This announcement follows two successful recent bilateral meetings between Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and President of the United States Joe Biden.
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French govt decides to ban women from wearing Muslim abayas in state-run schools in new academic year
The French government has decided to ban women from wearing Muslim abayas in school.
145 arrests in Pakistan over the burning of 20 churches, 86 houses of Christians after blasphemy rumour
The attacks took place just two days after Pakistan celebrated its independence day on August 14. According to the police report, the violence was triggered by rumours that two Christians had desecrated the Quran.
Salman Rushdie speaks up about trauma from being stabbed
Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie has spoken for the first time about having “crazy dreams” about the knife attack on him in New York, which has left him blind in one eye, and working with a therapist to help him process the mental impact of the trauma.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, ZEE5 Global organise ‘Eid in the Square’ celebrations
Thousands gathered at London’s Trafalgar Square for the Eid in the Square event celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan. The event was hosted by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, ZEE5 Global as the official OTT presenting partner.
In Pics: Eid Mubarak! Muslims across the world celebrate with prayers and bonhomie
Here are some of the warm moments of Eid 2023, captured through the lenses of Connected to India and social media users.
Not for India, don’t take: Singapore Malay woman and Indian husband ‘shooed away’ from Ramzan snack stand
A Malay-Indian Muslim woman in Singapore describes how she and her Indian Muslim husband were very rudely driven away from a Ramzan snack stand in a supermarket located in Our Tampines Hub.
Shah Rukh Khan performs Umrah post Saudi Arabia shoot
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan performed Umrah at Mecca soon after wrapping up his Saudi Arabia schedule of Rajkumar Hirani’s directorial ‘Dunki’ last week.
Iranian woman who tied unscarved hair in viral video shot dead
Hadis Najafi, a young Iranian woman whose video tying her unscarved hair back and boldly stepping into the middle of a protest went viral, was allegedly shot dead in the country.
Supreme Court asks lawyers to close hijab row
News: The Supreme Court last week asked the counsel appearing for the petitioners in the Karnataka hijab ban controversy to wrap up their rebuttal arguments, saying “we are losing our patience”.