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Assam Youth Congress Chief Arrested Over Anti-CAA Clashes

India News | Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday January 25, 2020

Congress leader Kamrul Islam Choudhury, who is the president of party's youth wing in Assam, was arrested on Thursday over charges of damaging public property during violent protests against controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA in Guwahati last month.

Pak Court Sends Hindu Girl, 15, To Protection Centre After Forced Conversion

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 23, 2020

A 15-year-old Hindu girl, who was forcibly converted to Islam and married to a Muslim man in Pakistan's Sindh province, has been sent to a women protection centre following a court order, officials said.

Kabir Khan on Bollywood’s Historical Distortions, Eroding Secularism, and Patriotism vs Nationalism

Akhil Arora | Friday January 17, 2020

The Forgotten Army’s Kabir Khan thinks Bollywood’s historical distortions, where medieval battles are presented as Islam vs Hinduism and where nationalism trumps patriotism, are playing into a larger narrative of growing communalism and eroding secularism in India.

PM Modi Should Clarify Zakir Naik's Claim Of Centre's "Offer": Digvijaya Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 15, 2020

Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to clarify on controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's claim that the Centre had offered him safe passage to India in exchange for his support on the scrapping of provisions of Article 370.

"Number 1 Terrorist": Trump Defends Killing Of Iran General In US Strike

World News | ANI | Tuesday January 14, 2020

US President Donald Trump on Monday again defended the killing of top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in a drone strike by dubbing him as the ''no. 1 terrorist ... in the world'' as Tehran witnessed a consecutive third day of protests denouncing the country's Islamic regime.

"Don't Kill Your Protesters, US Is Watching," Trump Tells Iran

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 13, 2020

US President Donald Trump warned Iran Sunday against killing protesters who have risen up over the regime's downing of a civilian airliner as his defense secretary left the door open to talks with Tehran without preconditions.

US House Votes To Curb Trump's Powers To Wage War Against Iran

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 10, 2020

US lawmakers concerned about rushing to war with Iran adopted a measure Thursday aimed at reining in President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against the Islamic republic.

If US Is Wise, They Won't Take Any Action: Iran Over General's Death

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday January 8, 2020

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic republic's response on Wednesday to a US strike that killed one of its generals shows "we don't retreat in the face of America".

"Slap In Face" To US: Iran Over Missile Attack On Troop Bases

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday January 8, 2020

Iran's supreme leader said a "slap in the face" was delivered to the United States, when the Islamic republic fired missiles at US troop bases in Iraq on Wednesday.

"Developments Have Taken Serious Turn": India After US Kills Iran General

India News | Reported by Nidhi Razdan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday January 5, 2020

Foreign minister S Jaishankar today termed the ongoing US-Iran hostilitiwe "very serious". On Saturday, US President Donald Trump had announced that top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US air attack. The war of words since has spiralled, with President Trump today threatening to target 52 cultural sites in Iran if the Islamic repu...

US Targeting 52 "Important" Iran Sites If Tehran Attacks Americans: Trump

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday January 5, 2020

President Donald Trump warned Saturday that the US is targeting 52 sites in Iran and will hit them "very fast and very hard" if the Islamic republic attacks American personnel or assets.

Bangladesh Closes Breast Milk Bank After Protests

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday December 30, 2019

A Bangladesh hospital has suspended plans to give donated breast milk to babies after a backlash by Muslim clerics who said the scheme violated Islamic law.

India, Iran Agree To Speed Up Chabahar Port Project

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 27, 2019

Tehran and Delhi have agreed to accelerate the development of an important Iranian port, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said during a visit to the sanctions-hit Islamic republic on Monday.

150 Countries For Muslims, Hindus Only Have India, Says Vijay Rupani

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 24, 2019

While Muslims can choose any one of the 150 Islamic countries in the world for residence, India is the only country for Hindus, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said on Tuesday while justifying the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Islamic Outfit PFI's Hand In Lucknow Violence, Say Cops; 2 Arrested

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Tuesday December 24, 2019

Lucknow Police has claimed that the Popular Front of India or the PFI, an Islamic group with its headquarters in Delhi and its strongest base in Kerala is behind the violence in the Uttar Pradesh capital on Thursday during protests over the new citizenship law. The violence had left one person dead, government property, broadcasting vans of TV chan...