Muslims

Still the party of choice for Bengal’s Muslims — so why is Trinamool Congress uneasy?

December 11, 2025 4:21 pm

As suspended MLA Humayun Kabir explores options with AIMIM and ISF, questions arise whether the Mamata Banerjee-led party’s rock-solid support base may see any erosion.

Vande Mataram not only against British, but also Muslims: Raja quotes experts

December 09, 2025 6:18 am

According to Raja, Mahatma Gandhi praised the song in 1915, but in 1940 he said it should not be sung with the intention of hurting Muslims.

‘What kind of thing is this?’: Supreme Court on Talaq-e-Hasan practice

November 20, 2025 10:01 am

Under Talaq-e-Hasan, a divorce gets formalised after the third utterance of the word talaq in the third month if cohabitation has not resumed during this period.

A fourth of Jan Suraaj candidates post-graduates, leads the way in fielding Muslims, women

November 01, 2025 9:41 am

Average age of Prashant Kishor’s candidates is 50, while 41% of its nominees belong to the general category. 43% of its candidates in the first phase face “serious criminal cases”

After blaming them for poll losses, BSP turns to Muslims again, sets up ‘Bhaichara’ panel

October 30, 2025 2:09 am

On Wednesday, Mayawati will address party leaders appointed across divisions of UP to help revive the BSP’s ‘Muslim Samaj Bhaichara Sangathan’

‘They’ve known us since we joined college’ – In Dehradun, shocked Kashmiri students leave campus following threats & heckling

April 25, 2025 6:08 am

Security increased in Dehradun, social media posts taken down after threat by Hindu Raksha Dal

Najeeb Jung writes: Courts and dialogue are short-term recourse for Indian Muslims. Long-term answer lies in education, empowerment

April 15, 2025 1:32 am

They must reject victimhood and not succumb to provocation. They must invest in education, seek strategic alliances with progressive civil society and keep faith in the Indian Constitution

Waqf Bill clears Lok Sabha storm: Govt cites transparency, Opposition says bid to divide on faith

April 03, 2025 8:04 am

Hitting back at Opposition parties which united in accusing the government of targeting the beliefs and practices of the Muslim community, Amit Shah said the government had no intention to interfere in the affairs of the community.

Decode Politics: Why 4% quota for Muslims in Karnataka government contracts has BJP up in arms

March 17, 2025 7:50 am

As BJP alleges Siddaramaiah government providing “religion-based reservation” is unconstitutional, Congress hits back at “divisive politics”

Yogendra Yadav writes: Social Justice for Muslims should not be about reservations

February 18, 2025 6:54 am

We need to look beyond the state and think of innovative ways to nudge NGOs, self-help groups and community charities to effectively address the needs of local Muslim communities

Muslims observe Muharram in Kolkata, Delhi

November 04, 2014 5:49 pm

Muharram, which is considered to be the most sacred of the months for Muslims was observed on Tuesday (November 4) amid tight security in the national capital with heavy police deployment in sensitive areas.

Opinion | The secret history of Muslims in the US

June 22, 2020 6:07 pm

Muslims have been in the US since the time of the earliest explorers and have left their mark on everything from the White House to the Marine Corps uniform.

Want a dialogue with all parties to settle the Ayodhya dispute, says union minister Uma Bharti

June 22, 2020 6:12 pm

Union Minister Uma Bharti has said that leaders across party lines must come together and sort out the Ayodhya dispute through dialogue. She also said that those in the government want to build a temple at the disputed site but will need support from

Photographer Praveen Jain was in the Meerut neighbourhood on May 22, 1987, hours before the Hashimpura massacre

August 04, 2015 3:16 pm

A majority of Muslims believe that the 2002 riots were engineered to take revenge: Madani

May 05, 2014 10:20 am