News for 'Innocence of Islam'

Like the Dangal poster?

Like the Dangal poster?

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Trump cancels secret talks with Taliban over Kabul attack

Trump cancels secret talks with Taliban over Kabul attack

Rediff.com8 Sep 2019

Trump disclosed that he was to meet the Afghan President and senior Taliban leaders on Sunday at his Camp David retreat.

Lahore blast: Pakistan in mourning, Sharif vows to avenge attack

Lahore blast: Pakistan in mourning, Sharif vows to avenge attack

Rediff.com29 Mar 2016

Sadness and fear prevailed as Pakistan is mourning the loss of precious human lives in Gulshan-e-Iqbal suicide attack on Sunday in Lahore.

Trump may sow seeds for another 9/11

Trump may sow seeds for another 9/11

Rediff.com20 May 2017

'History will repeat itself after a decade or so and historians will point to the folly of May 2017 as the event that sowed the seeds of another 9/11,' warns Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

27-yr-old charged with 6 counts of murder in Quebec mosque shooting

27-yr-old charged with 6 counts of murder in Quebec mosque shooting

Rediff.com31 Jan 2017

Alexandre Bissonnette, a French-Canadian political science and anthropology student, appeared at a Quebec City court on Monday, he also faces five counts of attempted murder.

He told the middle class not only to become talkers, but doers

He told the middle class not only to become talkers, but doers

Rediff.com6 Mar 2021

'... That they should emerge as role-models to be emulated by the fellow countrymen; and that the middle classes should not stick only to hate-filled and scornful criticism and condemnation against the state of affairs,' remembers Mohammad Sajjad.

SC reserves verdict on triple talaq

SC reserves verdict on triple talaq

Rediff.com18 May 2017

The bench had made it clear that it would examine whether the practice of triple talaq among Muslims is fundamental to their religion.

'They threatened to sacrifice me alive'

'They threatened to sacrifice me alive'

Rediff.com19 Feb 2018

Jamida K is the first Indian Muslim woman to lead the Friday prayer.

Obama orders air strikes on Iraq

Obama orders air strikes on Iraq

Rediff.com8 Aug 2014

United States President Barack Obama has authorised "targeted air strikes" against Islamic militants to protect American military personnel and airdrops of meals and water to thousands of religious minorities trapped on a mountaintop in northwest Iraq.

If needed, forces can cross border to protect country: Rajnath

If needed, forces can cross border to protect country: Rajnath

Rediff.com17 Mar 2018

Kashmir was with India, Kashmir is with India and Kashmir will remain with India forever, said Singh.

Bollywood condemns Pakistan terror attack

Bollywood condemns Pakistan terror attack

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

2 killed in grenade attack in J-K, minister escapes unhurt

2 killed in grenade attack in J-K, minister escapes unhurt

Rediff.com21 Sep 2017

Terrorists hurled a grenade at a busy bus stand in Tral in Pulwama district on Thursday.

Kerala's Missing: 'They became extremely religious'

Kerala's Missing: 'They became extremely religious'

Rediff.com15 Jul 2016

'If the missing people really had any contact with IS, it would be dangerous.' 'Majority of Muslims do not approve of this.'

The Muslim cleric who said madrasas produce terrorists

The Muslim cleric who said madrasas produce terrorists

Rediff.com19 Jan 2018

'Nobody knows what they teach in madrasas.' 'If we do not adapt to the ways of the modern world, how will we progress as a community?' 'How will these children compete in the modern world?'

Legion now hacks accountants' data

Legion now hacks accountants' data

Rediff.com14 Dec 2016

The hacking group say they will release information on those who help mask the rich.

Review: Nee Enge En Anbe is no Kahaani

Review: Nee Enge En Anbe is no Kahaani

Rediff.com2 May 2014

Vidya Balan's Kahaani was a huge hit so much was expected of the remake. Unfortunately, Nee Enge En Anbe is not in the same league.

Jallianwala Bagh apology: Should we really care?

Jallianwala Bagh apology: Should we really care?

Rediff.com21 Apr 2019

I can't see what purpose can be served by an apology by a British government that cannot in any way be blamed for one sadistic man running amok 100 years ago, argues Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

6 terrorists, 1 soldier, 1 civilian killed in Shopian encounter

6 terrorists, 1 soldier, 1 civilian killed in Shopian encounter

Rediff.com25 Nov 2018

The official said five civilians received bullet injuries in the cross-firing near the gunfight site.

Asia Bibi still in Pakistan; reports of her leaving the country 'fake news'

Asia Bibi still in Pakistan; reports of her leaving the country 'fake news'

Rediff.com8 Nov 2018

Bibi was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting Islam in a row with her neighbours. She always maintained her innocence, but has spent most of the past eight years in solitary confinement.

Trump vows to terminate green card lottery after NY attack

Trump vows to terminate green card lottery after NY attack

Rediff.com1 Nov 2017

Trump said he wants to move US immigration to a "merit- based system" and not allow immigrants to bring their extended families.

US mourns death of IS hostage Kayla Mueller

US mourns death of IS hostage Kayla Mueller

Rediff.com11 Feb 2015

Led by US President Barack Obama, Americans on Tuesday mourned the death of its citizen Kayla Jean Mueller, who was taken hostage in Syria by the Islamic State group.

50 killed in deadliest mass shooting in the US

50 killed in deadliest mass shooting in the US

Rediff.com12 Jun 2016

The shooting took place at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando.

Why is this man still a governor?

Why is this man still a governor?

Rediff.com22 Dec 2017

On Thursday, December 14, Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy tweeted: 'Jihadis have killed, maimed, brutalised tens of thousands of innocent people all across the world. And you ask me about a man killed in Rajasthan and then tell me not to do whataboutery!' It was not the first time that Roy's statements have provoked controversy. Should Tathagata Roy even be a governor, asks Amulya Ganguli.

Egypt launch air strikes after IS posts beheadings video

Egypt launch air strikes after IS posts beheadings video

Rediff.com16 Feb 2015

Egypt launched air strikes in Libya, in an escalation of Egypt's battle against IS' growing militancy

Pope Francis says 'world at war', decries terrorist attack on French church

Pope Francis says 'world at war', decries terrorist attack on French church

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

In his first speech after touching down in the city of Krakow, the pontiff said the way to "overcome fear" was to welcome people fleeing conflict and hardship.

India is the 7th most terror affected country. Pakistan 4th

India is the 7th most terror affected country. Pakistan 4th

Rediff.com22 Nov 2016

Here's a look at the 10 most dangerous countries in the world.

'Modi must say Zakir Naik is spreading hatred'

'Modi must say Zakir Naik is spreading hatred'

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

'If the charges are so serious against him, then why hasn't a single case been registered against Dr Zakir Naik?'

RSS-backed Iftar serves up advice for Pakistan

RSS-backed Iftar serves up advice for Pakistan

Rediff.com2 Jul 2016

After an RSS affiliate withdrew the invitation to Pakistani High Commissioner in New Delhi for an iftar, senior Sangh leader Indresh Kumar on Saturday told Pakistan to worry about calls for freedom emerging within that country and stop interfering in Kashmir.

Pakistan's devotion to LeT's Saeed runs deep

Pakistan's devotion to LeT's Saeed runs deep

Rediff.com13 Jan 2021

The perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai attack, who shot dead 166 people, had confessed to details that should have been enough to hang him, but Pakistan enjoyed his anti-India rhetoric and let him spread his tentacles. A revealing excerpt from Khaled Ahmed's Pakistan's Terror Conundrum.

How Pranab played it safe in Nagpur

How Pranab played it safe in Nagpur

Rediff.com9 Jun 2018

'Was there an element of orchestration between Mukherjee and Mohan Bhagwat about their speeches to the effect that the former would leave out any reference to Muslims while the RSS chief will not talk about a Hindu rashtra?' asks Amulya Ganguli.

India cannot stay neutral towards Iran: Shimon Peres

India cannot stay neutral towards Iran: Shimon Peres

Rediff.com23 Jun 2013

Describing Iran as a "danger" to world peace, Israeli President Shimon Peres has asked India not to remain "neutral" to Iran's "aggressive attempt" to become a forceful hegemon in the region.

US threatens Iran with the 'strongest sanctions in history'

US threatens Iran with the 'strongest sanctions in history'

Rediff.com21 May 2018

He said the US will apply other punitive measures if Tehran does not give up its reported goal of developing nuclear weapons.

Killing of kids in Pakistan one of the darkest days of humanity: Satyarthi

Killing of kids in Pakistan one of the darkest days of humanity: Satyarthi

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Tuesday termed the killing of 124 students in a school in Pakistan's Peshawar by Taliban militants as "one of the darkest days of humanity" and offered himself to the terrorists if they were ready to free the children taken hostage.

This Kashmiri Pandit wants cinemas to reopen in the valley

This Kashmiri Pandit wants cinemas to reopen in the valley

Rediff.com31 Jan 2019

''I am not going to force anyone to watch movies. If they want to, they can come and watch.' 'I want to give them the choice that everyone has in the rest of the country.'

US steps up security after Paris attacks

US steps up security after Paris attacks

Rediff.com14 Nov 2015

The Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are closely monitoring the events in Paris.

Congress MLA Rumi Nath arrested for links to nationwide car theft racket

Congress MLA Rumi Nath arrested for links to nationwide car theft racket

Rediff.com14 Apr 2015

Congress MLA Rumi Nath was arrested on Tuesday in connection with her alleged links with a pan-India car theft racket.

Entire world appalled by brutal murder of James Foley: Obama

Entire world appalled by brutal murder of James Foley: Obama

Rediff.com21 Aug 2014

United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday said the entire world is appalled by the brutal murder of American journalist James Foley by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants, and added that the Iraq-based terrorist group speaks for no religion and its ideology is bankrupt.

RSS chief triggers outrage with 'Hindustan is a Hindu nation' remark

RSS chief triggers outrage with 'Hindustan is a Hindu nation' remark

Rediff.com18 Aug 2014

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday came under attack from political parties for his controversial remarks that India is a Hindu nation and Hindutva is its identity.

'Muslim youth must understand the dangers of joining IS'

'Muslim youth must understand the dangers of joining IS'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2016

'Terrorism has no place in our religion, society or in our daily lives.'