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Topic: Namaz

‘Balanced order’: SC upholds Madras HC’s deepam nod & restriction on Muslim prayers at Madurai hilltop

The Supreme Court upholds a Madras High Court ruling restricting prayers at Nellithoppu area atop the Thiruparankundram hills in Madurai District in Tamil Nadu to Ramzan and Bakri Eid. 

Basant Panchami on a Friday at a temple-mosque complex: A look at Bhojshala dispute amid SC order

Protected complex in MP’s Dhar is claimed by both sides. While ASI has access rules for both, it hasn’t clarified arrangements when Basant Panchami coincides with Friday prayers.

‘Tarpaulin hijab’ to urging Muslims to stay indoors, what’s behind BJP’s Holi narrative

This year, Holi falls both on a Friday and in the holy month of Ramzan. Political analysts say Holi and Eid have long been tools of political outreach in India.

Imagine Muslims playing Holi on the way to namaz—why can’t this be India’s normal?

Indian Muslims have already been celebrating Holi and other Hindu festivals on social media. Why not make this virtual trend a ground reality?

Himanta comes under fire from 2 key BJP allies after Assam assembly scraps namaz break

JD(U)'s KC Tyagi says religious matters should not be interfered with. Will you ban sacrifice at Kamakhya temple too, asks LJP’s Delhi chief Raju Tiwari in question directed at Himanta.

Delhi Police suspends sub-inspector for ‘kicking’ people offering namaz in Delhi’s Inderlok area

Disciplinary action initiated after DCP (North) Manoj Kumar Meena took cognisance of viral video in which cop purportedly seen kicking people who were offering Friday prayers on road.

Arabic teacher, B. Pharm student among 4 held for ‘offering namaz at Lulu Mall’ in Lucknow

Nine men allegedly offered namaz at mall last week. UP CM Yogi Adityanath Monday called for action against those making 'unnecessary remarks, staging demonstrations' over incident.

Gurugram offered a dizzy new modernity. For its Muslim middle class, that idea is shrinking

Three decades of economic growth fuelled Gurugram’s cosmopolitanism. Now in this suburb, Muslims say they are hiding their identity.

On Camera

The influencer war that took rural creator Pujarini Pradhan global

As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.