Mosque
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Allahabad HC seeks ASI response on Agra Jama Masjid survey request
Uttar Pradesh | Jul 05, 2024, 06:53 PM ISTThe Allahabad High Court has instructed the ASI to respond to a request for surveying the Jama Masjid in Agra, following claims that the remains of an idol from the demolished Keshav Dev temple are buried there. The court has set August 5 for the next hearing.
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UNESCO finds Islamic State group-era bombs in Mosul mosque walls, years after the defeat of IS
World | Jun 30, 2024, 03:00 PM ISTThe mosque, famous for its 12th-century leaning minaret, was destroyed by IS in 2017 and has been a focal point of UNESCO’s restoration efforts since 2020.
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WATCH: Pilgrims commence the final rites of Hajj as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha
World | Jun 16, 2024, 01:20 PM ISTHundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims performed on Saturday the shortened combined prayers of Dhuhr and Asr (noon and afternoon) prayers at Namirah Mosque in Mount Arafat in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Uttar Pradesh: Woman’s body found inside mosque premises in Agra, police suspect murder
Uttar Pradesh | May 20, 2024, 06:40 AM ISTThe police reached the spot and took the body under its custody. The police sent the body for post-mortem and constituted teams to probe the incident.
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Ahmedabad: Team conducting survey of madrasa attacked by crowd outside Mosque | VIDEO
Gujarat | May 19, 2024, 07:17 PM ISTThe survey of over 1,100 madrasas is being conducted on the orders of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). Out of these 205 madrasas are being surveyed in Ahmedabad by 175 teams.
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Bhojshala temple at Madhya Pradesh's Dhar has a Muslim connection too | Know details
Madhya Pradesh | Apr 23, 2024, 02:59 PM ISTBhojshala complex, which is considered a temple dedicated to Vagdevi (Goddess Saraswati) by Hindus and a mosque named after Kamal Maula by Muslims, is a hot topic for politicians in the election season as they eye political gains by raking up the issue.
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Eid 2024: 'Namaz offered inside mosques, not on roads for first time in Delhi's history', says LG
Delhi | Apr 11, 2024, 07:01 PM ISTEid 2024: Ending the holy month of Ramazan and starting a new spiritual journey also marks the beginning of a new Islamic year. Eid-ul-Fitr marks the month-long Ramazan fasting and the beginning of Shawwal, which is the tenth month per the Islamic calendar.
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Bhojshala complex: Hindus offer prayers at medieval-era monument as ASI survey continues
Madhya Pradesh | Mar 26, 2024, 04:09 PM ISTNoted archaeologist KK Muhammed had also claimed the contentious complex was a Saraswati temple and later converted into an Islamic place of worship.
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Bhojshala case: Scientific survey of disputed medieval-era monument to begin on Friday
Madhya Pradesh | Mar 21, 2024, 05:01 PM ISTA detailed scientific investigation be conducted by adopting the carbon dating method for ascertaining the age, and life of various structures both above and beneath the ground, said Madhya Pradesh High Court.
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Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court to hear mosque basement plea on April 11
Uttar Pradesh | Mar 19, 2024, 05:53 PM ISTOn January 31, the district court ruled that a Hindu priest can perform prayers in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque.
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Bhojshala complex case: History, legality and other details | Know everything about the issue
Explainers | Mar 11, 2024, 04:55 PM ISTThe Bhojshala, built by Raja Bhoj and patronised by his successors, was converted into a mosque in the 14th century. Hindus and Muslims claim ownership. Now, the matter is in the court.
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MP High Court allows ASI survey at 'disputed' Bhojshala complex in Dhar district
Madhya Pradesh | Mar 11, 2024, 04:08 PM ISTThe Maulana Kamaluddin Welfare Society, which is associated with the mosque inside the Bhojshala complex, objected to the Hindu group's claim.
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FACT CHECK: Misleading video sparks false claims amidst communal tensions | Here's the truth
Fact Check | Feb 12, 2024, 02:56 PM ISTFACT CHECK: Violent clashes ensued, prompting a shoot-at-sight order and internet suspension by Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami. Fact-checking revealed the video's true origin, prompting investigations and plans to invoke the National Security Act.
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First special brick for new mosque arrives from Mecca to Mumbai
Maharashtra | Feb 12, 2024, 12:15 PM ISTThe new mosque will launch its new website with a QR code on February 29 for complete transparency and will accept donations for various projects within the mosque premises. These include a cancer hospital, a college, a senior citizens' home, and a vegetarian kitchen adjacent to the new mosque.
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Haldwani: FIR against 5,000 people, magisterial inquiry ordered after six killed in violent clashes
India | Feb 10, 2024, 02:19 PM ISTOver 1,000 police personnel remained deployed in the town, close to Nainital, officials said. The demolished structures were on government land, and municipal workers and police acted after court orders, they said.
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Haldwani: Six dead, several injured as illegal madrasa, mosque demolition triggers violence
India | Feb 09, 2024, 11:38 PM ISTMost of the people hospitalised after the violence at Malik ka Bagicha in the city's Banbhoolpura area were police personnel. The remaining were municipal workers involved in the demolition of the local madrasa and a mosque in its complex, they said.
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Gyanvapi management appeals to Allahabad HC against Varanasi court's decision to allow puja
Uttar Pradesh | Feb 01, 2024, 11:24 PM ISTThe Gyanvapi management committee has urgently approached the Allahabad High Court to contest a Varanasi court's decision allowing Hindu prayers in the mosque's basement. This follows the Varanasi district court permitting a priest to conduct prayers before idols in the Gyanvapi Masjid.
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Krishna Janmabhoomi case: Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking Mathura's Shahi Idgah mosque
India | Jan 05, 2024, 08:10 PM ISTThe plea said that it was not a proper mosque because as per Islamic jurisprudence, a mosque could not be built on forcibly acquired land.
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Gyanvapi survey: Varanasi court gives additional time to ASI for submitting report till Nov 17
Uttar Pradesh | Nov 02, 2023, 06:32 PM ISTEarlier, the mosque committee had also moved the Supreme Court but the apex court had on August 4 refused to stay the high court's order on the ASI survey of the 17th-century mosque located in Varanasi.
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Canada: Trudeau booed at Toronto mosque as pressure mounts over Israel-Hamas war | WATCH
World | Oct 21, 2023, 11:25 AM ISTAlthough Canada considers Hamas as a terrorist organisation, it has been reluctant to accept the US claim that Israel had nothing to do with the hospital attack. Several Liberal MPs have urged him to call for an immediate ceasefire as humanitarian situations grow dire.