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NCM notice to Wasim Rizvi for SC plea on Quran verses, seeks unconditional
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has issued a notice to former Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board chairman Wasim Rizvi for moving the Supreme Court with a plea seeking the removal of certain verses from the Quran claiming they promote violenc
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Nizamuddin Markaz opening: Delhi HC grants more time to Centre, Delhi govt
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday granted more time to the Centre and Delhi Government to file status report to reassess the necessity of keeping the Waqf Premises situated at Hazrat Nizamuddin available for operation as a religious place.
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People not able to open Babri Masjid, TRS have opened 7 closed Masjids in
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 28 (ANI): Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader and chairman of Telangana State Waqf Board, Mohammed Saleem on Saturday said that people are not able to open Babri Masjid but claimed that his party have opened at least seven Masjids.
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CBI books former UP Shia Waqf Board Chairman in illegal sale-purchase, tra
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 20 (ANI): The CBI has registered two FIRs against former UP Shia Waqf Board Chairman Wasim Rizvi in connection with alleged illegal sale-purchase and transfer of Waqf properties in Uttar Pradesh.
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Madrassas promoting terrorism, govt's support must end: MP Minister
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 21 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Minister Usha Thakur here on Tuesday alleged that madrassas are responsible for turning Jammu and Kashmir into a terror factory.
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Karnataka's previous secular governments ignored Wakf property report as C
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): Alleging that the two previous "secular" governments of Karnataka ignored a report on encroachment of Waqf Board properties, BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday demanded that the properties should be used for the welfare of poor Muslims.
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Hindu becomes first contributor for Ayodhya mosque, praised for setting 'e
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 4 (ANI): Showcasing a perfect example of Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb, the first contribution towards the construction of the mosque complex in Ayodhya has come from a Lucknow University's law faculty member, Rohit Shrivastava, according to Indo-Islamic Cu
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Rizvi writes to PM: Scrap Places of Worship Act, rebuild temples
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 28 (ANI): Former chairman of the Shia Waqf Board, Wasim Rizvi, on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to scrap the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 -- brought by the then Congress government -- and rebuild the te
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Telangana HC issues notices on plea for rebuilding of religious structures
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 9 (ANI): The Telangana High Court on Wednesday issued notices to Central Government, State Government, Waqf Board and the Commissioner Endowments on a PIL seeking re-building of the religious places, situated within the Telangana State Secretariat bui
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Plea in SC seeks direction for appointment of govt nominee to Ayodhya mosq
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 26 (ANI): A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking a direction for the appointment of a government nominee to the Ayodhya mosque trust constituted for the construction of the mosque.
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UP Sunni Central Waqf Board creates 'Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation' for
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board created an 'Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation', a 15-member trust for building a mosque and other facilities on the land allotted in Ayodhya by the Uttar Pradesh Government on the Supreme Court's instructions.
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MBT seeks CBI probe into demolition of religious structures in secretariat
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 25 (ANI): Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT) has written to Central Waqf Council (CWC) demanding a CBI inquiry into the demolition of religious structures in Telangana Secretariat Complex.
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