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Loudspeakers row: Mumbai Police identifies sensitive areas, says capable o
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 21 (ANI): Amid the May 3rd ultimatum over the use of loudspeakers near mosques issued by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) supremo Raj Thackeray, the Mumbai Police on Thursday said that it is capable of handling every situation and within 5 minutes the p
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Dozens of worshippers killed in mosque blast in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 21 (ANI): Dozens of worshippers were killed and injured in a blast that took place in a mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif in Balkh province of Afghanistan on Thursday, reported local media.
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UAE summons Israeli ambassador to protest against events at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], April 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) minister of state for International Cooperation (MoFAIC), has summoned Amir Hayek, Israeli ambassador to the UAE, to "strongly protest and denounce the events taking place in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa
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Jamiat-Ulama-i-Hind urges mosques to take permission from authorities for
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 19 (ANI): Amid a row over the use of loudspeakers near mosques, the Jamiat-Ulama-i-Hind unit in Maharashtra appealed to all mosques in the state to take permission from the state government in this regard.
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NCP leader Asif Sheikh demands arrest of MNS Chief Raj Thackeray over loud
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 19 (ANI): Amid the loudspeaker row in Maharastra, NCP leader Asif Sheikh demands the arrest of MNS Chief Raj Thackeray.
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Aligarh MLA Mukta Raja seeks details of mosque loudspeakers from ADM
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 19 (ANI): The BJP MLA from Aligarh city Mukta Raja has written to Additional District Magistrate (ADM) seeking immediate information about loudspeakers installed on mosques.
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Five instances of loudspeaker curbs at religious places outside India
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): The use of loudspeakers at religious places is in the spotlight again with the Maharashtra government making police permission must for such use. The move came days after an ultimatum by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray that the loudspeaker
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Post Raj Thackeray warning, Maharashtra restricts use of loudspeakers at r
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 18 (ANI): A day after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray reiterated his warning to take down loudspeakers from the mosques by May 3, the state Home Department on Monday stated that the use of loudspeakers at the religious sites will only be
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New cycle of violence in Israel, West Bank may lead to military confrontat
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] April 18 (ANI): Last Friday's clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and the Israeli Police in Al-Aqsa mosque in the old city of Jerusalem were an accident (or rather an explosion) waiting to happen, following three weeks of serious violence in Israel and the West Bank, i
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Maharashtra Ram Navami violence: Police confirm PFI Mumbra president is ab
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], April 17 (ANI): A day after PFI workers were booked in Mumbra for a protest outside a mosque over Ram Navami violence, Mumbra Police in Thane informed on Sunday that Popular Front of India (PFI)'s Mumbra President, Abdul Matin Shekhani is absconding.
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Loudspeaker row: Muslims should understand religion is not bigger than law
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 17 (ANI): In wake of the ongoing loudspeaker row in the state, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday said that the Muslims in the country should understand that "religion is not above law and country" while also asking them to take down
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Israeli police storm al-Aqsa mosque compound amid tensions
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], April 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli police stormed the flashpoint al-Aqsa mosque compound in East Jerusalem on Sunday, with at least 10 people injured during the ensuing clashes.
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