Eid-e-Milad commemorates Prophet Muhammad’s birth anniversary. Muslims who follow the Sufi or Barelvi school of thought observe the feast in Rabi’ al-awwal, the third month of the Islamic calendar.
Prophet row case: The top court was hearing a plea filed by lawyer Abu Sohel seeking directions for an independent, credible and impartial investigation into the matter.
MP Prophet row: Following a complaint, the police filed a case against 13 people for the attack on the man identified as Ayush Jadam, 25, and arrested two of the accused, police said.
AIMPLB appealed to the Muslim community to act patiently and to not take law into their own hands and not indulge in any such action that might disturb the communal harmony and social cohesion of the country.
The motion was an unscheduled one, and it did not name anyone as the matter is sub judice.
In Prayagraj, a mob set on fire a few motorcycles and carts and also attempted to set ablaze a police vehicle. Police used tear gas shells and lathis to disperse the protesters and restore peace.
Owaisi further said that BJP is safeguarding Nupur Sharma and asked the Telangana CM to arrest her and bring her to Telangana.
The West Bengal government was asked by Calcutta High Court to take all possible measures, including deployment of central forces, to ensure no violence takes place during protests over remarks made against Prophet Muhammad by now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.
Several Indian websites have been hacked in the last few days and these attacks seemed to have originated in Indonesia and Malaysia, said a senior official of state police here.
The total 33 arrests from UP includes 92 from Prayagraj, 83 from Saharanpur, 52 from Hathras, 40 from Moradabad, 18 from Ferozabad, 41 from Ambedkarnagar, six from Aligarh, and five from Jalaun.
Protests erupted in several parts of Howrah district on Friday. The agitators resorted to stone-pelting, setting police vehicles on fire and damaging public property during violent protests and clashes with the law enforcers in the district.
The row over the alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammad escalated last week with protests from countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Iran, prompting the BJP to take action against its functionaries and assert that it respects all religions.
Among the many incorrect claims, Pakistan's former ambassador Abdul's social media post stated that expelled BJP leader Naveen Jindal is the brother of Industrial Jindal.
The BJP had on Monday suspended its spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled Naveen Kumar Jindal, its Delhi media head, in a fire-fighting exercise. The move was termed 'drama' by the opposition parties.
The BJP spokesperson has been accused of abusing Prophet Muhammad in an interview given to a private channel and causing tribulation between two communities.
Lars Vilks, the Swedish cartoonist who stirred controversy in 2007 with drawings of Prophet Muhammad, was killed in a car accident.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, festivals this year are being celebrated with low enthusiasm. According to the guidelines issued by the government, public gatherings are being avoided during the celebrations.
Shooting attack on a Copenhagen cafe: Danish police confirms 1 deadCopenhagen (Denmark): Shots were fired Saturday at a cafe in Copenhagen that was hosting a freedom of speech event organized by Swedish artist Lars Vilks,
Islamabad: Pakistani lawmakers passed a resolution and marched outside parliament on Thursday to protest the publication of images of Islam's prophet in the satirical French magazine attacked by extremists last week.Like many other Muslim nations,
Kabul: The Afghan Taliban led by the elusive one-eyed Mullah Omar today condemned the publication in France of more anti-Islam cartoons and warned that blasphemy of the Prophet will not be tolerated.The statement posted on
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