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Triple Talaq: Ahead of mega SC hearing, here is all you need to know
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): As India continues to witness heated debates and dramatic developments on the controversial Islamic tradition of Triple Talaq, the Supreme Court on Thursday is set to begin its marathon hearing over the batch of pleas by Muslim women condemning the custom.
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Afghanistan IS head Hasib killed
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] May 8 (ANI): Head of Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan Abdul Hasib has been killed in a raid led by US Special Forces in eastern Nangarhar, said Afghanistan government in a statement.
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ISIS looking to seize Pakistani youth 'online'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] May 7 (ANI): While increasing internet accessibility has been regarded as a boon, there comes an alarming issue with regards to accountability of what is shared on the platform. As there is a flipside to every coin, recent reports have mapped the increasing presence of
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Kabul: ISIS claims responsibility for attack on NATO convoy
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 3 (ANI): The ISIS-Khurasan, an offshoot of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terror group, has claimed responsibility for the deadly suicide attack that targetted a convoy of the Resolute Support Mission forces led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (
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ISIS attack on refugee camp kills 32 in Syria
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], May 3 (ANI): As many as 32 persons were killed and several others injured in a suicide attack by Islamic State of Iraq and the Syria (ISIS) militants on a refugee camp in Syria's Hasakeh province, local media reports said.
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U.S.-led fight on ISIS have killed 352 civilians: Pentagon
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (U.S.), May 1 (ANI): As many as 352 civilians have been killed in U.S.-led strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria since the operation began in 2014, the U.S. military said in a statement on Sunday.
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Swamy stirs row, says Muslim women have `third class status` in Islam
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): Citing examples of 'triple talaq' and the practice of 'marrying four wives' in Islam, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Saturday described Swamy Prasad Maurya's comments on Muslim women as 'correct',
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China bans Islamic baby names in Muslim-majority Xinjiang
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], April 25 (ANI): China has banned dozens of Islamic baby names in the country's largest Muslim-majority Xinjiang province as a part of its crackdown on alleged religious "extremism", Radio Free Asia (RFA) has reported.
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Daesh most dangerous phenomenon facing Afghanistan: Envoy
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 25 (ANI): The Daesh (or Islamic State) is the most dangerous phenomenon Afghanistan is facing today, said the country's envoy to India, Shaida Abdali on Tuesday.
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Pak to persuade Iran to reconcile with Saudi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr 24 (ANI): Pakistan has launched a diplomatic initiative to convince Iran to join the Saudi Arabia led 41-nation Islamic Military Alliance and bring about a rapprochement between Tehran and Riyadh.
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BJP condemns Amroha triple talaq shocker
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai/Lucknow, [India], Apr 24 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday condemned the 'Amroha triple talaq', saying it is high time to abolish the Islamic practice to dissolve marriage which was destroying Muslim women's life.
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Pence praises moderate Islam in Indonesia
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], Apr 21 (ANI): Vice President Mike Pence praised Indonesia for its tradition of "modern Islam" on Thursday, sending a conciliatory message to the Islamic world as the Trump administration continues to cause unease among Muslims.
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