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  Togadia Threatens Stir Against Muslim OBC Quota

  Politics | January 06, 2012 15:35 IST

  Kanpur, Jan 6: Opposing the 4.5 per cent reservation to Muslims within the OBC quota, Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Praveen Togadia today accused the UPA government and the Congress party of ignoring the interests of

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  Azam Khan Says, Mayawati Trying To Fool Muslims

  Politics | December 19, 2011 17:15 IST

  Rampur (UP), Dec 19: Lampooning BSP supremo Mayawati's “affection” for Muslims, Samajwadi Party leader Mohd Azam Khan today asked her to explain about her announcement claiming that Rs 175 crore have been spent on the

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  Mayawati Favours Reservation For Muslims

  India | December 18, 2011 21:36 IST

  Lucknow, Dec 18: Favouring reservation for Muslims, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today said that 27 per cent OBC quota should be increased by making constitutional amendment to include backward muslims in it.“BSP government favours

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  Clashes In UP, Bihar During Muharram

  India | December 06, 2011 21:42 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 6: Muslims today observed Muharram by taking out taziya processions, flagellating themselves and offering special prayers but the day of mourning witnessed clashes in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar resulting in injury to

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  Mayawati Writes To PM, Demands Reservation For Minorities

  Politics | September 17, 2011 21:38 IST

  Lucknow, Sept 17: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to provide reservation to minorities, especially Muslims, in accordance with their population.“In order to provide reservation to Muslims so as to

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  Killings Of 3 Muslims In Birmingham Lay Bare Divisions

  World | August 11, 2011 15:53 IST

  Birmingham, Aug 11: With police nowhere to be seen, the Muslims of Dudley Road armed themselves with bricks and stones, clubs and cricket bats to fend off carloads of marauding gangs.Their vigilante stand in Birmingham's

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  Obama Thanks Muslims For Service At Ramadan Dinner

  World | August 11, 2011 9:09 IST

  Washington, Aug 11 : President Barack Obama has hosted a traditional Ramadan break-the-fast dinner at the White House, using the occasion to recognize Muslim survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks and to thank

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  Ramzan To Begin From Tuesday

  India | August 01, 2011 22:27 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 1: Ramzan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims, will begin from tomorrow with the new moon being sighted this evening.While the faithful in Kerala began observing the month from today, the

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  Serbian Mass Killer Mladic Could Be Extradited By Monday

  World | May 28, 2011 15:59 IST

  Belgrade, May 28: The man who ordered the massacre of 8,000 Bosnian Muslims,  Ratko Mladic is eating strawberries and receiving family visits in a Serbian jail, but as early as Monday the ex-general could be

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  Serbian Police Arrests General Who Got 8,000 Muslims Killed In Bosnia

  World | May 26, 2011 17:35 IST

  Belgrade, May 26: Serbian police have arrested a man suspected to be the wanted war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic.General Mladic is the most prominent Bosnian war crimes suspect still at large and is wanted for

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  Ready For Tie-Up With BJP If It Backs Quota For Muslims: Jagan

  Politics | April 28, 2011 11:45 IST

  Kadapa (AP), Apr 27: YSR Congress President Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy today said he was ready to join hands with BJP if the saffron party supports reservation for Muslims."So far, I do not have

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  Fatwa Against Female Foeticide

  India | April 20, 2011 13:05 IST

  Lucknow, Apr 20 : An Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Firangi Mahal has issued a decree (fatwa) terming female foeticide as forbidden for Muslims.The fatwa was issued by a four-member panel of the Darul Uloom Firangi

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  Captured Bomber In Pakistan Vows Attacks

  World | April 04, 2011 21:50 IST

  Multan, Apr 4: His accomplices brought carnage to a Sufi shrine, but the 14-year-old suicide bomber who was captured after his explosives failed to detonate was unrepentant."Let me go, I want to be a martyr,"

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  Chaos Deepens As Clashes In Egypt Kill 13

  World | March 10, 2011 7:53 IST

  Cairo, Mar 10: Clashes between Muslims and Christians in Egypt left 13 dead and 140 wounded, deepening a sense of chaos as the police and ruling military struggled to maintain order barely a month after

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  Obama Seeks Muslims Help To Combat Terror

  World | March 07, 2011 12:20 IST

  Washington, Mar 7: With tensions rising in the debate about terrorism and radicalization within the Islamic community, the White House is trying to lay the groundwork for tolerance, cooperation and a universal "American" desire to

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  Katiyar Asks Muslims To Give Up Claim On Disputed Site

  Politics | October 16, 2010 21:01 IST

  Ayodhya, Oct 16: BJP leader Vinay Katiyar today asked Muslims to give up their claim on the disputed site in Ayodhya and pave the way for construction of a temple there in national interest. "In

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  Muslims Groups Disappointed; Says Verdict A 'Balancing Act'

  India | September 30, 2010 22:39 IST

  Lucknow/New Delhi Sept 30: Prominent Muslim groups today expressed disappointment over the Ayodhya verdict saying it was more like a "balancing act" than settling of a title suit even as the Sunni Wakf Board announced

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  Govt Appeals For Peace After Ayodhya Judgement Is Delivered

  India | September 16, 2010 20:48 IST

  New Delhi: Wary of extreme reactions to the Allahabad High Court judgement on Ayodhya dispute expected on September 24, the government on Thursday  appealed for peace, saying the judicial recourse will not end till all

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  Govt Considering Reservation For Muslims Through OBC Route

  Politics | July 28, 2010 13:23 IST

  New Delhi: Government is actively considering reservation for Muslims through the Other Backward Castes (OBC) route, minority affairs minister Salman Khurshid has said. "We are actively looking at the reservation issue. We have a commitment

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  Mulayam Seeks Pardon From Muslims For Taking Kalyan's Support

  Politics | July 15, 2010 14:04 IST

  Lucknow: In an attempt to mend fences with Muslims after having aligned with Kalyan Singh during Lok Sabha polls, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday regretted taking support of those "responsible" for the Babri