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Saturday, April 20, 2024
TopicAzaan

Topic: Azaan

‘Use of loudspeakers in mosques not a fundamental right’, says Allahabad High Court

The bench headed by Justice BK Vidla and Justice Vikas noted that although Azaan is an integral part of Islam, delivering it through loudspeakers is not a part of the religion.

‘Not a one-day issue,’ Raj Thackeray threatens to continue protests against mosque loudspeakers

Civic elections in Maharashtra are around the corner, ruling Shiv Sena has accused MNS of being the ‘B Team’ of opposition BJP.

‘Mehengai maar gayi’: Urdu press quotes Manoj Kumar hit as Centre & states tussle on fuel prices

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Muslim women will sit outside temples & recite Quran: Why SP leader has been booked in Aligarh

Rubina Khanam claims to be Aligarh city president of SP women's wing. During hijab row, she said she would 'chop off hands of those who would touch the hijab'.

‘Is halal a secular certificate’? BJP’s CT Ravi calls for debate amid slaughter row in Karnataka

In interview with ThePrint, C.T. Ravi denies that BJP is trying to create communal wedge, speaks about calls to restrict loudspeakers for azaan & party’s electoral chances in Karnataka.

Muslims must give up azaan by loudspeakers. Even Prophet would have rejected it

From both religious and practical point of views, there is no justification for using loudspeakers at mosques for azaan recital.

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Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.