Category: National News and Affairs
All India Survey on Higher Education – Muslims Have Lowest Rate of Enrollment
Muslims comprise 14 percent of India's population, but account for 4.4 percent of students enrolled in higher education, according to the 2014-15, All [...]
37% of Americans view Islam Unfavorably – Majority of them support Trump, reveals a latest survey
Washington: Many Americans view Islam unfavorably, and supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are more than twice as likely to v [...]
Only One Lakh Pilgrims from Haj Committee
Mumbai: India will send around 135,000 pilgrims to perform Hajj this year. It was announced at the high level meeting of the Central Haj Committee on [...]
Kozhikode Students’ Noble Gesture
Kozhikode: For Muslims, Ramadan is month of charity and relief. However, unlike many Muslim organizations that conduct relief activities in cities a [...]
Jews Recognised as Minority in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Jews have been categorized as a 'recognised minority community' in Maharashtra. The State cabinet on June 21 decided to include Jews, among th [...]
UP’s Woman Qazi Demands State Intervention to Ban Oral Talaq
Dubbing triple talaq in one sitting as "misinterpretation" of the Quranic verses, Uttar Pradesh's first woman qazi, Hina Zaheer Naqvi recently ur [...]
Early Jain-Built Mosques in Gujarat
Can you imagine people from one faith tradition building a place of worship for people of another faith tradition? It may sound rarely possible today. [...]
IMRC Opens Civil Services Coaching Academy
Hyderabad: US-based charity organization Indian Muslim Relief and Charities (IMRC) recently launched the Challenger Civil Services Academy in Hyderaba [...]
MANUU gets Highest ‘A’ Grade for Second Time
Hyderabad: Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, has been awarded the highest "A" grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Counci [...]
Women-Specific Budget Initiatives in JandK
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has announced special budgetary initiatives for women, including school fee waiver up to Class 12 in the [...]