strongly condemned the Wednesday ... Read more...
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Shutdown in parts of Hyderabad on Babri anniversary
December 6th, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 6 (IANS) Parts of Hyderabad Monday remained shut in response to a call given by Muslim organisations to mark the 18th anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya.Shops, ... Read more...
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Eminent Muslim scholar Omar Khalidi dies in US
November 30th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 30 (IANS) Eminent Muslim scholar and writer Omar Khalidi died in a train accident in Boston Monday, according to his family sources here.He was 57 and survived by his wife ... Read more...
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Muslim man told his divorce joke to wife on Skype stands
October 30th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 30 (ANI): A Muslim man, who jokingly told his wife "talak, talak, talak" (I divorce thee, I divorce thee, I divorce thee) in an online Skype messenger conversation, has been ... Read more...
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Report on police firing after Mecca Masjid blast submitted
October 16th, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 16 (IANS) The Justice Bhaskar Rao Commission submitted to the Andhra Pradesh government here Saturday its report on the police firing after a bomb blast at the historic Mecca Masjid ... Read more...
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Muslims welcome apex court decision on Ayodhya
September 28th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Muslim groups Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court decision to allow the Allahabad High Court to deliver its verdict on the Ayodhya dispute.
The Darul Uloom Deoband, one ... Read more...
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Andhra parties, Muslim groups appeal for peace
September 23rd, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 23 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah, leaders cutting across party lines and Muslim groups have appealed to people to maintain peace and harmony after Friday's court verdict ... Read more...
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Delhi Sikhs protest Kashmir threats
August 22nd, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) A breakaway fraction of the Akalai Dal held a demonstration here Sunday to protest the anonymous letters received by the Sikhs in Kashmir asking them to ... Read more...
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Londoners pay tribute to victims of 2005 bombings
July 8th, 2010 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
London, July 7 (DPA) Survivors and relatives of the Tube and bus bombings in London five years ago paid tribute to the 52 victims Wednesday by laying flowers at their memorial ... Read more...
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Controversial question paper: Professor’s hand cut off
July 4th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Muvattupuzha, (Kerala) July 4 (IANS) A college professor, currently on bail for preparing a inflammatory question paper, had his right palm chopped off by a group of eight unidentified people Sunday morning, ... Read more...
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India should snap all ties with Israel, demand Muslim groups (Lead)
June 4th, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Several Muslim organisations Friday demanded an end to the trade and military relations between India and Israel as they held protest demonstration in the capital against Israel's ... Read more...
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