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Madhya Pradesh HC rules that Bhojshala is a Saraswati Temple: Read about the archaeological, historical, scientific and administrative reasons cited in the landmark verdict

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The High Court declared the disputed area a Bhojshala with Saraswati Temple, quashed the restrictive portions of the 2003 ASI order, and mandated the creation of a trust for temple administration and Sanskrit education
Law

Bhojshala Complex is a temple for Devi Saraswati. ASI can keep management, but Muslims should shift the mosque to another site: Madhya Pradesh HC...

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 In a landmark verdict on May 15, the Madhya Pradesh High Court declared that the Bhojshala complex in the town of Dhar is a...
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Sabarimala hearing: ‘Muslim women are allowed to enter a mosque but not through the front door’, AIMPLB tells the Supreme Court

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Justice Amanullah explained that Muslim women are not required to offer namaz in mosques because they have to look after children.
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Sabarimala Reference Hearing: AIMPLB says Muslim women not banned from mosques but not required to attend, Justice Amanullah adds women need to stay home...

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In the ongoing Sabarimala reference proceedings before a nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) submitted...
Crime

Saharanpur: Woman raped by Maulvi and his aide in mosque after sedating her and her son on the pretext of exorcism, both arrested

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A woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district has alleged that she was drugged and gang-raped by a local cleric and his aide inside a...
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Meghalaya: Khasi students shut down an illegal mosque in Shillong, say the resident of a watchman was converted to mosque without permission

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Members of the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) shut down the Lumparing Masjid in Shillong, which was built illegally.
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Tamil Nadu: Tension in Uthamapalayam after Muslims oppose a Hindu religious procession because there is a mosque on the route

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After negotiations, it was decided that the procession would be taken through the same route after the completion of the prayers at the mosque.
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Dhar Bhojshala-Kamal Maula mosque dispute: MP HC directs parties to file submissions on the ASI survey report that found temple remains under the mosque...

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The ASI recorded the presence of wall alignments, pillar bases and stone flooring whose orientation and layout matched traditional temple architectural plans.
Crime

Nepal: Communal clashes erupt in Rautahat after Muslims attacked a Hindu wedding procession for playing music near a mosque, stones and bricks pelted

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A violent clash erupted between Hindu and Muslim communities in Sabgadha village of Rautahat district in Nepal, after Muslims objected to playing traditional music...
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Central Vista Project: Qadeemi Masjid omitted from the layout of Krishi Bhawan redevelopment project

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On 19th January 2026, a tender floated by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) for the redevelopment of Krishi Bhawan and Shastri Bhawan reportedly makes no mention of the supposedly 100-year-old Qadeemi Masjid. This mosque is located in the open court within the Krishi Bhawan compound.
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