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  WATCH: Pilgrims commence the final rites of Hajj as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha

  World | June 16, 2024 13:20 IST

  Hundreds 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 6:40 IST

  The 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 19:17 IST

  The 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 | April 23, 2024 14:59 IST

  Bhojshala 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 | April 11, 2024 19:01 IST

  Eid 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 | March 26, 2024 16:09 IST

  Noted 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 | March 21, 2024 17:01 IST

  A 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 | March 19, 2024 17:53 IST

  On 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 | March 11, 2024 16:55 IST

  The 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 | March 11, 2024 16:08 IST

  The 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 | February 12, 2024 14:56 IST

  FACT 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 | February 12, 2024 12:15 IST

  The 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 | February 10, 2024 14:19 IST

  Over 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 | February 09, 2024 23:38 IST

  Most 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 | February 01, 2024 23:24 IST

  The 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 | January 05, 2024 20:10 IST

  The 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 | November 02, 2023 18:32 IST

  Earlier, 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 | October 21, 2023 11:25 IST

  Although 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.

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  Afghanistan: Seven killed, around 40 injured as blast strikes Shiite mosque during Friday prayers

  World | October 13, 2023 19:46 IST

  According to reports, there was no immediate claim of responsibility but the blame is likely to fall on the Islamic State (IS) group. The regional affiliate of IS increased attacks on mosques and minorities across the country after the Taliban seized power in August 2021.

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  Ayodhya mosque's design changed, to resemble big ones in Middle East, says IICF

  Uttar Pradesh | October 13, 2023 10:33 IST

  IICF, the trust formed to build the mosque in Ayodhya, has decided to shift to a grand design from the earlier proposed one which resembled to religious structures in India.