NEW DELHI: BJP Friday said Congress moving Supreme Court in support of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act was a declaration of “open war against Hindus” and the party was now the “new Muslim League“. “Congress has approached SC seeking to deny Hindus their fundamental constitutional right to legal remedies for addressing historical injustices….
NEW DELHI: Congress has moved Supreme Court in support of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, saying the law was “essential to safeguard secularism in India” which is a basic feature of the Constitution and was needed to ensure communal harmony.Seeking to intervene in the litigation initiated by Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, now with BJP,…
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to consider Asaduddin Owaisi‘s plea, along with similar petitions, seeking implementation of the 1991 places of worship law. The matter will be taken up for hearing on February 17.Owaisi’s plea sought implementation of the 1991 law, which asks to maintain the…
NEW DELHI: Does shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ inside a mosque hurt religious sentiments of Muslims? Supreme Court on Friday will hear a petition challenging a Karnataka HC decision which quashed criminal proceedings against miscreants who raised the slogan inside a mosque on the ground that it did not hurt religious sentiments.A bench of Justices Pankaj…
NEW DELHI: The opposition is set to file a motion in the Rajya Sabha for removal of Allahabad HC judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav, whose controversial comments on a uniform civil code and Muslims at a VHP event triggered a major row, with even Supreme Court seeking a report from HC.While the motion is likely to…
As India hit out at Bangladesh for the arrest of Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, Dhaka reaffirmed its commitment to communal harmony, and said that it is dedicated to protecting all citizens, regardless of religious identity.Bangladesh’s ministry of foreign in a statement said that Das was arrested on “specific charges” and dismissed allegations of religious…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi targetted the BJP-led UP government on Monday, holding it accountable for the violent clashes in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, whilst accusing the party of creating rift between communities.In a post on X, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha claimed that the administration’s unresponsive actions worsened the situation in the…
NEW DELHI: The Jammu and Kashmir Police have made a significant breakthrough by arresting two terrorists in the Poonch district, according to Anand Jain, the additional director general of police (ADGP) of J&K. The arrests have led to the resolution of several grenade attack cases in the region.“We have got a big achievement because we…
AYODHYA: On ordinary days, Syed Majid Ali is a registered medical practitioner who helps UP’s health department implement national programmes. When Dussehra is around, he dedicates himself to Lord Ram for six weeks every year.Majid, the manager of Mumtaz Nagar Ramlila Ramayana Samiti, is the go-to person during the seven-day Ramlila presentation where Hindus and…
KOZHIKODE: The small village of Muthuvallur in Kerala‘s Muslim-majority district of Malappuram has scripted a heart-warming tale of communal harmony over the renovation of a 400-year-old Durga temple, reaffirming in this Ramzan season a centuries-long tradition of Hindu-Muslim generosity centred on places of worship.Muthuvallur Sree Durga Bhagavathy Temple, near Kondotty, stands out as an exemplary…
