#MosquesofIndia
- India
SC seeks Karnataka’s response on ‘Jai Shri Ram’ shouting case inside mosque
The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday, December 16 sought the position of Karnataka regarding a petition challenging the state High Court’s ruling that shouting “Jai Shri Ram” inside a mosque doesn’t constitute…
- India
Maharashtra: Man enters mosque during azaan, harasses muezzin
A far-right Hindutva man barged into a mosque and disrupted the azaan at the local mosque in Maharashtra’s Prakasha village. He aggressively confronted worshipers inside the mosque, demanding they turn off the…
- India
Supreme Court to review plea on ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chant in mosque
The Supreme Court (SC) is scheduled to hear a plea on Monday, December 16, challenging the Karnataka High Court’s decision regarding quashing criminal proceedings against two individuals accused of raising “Jai Shri…
- India
Varanasi college-mosque row: 5 held for ‘spreading rumours’
Varanasi: Amid tension at the Uday Pratap College here over a mosque located on its premises, police on Saturday arrested five people for allegedly spreading rumours, officials said. Assistant Commissioner of Police…
- India
Punjab: Sikhs in Malerkotla donate land for construction of mosque
The Sikh community members in Punjab city have donated several acres of land for the construction of a mosque, addressing a long-standing need of the local Muslim community. This gesture appears extremely…
- India
Sambhal Violence: SP MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq, MLA’s son booked; 25 arrested
Sambhal: Police have lodged seven FIRs in connection with the violence over a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque here, naming Samajwadi Party MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq and local SP MLA Iqbal Mehmood’s…
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Photos: Violence in Sambhal over Mosque survey
Sambhal: Three people were killed and scores of others, including around 20 security personnel and four personnel of the administration, were injured as protesters opposing a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque…
- India
Sambhal MP’s father among 34 ‘bound down’ to maintain peace amid mosque-temple row
Sambhal: The father of the Samajwadi Party’s Sambhal MP is among 34 people “bound down” by the local administration over apprehensions of breach of peace following claims that a local Mughal-era mosque…
- India
HP: Hearing in Sanjauli mosque case deferred as locals file plea for making them party
Shimla: A local court on Monday deferred the hearing in the Sanjauli mosque case as local residents filed an application for making them a party to the case. The court of additional…
- India
How can raising ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogan inside mosque hurt sentiments: Karnataka HC
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday quashed the criminal case lodged by the police against two persons in connection with allegedly shouting “Jai Shri Ram” slogans inside a mosque. The single…
- India
Shimla: Municipal commissioner orders demolition of 3 floors of Sanjauli Mosque
Shimla: The Shimla municipal commissioner’s court on Saturday, October 5 ordered the demolition of the top three “unauthorised” storeys of the disputed Sanjauli mosque here and gave two months to the Waqf…
- Mumbai
Days after massive protest, demolition of illegal portions of Dharavi mosque begins
Mumbai: The demolition of unauthorised portions of a mosque in Dharavi in Mumbai has begun, office bearers of the trust that manages the place of worship said on Monday. A report on…
- India
500-yr-old graveyard, mosque razed in ‘anti-encroachment drive’ near Somnath temple
Somnath: In stark violation of the Supreme Court’s demolition order, a mosque, dargah and a graveyard believed to be five centuries old were razed down in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district. The incident…
- India
Rajasthan: Cleric arrested for raping 5-yr-old girl inside mosque
Jaipur: A cleric was arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl in a mosque in the Alwar district of Rajasthan, police said. The girl was playing outside her house when…
- India
Tension in Dharavi as locals thwart BMC’s move to raze ‘illegal’ portion of mosque
Mumbai: Tension prevailed in Dharavi slum here on Saturday after hundreds of local residents gathered on a road and opposed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s plan to pull down an alleged illegal portion…
