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Samajwadi Party Quits MVA After Uddhav Aide's Remark On Babri Mosque Demolition
In a blow to the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and the Opposition in Maharashtra, the Samajwadi Party has decided to quit the alliance after a controversial remark from a close aide of Uddhav Thackeray on the demolition of the Babri Masjid.
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"Those Who Want To Dig Everywhere...": Akhilesh Yadav's Sambhal Warning
The incident in UP's Sambhal was a "well-planned conspiracy aimed at hurting communal harmony", Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav said in the Lok Sabha Tuesday, amid continuing protests by the opposition over violence linked to the survey of a mosque.
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"Where Did Mosque Come From?": BJP Hyderabad Candidate On "Imaginary Arrow" Row
A Telangana BJP Lok Sabha candidate's gesture at an election rally - pretending to draw and fire an arrow at a nearby mosque - has drawn flak from the opposition, with AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi slamming the "vulgar, obscene, and provocative" act.
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"Use Speakers Within Mosques, They Disturb Students": Karnataka Minister
Amid opposition by some right wing groups to the use loudspeakers at mosques, senior Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa on Monday said, any solution to the issue can be found by taking the Muslim community into confidence
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Athens' First Mosque In Nearly 200 Years Opens For Friday Prayers
After years of delays caused by red tape, cutbacks and opposition from religious and political factions, the first government-funded mosque in Athens since 1833 opened its doors to worshippers on Friday.
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"When I Ask About Poor, They Speak Of Temple": Ally Slams Yogi Government
Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Saturday accused the Yogi Adityanath government of using the Ayodhya temple dispute to divert public attention from its failure to uplift the poor, and threatened to quit the state cabinet unless it mended its ways.
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'Amicable Solution Within 15 Days': Gurgaon Top Official Over Namaz Row
Following instances of disruption of namaz in Gurgaon allegedly by fringe Right-wing groups in the last few weeks, separate meetings were held between the district administration, the Right-wing and Muslim organisations to defuse tension arising out of opposition to offering Friday prayers in open spaces.
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London Attack Accused Akins Sadiq Khan's Death To "Lottery", Hoped To Kill Jeremy Corbyn Too
A man accused of deliberately driving a van into a group of London Muslims told his trial on Tuesday that he wanted to kill the British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn.
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Kolkata Cleric Who Issued 'Political' Fatwas Faces Opposition On Home Turf: Tipu Sultan Mosque
A prominent Muslim cleric in the West Bengal capital Kolkata's Tipu Sultan Mosque who makes headlines for controversial fatwas, or religious decrees, including one recently targeting PM Narendra Modi faced protests earlier this week. On home turf.
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UK Opposition Leader Invites Donald Trump To Visit London Mosque
Britain's opposition leader invited U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who sparked an outcry by calling for a ban on Muslims from entering the United States, to join him on a visit to a London mosque.
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UK Opposition Leader Invites Donald Trump To Visit London Mosque
Britain's opposition leader invited US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who sparked an outcry by calling for a ban on Muslims from entering the United States, to join him on a visit to a London mosque.
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KCR's 26 Crores for Ramzan Isn't enough, Says Opposition Congress
A 26-crore package announced by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for free meals at mosques and clothes to Muslim families during the month of Ramzan has provoked an attack by the opposition Congress, which says he is failing to provide any real benefits to the minority community.
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In muscular manifesto, BJP shuns global retailers
Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), widely tipped to form the next government, said in its election manifesto on Monday it would encourage foreign direct investment but appeared to close the door to global retailers eyeing the country.
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Syria accused of 'massacre' as hundreds of bodies found
Several hundred bodies have been found in a town near Damascus after a ferocious assault by the Syrian army, a watchdog said Sunday, as activists accused government forces of a gruesome "massacre". A grisly video issued by opposition militants showed bodies piled up wall-to-wall in a mosque complex in Daraya after a massive offensive by troops bat...
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Across US, mosque projects meet opposition
While a high-profile battle rages over a mosque near ground zero in Manhattan, heated confrontations have also broken out in communities across the country where mosques are proposed for far less hallowed locations.In Murfreesboro, Tenn, Republican candidates have denounced plans for a large Muslim center proposed near a subdivision, and hundreds o...
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Samajwadi Party Quits MVA After Uddhav Aide's Remark On Babri Mosque Demolition
In a blow to the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and the Opposition in Maharashtra, the Samajwadi Party has decided to quit the alliance after a controversial remark from a close aide of Uddhav Thackeray on the demolition of the Babri Masjid.
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"Those Who Want To Dig Everywhere...": Akhilesh Yadav's Sambhal Warning
The incident in UP's Sambhal was a "well-planned conspiracy aimed at hurting communal harmony", Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav said in the Lok Sabha Tuesday, amid continuing protests by the opposition over violence linked to the survey of a mosque.
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"Where Did Mosque Come From?": BJP Hyderabad Candidate On "Imaginary Arrow" Row
A Telangana BJP Lok Sabha candidate's gesture at an election rally - pretending to draw and fire an arrow at a nearby mosque - has drawn flak from the opposition, with AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi slamming the "vulgar, obscene, and provocative" act.
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"Use Speakers Within Mosques, They Disturb Students": Karnataka Minister
Amid opposition by some right wing groups to the use loudspeakers at mosques, senior Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa on Monday said, any solution to the issue can be found by taking the Muslim community into confidence
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Athens' First Mosque In Nearly 200 Years Opens For Friday Prayers
After years of delays caused by red tape, cutbacks and opposition from religious and political factions, the first government-funded mosque in Athens since 1833 opened its doors to worshippers on Friday.
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"When I Ask About Poor, They Speak Of Temple": Ally Slams Yogi Government
Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Saturday accused the Yogi Adityanath government of using the Ayodhya temple dispute to divert public attention from its failure to uplift the poor, and threatened to quit the state cabinet unless it mended its ways.
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'Amicable Solution Within 15 Days': Gurgaon Top Official Over Namaz Row
Following instances of disruption of namaz in Gurgaon allegedly by fringe Right-wing groups in the last few weeks, separate meetings were held between the district administration, the Right-wing and Muslim organisations to defuse tension arising out of opposition to offering Friday prayers in open spaces.
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London Attack Accused Akins Sadiq Khan's Death To "Lottery", Hoped To Kill Jeremy Corbyn Too
A man accused of deliberately driving a van into a group of London Muslims told his trial on Tuesday that he wanted to kill the British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn.
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Kolkata Cleric Who Issued 'Political' Fatwas Faces Opposition On Home Turf: Tipu Sultan Mosque
A prominent Muslim cleric in the West Bengal capital Kolkata's Tipu Sultan Mosque who makes headlines for controversial fatwas, or religious decrees, including one recently targeting PM Narendra Modi faced protests earlier this week. On home turf.
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UK Opposition Leader Invites Donald Trump To Visit London Mosque
Britain's opposition leader invited U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who sparked an outcry by calling for a ban on Muslims from entering the United States, to join him on a visit to a London mosque.
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UK Opposition Leader Invites Donald Trump To Visit London Mosque
Britain's opposition leader invited US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who sparked an outcry by calling for a ban on Muslims from entering the United States, to join him on a visit to a London mosque.
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KCR's 26 Crores for Ramzan Isn't enough, Says Opposition Congress
A 26-crore package announced by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for free meals at mosques and clothes to Muslim families during the month of Ramzan has provoked an attack by the opposition Congress, which says he is failing to provide any real benefits to the minority community.
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In muscular manifesto, BJP shuns global retailers
Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), widely tipped to form the next government, said in its election manifesto on Monday it would encourage foreign direct investment but appeared to close the door to global retailers eyeing the country.
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Syria accused of 'massacre' as hundreds of bodies found
Several hundred bodies have been found in a town near Damascus after a ferocious assault by the Syrian army, a watchdog said Sunday, as activists accused government forces of a gruesome "massacre". A grisly video issued by opposition militants showed bodies piled up wall-to-wall in a mosque complex in Daraya after a massive offensive by troops bat...
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Across US, mosque projects meet opposition
While a high-profile battle rages over a mosque near ground zero in Manhattan, heated confrontations have also broken out in communities across the country where mosques are proposed for far less hallowed locations.In Murfreesboro, Tenn, Republican candidates have denounced plans for a large Muslim center proposed near a subdivision, and hundreds o...
