Indian Muslims

ISIS-Linked Couple Had Plans Of Suicide Attack In Delhi: Police Sources

Delhi News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday March 10, 2020

A couple from Kashmir, accused of links with the ISIS unit from Afghanistan's Khorasan province, has been detained by the police from south Delhi, police sources said. Sources said they were planning a suicide attack in Delhi.

"India First Country To Digitise Entire Hajj Process": President Ram Nath Kovind

India News | ANI | Friday January 31, 2020

President Ram Nath Kovind said that a record 2 lakh Indian Muslims performed Hajj this time and India is the first country in the world where the entire process of Hajj was done digitally.

PM Modi And BJP "Endangering World's Biggest Democracy": The Economist

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday January 24, 2020

The Economist - whose sister concern Economist Intelligence Unit ranked India 10 places lower in the Democracy Index earlier this week -- has dedicated its latest cover to what it calls "Intolerant India" and criticised the Narendra Modi government over the new citizenship law CAA and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), commenting that it "imp...

Have Done What Gandhi ji Had Said: Rajnath Singh On CAA

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 22, 2020

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said no one can dare touch any Indian Muslim, as he dismissed apprehensions that the community will be targeted if National Population Register and National Register of Citizens are brought in, and cautioned against forces which are attempting to "create a divide" between Hindus and Muslims over the Citiz...

"No One Can Dare Touch Muslim Citizens": Rajnath Singh's Assurance On CAA

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 22, 2020

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that no one can dare touch any Indian Muslim, as he dismissed apprehensions that the community will be targeted if National Population Register and National Register of Citizens are brought in, and cautioned against forces which are attempting to "create a divide" between Hindus and Muslims over the ...

"We Are Ready To Debate": Amit Shah To Rahul Gandhi On Citizenship Act

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 18, 2020

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday challenged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to prove that the Citizenship Amendment Act would take away citizenship from Indian Muslims and advised him to read the act completely.

Will Resign If "Any Indian Muslim" Evicted Under Citizenship Law: BJP MLA

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday January 13, 2020

In a surprise statement, BJP MLA from Gorakhpur, Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, has said that he will resign from his membership of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly "if any Indian Muslim of his constituency is evicted from the country during the CAA exercise".

"Asaduddin Owaisi Trying To Be Political Sultan Of...," Says BJP Leader

India News | ANI | Monday January 6, 2020

BJP leader T Srinivas accused All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi of trying to become the "political sultan" of Indian Muslims by not speaking the truth on the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens.

Bangladesh Orders Telecom Operators to Shut Down Services Along India Border

Reuters | Tuesday December 31, 2019

Bangladesh has ordered telecom operators to shut down services along the border with India, citing security concerns over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new citizenship law which critics say discriminates against Muslims.

"No Threat For Hindustani Muslims": UP Muslim Board Favours NRC

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 26, 2019

Favouring implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board on Thursday said Indian Muslims do not have any threat from it.

Citizenship Law Not Against Indian Muslims: Nitin Gadkari

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 22, 2019

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday asserted that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act is not against the Muslim community in India.

"Don't Get Misled": Government's Unsigned Document On NRC Amid Protests

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday December 20, 2019

Amid nationwide protests against the Citizenship law and the centre's plans for a National Register of Citizens (NRC), sources in the government put out a list of FAQs in an attempt to clear the air on the controversial measures. "Do not get misled, do not fall victim to misinformation," warns the fact-sheet, tackling 13 questions including whether...

"There Is No Danger To Indian Muslims": Minorities Panel Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 15, 2019

Amid heated debate on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Chairman of National Commission for Minorities Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi has asserted that the legislation is not against minorities and Indian Muslims need not fear as they are neither intruders nor refugees.

"There Is No Danger To Indian Muslims": Minorities Panel Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 15, 2019

Amid heated debate on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Chairman of National Commission for Minorities Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi has asserted that the legislation is not against minorities and Indian Muslims need not fear as they are neither intruders nor refugees.

With Ayodhya Case On Last Lap In Court, Muslim Group Says Gift Land To Hindus

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Friday October 11, 2019

As the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case reaches the final stage in the Supreme Court, a group of Muslim intellectuals has called for a negotiated settlement to the case, including the option of gifting the disputed land at Ayodhya to Hindus even if the Muslim side were to win the legal title suit in the top court.