Everything you need to know about Jama Masjid: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Jama Masjid: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) Actor Anupam Kher is delighted about performing the play "Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai" for the 300th time and dedicates it to his late father Pushkar Nath Kher.
As a law abiding Muslim of India, my head hung deep down in shame as I had read the news of Shafique-ur-Rehman Barq, BSP member parliament, leaving the hall while Vande Mataram, the national song, was being played. On his part, it was the stupidity of highest order.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Amid the media brouhaha in India over the border incursions by their troops, Chinese engineers were last week calmly tunneling in the heart of the national capital for the heritage line of the Delhi Metro network, signifying the growing commercial linkages between the two neighbours.
Islamabad, May 7 (ANI): A petition seeking to register a murder case against former President Pervez Musharraf for ordering 'Operation Silence' against Lal Masjid has been moved to the Islamabad High Court.
Agra, April 30 (IANS) The city of the Taj is now aiming to show visitors that there is much more to it than the monument to love. Discovering Oriental Agra, a new tourist circuit, will showcase not just heritage monuments but also the city's culture, cuisine and industry - in electric rickshaws.
Islamabad, Apr. 21 (ANI): The Lal Masjid commission report has held former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, former prime minister Shaukat Aziz and his political allies, responsible for the 2007 operation on the mosque in which 103 people were killed.
Lucknow, April 20 (IANS) The management of a madrasa in Banda, 212 km from here, have banned the use of multi-media phones by students. Authorities burnt many such phones found in possession of students at the Madrasa Jama Arabia Hathaura.
Islamabad, Apr. 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has announced that it would make public the findings of the report by the Lal Masjid Commission, which will put former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf in more trouble if incriminating remarks are found against him in the report.
Hyderabad, April 18 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday cancelled the bail granted by a lower court to two former RSS members accused in the 2007 terror attack at the historic Mecca Masjid here.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) A 23-year-old youth has been arrested for making a hoax bomb call to the Police Control Room (PCR) here, police said Wednesday.
Islamabad, April 5 (IANS) The nomination papers of Pakistan's former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf for the upcoming general elections were rejected Friday from Kasur, one of the four parliamentary constituencies he is seeking to contest from.
Islamabad, Apr. 5 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf's nomination papers for the coming general elections have been rejected by the Returning Officer in Kasur's NA-139 constituency.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday sought a reply from the government on its delay in challenging a high court verdict discharging BJP leader L.K. Advani and 20 others in the Babri Masjid demolition conspiracy case.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday sought a reply from the government on the delay in filing an appeal challenging a high court verdict discharging BJP leader L.K. Advani and 20 others in the Babri Masjid demolition conspiracy case.
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday sent suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Syed Liyaqat Shah to judicial custody till April 12, after police said they do not want to interrogate him further.
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) It was a daring middle-of-the night heist that has left Delhi Police baffled as the stolen goods are not jewellery or cash, but around 150 homing pigeons!
Islamabad, Mar. 25 (ANI): Major political parties seem to have warmed up to the arrival of former Pakistan president and military dictator Pervez Musharraf, who has ended his four-year self exile in Dubai.
Islamabad, Mar. 25 (ANI): The chief cleric of Lal Masjid has filed a petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan requesting it to order to add former president Pervez Musharraf's name to the Exit Control List (ECL).
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Delhi Police Sunday released the sketch of a man whom the arrested suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist was to contact to plan a 'fidayeen' (suicide) terror attack in the capital.
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Sayyed Liyaqat Shah, arrested for allegedly planning a suicide attack here, was not going going to surrender under the Jammu and Kashmir government's rehabilitation policy, theDelhi Police said Saturday.
The Delhi Police Friday evening arrested two suspected Hizbul Mujahideen militants who informed to police in enquiry that they were planning to strike some busy parts of Delhi during Hindu?s one of biggest festival Holi..................
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The national capital is under the terror threat despite the arrest of a suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist, who was to carry out a suicide attack, since his two associates are still here, top police sources said.
New Delhi, Mar. 22 (ANI): Delhi Police on Monday claimed to have foiled a 'fidayeen attack' in the national capital with the arrest of Liyaqat Shah, a suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist, in Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Delhi Police Friday claimed to have averted a 'fidayeen' (suicide) terror attack in the capital with the arrest of a suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist. A local court has sent the suspected terrorist to 15 days' police remand.
Karachi, Mar. 22 (ANI): The Sindh High Court (SHC) has granted former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf's request for protective bail in various cases pending against him, ahead of his return to the country after almost five years of self-imposed exile.
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) A suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist, planning a strike in Delhi, has been arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur, Delhi Police said Friday.
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Delhi Police said Friday that a man was arrested from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh two days ago, on suspicion of being a Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist.
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Samajwadi Party members disrupted both houses of parliament Monday, demanding union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma's sacking for allegedly saying their party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav had "terrorist links".
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The BJP Monday slammed Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma for his comments against Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and said that the SP should withdraw its support to the Congress-led UPA government.
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Samajwadi Party members Monday demanded the sacking of Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma over his alleged comments that their party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav had "terrorist links".
Lucknow, March 16 (IANS) Spelling trouble for Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party (SP), Syed Imam Bukhari of Delhi's Jama Masjid Saturday said he would hold a rally at party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's home turf Etawah April 21 to "expose" its real attitude towards Muslims.
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Thursday read out parts of his statement twice in the Lok Sabha on the attack on CRPF troopers in Srinagar, adding to the list of his gaffes.
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Thursday read out parts of his statement twice in the Lok Sabha on the attack on CRPF troopers in Srinagar, adding to the list of his gaffes.
Hyderabad, March 12 (IANS) A special court Tuesday sent an accused in 2007 Mecca Masjid bomb blast case, to the custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for 15 days.
Islamabad, Mar 2 (ANI): The Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has rejected Sehba Musharraf's plea calling for unfreezing assets of her husband Pervez Musharraf.
Islamabad, Mar 1 (ANI): Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf will have to face courts for his involvement in a string of cases as plans to return to his home country ahead of parliamentary elections.
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court was Tuesday told that no structure called Akbarabadi Mosque existed at any point in time in Subhash Park near the historic Jama Masjid here and it was only the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) which could undertake any work at the site.
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) Prominent Islamic scholars and intellectuals here Tuesday called upon the international community to help put an end to 'massacre' of the Shia Muslim community in Pakistan.
Islamabad, Feb 25 (ANI): A citizen who moved a petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan against the Lal Masjid operation has requested the one-man commission to take legal action against former President Pervez Musharraf in order to procure his attendance.
Hyderabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Bad luck came to haunt a 25-year-old, who was injured in Thursday's bomb blast, six years after he sustained critical injuries in the blast at Mecca Masjid.
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, who regretted his statement linking the BJP and the RSS with terrorism just two days ago, is again in the eye of a political storm over the alleged intelligence failure behind the Hyderabad blasts that killed 16 people and injured 117.
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Libya wants India to play an active role in its reconstruction and rehabilitation programme after its infrastructure was badly damaged in the recent civil war.
Hyderabad, Feb 21 (IANS) The serial blasts that rocked Hyderabad Thursday killing 12 people and injuring 80 others is one of the worst terror attacks in the city in recent years.
Islamabad, Feb. 8 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has decided to defend himself before the commission constituted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to probe the 2007 Lal Masjid operation.
Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) At least 22 people were killed and 40 injured Friday when a suicide bomber triggered a massive explosion that tore through worshippers who poured out of a mosque in a crowded market in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said media reports.
Islamabad, Feb. 1 (ANI): The one-man commission constituted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to probe the 2007 Lal Masjid operation has decided to summon former president Pervez Musharraf and former premier Shaukat Aziz for questioning.
Hyderabad, Jan 25 (IANS) Milad-un-Nabi, the birth anniversary of the Prophet Mohammed, was celebrated Friday with gaiety and fervour in Hyderabad and other parts of Andhra Pradesh.
New Delhi, Jan. 22 (ANI): Coming out in support of Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on his controversial 'Hindu Terror' remark, Union Home Secretary R. K. Singh on Tuesday said that intelligence agencies have evidences against at least ten persons involved in terror attacks, who belonged to Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) at some point of time.
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Home Secretary R.K. Singh Tuesday defended Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's remarks on "saffron terrorism".
Chennai, Jan 22 (ANI): Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Minister V. Narayanasamy on Tuesday defended remarks made Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Hindu outfits, saying that the BJP's demand for his resignation is unwarranted.
New Delhi, Jan. 21 (ANI): Taking potshots at the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the ongoing war of words over Sushil Kumar Shinde's 'Saffron Terror' remark, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Monday said there are foolproof evidences in support of the allegation levelled by the Union Home Minister.
Jaipur, Jan.20 (ANI): Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde stirred a major controversy on Sunday when he alleged that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were running training camps with the objective of promoting Hindu terror across the country.
Lucknow, Jan 17 (IANS) Sectarian clashes erupted again in the old city areas Thursday during the funeral procession of a youth killed in Wednesday's violence, police said. A former BSP MP and others were booked for their role in the violence.
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) As many as 21 child labours being made work illegal in factories have been rescued in a raid Monday, police said.
Santiago, Jan 12 (IANS) French motorcyclist Thomas Bourgin of KTM team died in an accident on a highway in northern Chile during the Dakar Rally.
Hyderabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Tension prevailed in the Old City of Hyderabad Friday after violent protests by a group of people protesting against MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi's arrest for alleged hate speech.
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Indian capital opened Tuesday on another bone-chilling note at 3.3 degrees Celsius, four notches below average, but the skies cleared later to provide some respite.
Bali, Jan 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Police killed seven suspected Islamist terrorists in a two-day raid in eastern Indonesia, a media report said Saturday.
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Coming to the rescue of the homeless in the chilly winter, the Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the city government not to remove temporary night shelters constructed near the railway tracks in south Delhi.
Hyderabad, Dec 31 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Monday described former prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao as a "great son of India" who will be remembered as the father of second generation economic reforms and for providing leadership to the nation at a very critical juncture.
Qadian (Punjab), Dec.29 (ANI): The world-wide Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at has sent out a message of "Love for All, Hatred for None", to the world.
Lucknow, Dec 29 (IANS) The promise by the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) to move a resolution in the Uttar Pradesh assembly during the budget session in February 2013 to give Muslims a quota in government jobs and educational institutions has stirred a political storm in the state.
Hyderabad, Dec 27 (IANS) A city court Thursday sent Tejram Parmar, a key accused in 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case, to judicial custody for 14 days.
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) Rape can only be stemmed through a change in the present "capitalistic, patriarchal" social system, a group of Muslim clerics said Friday as they condemned the "horrifying and spine-chilling" gang-rape of a 23-year-old in Delhi.
New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Saturday clarified that he never compared the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack with the Babri mosque demolition, and said if there is any misperception or miscommunication that should be cleared.
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) India and Pakistan Friday made operational a liberalized visa regime for more people-to-people contact as Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik struck a discordant note by equating terror attacks with the Babri Masjid demolition.
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik Friday struck a discordant note by equating terror attacks, including 9/11 and the 2008 Mumbai attack, with the Babri Masjid demolition.
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik Friday said his country was committed to bring to justice those who had taken part in 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, but also added that his country does not want a repeat of the unpleasant incidents of past, including demolition of Babri Masjid.
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday granted more time to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to file its report on its probe to ascertain if any Mughal-era mosque structure existed near Subhash Park in central Delhi.
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) A 16th century historical work tells of an Afghan army which went out of Ayodhya - which was controlled by local chiefs - on an expedition. Upon its return, two groups of people awaited to welcome it at the gate of the city - Muslim clerics to offer benediction and Hindu women holding pitchers.
Kolkata, Dec 6 (IANS) A senior West Bengal legislator belonging to the CPI-M Thursday dialled President Pranab Mukherjee on behalf of the state lawmakers and appealed to him to uphold secularism - a salient feature of the Indian constitution.
Hyderabad, Dec 6 (IANS) The 20th anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid Thursday passed off peacefully here amid tight security, police said. A shutdown was called by Muslim organisations to mark the day.
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was Thursday adjourned for the day as Left parties, the BSP and others blamed the government for not acting against those who razed the Babri Masjid 20 years ago.
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was stalled Thursday as Left parties and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) as well as others blamed the government for not taking action against those responsible for the Babri Masjid demolition 20 years ago.
Ayodhya, Dec 6 (ANI): Security was tight in prominent cities and town of Uttar Pradesh on the 20th anniversary of the demolition of Babri mosque in Ayodhya.
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) India has recovered from the shock of the cataclysmic events that followed the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992, but that dark episode should be taken as a warning against mixing politics with religion and inciting inter-community hatred, says the celebrated former BBC journalist and author Mark Tully who was witness to it.
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Former prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, often held responsible through his "inaction" for the Babri Masjid demolition, had said in his book that the act was a "conspiracy" that had been "pre-planned". He called it a "betrayal" by the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government of then chief minister Kalyan Singh who gave repeated assurances to the central government only to break it.
Lucknow, Dec 4 (IANS) Two days before the 20th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition, the Uttar Pradesh Police has been put on high alert and all religious and political processions have been banned in Faizabad district, an official said Tuesday.
To understand why the saffron hordes demolished the Babri Masjid 20 years ago on December 6, 1992, it is necessary to go back to 1984. In that year, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which was then only four years old, reached the lowest point of its brief political life since it could win only two Lok Sabha seats. In view of the drubbing, the then party president, Atal Behari Vajpayee, wondered at a national executive meeting in Calcutta (as Kolkata city was known then) whether it was a mistake to merge the erstwhile Jana Sangh into the Janata Party in 1977.
Hyderabad, Dec 3 (IANS) Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi has said the Muslims will never give up even an inch of the land of the demolished Babri Masjid at Ayodhya.
London, Nov. 21 (ANI): Islamabad's Lal Masjid has distanced itself from the radical London preacher Anjem Chaudhry who has announced to issue a fatwa against 15-year-old activist Malala Yousufzai for "turning her back against Islam".
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The CPI?M Tuesday denounced the Shiv Sena for playing upon "reactionary politics of identity" and urged the Maharashtra government not to pander to the Sena.
Hyderabad, Nov 17 (IANS) The situation in the old city of Hyderabad, which witnessed violence Friday, is peaceful, police said Saturday.
Hyderabad, Nov 16 (IANS) The old city of Hyderabad remained tense Friday after a fresh bout of violence near Charminar over a temple row.
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) A Delhi court Friday extended the judicial custody of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack suspect Abu Jundal till Nov 21.
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Fancy lights, "diyas" and tiered lamps -- Chinese lights are shining their multi-coloured hues on the neighbourhood Diwali market this year as their cheaper cost but good quality edge out local competition.
North District has arrested one person namely Sampann Sharma from Moradabad, UP for smuggling of Horns of Cheetal/Spotted Deer and 4 Horns of Cheetal/Spotted Deer have been recovered from his possession
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Leaders of different faiths have come forward to spread awareness on diabetes in the national capital ahead of the World Diabetes Day Nov 14.
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Several activists and political leaders, including CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat and RJD chief Lalu Prasad, Sunday demanded that "the harassment and victimisation of innocent Muslims youths" by security agencies in the name of fighting terror be stopped.
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) A Delhi court Wednesday issued a warrant and told Gujarat Police to present before it by Nov 9 Mumbai terror attack suspect Abu Jundal. He is in custody of Gujarat Police till Nov 3.
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Indian Muslims have realised their political power as they have gradually understood the value of tactical voting, Jamia Milia Islama Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung said Tuesday. He also praised the opposition by the Darul Uloom seminary at Deoband to British rule in India
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Pulling up a legislator for taking the law into his hands, the Supreme Court Tuesday ordered status quo over a structure built near the excavated remains of a purported Mughal-era mosque near the historic Jama Masjid here.
London, Oct 28 (IANS) Saudi Arabia will build a mosque so big that it can hold up to 1.6 million worshippers, The Independent reported Saturday.
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Eid-ul-Azha, the Muslim festival of sacrifice, was celebrated across the country with fervour and gaiety and marked by lavish feasting.
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Devout people thronged mosques across the capital Saturday to offer prayers on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
New Delhi/Mumbai/Patna, Oct 27 (ANI): Thousands of Muslims offered prayers on Saturday at mosques across India on the occasion of Eid ul-Azha, the holy day of sacrifice.
New Delhi, Oct 27 (ANI): The festival of 'Offering' or 'Qurbani', Eid-al-Azha, is being celebrated across India on Saturday with religious fervour and gaiety.
New Delhi, Oct 22 (ANI): Fasih Mohammed, an alleged member of Indian Mujahideen, has been arrested on his arrival from Saudi Arabia on Monday.
New Delhi, Oct.20 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) told a Delhi court on Saturday that the custodial interrogation of 26/11 key handler Abu Jundal, has been completed.
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) 'Saif Ali Khan' and 'Kareena Kapoor' are up for "grabs" for a whopping Rs. 4 lakh (Rs 400,000). Not the celebratory couple, but a pair of goats being sold at old Delhi's Jama Masjid bazar ahead of Eid-ul-Azha . Interestingly, both the two-year-old goats are males!
