One arrested for looting mosque donation box in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla
A man has been arrested for stealing a donation box from a mosque in Jammu Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said on Monday.
Bengaluru/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anantkumar Hegde has been booked after he gave a call for demolition of mosques built on temples, days ahead of the January 22 consecration of Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, media reports said.
Gyanvapi case: Allahabad HC rejects petitions challenging suits seeking restoration of temple
Prayagraj/IBNS: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday rejected five petitions filed by the mosque committee challenging suits seeking restoration of temple at the site of Gynavapi mosque, media reports said.
BJP demands action against officials for overlooking mosque's "illegal" construction in Phaltan
Kolhapur: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), both Shiv Sena groups -- Shinde and Thackeray - and other Hindutvwadi organisations on Monday demanded stern action against officers in Satara district who ignored the illegal constructions in a mosque in Phaltan city of Maharashtra's Satara district.
Maharashtra BJP leader offers free of cost loudspeakers in temples to counter Azaan
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mohit Kamboj has offered free of cost loudspeakers to all who intend to install them in temples to counter loudspeakers in mosques.
Uttar Pradesh: IICF issues logo for new mosque in Ayodhya
Lucknow/UNI: The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF), the trust formed by the Uttar Pradesh Central Sunni Waqf Board for construction of an alternate mosque in Ayodhya to replace the Babri masjid, has released its official logo, which is an octagram,represented by two overlapping squares.
No lesson from Nizamuddin Markaz: Hundreds gather at West Bengal mosque for prayers
Kolkata/IBNS: At a time when the total number of Covid-19 positive cases has crossed 6761 in India, hundreds of people reportedly attended Friday prayer at a mosque in West Bengal's Murshidabad district defying prohibitory orders amid lockdown.
FIR against Tablighi Jamaat sect chief, 6 others for defying COVID-19 warning
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Police have registered an FIR against Tablighi Jamaat sect chief cleric Maulana Saad and six others for flouting Coronavirus warning and hosting a congregation of 3000 people at Alami Markaz Banglewali Masjid in Delhi, which emerged as country's one of the hotspots of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Not the time to find faults, says Health Ministry on COVID-19 cases in Nizamuddin
New Delhi/IBNS: Reacting to the recent development around the mass gathering of Tableeghi Jamaat preachers at a religious event which was held at Alami Markaz Banglewali Masjid in Nizamuddin area of New Delhi, following which twenty-four people have tested positive for COVID-19, the Indian government on Tuesday said it was not the time for fault finding.
Land at Dhanipur village in Ayodhya selected for mosque: UP Minister
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh government's spokesperson and state Energy Minister Srikant Sharma on Wednesday said five acres of land at Dhanipur village under Sohawal tehsil on the Lucknow -Ayodhya highway has been selected for building mosque in the Temple city.
Supreme Court verdict favours Ram Temple construction in Ayodhya; Mosque in separate land
New Delhi/IBNS: In a historic judgement to a politically-sensitive Ayodhya case which has been raging for almost 70 years, the Supreme Court on Saturday paved way for the construction of Ram Temple in the disputed 2.77 acres of land in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya dismissing the Sunni Waqf Board's claim to the land. The apex court also directed that a mosque be built over 5 acres in a prominent location.
Supreme Court dismisses Hindu outfit's plea to allow Muslim women into mosques
New Delhi, July 9 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition by a Hindu religious outfit seeking an order to permit Muslim women to enter mosques and ban the burqa.
Kashmir: Mosque in Bandipora damaged due to fire
Srinagar, June 22 (UNI): A mosque was damaged in a devastating fire in north Kashmir district of Bandipora in the wee hours of Saturday.
3 women from Tamil Hindu outfit held in Kerala as they were planning to enter mosque in Sabarimala
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 8 (IBNS): Kerala Police have arrested three women from Tamil Nadu who were attempting to enter the Vavar mosque near Sabarimala on Monday.
Ayodhya case: Will SC revisit 1994 order holding mosque insignificant in Muslim prayers?
New Delhi, Sept 27 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Thursday will give verdict whether it will re-visit its 1994 order holding mosques as not essential for Muslims to offer prayers, media reports said.