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deoband news

'Hang my head in shame': Javed Akhtar fumes over India hosting Taliban minister

Screenwriter, lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar slammed the welcome Amir Khan Muttaqi received in India
Updated on Oct 14, 2025 03:04 pm IST

Why Taliban minister visited Deoband: Seminary's history and an Afghanistan link

Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi at Darul Uloom in Deoband in Saharanpur on Saturday.
Updated on Oct 12, 2025 12:07 am IST

Darul Uloom bans smartphones for students preparing for entrance exam

The administration believes that unrestricted smartphone access diverts students’ attention from their exam preparations. (Sourced)
Published on Mar 03, 2025 08:28 pm IST

Death of two children sparks protest in Deoband village

After a search by family and villagers, their bodies were found on the village outskirts. (FOR REPRESENTATION)
Updated on Nov 01, 2024 05:51 pm IST

Darul Uloom bans entry of women, says they made reels; activists say unfair

Darul Uloom Deoband said entry of women and girls was already banned in Rashidia mosque which has now been extended to the entire premises (File Photo)
Updated on May 17, 2024 04:17 pm IST

Ecostani | The silence of the Muslim voter could be real and strategic

Meerut: Muslim voters at a polling station to cast their votes for the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Meerut, Friday, April 26, 2024. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) (PTI04_26_2024_000026B)
Published on Apr 29, 2024 08:08 pm IST

Fatwa on website:No ground for lodging FIR against Darul Uloom of Deoband, say police

Spokesperson of Darul Uloom of Deoband Ashraf Usmani explained that the matter was posted on the fatwa website of the seminary in 2008 and it was simply a reference of Hadith about Gazwa-e- Hind and none of the Mufti made any comment on it. (Pic for representation)
Updated on Mar 02, 2024 08:52 am IST

Child rights body seeks FIR against Deoband's Darul Uloom over fatwa

Darul Uloom Deoband
Published on Feb 22, 2024 07:54 pm IST

Bangla man held for entering India on forged documents

For representation only (HT File Photo)
Updated on Jan 31, 2024 09:28 pm IST

Police detain madrasa student for objectionable post on X

Police detain madrasa student for objectionable post on X (Pic for representation)
Updated on Dec 27, 2023 10:58 pm IST

UP police detain Deoband madrasa student for threatening Pulwama-like attack on X

The accused in a post on X said another Pulwama will happen soon. (Representative Image)
Published on Dec 27, 2023 07:03 pm IST

U.P. ATS nabs two Bangladeshi nationals from Deoband for illegal stay

Police officials said the two accused were also allegedly involved in anti-national activities. (For Representation)
Updated on Jul 20, 2023 09:36 pm IST

Attempt to murder case filed after attack on Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad

The incident took place at Gandhi Colony in Deoband when Azad was returning in an SUV after attending a programme. (Facebook)
Updated on Jun 29, 2023 12:36 pm IST

Row gathers steam: BJP leader to visit seminary after Darul Uloom Deoband’s circular on ‘English ban’

Circular has been misinterpreted, says the seminary. (HT File)
Updated on Jun 18, 2023 12:14 am IST

In UP's Deoband, 4 dead, 18 hurt as speeding car hits tractor-trolley

Saharanpur District Magistrate Akhilesh Singh said the occupants of the car- Shivani, age 18, and the driver Sarthak Bharadwaj, age 25, died on the spot.
Published on Aug 23, 2022 05:41 am IST

UP election results: How the BJP won Muslim-dominated Deoband again

A file photo of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressing a public rally, at Deoband, in Saharanpur
Updated on Mar 11, 2022 06:04 pm IST

Light rain to occur over isolated places in UP and North-East Delhi: IMD

Light rain would occur over isolated places of North-East Delhi (Badli, Model Town, Azadpur, Burari) during the next two hours.
Published on Sept 14, 2020 07:43 am IST

UP’s Deoband is Gangotri of terrorism, says Giriraj Singh, stirs row

Union Minister Giriraj Singh
Updated on Feb 13, 2020 06:05 am IST

Adityanath stokes controversy with Ali-Bajrang Bali remark

Adityanath had used the Ali-Bajrang Bali formulation last year as well after Congress leader Kamal Nath allegedly said the support of 90 % of Muslim voters was needed for the Congress to win the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls.
Updated on Apr 09, 2019 11:37 pm IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: BJP complains to Election Commission against Mayawati’s ‘appeal’ to Muslims

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati speaks at the SP-BSP-RLD alliance's first joint rally in Deoband in Uttar Pradesh state on April 7, 2019.
Updated on Apr 08, 2019 09:07 am IST

At Deoband rally with Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav responds to PM’s Sarab jibe

Akhilesh Yadav said as against the slogan of “Achche din (good days)” on which the BJP had come to power in 2014, all that the BJP government at the Centre had done was bring about “bure din (bad days)” and referred to demonetisation and the GST bill, which he said had led to the destruction of small traders.
Updated on Apr 07, 2019 06:59 pm IST

JeM suspects, arrested by UP ATS from Deoband, had invited ‘special guest’ to hostel: Police

JeM suspects Shahnawaz Ahmed Teli (L) and Aqib Ahmad Malik , were arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police ATS in Deoband, Friday 22, 2019.
Updated on Feb 25, 2019 11:57 am IST

Two Jaish-e-Mohammed suspects arrested from hostel in UP

Photographs of Shahnawaz Ahmed Teli (L) and Aqib Ahmad Malik , the two suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operatives, who were arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police ATS in Deoband, Friday.
Published on Feb 22, 2019 11:58 pm IST

UP police bust terror module in Deoband, ATS arrests 2 suspected Jaish operatives

Uttar Pradesh ATS claimed to have busted a terror module in Deoband and arrested two suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists on Friday.
Updated on Feb 22, 2019 02:10 pm IST

Deoband’s Darul Uloom advises students to avoid train travel during Republic Day vacation

Army personnel during the rehearsals ahead of the Republic Day parade 2019, at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi, on Monday, January 21, 2019.
Published on Jan 22, 2019 04:05 pm IST

Muzaffarnagar toll plaza gets a saffron coat, opposition cries foul

The toll plaza in question has been constructed in Rohana village, 10km from Muzaffarnagar, which is yet to become operational.
Updated on Jun 17, 2018 11:18 pm IST

Darul fatwa asks Sunnis to avoid Iftar hosted by Shias

Fatwas are issued by scholars of the seminary’s Darul Ifta (Fatwa department) on the basis of queries sent by the people.
Published on Jun 07, 2018 12:59 pm IST

Won’t conduct Muslim marriages where music part of weddings: Deoband qazi

Mufti Azhar Hussain, however, said if the music and dance happened before the nikah ceremony and the qazi did not know about it, “then it is different”.
Updated on Apr 02, 2018 12:55 pm IST