Democracy and peace are not guaranteed when a dictator falls — sometimes, a country’s fate turns uglier and messier.

Every day. For an entire month. It’s Ramadan, and it’s the holiest month of the Muslim calendar. In 2025, it runs roughly from February 28 to March 30. But what if you’re not a Muslim and ...

Targeting the TMC over its latest move to cancel the Vishwakarma puja holiday, the BJP hit out at the Mamata government after party's IT cell chief Amit Malviya took a dig saying, “Welcome to Mamata ...

A massive political row erupted in West Bengal over a holiday notification in Hindi-medium KMCP schools, with BJP slamming the Mamata Banerjee-led state government, calling it the “Islamic Caliphate".

Observant Muslims worldwide will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts. For Muslims, it’s a time of increased worship ...

The Islamic State group last year declared an Islamic "caliphate" as it rampaged across Iraq and Syria in a brutal offensive of executions and forced religious conversions. Al-Kassasbeh's plane ...

This event, known as the hijra in Arabic—rendered in English as “Hegira” and in French as "Hégire"—marks the beginning of the Islamic era. When he died ten years later, his sect had ...

Every year, Muslims around the world anticipate the sighting of the new crescent moon that signifies the official first day of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and the most sacred ...

2. Jihad Denial: The Ottoman Empire spanned across the entire Middle East and was ruled by a powerful Muslim king, called the Caliph. After World War I, the Ottoman Empire was crushed by the ...