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Iran’s state-run shipping company said it started its first transfer of Russian goods to India, using a new trade corridor that transits the Islamic Republic, an Iranian port official said. The Russian cargo consists of two 40-foot (12.192 meters) containers of wood laminate sheets, weighing 41 tons, that departed St. …

Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar underlined the need for setting up a Joint Economic Commission with Iran as soon as possible to pursue further development of economic and trade cooperation. Jaishankar made the remarks in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in New Delhi on …

 India is facing major diplomatic outrage from Muslim-majority countries after top officials in the governing Hindu nationalist party made derogatory references to Islam and Prophet Muhammad (Peace upon Him), drawing condemnation across Muslim nations that have left New Delhi struggling to contain the damaging fallout. At least five Arab nations …

A professor at a private college in Aligarh was sent on one month’s compulsory leave by authorities for performing ‘namaz’ in college lawns. A video emerged on social media a few days ago in which professor SK Khalid can be seen offering namaz in a garden inside the campus of Shri …

 Muslim religious leaders have urged the community “not to fight fire with fire” but to “defeat hatred with love”. The message of peace has emerged from a gathering of over 5,000 clerics and religious scholars in Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh at a time a concerted campaign is under way to …

 Right-wing elements file back-to-back petitions in courts, claiming that UNESCO protected monuments and Mughal-era Mosques are temples. A campaign by the Hindu right-wing groups to claim Mughal era monuments and historic mosques has raised a wave of concern among minorities, historians, and archaeologists across India. Hindu extremist groups in India …

A Mosque in India’s Hyderabad invited people from different religious backgrounds to get them acquainted with Islamic beliefs. Over 120 women and men belonging to various faiths and age groups converged at the Masjid-E-Azizia in Mehdipatnam on Sunday afternoon, and were completely immersed in understanding Islamic practices and rituals. This …

The deportation of a Rohingya woman back to Myanmar has sparked fears that India to expel many more refugees from the country. Hasina Begum, 37, was deported from Indian-administered Kashmir two weeks ago, despite holding a UN verification of her refugee status, intended to protect holders from arbitrary detention. Begum …

 USA’s Congresswoman Ilhan Omar pressed one of President Joe Biden’s most senior diplomats on USA support for India. Omar, who is Muslim, directly asked Wendy Sherman, Biden’s deputy secretary of state, how US support for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is “promoting a free and open region,” and lambasted what she …