Earlier in March, Hizb ut-Tahrir, a radical Islamist organisation banned in Bangladesh since October 2009, carried out its first open rally in Dhaka. Joined by thousands of its members, the group began the rally from the north gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque after Friday prayers. The
A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar granted the petitioner liberty to file an application in the pending challenge to the Act.
Ujjain is also among the 19 religious places where liquor ban has been enforced and shops within the limits of Ujjain Municipal Corporation (UMC) have been shut down permanently. The decision brought happiness and great joy among the pilgrims, local residents, and saints.
Janata Dal (United) MLC Ghulam Gaus on Monday strongly opposed the Waqf Amendment Bill, calling it an attack on religious matters and accusing the Centre of repeatedly targeting minorities with unfair policies.
Ramayani Kuti Aashram Mahant Ram Hriday Das on Monday praised the Madhya Pradesh government's decision to impose a liquor ban at 19 religious places across the state, calling it a "good decision."
US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce on Monday (local time) declined to comment on the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom's (USCIRF) annual report, which recommends placing India on the Country of Particular Concern (CPC) list.
Mahamandleshwar Shanti Swaroopanand Ji Maharaj on Monday welcomed the Madhya Pradesh government's decision to ban liquor at 19 religious places in the state and said that the next step should be to declare Ujjain as a 'Pavitra Teerth' (Holy Pilgrimage).
With the government slated to table the revised Waqf Amendment Bill in Parliament this week, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday attacked the Congress and said that they have turned the judiciary into a "joke."
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 1) will hear a plea challenging the validity of a provision of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, which preserves the character of religious places as they existed on August 15, 1947.
Eid-ul-Fitr, a festival marking the end of the holy month of Ramzan, was celebrated with religious fervour throughout Meghalaya on Monday, with devotees taking part in special prayer sessions at the various Idgahs and mosques.
As Ramadan concludes, CFU underscored their perseverance in enduring severe religious oppression and the systematic erasure of their ethnic and religious identity.