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  Major embarrassment: Japan mosque inaugurated by Pakistani envoy declared illegal over fishy records

  World | June 03, 2026 9:21 IST

  The mosque is located in Kawagoe, in Japan's Saitama Prefecture, on a 4,500-square-metre plot classified as mountain forest land. The area falls under an urbanisation control zone, where construction is generally not allowed.

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  Turkman Gate violence: 10 influencers under lens for instigating mob; 11 arrests till now | DETAILS

  Delhi | January 08, 2026 20:12 IST

  Violence broke out in the Turkman Gate area of Delhi after a mob pelted stones at police and civic officials during an anti-encroachment drive. Police have discovered that false rumours were spread claiming that the Faiz-e-Elahi was intended to be demolished.

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  Delhi Police busts plot as false Faiz-e-Elahi mosque demolition rumours spark unrest; five arrested

  Delhi | January 07, 2026 14:09 IST

  Delhi Police have uncovered a conspiracy in Turkman Gate where rumours of a mosque demolition were deliberately spread to provoke violence. Fake videos circulated online led to crowd mobilisation and stone-pelting. The mosque remains untouched and five people have been arrested so far.

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  SP MP's name surfaces in Turkman Gate violence, police to question Mohibbullah Nadvi

  Delhi | January 07, 2026 13:20 IST

  SP MP's name surfaces in Turkman Gate violence, police to question Mohibbullah Nadvi

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  Six people killed, more than 20 injured as massive blast hits mosque in Syria’s Homs

  World | December 26, 2025 23:50 IST

  The Syria’s interior ministry in a statement said that a terrorist explosion targeted the Ali Bin Abi Talib Mosque during Friday prayers in Al-Khadri Street in the Wadi al-Dahab neighbourhood of Homs and confirmed that six people were killed and 21 others wounded.

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  Ayodhya Development Authority rejects Mosque construction plan in Dhannipur over missing clearances

  Uttar Pradesh | September 23, 2025 14:10 IST

  The Ayodhya Development Authority has rejected the mosque construction plan in Dhannipur due to missing government clearances, delaying the project mandated by the Supreme Court's 2019 verdict.

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  Shimla: Sanjauli mosque declared illegal by Court, bulldozer set to demolish all four floors

  India | May 03, 2025 15:49 IST

  The court's decision affects both the ground and first floors of the mosque, which have now been deemed illegal. This follows an earlier order issued on October 5, 2024, which directed the demolition of the second, third, and fourth floors.

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  UP: Notice issued over mosque construction without approved map, prayers suspended

  Uttar Pradesh | April 21, 2025 6:50 IST

  Pilibhit city magistrate said that the administration is currently seeking for clarification and has not ordered the mosque to shut down. The response is sought from the mosque by May 1.

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  Woman brutally assaulted outside Karnataka mosque, six arrested for attempt to murder

  Karnataka | April 15, 2025 9:58 IST

  A 38-year-old woman was brutally attacked outside a mosque in Karnataka's Davanagere. Six men have been arrested on charges including attempted murder.

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  Sambhal violence: Shahi Jama Masjid chief arrested in connection with November 24 clashes

  Uttar Pradesh | March 23, 2025 18:11 IST

  Officials said that the mosque chief was earlier taken into custody by the local police’s special investigation team (SIT) to record his statement in the violence case.

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  Mob attacks foreign students for wearing footwear at dargah in Gujarat's Vadodara, five arrested

  Gujarat | March 18, 2025 8:13 IST

  One of the students received serious head injuries as well as wounds in the hands and legs in the attack.

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  Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, March 12, 2025

  India | March 12, 2025 23:31 IST

  After 36 hours of the hijacking of the Jaffar Express by the Baloch rebels, dozens of passengers, including Pakistan military personnel, are still held hostage. Pakistan has claimed that it has rescued 190 passengers so far and has killed 30 militants.

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  Uttar Pradesh: Illegally constructed portion of Madni mosque in Kushinagar demolished

  Uttar Pradesh | February 09, 2025 22:34 IST

  As per the police, the controversy surrounding the Madni mosque dates back to 1999, when local leader Ram Bachchan Singh filed a complaint that it was an illegal construction.

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  Shahi Idgah mosque complex case: Supreme Court extends stay on court-monitored survey in Mathura

  India | January 22, 2025 13:01 IST

  Shahi Idgah mosque complex case: The 1991 Act prohibits changing the religious character of any shrine from what existed on the day of the country's Independence. It exempted only the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute from its purview.

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  Fact Check: Vishnu statue, Sudarshan Chakra found during survey of UP's Sambhal mosque? | Know truth

  Fact Check | December 12, 2024 20:38 IST

  Fact Check: A set of images of idols of Hindu gods is going viral on social media with claims that were found during the survey of the mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal. Let's find out the truth.

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  OPINION | Baba Ka Bulldozer: Illegal portions of mosque razed

  India | December 12, 2024 6:07 IST

  The Masjid Committee filed a petition in Allahabad High Court, but the High Court refused to stay demolition. Masjid Committee members alleged that the High Court had adjourned the hearing to December 13, but the administration decided to demolish it.

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  Sambhal row: SC to hear Shahi Masjid Committee's plea challenging district court’s order today

  India | November 29, 2024 7:11 IST

  The police have arrested 31 people and registered seven FIRs. Among those named as accused are Samajwadi Party MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq, local Samajwadi Party MLA Iqbal Mehmood's son Sohail Iqbal, and 2,750 unidentified individuals.

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  Sambhal violence: Pictures of rioters surface, police begin manhunt amid political slugfest | VIDEO

  Uttar Pradesh | November 27, 2024 16:05 IST

  Sambhal violence: Tension had been brewing in Sambhal since November 19 when the mosque was first surveyed on the court's orders following a petition claiming that a Harihar temple had stood at the site.

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  Sambhal violence: 24 detained, internet suspended after clashes during mosque survey in UP

  Uttar Pradesh | November 25, 2024 8:33 IST

  Tension has been brewing in Sambhal since last Tuesday when the Jama Masjid was surveyed on the orders of a local court following a petition that claimed that a Harihar temple stood at the site.

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  Uttar Pradesh: Tension escalates in Sambhal as survey of Shahi Jama Masjid resumes amid protests

  Uttar Pradesh | November 24, 2024 13:33 IST

  Tensions escalated in Sambhal as a survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid resumed, leading to clashes between the police and protesters following claims that the mosque was originally a Hindu temple.