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Afghanistan: US condemns ISIS-K attacks targeting Shiite minority in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 9 (ANI): Fears have intensified due to an increase in violence in Kabul during the final days of Muharram and amid this, US mission for Afghanistan strongly condemned the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K)-claimed attacks during Ashura which targeted Hazara
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Kabul residents express concern over rising explosive attacks, seek securi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 8 (ANI): Voicing their concerns about the rise in explosive attacks in the city's western areas, residents of Kabul's Police District 6 are calling out for security for the Ashura Ritual.
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PM Modi recalls sacrifice of Imam Hussain on Muharram
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday remembered the sacrifice of Prophet Muhammad's grandson Hazrat Imam Hussain on the occasion of Muharram.
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2 killed, 59 injured in explosion during Ashura procession in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bahawalnagar [Pakistan], August 20 (ANI): Atleast two persons were killed and 59 persons were injured in an explosion targeting an Ashura procession in Bahawalnagar city in Pakistan.
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Sea of people at Anti-Shia protest jolts Pakistan's Karachi
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], September 12 (ANI): Thousands of people staged an anti-Shia demonstration in Pakistan's Karachi, sparking fears that it could lead to a fresh round of sectarian violence in the country.
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At Hyderabad's annual Muharram procession 'Bibi ka Alam', people flout Cov
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 30 (ANI): A large number of Muslim devotees gathered to participate in the 'Bibi Ka Alam' procession carried out on Sunday at the Old City area in Hyderabad amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PM Modi recalls martyrdom of Imam Hussain on day of Ashura
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday recalled the sacrifice of Imam Hussain (AS) on the day of Ashura, saying nothing was more important to him than the values of truth and justice.
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PM Modi didn't even shed crocodile tears for Muslims: Majeed Memon
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 07 (ANI): Responding to Union Minister Smriti Irani's remarks on Congress president Rahul Gandhi's participation in the Narmada Puja in Madhya Pradesh, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Majeed Memon said Irani is "sailing in the same
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Majeed Memon uses crude remark for PM
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 17 (ANI): The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday made a derogatory comment about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Indore to observe Ashura, the annual commemoration of Imam Hussain's martyrdom.
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Muharram observed with solemness across India
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Oct 01 (ANI): Muslims on Sunday observed Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram, across India with solemness.
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Muharram will be observed tomorrow
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 21 (ANI): The Lucknow's Markazi Chand Committee on Thursday announced that Muharram will be observed tomorrow as the moon has been sighted earlier today.
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