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Kerala: CPI(M)-backed Islamic banking society under scrutiny as complaints mount

Kerala: CPI(M)-backed Islamic banking society under scrutiny as complaints mount

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A financial headache is brewing for depositors of a Sharia-compliant cooperative society promoted by CPI(M) leaders in Kannur, with complaints surfacing that some depositors have been unable to withdraw their money, reported IANS.  Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan has assured that the complaints will be investigated. However, in a development that adds a twist to the controversy, Nassar, one of the depositors who had openly raised the issue, has now said that his Rs 1 lakh deposit has been returned. He had earlier said that repeated attempts to recover the money had failed and that he had been unable to get a response from M. Shajar, the key promoter of the institution. “I tried calling Shajar, but he is not answering the call. I have no other option but to seek redress through legal means,” Nassar had said, reported IANS.  Depositors’ complaints reach Kerala government The issue came to the government’s notice on Thursday after TK Govindan, the MLA from Thaliparamba, handed over complaints from depositors in the Mayyil area to Chief Minister Satheesan. Govindan …

Hyderabad: FIR against teacher over alleged Islamic homework for Hindu student

Hyderabad: FIR against teacher over alleged Islamic homework for Hindu student

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An FIR was registered against a teacher and others of a private school here for allegedly assigning “Islamic religious practices” as homework to a Hindu student, police said on Friday. Following a complaint made by the student’s aunt, the FIR was filed under Section 299 of BNS and Section 75 of Juvenile Justice Act, a police official said. Following tough actions demanded made by Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar, BJP, and VHP action against the school, the management has terminated the services of the teacher. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following …

Hyderabad teacher fired after assigning Islamic prayer as homework to Hindu student

Hyderabad teacher fired after assigning Islamic prayer as homework to Hindu student

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A private school teacher in the city has been terminated from service after a row erupted over her assigning Islamic religious practices as homework to a Hindu student, officials said on Thursday. DCP (Charminar Zone) Khare Kiran Prabhakar said that one female teacher assigned homework to the Std II students that everyone should read ‘Kalma’.  Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Community centre housing temple sold to Islamic charity in UK, Peterborough city council promises alternative

Community centre housing temple sold to Islamic charity in UK, Peterborough city council promises alternative

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A row has erupted even as a court hearing has concluded over the Peterborough City Council’s decision to sell a community complex that it owns, which has housed a Hindu temple since 1986, to the United Kingdom Islamic Mission (UKIM). The New England Complex in Peterborough, which the government owns, has been used by BHS since 1986. (Photo: FB/@bharathindusamaj) Council leader Shabina Qayyum acknowledged “anxiety within the Hindu community” and said officials are exploring alternative premises. She said the the Bharat Hindu Samaj (BHS) temple trust “will not be left without a home”. Both parties in the case — the BHS trust and the UKIM — have said the dispute is not a contest between faiths, but a challenge to the council’s decision-making process. The New England Complex, which the government owns, has been used by BHS since 1986. The temple was set up by Hindu families who arrived in Britain after being expelled from Uganda by dictator Idi Amin in 1972, and today serves an estimated 14,000 people from across Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Lincolnshire, …

Yami Gautam learnt Quran; team spent 1.5 years understanding Islamic law

Yami Gautam learnt Quran; team spent 1.5 years understanding Islamic law

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Filmmaker Suparn Verma recently opened up about the preparation the team went through for their movie, Haq. The film, which was released in November 2025, stars Yami Gautam and Emraan Hashmi in the lead roles. The story revolves around Shazia Bano (played by Yami), the wife of a lawyer in 1970s India, whose husband marries another woman. She drags him to court after he refuses to pay her maintenance. Yami Gautam learnt Quran for Haq Verma, while recently speaking to BBC Asian Network, opened up about how the team, as well as Yami, prepared for the film. He revealed that Yami had learnt the Holy Quran to prepare for her role in the movie. “We spent almost a year and a half understanding Islamic law,” he reportedly said. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Fatwa issued in UP against Nora Fatehi over Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke song for being ‘against Islamic teachings’

Fatwa issued in UP against Nora Fatehi over Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke song for being ‘against Islamic teachings’

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A fatwa has been issued against Nora Fatehi in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, over the controversial song Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke from the Kannada film KD: The Devil. The song featuring her and Sanjay Dutt recently ran into controversy over the objectionable lyrics, which the Union government had also objected to. Sanjay Dutt and Nora Fatehi in a still from Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke from KD. Fatwa on Nora Fatehi in UP The religious body, the Muslim Personal Darul Ifta in Aligarh, issued a fatwa against Nora after the song received online backlash over its lyrics. The religious body told ANI that the song, Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke, contains content that they consider ‘objectionable and against Islamic teachings’. The fatwa was issued by Chief Mufti Maulana Ebrahim Hussain, who found issue with ‘explicit and vulgar’ visuals of the song. He told India Today in a statement that he found such content haram and a gunah-e-kabira (grave sin), adding that participation in or promotion of such material goes against religious principles. A fatwa is a non-binding legal …

‘Iran was never an Islamic country’: Elnaaz Norouzi blames current regime for radicalisation, says people want democracy

‘Iran was never an Islamic country’: Elnaaz Norouzi blames current regime for radicalisation, says people want democracy

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The protests in Iran that erupted last year called for an ouster of the ruling regime there, headed by the Supreme Leader, demanding a return of a ‘secular’ Iran. The country has been an Islamic Republic for close to five decades since the Shah was overthrown in the 1979 revolution. The recent assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the US and Israel has sparked divisive reactions within the country, with many celebrating his death and others protesting. Elnaaz Norouzi last visited her home country Iran in 2016. Elnaaz Norouzi says people want democracy in Iran Actor Elnaaz Norouzi, who was born in Iran and raised in Europe, says the current regime must go and pave the way for a secular country, the way Iran was for centuries. In an interview with Bombay Times, the Sacred Games-fame actor said Iran must not be mistaken for just the present regime. She said, “Iran is complex. What the Islamic Republic has done in Iran is not just create one Nicolás Maduro or Saddam Hussein. There is the supreme …

Saif Ali Khan was ‘worried’ about kids Sara and Ibrahim’s Islamic roots after divorce with Amrita Singh: ‘Never compelled her to convert’ | Bollywood News

Saif Ali Khan was ‘worried’ about kids Sara and Ibrahim’s Islamic roots after divorce with Amrita Singh: ‘Never compelled her to convert’ | Bollywood News

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Even after years of parting ways, Amrita Singh and Saif Ali Khan’s love story and marriage remains a topic of discussion among their fans. The fact that their 12-year age gap caught eyeballs — with Saif being 12 years younger than the Naam actor — was considered an anomaly at the time. Not just that, their different religious identities were also questioned. Amrita was born to a Muslim socialite mother, Rukhsana Sultana, and a Punjabi Jat Sikh father, an army officer named Shivinder Singh Virk, while Saif Ali Khan came from the royal Pataudi family. While Saif’s mother and veteran actor Sharmila Tagore had converted to Islam after marrying his father, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, in an old interaction, the Dil Chahta Hai actor admitted that he never forced his first wife to convert to Islam. But what actually happened on their nikaah day, and how their different religious identities confused their daughter Sara Ali Khan, is something that still intrigues many. Let’s find out. Saif came to Amrita’s house for dinner date, never left …

An expert explains: As the US moves Islamic State detainees out of Syria, understanding the surge of violence | Explained News

An expert explains: As the US moves Islamic State detainees out of Syria, understanding the surge of violence | Explained News

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Parts of Syria have recently witnessed heightened fighting — barely a year after the country emerged from over a decade-long civil war. On Saturday (January 24), the Syrian government and Kurdish forces, active throughout the civil war, extended a ceasefire for another 15 days. Concerns about spiralling violence led the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), the US military’s unified command in the Middle East, to order the transfer of up to 7,000 detainees linked with the Islamic State (IS) terror group from Syria to Iraq. At least 100 detainees have already escaped amid the fighting. Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump called Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa a “tough guy” who was “working very hard”. What explains the violence, and the interest of countries such as the US and Turkey? A K Ramakrishnan, a retired professor from the Centre for West Asian Studies, at the School of International Studies in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, explains. Who are the Kurds, and why did the US back them in recent years? The Kurds are one of …

US and allies launches large-scale strikes on Islamic State in Syria after attack that killed three Americans | World News

US and allies launches large-scale strikes on Islamic State in Syria after attack that killed three Americans | World News

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One of the sites hit by the US military on 10 January in strikes against Islamic State targets across Syria. (Photo: US Central Command/X) The United States and its allies have carried out large-scale air strikes against Islamic State (IS) group targets across Syria, the US military has said, according to the BBC. US Central Command (Centcom) said the strikes were ordered by US President Donald Trump on Saturday as part of Operation Hawkeye Strike. The operation is a response to a deadly IS attack on US forces in Palmyra on 13 December. In a post on X, Centcom said the strikes were aimed at protecting US and partner forces in the region.“Our message remains strong: if you harm our warfighters, we will find you and kill you anywhere in the world,” Centcom said. https://t.co/cfTSJ2Nety — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) January 10, 2026 Dozens of targets hit A US official told CBS News that more than 90 precision munitions were fired at over 35 targets across Syria. The strikes involved more than 20 aircraft, including …