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Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh set to make a film on surgical strikes

What is Dera Sacha Sauda? Who is Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh?

In a nutshell, here is everything you need to know about Dera Sacha Sauda and Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, whose court appearance in a rape case has shut down Punjab and Haryana. Read to know the details.

Aug 24, 2017

Ramadan, ramadan 2017, eid al-fitr, eid al-fitr 2017

Eid al-Adha 2017 date confirmed in India: How Muslims celebrate Bakrid and history behind animal sacrifice

Here's everything you need to know about Bakrid, also known as Eid al-Adha, Greater Eid and Feast of sacrifice.

Aug 23, 2017

Triple Talaq Supreme Court verdict: Who said what? [VIDEO]

The Supreme Court today held triple talaq being practised by the Muslim community as "unconstitutional", "arbitrary" and "not part of Islam".

Aug 22, 2017

8 Muslim-majority nations who have banned the practice of triple talaq [VIDEO]

The practice of pronouncing 'talaq' thrice, thus effectively ending a marriage, is forbidden by law in numerous Muslim-majority countries.

Aug 22, 2017

End of Talaq, Talaq, Talaq: Supreme Court strikes down practice as unconstitutional by 3:2 majority

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declared the practice of instant triple talaq as void, illegal and unconstitutional as it is against the tenets of the Holy Quran and also violates the Sharia law.

Aug 22, 2017

Uttar Pradesh madrasas to mandatorily register on government portal [VIDEO]

Under the new system, all the madrasas have to give details of teachers and other employees with their building and class details, as well as their photographs.

Aug 19, 2017

Is Taj Mahal a mausoleum built by Shahjahan or a Shiva temple?

CIC to Union culture ministry: Clarify if Taj Mahal is a mausoleum built by Shahjahan or a Shiva temple [VIDEO]

The question, forwarded as an alternative narrative of history by some claiming to be historians and the subject of various court cases.

Aug 11, 2017

9/11 World Trade Centre attack victim's remains identified 16 years after terror attack [VIDEO]

The remains of a man killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre have been identified nearly 16 years on, according to the city medical examiner.

Aug 8, 2017

Bakr-Eid 2017: PIL seeks 24-hour helpline number for protection against cow vigilantism

The Bombay HC has issued a notice to the Mumbai police and the Maharashtra director general of police and sought a reply with regard to the matter within two weeks.

Aug 8, 2017

Muslim woman fined over Rs 36,000 for swimming in pool wearing burkini in France

A Muslim woman, who rented a private holiday house near Marseille in France, was forced to pay €490 for polluting the property's communal pool by swimming in it wearing a burkini.

Aug 5, 2017

3 out of 12 most wanted militants in Kashmir are now dead

Another name struck off from the list of Kashmir's most wanted militants: Who's next? [VIDEO]

Around 110 militants have been killed by the security forces in Kashmir in the last seven months. And 3 out of 12 most wanted militants in Kashmir are now dead.

Aug 2, 2017

Haryana teachers suspended, transferred for forcing Hindu boys to offer namaz

Three teachers in a government-run school in Haryana have been punished for forcing the only two Hindu boys in the school to offer namaz. Read to know more.

Jul 31, 2017

Muslim feminist plans to open liberal mosque in Britain

Muslim feminist defies death threats, plans to open liberal mosque in Britain [VIDEO]

Seyran Ates plans to open all-inclusive, liberal mosque in UK where even burqas will not be mandatory.

Jul 27, 2017

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Al Jazeera of inciting violence in Jerusalem, threatens shut down

Muslims have refused to enter the compound following the installation of the security apparatus.

Jul 27, 2017

Israel removes all security apparatus from Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem after unrest

Tensions around the holy site have led to long periods of unrest in the past, including the second Palestinian uprising or Intifada, which left thousands dead from 2000 to 2004.

Jul 27, 2017

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Religion

What is Dera Sacha Sauda? Who is Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh?

Eid al-Adha 2017 date confirmed in India: How Muslims celebrate Bakrid and history behind animal sacrifice

Triple Talaq Supreme Court verdict: Who said what? [VIDEO]

8 Muslim-majority nations who have banned the practice of triple talaq [VIDEO]

End of Talaq, Talaq, Talaq: Supreme Court strikes down practice as unconstitutional by 3:2 majority

Uttar Pradesh madrasas to mandatorily register on government portal [VIDEO]

CIC to Union culture ministry: Clarify if Taj Mahal is a mausoleum built by Shahjahan or a Shiva temple [VIDEO]

9/11 World Trade Centre attack victim's remains identified 16 years after terror attack [VIDEO]

Bakr-Eid 2017: PIL seeks 24-hour helpline number for protection against cow vigilantism

Muslim woman fined over Rs 36,000 for swimming in pool wearing burkini in France

Another name struck off from the list of Kashmir's most wanted militants: Who's next? [VIDEO]

Haryana teachers suspended, transferred for forcing Hindu boys to offer namaz

Muslim feminist defies death threats, plans to open liberal mosque in Britain [VIDEO]

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Al Jazeera of inciting violence in Jerusalem, threatens shut down

Israel removes all security apparatus from Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem after unrest

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