Page 8 - Mosques
Court's verdict in Gyanvapi Mosque case today: All you need to know
District Judge A K Vishvesh had last month reserved the order till September 12 in the communally sensitive matter
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At least 18 killed, 21 wounded in Herat mosque blast, says Afghan medic
An Afghan medic says at least 18 people were killed and 21 wounded in a blast that tore through a crowded mosque in the western city of Herat. Mohammad Daud Mohammadi, an official at the Herat ambulance centre, said ambulances transported 18 dead and 21 wounded to hospitals in the city on Friday. The blast went off in the Guzargah Mosque in the western city of Herat during Friday noon prayers, the highlight of the Muslim religious week when places of worship are particularly crowded.
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US embassy delegation holds talk with IICF over proposed mosque in Ayodhya
A US embassy delegation held talks with the trustees of Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF) on the proposed mosque-hospital project at Dhannipur in Ayodhya district
Hearing on maintainability of suit in Krishna Janmabhoomi dispute on Aug 8
Hearing on the maintainability of a suit related to the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Masjid Idgah dispute has been fixed for August 8 in the court of Civil Judge (senior division) Mathura
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Gyanvapi case: Hearing on maintainability of 1991 suit adjourned till Aug 3
Allahabad High Court adjourned hearing till August 3 in a case filed by Anjuman Intazamia Masjid Committee challenging the maintainability of a 1991 suit seeking right to worship by Hindu petitioners
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Allahabad HC rejects plea seeking inquiry into structure found in Gyanvapi
The Allahabad High Court dismissed a PIL seeking a judicial inquiry about a recently-found structure in the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi by a high court or a Supreme Court judge
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SC to hear plea seeking nod to worship Shivling' in Gyanvapi premises
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list for hearing on July 21 a fresh plea seeking its permission to worship the Shivling', which is stated to be found in the Gyanvapi mosque premises in Varanasi
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Eid celebrated with fervour in India as people cast aside Covid-19 fears
People came out of homes in large numbers, offered namaz at mosques, greeted each other with hugs and exchanged food and gifts across the length and breadth of India to celebrate Eid-ul-Adha on Sunday
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Gyanvapi masjid case: Varanasi district court adjourns hearing till July 12
The Varanasi court on Monday adjourned till July 12 hearing in the Gyanvapi case.
Varanasi civil judge hearing Gyanvapi mosque case transferred to Bareilly
Varanasi civil judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar, who had ordered the video survey of Gyanvapi mosque, has been transferred to Bareilly.
Security hiked in Karnataka's Srirangapatna over call for puja at mosque
Security has been heightened in Srirangapatna, the erstwhile capital of 18th century ruler Tipu Sultan in the district, following Vishwa Hindu Parishad's (VHP) call to perform puja at the Jamia mosque
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Notices to Centre, ASI over idols of Hindu deities 'buried' in Agra mosque
The petitioners claimed that costly idols taken from the Mathura's Keshav Dev temple were buried under the staircase of the Agra's Begum Sahiba Masjid mosque by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb
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Such issues will be decided by courts and Constitution: Nadda on Gyanvapi
BJP president J P Nadda on Monday said that contentious religious matters would be decided by "courts and the Constitution" and the party would implement the decisions in letter and spirit
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Gyanvapi row: Court hears arguments of Muslim side, next hearing on July 4
During the hearing on Monday, the Muslim side argued against the maintainability of the plea, District Government Counsel Rana Sanjiv Singh said
Mathura case: Application filed for status quo on mosque premises
Three applications were filed in the court of civil judge (senior division) in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute case, requesting that the status quo be maintained on the mosque premises
Malali mosque-temple row: Prohibitory orders clamped in Dakshina Kannada
The district administration of Dakshina Kannada on Wednesday clamped prohibitory orders in the surrounding areas of the Malali mosque near Mangaluru city.
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Gyanvapi mosque row: Varanasi court adjourns hearing till May 26
The court allowed both parties to file objections to the Commission report within seven days
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LIVE: Govt allows import of 20 lakh MT each of crude soybean, sunflower oil
This is for a period of 2 years at nil rate of customs duty and Agricultural Infrastructure and Development Cess
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Gyanvapi case: Court reserves order, verdict to be pronounced tomorrow
A fresh plea seeking permission to worship the 'Shivling' claimed to have been found on the mosque premises during a videography survey ordered by a lower court was also filed
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Autonomous Hindutva could devour both India and the Bharatiya Janata Party
In a formally secular India, religion indeed seems to have become the opium of the people, a mass distraction from the transformative social agenda that the country needs