Azaan
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Maharashtra: 'Azaan' played in Mumbai school assembly, teacher suspended, cops probe
Maharashtra | Jun 16, 2023, 06:37 PM ISTThe incident happened in the Kapol International School in Kandivali west when the 'Azaan' was allegedly relayed during the morning assembly session of the students.
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Can Allah hear only if you scream on microphone, asks Karnataka BJP MLA
Karnataka | Mar 13, 2023, 10:33 PM ISTWherever I go this (Azaan) is a headache for me. No doubt this will end soon as there is an SC judgement, said BJP MLA KS Eshwarappa in Mangaluru.
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Allahabad HC denies permission for use of loudspeaker at mosque for azaan
India | May 06, 2022, 11:46 PM ISTThe order came on a petition filed by one Irfan of Badaun district. Petitioner Irfan moved the high court after a subdivisional magistrate had in December last year rejected his application seeking permission for playing loudspeaker/mike in a village mosque at the time of azaan.
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Loudspeakers banned within 100 metres of mosques before and after Azaan in Nashik
India | Apr 18, 2022, 12:48 PM ISTThe development came after MNS chief Raj Thackeray last week reiterated his demand that loudspeakers on mosques be removed by May 3 or else MNS will play 'Hanuman Chalisa' eulogising Lord Hanuman on loudspeakers outside mosques.
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'Will send 'thandi sherbat' to those reciting Hanuman Chalisa': Abu Azmi over azaan controversy
India | Apr 05, 2022, 12:13 AM ISTSamajwadi Party (SP) leader Abu Azmi said that as elections are approaching, Raj Thackeray and BJP are doing politics of hatred, but said that they will answer them with the politics of love.
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Loudspeakers for Azaan banned in Prayagraj from 10 PM to 6 AM days after controversy
India | Mar 19, 2021, 11:43 AM ISTThe Inspector-General of Police, Prayagraj, has asked the district magistrate to ensure a ban on the use of loudspeakers between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
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After BJP's criticism, Shiv Sena leader backtracks on holding azaan competition
India | Dec 02, 2020, 08:50 PM ISTShiv Sena leader Pandurang Sakpal had suggested that said said that he found the Azaan soothing, evoking a sharp response from the BJP which accused the party of abandoning the issue of Hindutva and indulging in appeasement politics. The video of Sakpal was shared by BJP legislator Atul Bhatkhalkar on the social media.
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Adnan Sami’s son Azaan opens up about working in Pakistan while father remains Indian citizen
Celebrities | Sep 03, 2019, 05:25 PM ISTAzaan is singer Adnan Sami’s only son from his first marriage to actor Zeba Bakhtiar. The couple parted their ways after three years of marriage.
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Haryana: Mosque vandalised for reciting Azaan through loudspeaker in Karnal
News | Jun 01, 2018, 01:46 PM ISTHaryana: Mosque vandalised for reciting Azaan through loudspeaker in Karnal
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Amit Shah & PM Modi address party workers at BJP HQ in Delhi
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Delhi: PM Modi pauses his speech mid way at BJP Headquarters for Azaan
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Supporting Sonu Nigam, Javed Akhtar says ‘loudspeakers should not be used by the mosque’
Celebrities | Feb 08, 2018, 01:47 PM ISTAs soon as Javed Akhtar’s tweet hit the internet there was complete buzz everywhere.
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Sonu Nigam’s life in danger, security beefed up after death threats from fundamentalist group
Celebrities | Feb 06, 2018, 07:59 PM ISTSonu Nigam lands in deep trouble for his 'Azaan' rant of the previous year.
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Yogi Adityanath govt to toughen laws on use of loudspeakers at religious places
India | Nov 01, 2017, 11:31 PM ISTEarlier, Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam had triggered a major controversy when he dubbed early morning Azaan as cacophonous and intimidation in nature.
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Take action if noise levels by loudspeakers during 'azaan' exceed limit: NGT to Delhi Govt
India | Sep 20, 2017, 07:04 PM ISTThe NGT passed the order while disposed of a plea by NGO Akhand Bharat Morcha which alleged that illegal use of loudspeakers at such places adversely affected the health of the residents living in their vicinity.
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No right to stop Janmashtami at police stations if I can’t stop namaz on road: Yogi
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Actress Suchitra Krishnamoorthi re-ignites azaan debate, says 'nothing more lowlife and dumb'
India | Jul 24, 2017, 04:52 PM ISTActress Suchitra Krishnamoorthi re-ignited the azaan debate by calling the use of loudspeakers as "lowlife and dumb."
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Govt must take action against those who issue threatening fatwa, Singer Sonu Nigam tells Aap Ki Adalat
Bollywood | May 06, 2017, 04:38 PM ISTFollowing his tweets over 'azaan', the singer shaved off his head dramatically in Mumbai after a Kolkata moulvi issued a fatwa offering to pay Rs 10 lakhs to anybody who could shave his head and garland him with shoes for insulting Islam.
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Interview: Sonu Nigam sticks to his Azaan tweet, HC backs him
Bollywood | May 15, 2017, 05:32 PM ISTPunjab and Haryana court backs Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam's azaan tweet and said loudspeakers are not mandatory in Islam.
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Sonu Nigam on Azaan row: No need to fuel this anymore
Bollywood | Apr 26, 2017, 01:25 PM ISTSonu Nigam, who recently sparked much controversy with his tweet against azaan and calling it as forced religiousness in India, now said that there is no need to fuel the argument anymore.