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14 Tamil Nadu Men Raised Funds To Set Up ISIS Cell In India: Sources

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Debanish Achom | Wednesday July 17, 2019

Fourteen men from Tamil Nadu who were arrested by the National Investigation Agency raised funds in Dubai to set up a cell of the terror group in ISIS in India, sources in the probe agency have said.

Will Keep Reducing Nuclear Commitments, Says Iran's Supreme Leader

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday July 17, 2019

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that the Islamic republic will keep rolling back its commitments under the landmark 2015 nuclear deal.

Tamil Nadu-Based Terror Gang Busted, Says National Anti-Terror Agency

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 13, 2019

The National Investigation Agency on Saturday said it has busted a gang which allegedly conspired, collected funds and made preparations to carry out terrorist attacks in India with the intention of establishing Islamic rule in the country.

Economic Survey Quotes Hinduism, Islam, Christianity to Deter Tax Evasion

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 5, 2019

The Economic Survey, tabled in Parliament on Thursday, suggests invoking the doctrine of "pious obligation" as well as blend principles of behavioural economics with spiritual norm to tackle tax evasion and wilful defaults.

Rami Malek Accepted Bond 25 Villain Role When Assured He Wouldn’t Be an Islamic Terrorist

Akhil Arora | Thursday July 4, 2019

Rami Malek has said that he only agreed to play the villain in the next James Bond movie after he was assured by the director Cary Fukunaga that his character would not be “a religious fundamentalist or an Arabic-speaking terrorist”.

US Navy SEAL Spared Jail But Demoted After War Crimes Trial

World News | Reuters | Thursday July 4, 2019

A US Navy SEAL platoon commander acquitted of murdering a captured Islamic State fighter but convicted of unlawfully posing for photos with his dead body was sentenced on Wednesday to a demotion in rank and pay.

Iran Trying To "Blackmail" World By Violating Nuclear Deal: Israel

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday July 3, 2019

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused Iran of breaching the nuclear deal in order to "blackmail" the international community into relieving economic pressure on the Islamic republic.

School Teacher Who Sent Porn To 15-Year-Old Student Jailed For 10 Years

World News | Rachel Weiner, The Washington Post | Saturday June 29, 2019

A Virginia Islamic schoolteacher who cultivated sexual video conversations with a 15-year-old student will go to prison for 10 years.

Saudi Arabia Raises India's Haj Quota By 30,000

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 28, 2019

In a significant step, Saudi Arabia has increased India's Haj quota from 1,70,000 to 2,00,000, paving the way for 30,000 more Indians to go for the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in the kingdom.

Trump Says Will Impose Fresh Sanctions On Iran Amid Heightened Tensions

World News | Reuters | Sunday June 23, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would impose fresh sanctions on Iran but that he wanted to make a deal to bolster its flagging economy, an apparent move to defuse tensions following the shooting down of an unmanned U.S. drone this week by the Islamic Republic.

Donald Trump Pledges To Hit Iran With "Major" New Sanctions From Monday

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday June 23, 2019

President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States would impose "major" new sanctions on Iran in two days, just hours after saying he would be the Islamic republic's new "best friend" if they were to renounce nuclear arms.

Iran Will Be "Wealthy, Best Friend" If It Renounces Nuclear Arms: Trump

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 22, 2019

US President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would be Iran's "best friend" and that the Islamic republic could be a "wealthy" country if it renounced nuclear weapons, amid soaring tensions between the two nations.

On Triple Talaq Bill, Government, Opposition Clash Again: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday June 21, 2019

A fresh bill to outlaw the Muslim practice of a man divorcing his wife instantly by uttering "talaq" thrice, which got stalled in the upper house of parliament and lapsed, was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. The government countered the opposition's charge that it was a "discriminatory" bill by pointing out that the Supreme Court's order ...

Indian-Origin Pioneer Of Islamic Movement In South Africa Dies At 81

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Friday June 21, 2019

Shawkat Ali Thokan, an Indian-origin man considered the pioneer of the Islamic movement in South Africa, died on Wednesday following a lengthy illness. He was 81.

Indonesia Muslim Group Slaps Fatwa On Popular Mobile Game PUBG

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 19, 2019

A hugely popular but brutal online game was slapped with a fatwa Wednesday by an Indonesian Muslim group who say it insults Islam and makes addicted players violent.