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Death toll in Nigeria mosque attack rises to 50, dozens abducted

The attack occurred early on Tuesday in the remote community of Unguwan Mantau, in Malumfashi district, as Muslim worshippers gathered for Fajr, the dawn prayer.

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.

Tensions continue in Varanasi as students protest demanding removal of mosque from college campus

Hundreds of students gathered at the Uday Partap College gate, shouting 'Jai Shri Ram' and waving saffron flags but were stopped from entering the campus by police personnel.

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

Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.