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Shia body opposes Waqf boards merger
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 23 (ANI): All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) on Monday said it was against the proposed merger of Shia and Sunni Waqf boards in Uttar Pradesh and would take up the matter with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
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Receiving suggestions on Shia-Sunni Waqf board merger: Mohsin Raza
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 23 (ANI): State minister for Waqf and Haj, Mohsin Raza on Sunday said that the Uttar Pradesh Government is receiving suggestions from the public for merging state Shia Central Waqf Board and UP Sunni Central Waqf Board, adding the proposals will be sen
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Compound wall of Bengaluru mosque to be demolished for road-widening
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Oct. 22 (ANI): In a bid to decrease traffic congestion in the locality, the compound wall of Jamia Masjid here will be demolished in order to aid road-widening.
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Intolerant Pakistan finding new ways to torment its minorities
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Oct.20 (ANI): Pakistan was essentially created to protect the religious and economic rights of Muslims who were a minority before the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. But since the country's inception, new minorities have been created and Islamabad keeps f
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UP sanctions huge budget of Rs. 165 cr for Diwali celebrations
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 17 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Tourism Minister Rita Bahuguna on Tuesday said that the state government has granted Rs. 165 crore for Diwali celebrations in Agra.
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Shia Waqf Board to gift 10 silver arrows for Lord Ram statue in Ayodhya
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 17 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board on Tuesday decided to gift 10 silver arrows for the quiver of the 100-meter high Lord Ram statue.
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Five people belonging to Hazara Shia community killed in Quetta
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], October 9 (ANI): At least five people belonging to ethnic Hazara Shia community were killed and one other seriously injured on Quetta's Kasi road in Balochistan on Monday after few unidentified armed men opened fire at their vehicle.
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Shia Cleric welcomes Allahabad HC's ruling on national anthem
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct. 5 (ANI): Shia Cleric Yasoob Abbas on Thursday welcomed the ruling of the Allahabad High Court on singing of the national anthem in state madrasas, saying country always comes before religion.
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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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Hyderabad's Shia community ready for 10th Muharram procession
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] Sept 30 (ANI): Hyderabad's Shia community ready for 10th Muharram procession. Till now, 57 processions have been taken out from Bibi Ka Alawe, the holy platform for Hyderabadi Shias.
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Four members of Shia Hazara community shot dead in Quetta
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], September 11 (ANI): At least four members of Pakistan's Shia Hazara community, including a 12-year-old boy, were killed and two others injured in an attack in Kuchlak town near Quetta.
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Babri case not about land, but of conscience: Baba Ramdev
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 13 (ANI): Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev on Sunday came out in support of Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Sadiq over the Babri dispute, saying that the matter should be resolved peacefully.
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