Another probe ordered against Owaisi over hate speech Another probe has been ordered against MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi over an alleged hate speech. A magistrate's court here today directed Kazipet police to investigate and register an FIR against Owaisi, following a complaint by advocate Kotha Ravi of Bapujinagar, Kazipet. ...  
10:40 PM, Jan 09, 2013

Malaysian state bars non Muslims from using 'Allah' Non Muslims in Malaysia's Selangor state have been barred from using the word "Allah" as it is a sacred word exclusive to Muslims. "The Sultan (Sharafuddin Idris Shah) made a decision and decreed that the word Allah is a sacred word specific to Muslims and it is prohibited to be used by any non-Muslim in Selangor, as stated in a 'fatwa' and gazetted on February 18, 2010," a statement from...  
08:39 PM, Jan 09, 2013

Owaisi sent to 14-day custody, MIM supporters turn violent MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi who was arrested on Tuesday for a hate speech has now been charged for waging war against the state and sedition. His plea to be transferred to a Hyderabad jail was rejected by a court on Wednesday. ...  
07:11 PM, Jan 09, 2013

Hate speech: MIM supporters attack media vans in AP All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi's supporters on Wednesday attacked media vans in Adilabad after Owaisi was arrested and questioned overnight by the police. ...  
10:39 AM, Jan 09, 2013

Hate speech: Owaisi sent to 14 days of judicial custody All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, arrested on the charge of not cooperating with the police in connection with the hate speech case against him, has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days. Sources say Owaisi was arrested as the police officers were not convinced by the MLA's explanation that he had gone to London for medical treatment. ...  
06:23 AM, Jan 09, 2013

Should Owaisi be debarred from participating in public life?

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi has been arrested on the charge of not cooperating with the police in connection with the hate speech case against him. ...
11:57 PM, Jan 08, 2013

 Hate speech: MIM MLA Owaisi arrested All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi has been arrested on the charge of not cooperating with the police in connection with the hate speech case against him. ...  
05:31 PM, Jan 08, 2013

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12:19 PM, Jan 08, 2013

Hate speech: Owaisi taken to hospital; yet to be arrested Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi has been taken for a medical test after he evaded arrest in connection with his alleged hate speech citing health concerns. A two-member police team was at Akbaruddin Owaisi's residence to work out details for his medical test on Tuesday morning. Owaisi was undergoing a medical test at the Gandhi hospital amidst tight security. Earlier on Tuesday morning the Nirmal rural police at Adilabad...  
11:52 AM, Jan 08, 2013

Hate speech: Owaisi's reaches hospital for medical test A police team visited Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi's residence in Hyderabad on Tuesday, a day after he evaded arrest citing health concerns. A two-member police team was at Akbaruddin Owaisi's residence to work out details for his medical test. Owaisi has reached the government hospital to undergo medical tests. ...  
08:34 AM, Jan 08, 2013

Hate speech: Owaisi's reaches hospital for medical test A police team visited Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi's residence in Hyderabad on Tuesday, a day after he evaded arrest citing health concerns. A two-member police team was at Akbaruddin Owaisi's residence to work out details for his medical test. Owaisi has reached the government hospital to undergo medical tests. ...  
08:34 AM, Jan 08, 2013

Hate speech: Owaisi seeks 4 more days to surrender Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, in a row over a hate speech, returned early on Monday morning from London to a rousing reception by his supporters at the airport. A hospital ambulance was at his residence for a reported check up on Monday morning. ...  
11:23 AM, Jan 07, 2013

Hate speech: Owaisi to appear before Andhra police today Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, booked for allegedly delivering a hate speech against a particular community, is likely to appear before police on Monday, even as fresh complaints against him poured in for the same. "He (Owaisi) will appear before the police tomorrow (Monday)," a senior police officer said, adding that his statements will be recorded in connection with cases registered against him. ...  
01:33 AM, Jan 07, 2013

Hate speech: Owaisi will surrender, says brother Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, who is facing allegations of making Inflammatory speeches against a particular community, will surrender before the law, his brother and party president Asaduddin Owaisi said on Saturday. ...  
07:10 AM, Jan 06, 2013

Complaint against Owaisi in Mumbai court for 'hate speech' A complaint was on Saturday filed in a local court against Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi for allegedly making a "hate speech" against a particular community. ...  
09:57 PM, Jan 05, 2013

Maha electricity board calls Muslim slum 'Chhota Pakistan' Ramzan Hafiz has lived at Nallasopara in Thane, Maharashtra for two decades now. Official documents with the municipality and his ration card call the area Laxmi Nagar. But the state electricity board, he points out, has decided to call it 'Laden Nagar', after slain terrorist Osama Bin Laden. ...  
07:52 AM, Jan 04, 2013

Muslim parents sue UK school for banning girl's hijab
by IANS
A Muslim couple have sued a school in Britain after it banned students from wearing the traditional Islamic headscarf or hijab, a media report said on Thursday. ...  
03:43 AM, Jan 04, 2013

Congress demands action against MIM's Owaisi Almost 10 days after All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi's brother Akbaruddin Owaisi made an alleged hate speech against a community, state Congress has finally promised to take action against him, who, not for the first time, has been proved controversial. "Our government has taken cognizance of speech and we are collecting evidence to build a strong FIR and a water-tight case where we can book the person...  
08:45 AM, Jan 03, 2013

Ibrahim takes over as Intelligence Bureau chief
by IANS
Indian Police Service officer SA Ibrahim on Tuesday took over as chief of the Intelligence Bureau, home ministry sources said, becoming the first from the country's main minority community to hold the post. Ibrahim, an IPS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, has taken over as from Nehchal Sandhu who retired December 31. He will hold the post for two years. ...  
05:44 PM, Jan 01, 2013

Holy Quran allows polygamy, not encourages it: Court A Maulvi, accused of performing a girl's marriage forcibly with a married man, has been denied anticipatory bail by a Delhi court which said the Sharia Law allowed polygamy but only under special circumstances. The court denied the relief to Maulvi Mustafa Raja of Delhi dismissing his arguments that as per the Sharia Law, a man is allowed to keep four wives at a time. ...  
05:00 PM, Jan 01, 2013