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Topic: Quran

Many Muslims focus on text, and not the spirit of Quran. Doesn’t help socio-economic status

Work hardly gets done on Fridays because people are getting ready for prayers and then proceed to their respective home villages, returning late on Mondays.

In Pakistan, a state of fear among children—inspectors enter schools to ensure Quran reading

Magistrates accompanied by rifle-bearing policemen are interrogating 12-year-olds. Their teachers are asked to stand silently in the corner.

Pakistani mob burns down police station over ‘blasphemy’. It just takes an allegation

Several local leaders of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl, a Deobandi Sunni political party, staged a demonstration demanding punishment for the accused.

Puja pandals, temples attacked in Bangladesh over ‘besmirching’ of Quran, govt promises action

The attacks followed communal tension in Chattogram over an alleged incident of besmirching the Quran. Ruling Awami League leader said those involved won’t be spared.

Quran’s verses need to be reviewed. But by Islamic scholars, not Supreme Court of India

The Quran has 6,236 verses. Muslims can read down those that no longer apply in a modern world.

SC imposes Rs 50,000 fine on plea seeking removal of 26 verses from Quran

In his plea, former UP Shia Waqf Board chairman Waseem Rizvi alleged that these 26 verses promoted terrorism, drawing massive backlash by several Muslim outfits & Islamic clerics.

FIR registered against ex-Waqf chief Rizvi over his SC plea seeking to remove 26 Quran verses

The FIR was registered Monday following complaints by Anjuman Khuddam-e-Rasool secretary Shan Ahmed and an organisation known as Ittehad-e-Millat Council, the police said.

Minorities panel notice to ex-Waqf chief Rizvi over his SC plea to remove 26 Quran verses

The notice to Rizvi comes day after protests broke out in various parts of Uttar Pradesh and Hyderabad demanding his arrest.

Protest in UP against ex-wakf board chief Waseem Rizvi’s SC plea to remove 26 verses from Quran

Protests against Rizvi erupted after he sought the removal of 26 verses of Quran that he says were added in the Holy book later and are used to promote violence.

Muslims need to launch their own ‘Not in my name’ protests against cartoon beheadings

Those who call themselves the followers of Prophet Muhammad must ensure that the non-believers see Islam in good light too.

On Camera

MBBS guidelines for students with disabilities reduce a life to a limb

The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.