France bans protest over anti-Islam movie
September 20th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Sep 20 (IANS) France Thursday banned a protest against the screening of an anti-Islam US movie which has triggered outrage across the Muslim world, Xinhua reported.According to news channel ... Read more...
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BJP slams Gogoi’s remarks on Muslims
September 11th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The BJP Monday criticized Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi for linking birth rate among Muslims in Assam to illiteracy and said the Congress has ... Read more...
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Rajasthan has a plan for minorities
September 9th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 9 (IANS) Despite the Sachar Committee Report of 2006 that showed that the literacy rate among Muslims being far lower than national average, and their representation in managerial ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi sends five tonnes of dates to Saudi Arabia
July 15th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, July 15 (IANS/WAM) Abu Dhabi has sent nearly five tonnes Khinaizi and Naghal dates to Jeddah and will also export dates to London for Muslims living there on ... Read more...
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Mahesh Bhatt hails Mamata for minority welfare
July 15th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has hailed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for activating government programmes for the minorities in the state as per the suggestions ... Read more...
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Britain blamed for Indian Malaysians’ ‘plight’ in ex-colony
June 30th, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 30 (IANS) An exiled Indian Malaysian human rights lawyer plans to file a lawsuit against the British government for failing to provide adequate safety to the community under ... Read more...
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Malaysian lawyer to sue Britain for independence wrongs
June 30th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) An exiled human rights lawyer from Malaysia has decided to re-file a billion dollar suit against the British governnment, blaming it for having failed to protect ... Read more...
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BJP should take back Joshi, says Togadia
June 9th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 9 (IANS) Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia Saturday said the BJP should try to get back Sanjay Joshi, who quit due to differences with Gujarat ... Read more...
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Indian Mujahideen targeting Darbhanga for recruits?
April 3rd, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) It may be a coincidence. But 12 of the 13 people arrested recently for links with terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) are from Darbhanga in ... Read more...
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Goa plans advisory body on Muslim, Christian issues
April 2nd, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition government in Goa is planning to set up a minority advisory council, which will sift through the demands of ... Read more...
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Pranab, Omar drop out, but Rushdie to attend India Today conclave (Lead)
March 17th, 2012 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A host of speakers, including Pakistan politician Imran Khan, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Jammu & Kashmir ... Read more...
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Now Pranab, Omar drop out of conclave
March 17th, 2012 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday cancelled their participation at the India Today Conclave that is to ... Read more...
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Byaari film wins National award
March 8th, 2012 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 8 (IANS) The first movie in the Byaari langauge, titled "Byaari" has been jointly named the best film at the 59th National Award announced on Wednesday. The award ... Read more...
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Steady, brisk polling in round 6 of UP polls (Second Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 28 (IANS) Thousands of voters queued up outside polling booths in western Uttar Pradesh Tuesday for the sixth and penultimate round of the assembly elections being held ... Read more...
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Brisk polling in round six of UP polls (Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 28 (IANS) The sixth and penultimate phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections got off to a brisk start Tuesday with an impressive 9.7 percent voter turnout in ... Read more...
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Congress’s Muslim card, Ajit Singh’s Jat clout on test in Tuesday’s poll (Lead)
February 27th, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 27 (IANS) The Muslim card, played heavily by the Congress party, will be on test Tuesday when 68 Uttar Pradesh assembly constituencies go to poll during the ... 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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Priyanka and other teasers: Poll scene hots up (Comment)
January 21st, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Why did Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra jump into the election fray in Uttar Pradesh, breaking her long absence from active politics? Is it to give Rahul Gandhi a helping hand or to ... Read more...
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AMU’s special centre launched in Kerala
December 24th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Malappuramm (Kerala), Dec 24 (IANS) The long awaited special centre of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was officially launched here Saturday by union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal.Sibal dedicated the ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi woos Muslims with quota promise
December 10th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 10 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Saturday tried to woo Uttar Pradesh's Muslim population ahead of the 2012 assembly elections by assuring them that a new ... Read more...
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Why quotas for only OBC Muslims, asks community
December 2nd, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Many Indian Muslims Friday said the government should consider reservations for the community as a whole instead of just the backward classes among them. ... Read more...
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Prayers mark Eid in India, but clashes in Kashmir (Roundup)
November 7th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Thronging mosques, sacrificing goats, greeting friends and rustling up delicacies, millions of Indian Muslims celebrated Eid-ul-Zuha Monday. The day passed off peacefully, barring in Jammu ... Read more...
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India celebrates Eid — from Kashmir to down south (Roundup)
August 31st, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Millions celebrated Eid Wednesday with joy and religious fervour across the length and breadth of India, home to the world's third largest Muslim population.Tens of ... Read more...
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India’s Haj seat quota raised by 10,000
August 26th, 2011 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has announced an additional quota of 10,000 Haj devotees for India."The entire lot of these 10,000 seats have been transferred to Haj Committee ... Read more...
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UAE constructs village for Mongolian Muslims
July 12th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, July 12 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has begun constructing a village in Mongolia that will provide houses, schools and healthcare facilities to Mongolian Muslims.The "Village" is ... Read more...
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Government committed to welfare of minorities: Khurshid
July 9th, 2011 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Minorities Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said the government was committed to the welfare of minorities in India as the government Friday began monitoring the ... Read more...
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India rejects OIC resolution on Kashmir
July 1st, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) India Friday rejected a resolution by the newly-renamed Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Kashmir, stating that it has no "locus standi" on internal affairs ... Read more...
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Ramdev fast a political conspiracy: Bukhari
June 4th, 2011 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Criticising yoga guru Baba Ramdev's fast against corruption as a "political conspiracy", Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari Saturday said "communalism is ... Read more...
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Hasina to meet panel on Islamic references in constitution
April 27th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 27 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will Wednesday appear before a parliamentary committee examining whether to retain or remove Islamic religious references in the country's constitution.Political ... Read more...
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Geelani assures protection to Kashmiri Pandits
April 17th, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 17 (IANS) In a significant development, hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani Sunday assured Kashmiri Pandits that 90 percent of the Muslim population in Jammu and Kashmir would ... Read more...
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Counter-terrorism in UK tougher since last Royal wedding
April 17th, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 17 (ANI): British authorities facing a range of potential threats are launching an unprecedented security operation in preparation for the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton to ... Read more...
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Wearing veil is ‘not open to debate’: Muslim Council of Britain
April 17th, 2011 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 17 (ANI): The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has issued a statement on its website saying that women cannot debate wearing the veil.The body that claims to be the voice ... Read more...
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Lawmaker attacked, 100 buses vandalised in Bangladesh strike (Lead)
April 4th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 4 (IANS) Islamist activists Monday attacked a lawmaker, vandalised 100 buses and set fire to a petrol pump in Chittagong port city of Bangladesh during a day-long ... Read more...
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Opposition strike in Bangladesh over ‘equal status’ for women
April 4th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 4 (IANS) Police Monday picked up scores of Islamist activists across Bangladesh as a dawn-to-dusk strike by opposition parties to protest "equal status" for women got under ... Read more...
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Bangladesh opposition unites against Hasina’s women’s policy
April 3rd, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 3 (IANS) The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has supported Monday's general strike called by a conglomerate of Islamist groups to protest the government's Women Development Policy ... Read more...
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