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Muslims decide not to offer namaz on road in Ranchi
India | Aug 17, 2019, 02:26 PM ISTA Muslim cleric has convinced his community against offering namaz on roads in Ranchi henceforth.
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Muslim hawker allegedly beaten over 'Jai Shri Ram' chants; Internet suspended after tension
India | Jul 25, 2019, 06:14 PM ISTAfter the Tuesday night incident, "fake" videos and photographs of Hindu-Muslim riots were being circulated on the social media to vitiate the atmosphere, police said on Thursday, adding they have increased vigil to avoid any untoward incident.
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Muslims, Dalits to apply for arms licenses
India | Jul 15, 2019, 09:48 AM ISTMuslims, Dalits and tribals will now start applying for arms licenses for self-defence, following increase in incidents of mob lynching.
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UP government denies Muslim minors forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'
India | Jul 13, 2019, 10:20 AM ISTPrincipal Secretary, Information, Avanish Awasthi admitted that a clash took place while the children were playing cricket but denied that the students were made to chant the religious slogan.
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Vishwa Hindu Parishad only against 'love jihad', not opposed to interfaith marriages
India | Jun 30, 2019, 10:09 PM IST"The VHP is not against interfaith marriages but a conspiracy is on under which a Muslim youth in a pre-planned manner traps a Hindu girl and then converts her to his religion by taking undue advantage of her innocence," Bansal told PTI in Jammu.
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Row rages in Bengal over Mamata's directive to build dining halls in schools with over 70% minority students
India | Jun 28, 2019, 06:50 PM ISTHowever, senior TMC leader and Minister of State for Minority Affairs, Giasuddin Mollah dismissed the allegations as baseless and defended the decision by saying the ongoing project will benefit all students.
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Kairana-like exodus in Meerut? 125 Hindu families migrate, report says
India | Jun 27, 2019, 11:43 PM ISTThe complaint was sent on the app by a local Bharatiya Janata Party leader Bhavesh Mehta on June 11 and the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), on the same day, forwarded the complaint to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO). The CMO has sought a report on the matter.
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'If Muslims are living in gutter, then they must be pulled out of it,' says Asaduddin Owaisi
India | Jun 26, 2019, 11:40 AM IST“PM Narendra Modi does not want Muslims to join the mainstream. Out of 300 MPs (of the BJP), not even one is from the Muslim community,” said the president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM).
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Jharkhand mob lynching: 5 arrested, 2 cops suspended
India | Jun 24, 2019, 09:02 PM IST"Two cops, one Sub Inspector and one Assistant Sub Inspector, have been suspended for dereliction of duty. Five people have been arrested so far," said a Deputy Superintendent of Police to IANS over the phone, asking not to be named.
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Oppn seeks Muslim quota in Maha; govt says no provision for it
India | Jun 21, 2019, 04:46 PM ISTTaking part in a calling attention moved by Manisha Kayande (Shiv Sena), Congress and NCP legislators said despite a large section of Muslims falling under the economically weaker section, the state government has failed to offer any reservation benefits to the community in education and jobs.
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Special Report | 5 crore Minority Students to Get Scholarships in Next 5 years
Special Report | Jun 11, 2019, 11:05 PM ISTModi govt to provide scholarships for 5 crore minority students
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Kurushetra | Modi govt to provide scholarships to 5 crore minority students in next 5 years
Kurukshetra | Jun 11, 2019, 07:49 PM ISTKurushetra | Modi govt to provide scholarships to 5 crore minority students in next 5 years
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Eid-ul-Fitr 2019: India celebrates Eid with great fervour
India | Jun 05, 2019, 09:22 AM ISTEid-ul-Fitr 2019: A day after UAE and Saudi Arabia celebrated the festival on Tuesday, India is celebrating Eid ul Fitr today after sighting the moon late on Tuesday evening. Based on the Islamic calendar, Eid-ul-Fitr falls on the first day of Shawwal, which is the tenth month of the lunar.
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Group of Muslim personalities laud Modi's remarks on need to earn minority community's trust
India | Jun 04, 2019, 05:53 PM ISTA group of eminent personalities from the Muslim community hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on the need to earn the trust of the minorities and asked him to draw his "immediate attention" on the issues of education, healthcare and skill development.
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Modi will transform lives of Muslims: Gujarat tea vendor remembers PM as nice and helpful man
India | May 27, 2019, 09:55 AM ISTAsked about his expectations from the BJP government, Imtiyazbhai told: "I was very happy to hear Modi Saheb's speech yesterday when he spoke about the welfare of minorities.
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Muslim representation increases to 27 in 17th Lok Sabha
India | May 26, 2019, 10:04 AM ISTMost of the winning candidates are from opposition parties while only one candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which won 303 out of 542 seats across the country, could make it to the Lower House.
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Muslim family in UP names newly-born son Narendra Modi
India | May 25, 2019, 07:24 PM ISTThe infant's mother, Mehnaaz Begum, wanted to name her son after the Prime Minister and stood her ground in face of expected opposition from her family.
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Lok Sabha to have more number of Muslim MPs as 27 emerge victorious
India | May 24, 2019, 05:15 PM ISTThe number of Muslim MPs in the Lok Sabha has increased to a decade high of 27, up from 23 last time, with a dozen of them winning from Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal even as none of the six Muslim candidates fielded by BJP tasted victory.
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Lok Sabha polls: Deoband asks Muslims to pray for 'suitable results'
India | May 21, 2019, 05:10 PM ISTDeoband, the renowned Islamic seminary in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur, has appealed to Muslims to offer prayers if they want the results of Lok Sabha elections to be "suitable for all".
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US war veteran mows down Indian-origin family thinking they were Muslims
India | Apr 28, 2019, 05:53 PM ISTA 13-year-old girl identified as Dhriti was in coma and fighting for her life after the attack in Sunnyvale on Tuesday, police said on Friday according to Mercury News.