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At least 31 killed, over 160 injured as blast rips through Islamabad mosque during Friday prayers

Blast comes at a time when Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is on a two-day official visit. Role of suicide bomber under probe.

Late-night demolition drive near Old Delhi mosque met with stone pelting, ‘minor injuries’ to 4-5 cops

Anti-encroachment drive by MCD came hours after Delhi HC's order. Mosque near Turkman Gate was among the locations visited by Red Fort bomber Umar Nabi hours before 10 November blast.

How Instagram reel led Maharashtra cops to duo who orchestrated Beed mosque blast

Blast on Sunday shocked Maharashtra Ardhamasla village, considering Hindus and Muslims have been living peacefully in the area.

Places of Worship Act case: Mosque panel urges SC to close Centre’s right to counter after 4-yr delay

In plea to top court where batch of petitions questioning the 1991 Act’s legal validity are pending for decision, panel alleged Centre deliberately not filing counter to the challenge.

Agra on alert after religious texts found burnt inside mosque

Worshippers found bits of the burnt texts early morning and alerted the imam. Police say gas cylinder reported stolen from mosque's kitchen but it's likely unconnected to the arson.

Tarpaulin sheets hide masjid rubble, expose Fatehpur tension. It’s ‘hurried action’ vs ‘development’

Officials say the demolition removed 14-15 ft of the mosque’s outer hall. District authorities claim they analysed satellite imagery to conclude it was 'new & unauthorised' construction.

Fact Check: No idols were found at Sambhal mosque survey. Social media posts are fake

Three idols in the viral social media image were found in Karnataka in February 2024, months before the Sambhal mosque survey was conducted.

Sambhal: A history of violence

‘Sambhal doesn’t have a perfect history, but it has a long history.’ And this Jama Masjid is no ordinary masjid. It’s one of the oldest surviving Mughal mosques in the country.

How Yogi visit & 2018 Waqf ‘notice’ prompted demands for demolition of masjid on UP college premises

Waqf board sent, later retracted notice claiming college was on ‘Waqf land’. Days after Yogi visited campus, Muslims offered namaz at masjid there in unusually large numbers.

How to uplift your friends, by Devendra Fadnavis & no EVMs here, just neta-gotiations

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

A war in the Gulf, a crisis in Gujarat’s Morbi: India’s ceramics capital counts the cost

Morbi makes 80-90% of India’s ceramic exports. The West Asia conflict has cut its propane supply, shutting 200 factories and threatening 400 more—along with 9 lakh livelihoods.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.