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Don`t allow Rushdie in India: Deoband VC

Rushdie should not be allowed to visit India. If he visits it would be adding salt to the injuries o...

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Deoband fatwa against selling of firecrackers

Leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has issued a fatwa against manufacturing and selling of...

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Avoid cow slaughter on Id-Ul-Zuha: Deoband

On the eve of Id-Ul-Zuha, leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Sunday appealed to Muslims...

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Avoid cow slaughter on Id, respect Hindu sentiments: Deoband

Leading Islamic seminary Deoband appealed to Muslims to avoid cow slaughter on the festival as a ma...

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Deoband issues fatwa against birthday celebrations

Darul Uloom Deoband has advised Muslims against celebrating birthdays, contending in a fatwa that ...

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Vastanvi removed after full probe report: Deoband

Contrary to Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi`s claims, leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoban...

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Fatwas not an order, but guidance: Deoband

Darul Uloom Deoband has said fatwas issued by the seminary are meant for guidance and should not be ...

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Deoband slams Right to Education Act

Terming the Right to Education Act as an "attack" on the sovereignty of madarsas and other minority ...

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Vastanvi removed as Deoband VC

The Majlis-e-shoora decided to sack Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi as vice-chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoba...

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`Will abide by panel`s decision, won`t go court`

Darul Uloom Deoband head Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi on Thursday said he will abide by the decision of...

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Ban Ahmadiyas from performing Haj: Darul Uloom

The Deoband seminary had earlier issued a fatwa declaring that Ahmadiyas were not the followers of I...

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3-member committee to submit report against Vastanvi in July

60-year-old Vastanvi, who hails from Gujarat and has an MBA degree, was elected VC on January 10.

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Probe against Vastanvi: Committee records statements

The three-member inquiry committee of Darul Uloom Deoband has recorded statements of students and te...

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Three-member committee starts probe against Vastanvi

The three-member inquiry committee of Darul Uloom Deoband has started its probe into the allegatio...

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Deoband condemns French ban on veil

Terming as "undemocratic" and against "secularism" the ban imposed on veil in France, leading Isla...

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Children should marry by parents` choice: Deoband

Islamic seminary Darul-Uloom Deoband has opined that children should follow the choice of their pare...

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Deoband, Arya Samaj join hands to fight corruption

Members of Arya Samaj community and Darul Uloom Deoband on Friday pledged to launch a collective b...

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Jilted youth kills 16-year-old girl

A 16-year-old girl was allegedly shot dead by a youth at Deoband in Saharanpur district here after s...

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Pro-Vastanvi leader dismissed from Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind

The confrontation between pro and anti-Vastanvi groups continues with the dismissal of Maulana Bad...

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Pro-Vastanvi leader`s unit dismissed

The confrontation between pro and anti-Vastanvi groups of Darul-Uloom Deoband continues with the dis...

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Deoband`s fatwa: Abortion only on hakeem`s advice

From now on, ask a `holy Muslim doctor` before you go for an abortion, the Darul Uloom- Deoband ha...

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For India`s Muslims, Vastanvi has got it right

The controversy surrounding Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi, elected as vice chancellor of Darul Ul...

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Khurshid for Deoband taking objective view of Vastanvi remarks

Salman Khurshid expressed hope that the Darul Uloom Deoband management would take an "objective view...

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Deoband students accuse seminary of delaying decision on VC

Maulana Gulam Mohammad Vastanvi has been mired in controversy for his remarks on Gujarat Chief Minis...

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Development is happening in Gujarat: Vastanvi

Deoband VC said that Gujarat CM Narendra Modi should not be given a clean chit in 2002 riots case.

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Have resigned, but not under pressure: Vastanvi

Deoband vice chancellor Maulana Mohammad Ghulam Vastanvi said he has quit but not under pressure.

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Muslim clerics term Vastanvi`s decision to quit as unfortunate

The decision by the newly-elected chief of Darul Uloom Deoband to resign, following protests over hi...

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Deoband chief offers to quit over Modi remarks row

Caught in controversy over his alleged praise for Gujarat CM Narendra Modi, Deoband Islamic seminary...

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Deoband chief endorses Modi’s Gujarat

Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi, has said that "all communities" are flourishing in Gujarat.

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Now, jeans, contraceptives figure in Darul fatwas

Darul Uloom Deoband has said that wearing jeans or other tight-fitting clothes is not appropriate a...

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VC of Darul Uloom Deoband passes away after prolonged illness

Vice-chancellor of leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband, Maulana Marghoobur Rahman died on...

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Avoid cow slaughter on Id-ul-Adha: Darul Uloom

Deputy VC Maulana Abdul Khalique said guidlines in "ahkame idul zuah (concept of sacrifice), an inst...

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Nirmohi Akhara wants mediation of Kalam, Deoband, Shri Shri

Nirmohi Akhara wants mediation of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deo...

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Separatists reject Deoband clerics` Kashmir stand

Rejecting the stand taken by JuH, a powerful body of Deoband clerics, on Jammu and Kashmir, separa...

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Kashmir part of India: Deoband clerics

Endorsing India`s stand on Kashmir, the influential Darul Uloom Deoband Islamic seminary Sunday decl...

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Ayodhya verdict: Muslim, Hindu leaders appeal for peace

With the date of pronouncement of the Allahabad High Court judgment on Ayodhya dispute drawing near,...

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Deoband appeals people to respect Ayodhya verdict

Leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has appealed to people to respect the verdict of the ...

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People should respect Ayodhya verdict: Deoband

Leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has appealed to the people to respect the verdict of ...

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Noted Islamic cleric welcomes Mulayam`s apology

Leading Islamic seminary Darululoom Deoband today termed as a step in the "right direction" SP lead...

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Islamic scholars question relevance of fatwas

Islamic scholars are now raising questions on the relevance of a number of such fatwas issued by the...

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Javed Akhtar gets death threats for fatwa remarks

Javed received a spate of death mails, following his strong views against the Deoband seminary.

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No fatwa against Muslim working women: Deoband

Darul Uloom Deoband, India`s foremost Islamic seminary, on Wednesday denied asking Muslim women not ...

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Deoband seminary opposes veil ban

Deoband seminary has appealed to Islamic nations to oppose the veil ban in some European states.

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Deoband fatwa against modelling by Muslim women

A fatwa has been issued by a leading Islamic seminary against modelling by Muslim women.

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Deoband opposes full body scanners at American airport

A leading Islamic seminary today strongly opposed use of full body scanners in American airports, sa...

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Ramdev`s Yoga at Islamic congregation steals limelight

In a rare confluence, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev performed Pranayam while a Hindu Priest recited Vedic ...

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India can`t view Islam as an "alien faith": PC

Reaching out to Muslims, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said the country cannot view Islam...

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