The police in Karnataka's Shivamogga have questioned a Muslim youth who recited 'azaan' during a protest at the Deputy Commissioner's office two days ago.
March 19, 2023K.S. Eshwarappa made a controversial remark on Azaan and asked if "Allah is deaf" that loudspeakers are required to call him.
March 14, 2023Former Minister and BJP MLA K.S. Eshwarappa has stirred a fresh controversy in Karnataka by stating that "does Allah listen only if the Azaan prayers are played on loudspeakers".
March 13, 2023Maharashtra Home Minister, Dilip Walse Patil will today hold a meeting with the director-general of police to instruct him to direct all police commissioners and officers on the decision.
April 18, 2022The petitioner had challenged an administrative order in the Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh where the use of loudspeaker for azaan had been banned.
March 19, 2021While the beauty of the Dal Lake in Srinagar attracts visitors, an early morning visit to the floating market is an experience apart, writes Suchayan Mandal.
November 1, 2018The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to inspect mosques in East Delhi and check if the noise levels generated by loudspeakers during ‘azaan’ were exceeding the permissible limit. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the AAP government and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to take appropriate action...
September 20, 2017Singer-actress Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, who got abusive tweets for expressing irritation over the Muslim prayer call last month, feels disgusted over the misogyny and general disrespect towards women in India. She also said no religion has the right to cause noise pollution or flout laws. “The misogyny in our country and general disrespect towards women is...
August 15, 2017The Azaan too should be accepted in the same way as the temple aarti and the Christian Angelus, that call the faithful to prayer or thank the creator for a day well-spent.
July 13, 2017Veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar says that worshipping God and praying to him is good, but it should not disturb others. Akhtar, who was awarded the "best poet, lyricist and scriptwriter" in Bollywood at the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Awards 2017 here on Friday night, was asked about singer Sonu Nigam's comments demanding a ban on loudspeakers during azaan....
April 22, 2017In the wake of his Twitter controversy over ‘azaan’ (Muslim call for prayer), Bollywood playback singer Sonu Nigam on Wednesday shaved his head on Wednesday, following a Kolkata-based cleric's call to shave Nigam's head. West Bengal United Minority Council vice president Syed Sha Atef Ali Al Quaderi had announced a reward of Rs.10 lakh to...
April 19, 2017Sonu Nigam got himself in trouble when he made a certain comment on the sound of Azaan. Sonu on Monday complained that the sound of the prayer disrupts his peace. In no time, the singer was tagged by millions on Twitter and he became a subject of troll for his insensitivity towards a religion. Actress...
April 18, 2017Renowned singer Sonu Nigam has lashed out at "forced religiousness" in India after being woken up by the azaan (Islamic call to prayer) from a nearby mosque. "God bless everyone. I'm not a Muslim and I have to be woken up by the azaan in the morning. When will this forced religiousness end in India,"...
April 17, 2017