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Muslims

News Reports

Mosques in Uttar Pradesh change Namaz timings as Holi and Shab-e-Barat falls on the same day

OpIndia Staff - 17 March, 2022

At least 22 mosques in the Lucknow city have decided to change the Namaz time and hold Friday prayers after 1.30 PM

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Muslims are the majority, they must ensure harmony and assure that minorities in Assam will not face the fate of Kashmiri Pandits: Himanta Biswa...

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2022

Assam CK Himanta Biswa Sarma said that with 35% of population, Muslims are the majority community in the state

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Islamic organisations call for ‘peaceful’ bandh in Karnataka to protest against High Court verdict upholding hijab ban in schools

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2022

Several Muslim organisations have called for a bandh to protest against the recent ruling of the Karnataka High Court, stating that the hijab is not "essential religious practice" in the Islamic faith.

Opinions

Separating myth from fact: A simple Q&A on Karnataka High Court and hijab judgement

Abhishek Banerjee - 16 March, 2022

You have to either accept that Islam does not give the choice to women, or you have to stop saying that the school is legally required to change its uniform for you. You can't have it both ways.

Crime

Biki Ali, prime accused in gangrape of minor girl in Assam, shot dead in encounter after he attacked police and tried to flee

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2022

Rape accused Biki Ali died after he was shot at when he tried to flee from custody in Guwahati

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AIUDF chief and ex-Congress ally Badruddin Ajmal demands ban on ‘The Kashmir Files’, says the movie will stoke communal tensions

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2022

Badruddin Ajmal, a former ally of the Congress party, demanded the Central government and the Government of Assam must ban the film in order to avoid communal tensions.

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‘Please marry within Hindu Dharma’: Apoorva Puranik, who was stabbed 23 times by Mohammad Ijaz for leaving him, requests Hindu women

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2022

Mohammad Ijaz in Karnataka had brutally stabbed his wife Apoorva Puranik, alias Arfa Bano, for seeking a divorce after finding out that he was already married and a father of three children.

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