The BJP has lodged a complaint with Karnataka DGP M.A. Saleem demanding the arrest of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over his alleged provocative remarks during an election rally in Assam.
Tension gripped Lucknow University after members of ABVP, VHP, and Bajrang Dal attempted to recite the Hanuman Chalisa at Lal Baradari, alleging discrimination as namaz was permitted at the site but Hindu prayers were not.
Maulana Mahmood Asad Madani, President of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, has strongly criticised RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale’s reported suggestion that Muslims should worship natural elements like the sun, rivers and trees for environmental reasons.
On Friday, a section of students staged a protest inside Nirmala college alleging that the non-teaching staff had prevented a few girl students from offering the Friday prayer inside a room in the institution.
There are around 300 international students enrolled at the Gujarat University, including from Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Sri Lanka and countries in Africa, he said.
A truck driver was arrested for allegedly offering 'namaz' (prayers) on the side of a busy road without permission in Gujarat's Banaskantha district, police said Sunday.
Gujarat government ordered a probe after Hindu students were allegedly asked to perform namaz as part of an awareness program at a private school here.
The DEO took up the matter and formed a team to probe the incident, stating that if found guilty, the school could face severe consequences, including approval cancellation.
The holy festival of Eid-ul-Zuha, also known as the 'festival of sacrifice' or Greater Eid, is celebrated on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th month of the Islamic or lunar calendar.
According to the police, Syed Hyder Ali from Humayun Nagar had gone inside the mosque at 5 pm, leaving the bike near a tiffin centre and he returned to the parking area after about an hour, the bike was missing
