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  Two women journalists, detained for inflammatory posts on Tripura communal violence, get bail

  India | November 15, 2021 17:05 IST

  Two Delhi-based journalists, on the request of the Tripura police, were arrested by the Assam police on Sunday, for "creating hatred between communities".

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  Two women journalists detained by Tripura Police for publishing fabricated news

  India | November 14, 2021 22:05 IST

  One of the two journalists, Samriddhi Sakunia, on Saturday tweeted that an FIR was registered against them under 3 sections of IPC at the Fatikroy police station, Tripura

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  18 villagers shot dead at mosque in Nigeria; attackers at large

  World | October 26, 2021 7:18 IST

  Niger police commissioner Monday Kuryas said the attack was related to the conflict between the villagers and the Fulani herders.

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  Islamic State claims Afghanistan's Kunduz mosque attack, says it targeted Shiites

  World | October 08, 2021 23:41 IST

  The attack was latest in a series of IS bombings and shootings that have targeted Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers, as well as religious institutions and members of the country’s minority Shiites.

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  Bomb at Kabul mosque kills 5 civilians, says Taliban

  World | October 03, 2021 21:17 IST

  Several civilians are reportedly killed after a blast took place near a Kabul mosque on Sunday, AFP news agency reported.

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  Friday prayers to resume in UP mosque from August 27

  India | August 24, 2021 10:37 IST

  Friday prayers will be offered at Lucknow's Asafi Imambara from August 27

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  Karnataka High Court orders 16 mosques to submit affidavit on loud speakers

  India | August 11, 2021 13:58 IST

  The divisional bench headed by Chief Justice AS Oka and Justice Sanjay Gowda gave directions in this regard. The PIL was filed by 32 residents of Icon apartment on Thanisandra Road.

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  MP: Transgender held for dancing in campus of religious place, posting clip

  India | June 13, 2021 12:40 IST

  A 24-year-old transgender was arrested for hurting religious sentiments after he allegedly danced in a mosque's campus.

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  Terrorists misused mosques for attacks in J&K's Pampore, Sopore, Shopian: IGP Kashmir

  India | April 12, 2021 10:38 IST

  Inspector-General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar on Monday informed that terrorists misused mosques for attacks in Jammu and Kashmir's Pampore, Sopore and Shopian.

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  Ayodhya mosque construction process begins

  India | January 26, 2021 12:21 IST

  The process for starting the construction of a mosque in the Dhannipur village in Ayodhya began on Tuesday.

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  Mosque in Ayodhya may not have 'traditional shape': Trust official

  India | September 20, 2020 16:07 IST

  The mosque to come up in Ayodhya pursuant to the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi case may have a shape that is different from the traditional shape of mosques and will not be named after any emperor or king.

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  Jamia professor to design mosque in Ayodhya, says aim is to bring everyone together

  India | September 01, 2020 23:01 IST

  Akhtar said he was recently given the task of designing the complex, which will also house an Indo-Islamic Research Centre, a library and a hospital, and that he would start working on the project very soon.

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  Official logo for mosque to be built in Ayodhya released

  India | August 23, 2020 16:39 IST

  The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF), the trust formed by the Uttar Pradesh Central Sunni Waqf Board for construction of an alternate mosque in Ayodhya to replace the Babri masjid, has released its official logo, which is an octagram, represented by two overlapping squares.

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  Greece slams Turkey's decision to convert another museum into mosque

  World | August 22, 2020 11:08 IST

  Greece has slammed Turkey's move to convert the Chora museum, the 1,000-year-old former Byzantine Greek Orthodox church, into a mosque, saying it was "totally condemnable".

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  Sunni Waqf Board's trust to open bank accounts, seek donations for Ayodhya mosque

  India | August 12, 2020 13:11 IST

  The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF), the trust constituted by the Sunni Waqf Board for the construction of a mosque in Ayodhya, is inviting donations and will open two bank accounts for the purpose.

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  'UP CM to be invited to lay foundation stone for public facilities on land for mosque in Ayodhya'

  India | August 08, 2020 21:57 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be invited to lay the foundation stone for various public facilities at a mosque to be built in Ayodhya's Dhannipur village by a trust formed by the state Sunni Central Waqf Board, one of its office-bearers said on Saturday.

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  Eid prayers to be allowed in Telangana mosques

  India | July 30, 2020 17:38 IST

  There will be no Eid-ul-Adha congregations in Eidgahs across Telangana in view of COVID-19 pandemic but prayers will be allowed in mosques with certain restrictions.

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  Central dome of iconic Masjid Mubarak mosque in Old Delhi collapses in rain

  India | July 20, 2020 11:27 IST

   The central dome of iconic heritage Masjid Mubarak Begum mosque in old Delhi's Hauz Qazi area got damaged due to heavy rainfall on Sunday.

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  39 mosques shut again in Saudi Arabia

  World | June 07, 2020 13:38 IST

  Saudi authorities have closed down 39 mosques in the Kingdom after coronavirus infections were suspected among worshippers or those in charge of the sites, state-media reported. 

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  Goa mosques to stay closed till June 30

  India | June 06, 2020 21:06 IST

  Despite a green signal by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for opening up of places of religious worship, as prescribed by the central government's Unlock-1 guidelines, mosques in Goa will continue to be shut.