London : Muslims are expected to replace Jews as the second largest religious group in the US after Christians by 2040, according to a new study. There were 3.45 million Muslims living in the US in 2017, and Muslims made up about 1.1 percent of the total US...
Panaji : Harassed by vigilante groups, Goa's only beef traders association on Friday said they will go on an indefinite strike from Saturday, until the government cracks down on vigilante groups who hamper bringing in beef from neighbouring states. The association...
Panaji : There is no shortage of beef in Goa, Minister for Animal Husbandry Mauvin Godinho said on Friday. However, he admitted that the state's only legal abattoir was not running to its full capacity. Godinho was replying to a question from Congress MLA Francisco...
Paris : The court of Nanterre in the western suburbs of Paris in France has ruled that a halal supermarket in the Colombes to be closed down and its rental lease to be canceled after it failed to heed warnings that it must "sell pork and alcohol products." The...
Istanbul : The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) stated that the size of the global halal products market has grown exponentially in the last decade, from $3.7 trillion in 2012 and expected to reach $6.4 trillion by 2019. This was contained in the statement of...
(Foodie Trail-Delhi) By Kishori Sud, New Delhi : Piping hot and fresh galouti kebabs, crisp nadru (lotus stem) chips laid out on a simple serving plate, the main course served in beautiful taramis -- intricately carved platters used to serve Kashmiri Wazwan. It was a...
Ankara : Turkey’s parliament approved on Wednesday a law for establishing the country’s first halal accreditation agency. Under the law, the Halal Accreditation Institution (HAK) will have the sole authority for certifying and accrediting halal products goods made...
Tehran : The first Thai halal food festival in Iran is underway at Parsian Azadi Hotel in the Iraninan capital, Tehran, it was reported on Saturday. The English-language newspaper 'Iran Daily wrote, 'Titled ‘Thai Food Festival: Amazing Tastes of Thailand,’ the event...
Dubai : Malaysia has recognized the control system for halal food of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as well as the latter's national certificates and national halal mark. Halal food is identified as without pork or animal fat or blood, while halal beverages can never...
New Delhi/Noida : Small-scale meat businesses, including fish sellers, tempo drivers who transport meat, small dairies, farmers and dhaba owners, on Tuesday came together at a public hearing and expressed their deep sorrow about the attacks on their livelihood with...