Azaan In Mosques

The High Court noted that the claims in the petition had no scientific foundation.

Several mosques in and near Mumbai kept loudspeakers off during azaan this morning following a threat by Raj Thackeray, chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), to play Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers wherever azaan is recited on them.

Several mosques in and near Mumbai kept loudspeakers off during azaan this morning following a threat by Raj Thackeray, chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), to play Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers wherever azaan is recited on them.

Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge today said every community should abide by the order of the Karnataka High Court on the use of loudspeakers in religious institutions.

A two-week-old letter by the Vice-Chancellor of the prestigious Allahabad University to the Prayagraj district magistrate, complaining about "noise" from a mosque in the locality she resides in, has landed her in controversy with a prominent Muslim cleric asking for "mutual respect of religious sentiments".

The Shiv Sena has asked the Centre to take steps to stop the use of loudspeakers in mosques to curb noise pollution. An editorial in Sena mouthpiece "Saamana" said the issue is of noise pollution and environment protection.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paused his speech on the BJP's northeast triumph for Azaan or prayers from a mosque near the party's new headquarters in Delhi.

A Class 6 textbook that terms a "mosque" as a source of noise pollution has sparked a row. In a science textbook taught in ICSE schools, there is a chapter on the causes of noise pollution where a picture shows a train, car, plane and a mosque with symbols depicting loud sound. A man in the foreground is seen grimacing and covering his ears.

Singer Sonu Nigam's tweets against the use of loudspeakers for the azaan in mosques sparked a huge controversy last month

Sonu Nigam addressed the media on the controversy over his tweets and said: "You have to fight the fanatics, you can't just hide and comment from Twitter"

Sonu Nigam tweeted: "Dear everyone. Your stand exposes your own IQ. I stand by my statement that loudspeakers should not be allowed in mosques and temple"

A man allegedly refused to let his wife feed their newborn son for 24 hours at a hospital in Kerala because of his religious beliefs. Abu Bakr insisted that the baby, born in a Kozhikode hospital, hear Azaans, or prayers called out from mosques, before his first feed.

The High Court noted that the claims in the petition had no scientific foundation.

Several mosques in and near Mumbai kept loudspeakers off during azaan this morning following a threat by Raj Thackeray, chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), to play Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers wherever azaan is recited on them.

Several mosques in and near Mumbai kept loudspeakers off during azaan this morning following a threat by Raj Thackeray, chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), to play Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers wherever azaan is recited on them.

Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge today said every community should abide by the order of the Karnataka High Court on the use of loudspeakers in religious institutions.

A two-week-old letter by the Vice-Chancellor of the prestigious Allahabad University to the Prayagraj district magistrate, complaining about "noise" from a mosque in the locality she resides in, has landed her in controversy with a prominent Muslim cleric asking for "mutual respect of religious sentiments".

The Shiv Sena has asked the Centre to take steps to stop the use of loudspeakers in mosques to curb noise pollution. An editorial in Sena mouthpiece "Saamana" said the issue is of noise pollution and environment protection.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paused his speech on the BJP's northeast triumph for Azaan or prayers from a mosque near the party's new headquarters in Delhi.

A Class 6 textbook that terms a "mosque" as a source of noise pollution has sparked a row. In a science textbook taught in ICSE schools, there is a chapter on the causes of noise pollution where a picture shows a train, car, plane and a mosque with symbols depicting loud sound. A man in the foreground is seen grimacing and covering his ears.

Singer Sonu Nigam's tweets against the use of loudspeakers for the azaan in mosques sparked a huge controversy last month

Sonu Nigam addressed the media on the controversy over his tweets and said: "You have to fight the fanatics, you can't just hide and comment from Twitter"

Sonu Nigam tweeted: "Dear everyone. Your stand exposes your own IQ. I stand by my statement that loudspeakers should not be allowed in mosques and temple"

A man allegedly refused to let his wife feed their newborn son for 24 hours at a hospital in Kerala because of his religious beliefs. Abu Bakr insisted that the baby, born in a Kozhikode hospital, hear Azaans, or prayers called out from mosques, before his first feed.