News for 'religious institutions'

Crackdown on Jamaat-e-Islami: 3 arrested, a dozen assets sealed

Crackdown on Jamaat-e-Islami: 3 arrested, a dozen assets sealed

Rediff.com3 Mar 2019

At least six bank accounts linked to the group have been identified and the banks concerned directed to immediately freeze them.

SC to hear Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case on Feb 26

SC to hear Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case on Feb 26

Rediff.com21 Feb 2019

It will be heard by a five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.

20% of Muslims voted for BJP in 2019, finds Pew survey

20% of Muslims voted for BJP in 2019, finds Pew survey

Rediff.com30 Jun 2021

The survey indicates that the Congress -- one of the main opposition parties to the BJP -- was the top choice among Muslims (30 per cent), Christians (30 per cent) and Sikhs (33 per cent) in 2019, reports Aditi Phadnis.

Hijab row: Angry parents protest, girl refuses to write exam

Hijab row: Angry parents protest, girl refuses to write exam

Rediff.com15 Feb 2022

Scenes of angry parents of such children arguing with police and school authorities and an instance of a student trying to flaunt a saffron scarf as an apparent retaliation were also reported.

Pak beefs up security for Chinese nationals working on CPEC projects

Pak beefs up security for Chinese nationals working on CPEC projects

Rediff.com18 May 2022

The order was issued a day after Shehbaz held a telephonic conversation with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and among other issues also discussed the issue of security of Chinese in Pakistan.

No govt acted as promptly against frauds as Modi govt: Shah

No govt acted as promptly against frauds as Modi govt: Shah

Rediff.com26 Feb 2018

The BJP chief said the ED and the CBI have taken prompt action in the Nirav Modi case.

Eyes on K'taka HC as hijab row persists across state

Eyes on K'taka HC as hijab row persists across state

Rediff.com6 Feb 2022

The Karnataka high court on February 8 will hear the petitions filed by five girls studying in a Government Pre-University College in Udupi, questioning hijab restriction in college.

Omicron spike: Delhi shuts schools, cinemas, gyms

Omicron spike: Delhi shuts schools, cinemas, gyms

Rediff.com28 Dec 2021

The 'yellow' alert restrictions stipulate that shops and establishments of non-essential goods and services and malls will open based on odd-even formula from 10 am to 8 pm.

Sabarimala: Deity has the right to be 'eternal celibate', SC told

Sabarimala: Deity has the right to be 'eternal celibate', SC told

Rediff.com26 Jul 2018

This was also part of the right to privacy of the deity, the lawyer said.

Raid at 4 illegal dance bars in Mumbai, 60 rescued, 80 held

Raid at 4 illegal dance bars in Mumbai, 60 rescued, 80 held

Rediff.com20 May 2016

The raids, which started on Thursday evening, continued till the early hours on Friday.

SC airs concern over fake news, communal colour to news

SC airs concern over fake news, communal colour to news

Rediff.com2 Sep 2021

The Supreme Court on Thursday voiced serious concern over the running of fake news on social media platforms and web portals, and said even news shown in a section of channels bears communal tone, which may bring a bad name to the country.

IUML member moves resolution in RS seeking Sachar report implementation

IUML member moves resolution in RS seeking Sachar report implementation

Rediff.com10 Feb 2023

A private member resolution seeking that the government implement the recommendations of the Sachar Committee report and other reports that have discussed the educational and social backwardness of Muslims and enact a legislation for the prevention of atrocities against minorities was moved in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

Delhi unlock: Markets, malls, shrines to open daily

Delhi unlock: Markets, malls, shrines to open daily

Rediff.com13 Jun 2021

Restaurants with 50 per cent capacity, weekly markets and religious places will reopen in Delhi from June 14, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Sunday, saying the COVID-19 situation has significantly come under control in the city.

Hundreds pay last respects to Naveen, family donates body to medical college

Hundreds pay last respects to Naveen, family donates body to medical college

Rediff.com21 Mar 2022

The 21-year-old final year student at Kharkiv National Medical University had died on March one, in the conflict zone, tragically becoming India's first casualty in the ongoing offensive in the eastern European nation.

Conversion Row Rears Its Ugly Head In Tamil Nadu

Conversion Row Rears Its Ugly Head In Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com4 Feb 2022

As of now, there is nothing to suggest that the 'Michaelpatti episode' has the potential to polarise Dravidian Tamil Nadu on religious lines, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

'Punjab is in a mess'

'Punjab is in a mess'

Rediff.com15 Mar 2022

'Politics is in a mess. Good people have to join to clean it up.'

Centre opposes same-sex marriage in SC

Centre opposes same-sex marriage in SC

Rediff.com25 Feb 2021

It also said that judicial interference will cause "complete havoc with the delicate balance of personal laws".

Suit challenges Aug 15, 1947 status quo for places of worship

Suit challenges Aug 15, 1947 status quo for places of worship

Rediff.com12 Jun 2020

A Hindu body has moved the Supreme Court challenging a provision in the 1991 law that provides for maintaining the "religious character" of holy structures as it existed on August 15, 1947, in a bid to open the litigation route to reclaim disputed religious sites other than the Ram Janambhoomi in Ayodhya. The petition, which has challenged Section 4 of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, assumes significance in the case of Kashi and Mathura, where two disputed mosques stand.

Between BJP and 2nd term in Uttarakhand stands Covid

Between BJP and 2nd term in Uttarakhand stands Covid

Rediff.com19 Jun 2021

As the virus ravaged rural areas, the state BJP figured out it was impossible to underplay or escape its impact on its political plans.

'PFI crackdown doesn't mean all Muslims are terrorists'

'PFI crackdown doesn't mean all Muslims are terrorists'

Rediff.com29 Sep 2022

'Now that an extremist organisation like the PFI has been banned, it is time for the leaders to reach out to the minority community.' 'You need to have co-ordination between the State and the social fabric to send out the message that it is not directed at the community, and they should not feel vulnerable.'

Unlock 1: Lockdown in containment zones till June 30

Unlock 1: Lockdown in containment zones till June 30

Rediff.com30 May 2020

Termed 'Unlock 1', the Centre on Saturday issued fresh guidelines relaxing the nationwide lockdown, the fourth phase of which ends on May 31.

Karnataka's proposed law has 10-yr jail for mass conversions

Karnataka's proposed law has 10-yr jail for mass conversions

Rediff.com17 Dec 2021

The consequences will be stern in case SC/ST and minors are converted.

104 ex-IAS officers write to UP CM against anti-conversion law

104 ex-IAS officers write to UP CM against anti-conversion law

Rediff.com30 Dec 2020

They alleged that the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance was being used to "victimise especially those Indian men who are Muslim and women who dare to exercise their freedom of choice".

Delhi court grants bail to Zubair, extols Hindu tolerance

Delhi court grants bail to Zubair, extols Hindu tolerance

Rediff.com15 Jul 2022

A magisterial court had on July 2 dismissed his bail plea and sent him to 14-day judicial custody (JC) in the case, citing the nature and gravity of the offences against the accused and observing that the matter was at an initial stage of investigation.

Countering Chinese Propaganda Act introduced in US Congress

Countering Chinese Propaganda Act introduced in US Congress

Rediff.com25 Feb 2021

A legislation has been introduced in the United States Congress for countering the Chinese propaganda by creating a new sanctions authority against state-backed disinformation networks.

How Shivaji Taught Aurangzeb Tolerance

How Shivaji Taught Aurangzeb Tolerance

Rediff.com19 Feb 2022

'Aurangzeb, who had destroyed the Hindu temples of Mathura and Kashi and many others in the north, was a very different ruler when he came to Maharashtra.' 'He did not touch a single temple in Maharashtra.' 'It was possibly the greatest triumph of Shivaji's statesmanship,' notes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd), the well known military historian.

Amid hijab row, video of namaz at school goes viral

Amid hijab row, video of namaz at school goes viral

Rediff.com12 Feb 2022

A video clip of the students allegedly offering namaz in the classroom of a government primary school in Dakshina Kannada has gone viral.

Return Of 'Committed Judiciary' Or Judicial Over-Reach?

Return Of 'Committed Judiciary' Or Judicial Over-Reach?

Rediff.com23 Jan 2023

Vice President Dhankar's and Law Minister Rijuju's recent interventions have the danger of destabilising the Constitutional equilibrium, cautions N Sathiya Moorthy.

Credibility, stature of PMO restored by BJP: Jaitley

Credibility, stature of PMO restored by BJP: Jaitley

Rediff.com23 May 2015

Jaitley asserted that the party has become the central pole of Indian politics.

Chaos prevails in K'taka colleges as burqa-clad students denied entry

Chaos prevails in K'taka colleges as burqa-clad students denied entry

Rediff.com16 Feb 2022

Amid tight security with policemen deployed in and around pre-university colleges at many sensitive places, the day saw a section of Muslim students remaining adamant not to remove the burqa, let alone hijab, the Islamic scarves.

Hijab row: Karnataka BJP shares details of girls, deletes later

Hijab row: Karnataka BJP shares details of girls, deletes later

Rediff.com16 Feb 2022

The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party allegedly shared the personal details of the girls from Udupi including their residential addresses who had approached the Karnataka high court against the ban on wearing of hijabs in classrooms.

Trump unethical, untethered to truth, says fired FBI chief

Trump unethical, untethered to truth, says fired FBI chief

Rediff.com26 Apr 2018

'Trump will do significant damage in the short term'

Shaheen Bagh protest: A battle for the Idea of India

Shaheen Bagh protest: A battle for the Idea of India

Rediff.com1 Aug 2020

'Shaheen Bagh is no longer a mere ghetto of lower middle class Muslims.' 'Now, it is a metaphor for resistance, secularism and struggle,' notes Md. Zeeshan Ahmad.

India hits back at Imran Khan for criticising CAB

India hits back at Imran Khan for criticising CAB

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

MEA said such comments cannot absolve Pak of the blatant persecution of the religious minorities and said the Pak PM needs to look inwards.

'The judiciary in India is one institution that is above fault'

'The judiciary in India is one institution that is above fault'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2015

'My confidence in the Indian judiciary is absolute after I saw justice being delivered in Gujarat even when a BJP government was ruling the state. The Muslims of Gujarat believed that they will never get justice in a BJP-ruled state, but the facts are before all of us to make a judgment.'

When Malala asked 'why do people have to get married'

When Malala asked 'why do people have to get married'

Rediff.com10 Nov 2021

Yousafzai's marriage to Malik has come as a surprise especially after her recent remarks questioning the institution of marriage for which she faced severe backlash from political and religious leaders in Pakistan.

BJP Barking Up The Wrong Tree In Tamil Nadu

BJP Barking Up The Wrong Tree In Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com14 Nov 2022

The BJP continuing to look at the Dravidian polity through the religious prism has not worked in Tamil Nadu whereas it has yielded political and electoral results across much of the rest of the country, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

India@75: Beacon Of Light In Gloomy World

India@75: Beacon Of Light In Gloomy World

Rediff.com15 Aug 2022

World over, pluralism is in retreat. Luckily for us, Indian pluralism and its consequent tolerance of diversity is rooted in our basic values. As long as we remain faithful to these values and keep our institutions in good health, the Indian miracle of last 75 years is likely to last centuries, asserts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

India slams 'abuse' hurled at Modi during Kashmir debate by UK MPs

India slams 'abuse' hurled at Modi during Kashmir debate by UK MPs

Rediff.com24 Sep 2021

The Indian government expressed its dismay at some of the language used by participating MPs in the Backbench Debate, specifically Pakistani-origin Labour MP Naz Shah.

Officials 'intimidated' Indian journalists critical of govt: US report

Officials 'intimidated' Indian journalists critical of govt: US report

Rediff.com13 Apr 2022

India in the past rejected similar reports.