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  Cameroon vows to wipe out Boko Haram after hostages' release

  World | October 14, 2014 10:22 IST

  Yaounde: Cameroon's President Paul Biya today vowed his government would go after the Islamist group Boko Haram "until it's totally wiped out".He made the promise as he received 10 Chinese and 17 Cameroonians freed last

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  Indian carried father on his shoulders to Haj pilgrimage

  India | October 08, 2014 21:46 IST

  Dubai: An Indian man carried his 80-year-old father on his shoulders throughout the Haj rituals instead of using a wheelchair because he found it better and comfortable, a news report has revealed.Mohammed Rasheed, who is

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  Know about 'Love Jihad' and the concept of 'Jihad'

  India | October 27, 2014 10:22 IST

  New Delhi: ‘Jihad' is an Islamic term. The literal meaning of this word, in Arabic, is struggle but oftenly it is translated as ‘holy war'. A person who follows the principles of ‘Jihad' is commonly

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  Shooter Tara Sahdev victim of 'Love Jihad'?

  India | August 26, 2014 12:33 IST

  New Delhi: In yet another shocking incident of 'Love Jihad' reported from Ranchi, national level shooter Tara Sahdev accused her husband Rakibul Hasab alias Ranjit of torturing her because she refused to convert into Islam.

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  Congress, SP flay Mohan Bhagwat, say Sangh should stop fooling people

  Politics | August 18, 2014 14:49 IST

  New Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today came under attack from political parties including Congress and Samajwadi Party for his controversial remarks that India is a Hindu nation and Hindutva is its identity.  Coming down

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  Inzamam blocked Misbah's return to the squad as he would never toe his brand of Islam

  Cricket | February 18, 2014 7:03 IST

  New Delhi: Misbah Ul-Haq, the captain of Pakistan Cricket team, was never wanted by the then captain Inzamamul Haq who had a complex that he was more educated than him and that he might not

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  When Mohammad Ali, the boxing legend, refused to pick up the Gun

  Other Sports | October 29, 2013 6:47 IST

  New Delhi: He was born Cassius Clay, but is known as  Muhammad Ali, a name he adopted after converting to Islam.Mohammad Ali had refused to take part in the Vietnam War. 'War is against the

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  Know about Syria's 'Sex Jihad'

  World | September 26, 2013 13:46 IST

  New Delhi: First of all we must know the true meaning of the word Jihad before we go further in knowing this latest and unique form of so-called Jihad. Jihad is an Arabic word which

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  Pak Hindu family, fearing forced conversion to Islam, migrates to India

  India | August 14, 2013 11:03 IST

  Attari-Wagah border, Amritsar: A Pakistani Hindu couple Anil Kumar and Poonam migrated to India on Tusday leaving behind their business and family members at the mercy of Islamic fundamentalists.The couple reached Wagah border and vowed

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  Malaysian High Court rules conversion of Hindu girl to Islam null and void

  World | July 28, 2013 7:49 IST

  Kuala Lumpur, Jul 28: After winning a tough legal battle to nullify the conversion of her three Hindu children to Islam, an ethnic Indian in Malaysia has started contempt proceedings against her estranged husband for

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  Ramadan: Some important facts

  India | July 21, 2013 11:34 IST

  New Delhi: The auspicious month of Ramadan is going on  all over India.  Ramadan is an Arabic word which is derived from the root word ramida or ar-ramad, refers to scorching heat or dryness. Here

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  Kareena has not converted to Islam, says mother-in-law Sharmila

  Bollywood | December 10, 2012 13:17 IST

  Mumbai: Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan's mother Sharmila Tagore has confirmed that her daughter-in-law Kareena Kapoor Khan has not converted to Islam, but she is the Begum of Pataudi.In an interview given to a newspaper,

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  Muslim ulema demands Kareena should accept Islam

  Bollywood | October 16, 2012 9:57 IST

  Mumbai, Oct 16: Maulana Hafeez Nadeem Siddiqui, president of Jamiatul Ulema of Maharashtra today said, Tuesday's wedding between Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor cannot be termed as “shaadi”, and not even “nikaah” (marriage).The Maulana

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  India likely to ban blasphemous film on Islam as anti-US protests spread

  India | September 13, 2012 20:52 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 13: India is likely to ban on Internet a controversial film deemed offensive to Islam that has sparked anti-US protests.  The home ministry has forwarded a request of the Jammu and Kashmir

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  Ansar Burney to sue Maya Khan after Hindu boy was converted to Islam live on TV

  World | July 28, 2012 16:23 IST

  Islamabad, July 28: Pakistan's noted human rights activist  Ansar Burney, has said that he would sue TV anchor Maya Khan and ARY Digital for carrying out a live religious conversion on television by using his

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  MLA Rumi Nath who converted to Islam, married Facebook boyfriend, faces bigamy charge

  India | June 06, 2012 18:25 IST

  Karimganj (Assam), June 6: Congress  MLA Rumi Nath's first husband has filed a case in Silchar against her and her second husband accusing them of bigamy, illicit relationship as well as theft.Rakesh Singh, an Uttar

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  Nikah With Non-Muslim Girl Without Conversion Illegal, Decrees Deoband

  India | April 01, 2012 19:14 IST

  Muzaffarnagar, Apr 1: Leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has disapproved a proposed love marriage between a Muslim boy and a non-Muslim girl as per Hindu tradition, saying Islam does not allow such a union

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  Pak Minister Admits, Hindus Being Forcibly Converted To Islam

  World | March 24, 2012 15:51 IST

  Islamabad, Mar 24: The Pakistani minister responsible for the welfare of religious minorities has called for stronger legislation to protect them from forced conversions, alleging that 100 non-Muslim women, mostly Hindus, were forced to convert

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  Pak Hindu Girl Sent To Protective Custody Amid Conversion Row

  World | March 12, 2012 19:19 IST

  Islamabad, Mar 12: A Pakistani court today directed police to take into protective custody a 19-year-old Hindu girl and her Muslim husband, amid allegations that she was abducted and forcibly converted to Islam.Justice Shahid Anwar

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  Bukhari Calls Anna Stir Anti-Islam, Asks Muslims To Stay Away

  India | August 22, 2011 20:12 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 22: Syed Ahmed Bukhari, Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, has called upon Muslims to stay away from the Anna movement saying his war cry - Vande Mataram and Bharat Mata Ki