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Assam: Locals of Goalpara demolish madrasa over anti-national activities
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Goalpara (Assam) [India], September 6 (ANI): Local residents of Pakhuria Char in Assam's Goalpara district, demolished a madrasa on Tuesday after a cleric associated with it was held for alleged anti-national activities.
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Pakistan clerics, traders in anti-blasphemy protests
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI) Religious groups and traders in Pakistan jointly protested against the alleged blasphemy on Friday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and announced that they won't allow lawyers to appear for the suspect in court.
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UNAMA condemns attack on mosque in Afghanistan's Herat
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 3 (ANI): United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Saturday condemned the attack on a mosque in Afghanistan's Herat that resulted in the death of 20 persons.
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IBPS Clerk 2022 Prelims exams: Here are best last-minute tips to score hig
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) will be conducting IBPS Clerk 2022 preliminary examinations on Saturday and Sunday to recruit banking personnel for clerical cadre posts in 11 participating banks across the country.
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Twenty killed in mosque blast in Afghanistan's Herat
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 2 (ANI): At least 20 people were killed in a blast that rocked a mosque in northwestern Afghanistan during Friday prayers, Afghan media reported.
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Prominent cleric among Afghans killed in Herat mosque blast
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 2 (ANI): A prominent Afghan cleric was among the people killed in a blast that rocked a mosque in Herat province on Friday, officials said.
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Silence settles in Baghdad as Al-Sadr's followers end protests, leave city
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 (ANI): Silence has settled on the streets of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad after Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on his followers to stop protests and leave the city's green zone on Tuesday.
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Al-Sadr urges supporters to withdraw as clashes leave 30 dead
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 (ANI): Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr issued an appeal for peace after clashes between his supporters and security forces left 30 people dead and hundreds injured.
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EU expresses concern over violent protests in Iraq
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 (ANI): Expressing concern over the ongoing protests in Iraq after the supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr and the security forces clashed as the Shi'ite cleric announced quitting politics, the European Union urged all the parties to exercise restraint "to prevent further
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Death toll in Iraq clashes rises to 20: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 (ANI): The death toll due to clashes between supporters of Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and the security forces over the cleric's announcement of quitting politics has reached 20, according to media reports.
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Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announces hunger strike: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 (ANI): Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has announced a hunger strike until the protestors' violence and use of weapons stop, according to media reports.
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UN chief appeals for 'calm and restraint' in Iraq as Al Sadr quits politic
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI): Appealing for calm and restraint in Iraq after Shi'ite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr announced of quitting politics on Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges all "relevant actors" to take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation and avoid any violen
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