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  UP: Cleric faces massive backlash after comment against CM Yogi's mother, over 80 FIRs filed

  Uttar Pradesh | March 10, 2026 14:08 IST

  A major controversy has erupted in Uttar Pradesh after Maulana Abdullah Saleem allegedly made an abusive remark against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's mother. Public anger has led to protests across the state and 83 FIRs have been registered.

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  Pakistan: Mobile services suspended amid unrest in Gilgit-Baltistan, minister says 'all peaceful'

  World | September 03, 2023 16:32 IST

  "Schools, colleges, markets, and roads are open, displaying a sense of normalcy. Peaceful protests do occur at times in reaction to some religious and sectarian concerns but the law and order situation is calm," said Solangi.

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  UP: Lucknow Shia clerics seek FIR against Waseem Rizvi for hurting religious sentiments

  India | June 01, 2021 11:22 IST

  The clerics demanded that the Quran version with 26 verses removed by Rizvi and posted on social media be taken off the platforms without delay.

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  Afghanistan: 50 killed as suicide bomber targets clerics in Kabul

  World | November 20, 2018 23:39 IST

  The attack took place as Muslims around the world marked the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad.

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  Indian clerics are safe, will reach Delhi tomorrow: Sushma Swaraj

  Politics | March 19, 2017 13:58 IST

  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said the two Indian sufi clerics of Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah, who went missing in Pakistan, are safe and will be back tomorrow.

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  Bukhari's support to Congress draws rebuke from clerics

  India | April 05, 2014 13:54 IST

  Lucknow: Shahi Imam Ahmed Bukhari's open support to the Congress for the Lok Sabha election has drawn sharp criticism from the political parties and Muslim groups in Uttar Pradesh.While Shia cleric Kalbe Jawwad Saturday asserted

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  Sharif asks hardline cleric to facilitate talks: Reports

  World | December 31, 2013 16:01 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today asked a radical cleric known as the “father of the Taliban” to initiate talks with banned militant groups, according to media reports.Maulana Sami-ul-Haq, the head of a faction

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  Syria War: Clerics issue fatwa allowing hungry to eat dogs, cats

  World | October 18, 2013 10:39 IST

  New Delhi: Muslim leaders in war-torn Syria have issued a fatwa allowing citizens in the tormented border of the capital Damascus to eat dogs and cats to satisfy their hunger, according to multiple reports.  Islam