Police Take Three into Custody, Including Retired RAS Officer, in Land Transfer Investigation In an ongoing investigation related to a land transfer case, the Boranada police on Saturday arrested three individuals, including Maulana Azad University Chairperson Mohammad Atiq Gauri, retired RAS officer and university registrar Anwar Ali, and Nisar Ahmed Khilji. The case revolves around...
Authorities Cite Noise Pollution, Imam Calls Azan from Rooftop Amid Rising Tensions UP, India: Sambhal police on Saturday removed loudspeakers from the 16th-century Shahi Jama Masjid, citing noise pollution concerns, prompting the mosque’s imam, Mohd Haji Raees, to deliver the Azan from the rooftop where the loudspeakers were previously installed. A video of the Imam...
Nationwide Protests Planned as Electricity Employees Fight Back Against Government Policies In a major escalation against the privatisation of India’s electricity sector, as many as 27 lakh power sector workers and engineers have announced a nationwide strike on June 26, 2025, which is being termed the biggest-ever sectoral strike in recent decades. Additionally, these workers...
Dehradun: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has filed a petition in the Uttarakhand High Court challenging the recently enacted Uniform Civil Code (UCC), arguing that it violates constitutional provisions and Muslim personal law, which is protected under the Sharia Application Act of 1937 and the Indian Constitution. The Uttarakhand High Court has...
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), with the assistance of local police, arrested three more accused on Tuesday in connection with the Visakhapatnam espionage case linked to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). With these arrests, the total number of individuals taken into custody in the case has now risen to eight. The case involves the leakage of...
Jamui, Bihar: Tensions flared in Jhajha Baliyadih village of Jamui district, Bihar, after a communal clash broke out between Hindu and Muslim communities on Sunday. The violence reportedly began when a group attempted to recite the Hanuman Chalisa and raise religious slogans in front of a mosque, leading to an altercation. Police Action and Arrests...
A significant meeting was held today at the Constitution Club by the well-known think tank, Institute of Objective Studies (IOS), to review the Waqf Act. The meeting was chaired by former Union Minister K. Rahman Khan and was attended by various intellectuals and Muslim leaders, including Professor Akhtarul Wasey, Dr. Zafar Mahmood, Advocate Yusuf Hatim...
By Shams Tabrez Qasmi Dr. Majid Ahmad Talikoti, a renowned cancer surgeon based in New Delhi and an aspiring candidate in the Indian Islamic Cultural Centre (IICC) General Election 2024. Dr. Talikoti shared his inspiring journey from humble beginnings to becoming a prominent surgical oncologist, as well as his thoughts on the empowerment of the...
Today at 3:30 PM, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) organized a press conference at the Press Club of India. AIMPLB spokesperson SQR Ilyas, along with Amir-e-Shariat Faisal Wali Rahmani and a total of 6 others, addressed the delayed start of the press conference. SQR Ilyas mentioned that the board successfully concluded a...
In Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli, an F.I.R. has been registered against several X (formerly Twitter) users for sharing a report related to the mob lynching of a Muslim man named Firoz Qureshi on July 4, 2024. Firoz Qureshi, who worked as a scrap worker, was beaten to death by a mob. According to his brother Afzal,...