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1 day ago | 
trt.global | Sajid Raina |Tauseef Ahmad
Haryana, India – India’s most recognisable yoga guru, Baba Ramdev, has sparked controversy–this time by coining the phrase “Sharbat Jihad” in a video that critics say weaponises religious identity to promote his business empire, Patanjali Ayurved. The earlier this month on the official Facebook page of Patanjali Products. In it Ramdev urges Hindus to boycott a competing beverage, implicitly referencing the popular syrup Rooh Afza, produced by Hamdard, the Ghaziabad based food company.
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1 week ago | 
news-decoder.com | Tauseef Ahmad |Sajid Raina
Restrictions on Muslim festivals in India have turned public prayer into an illegal act. People clash with police during the EID festival in Meerut, India. Photo courtesy of Tauseef Ahmad.
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1 week ago | 
news-decoder.com | Tauseef Ahmad |Sajid Raina
by Tauseef Ahmad and Sajid Raina | 17 Apr 2025 | Human Rights, India, Islam, Religion Restrictions on Muslim festivals in India have turned public prayer into an illegal act. People clash with police during the Eid-ul-Fitr festival in Meerut, India. (Photo courtesy of Tauseef Ahmad) This article was produced exclusively for News Decoder’s global news...
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3 weeks ago | 
thepolisproject.com | Tauseef Ahmad |Sajid Raina
By and In August 2021, the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan marked the beginning of a dark chapter for the country’s women and girls.
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4 weeks ago | 
themigrationstory.com | Tauseef Ahmad |Sajid Raina
Seasonal workers who seek jobs at bakeries in the region, especially during Ramzan and Eid, are now staying back in the Valley for longerTauseef AhmadSajid RainaAmir Teli, a migrant labourer from Uttar Pradesh, sells Eid sweets like katlam and feni outside a shop in Bandipora town. Arshdeep Singh/The Migration Story. BARAMULLA, Jammu and Kashmir: Mohammad Salim, a 32-year-old seasonal migrant from Bihar, arrived in Kashmir in 2017 seeking better wages.
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1 month ago | 
twocircles.net | Tauseef Ahmad |Sajid Raina
Tauseef Ahmad, Sajid Raina/TwoCircles.netSrinagar: As Kashmir valley sleeps beneath a blanket of stillness, a steady rhythm begins to echo through the streets in the early hours of Ramadan. The drumbeats of the Sahar Khans, the traditional drummers, break the silence, serving as the human alarm clocks that awaken Muslims for their pre-dawn meal (sehri).
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1 month ago | 
twocircles.net | Tauseef Ahmad |Sajid Raina
Tauseef Ahmad, Sajid Raina/TwoCircles.netPulwama: Aarif, whose mother was admitted to a hospital in the city, was in a rush as iftar time approached. Having spent the entire day with his ailing mother at the hospital and with nothing to breakfast, he managed to buy some dates outside. As he walked by, he noticed a crowd gathered near the canteen. Curious, he approached and saw a woman distributing free meals to dozens of people.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
kashmirlife.net | Sajid Raina
SRINAGAR: As soon as the ambulance carrying the body of Abida Kounsar, 45-year-old victim of November 3 Srinagar grenade explosion, reached Naidkhai, Sumbal in northern district of Bandipora, the air filled with shrieks and cries. “Don’t cry, she is a martyr. The splinter of Grenade hit her forehead and pierced through her brain. Today she died a martyr’s death,” yelled Abida’s brother Waseem Raja.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
kashmirlife.net | Sajid Raina
SRINAGAR: Tagged with a Global Positioning System (GPS) tracker anklet to monitor his movements round the clock, former district president of the banned Jamat-e-Islami (JeI), Hafiz Mohammad Sikander Malik, will contest the Bandipora Assembly Constituency and has submitted his nomination papers on Thursday. Follow Us OnG-News | WhatsappMalik, a resident of Gundpora Bandipora, served as district president of Jamat-e-Islami until the organisation was banned.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
kashmirlife.net | Sajid Raina
SRINAGAR: Two back-to-back earthquakes were reported in Baramulla of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday early morning. Follow Us OnG-News | WhatsappAs per the initial reports, no loss of life or property has been reported in the earthquakes today. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake’s magnitude was recorded at 4.9 on the Richter Scale that struck Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir.
