Jama Masjid
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Kashmir floods: Hyderpora mosque a symbol of communal harmony
India | Sep 12, 2014, 12:59 PM ISTSrinagar: It is evening time and the maulvi here just sounded the ‘azaan', the call for prayer and devouts rush inside to offer ‘namaaz'. Shortly thereafter, scores of people assemble in the tented courtyard of
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Festive mood grips Delhi as people celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr
India | Jul 29, 2014, 10:21 AM ISTNew Delhi: Clad in festivity finery, white kurta-pyjama and a skull cap, thousands of Muslim devotees in New Delhi thronged to the historic Jama Masjid and other Eidgahs including Fatehpuri Masjid and Hazrat Nizamuddin to
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Nawaz Sharif committed to improving India-Pakistan ties: Envoy
India | Jul 27, 2014, 07:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was committed to normalisation of relations with India on the basis of mutual interest and respect, Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit has said.Basit was speaking at the Jama
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Congress protests against rising prices, power cuts in Delhi
National | Jul 13, 2014, 12:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Alleging that the BJP government has “failed on all fronts”, scores of Congress workers led by Delhi Pradesh Congress Commitee (DPCC) chief Arvinder Singh held a protest near Jama Masjid area here today.
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In Jama Masjid, Sharif says he has come for peace
India | May 27, 2014, 11:47 AM ISTNew Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visited the 17th century Jama Masjid here Tuesday and said he had come to India to "build better ties".Sharif, who attended Prime Minister Narendra Modi's inauguration a day
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Know why Delhi Jama Masjid was attacked in 2010
India | Jul 30, 2014, 06:51 AM ISTNew Delhi: Foreigners in mini skirts and short clothes entering Jama Masjid provoked Indian Mujahidin to attack the historical mosque here.This was revealed by Yasin bhatkal and it is mentioned in chargesheet of Delhi Police
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Bukhari announces support for Congress
National | Apr 04, 2014, 05:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: Muslim leader Syed Ahmed Bukhari Friday announced his support for the Congress in the upcoming Lok Sabha election."I had a detailed discussion with (Congress president) Sonia Gandhi on various issues related to Muslims.
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Sought report on Modi chopper delay, no Sonia complaint yet: CEC
National | Apr 04, 2014, 11:57 AM ISTJammu: The Election Commission has sought a report from the civil aviation ministry over the alleged deliberate delay in allowing Narendra Modi's chopper to take off from Delhi, but has not received any complaint about
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Sonia meets Jama Masjid Imam Bukhari, other maulanas, says she joined politics only to protect secularism
National | Apr 03, 2014, 11:44 AM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Jama Masjid's mercurial Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari led a delegation of Muslim maulanas on Tuesday to meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who told them that she joined politics only in order to
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Terror plan in Delhi foiled: Kupwara man held from Gorakhpur, AK56, grenades, explosive seized from Jama Masjid hotel
India | Mar 23, 2013, 06:35 AM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 22: 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
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Pair of goats named Saifeena for Rs. 4 lakh at Delhi's Jama Masjid goat market
India | Oct 21, 2012, 08:25 AM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 20: '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
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E-Mail After Jama Masjid Firing: Server Traced To Norway
India | Sep 24, 2010, 11:13 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 24: The server from which an e-mail was sent a few hours after Sunday's Jama Masjid firing incident has been traced to Norway, Home Minister P Chidambaram today said. "The e-mail that
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Aussie TV Reporter Claims Bringing Explosives Into CWG Venue
World | Sep 21, 2010, 11:32 PM ISTMelbourne, Sep 21 :An Australian TV channel has claimed that its crew got past security personnel and entered the Commonwealth Games village with crude explosives bought in New Delhi a few days ago, raising questions
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Security In Delhi Beefed Up Ahead Of Commonwealth Games
India | Sep 21, 2010, 08:26 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sept 21: In the wake of firing incident near Jama Masjid, the Home Ministry has directed the Delhi Police to tighten security in and around the national capital ahead of the Commonwealth Games
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Two Detained In Mumbai For Terror Mail
India | Sep 21, 2010, 12:29 PM ISTMumbai: Two persons have been detained here for questioning in connection with the e-mail purportedly sent by terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, owning up the attacks outside Jama Masjid in Delhi, police said on Tuesday.The e-mail
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E-Mail Threatening More Attacks Traced To Mumbai
India | Sep 20, 2010, 10:05 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 20 :The email purportedly sent by outlawed Indian Mujahideen owning up the attacks outside Jama Masjid and threatening more strikes ahead of Commonwealth Games has been traced to Mumbai, police said on
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UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand Issue Travel Alerts
World | Sep 20, 2010, 04:08 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 20 : The UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have issued travel advisories to its citizens warning them against a high risk of terror attack ahead of the Commonwealth Games next month.
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No Headway In Jama Masjid Probe
India | Sep 20, 2010, 12:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: No headway has been made in the investigations into the firing incident near Jama Masjid though Delhi Police on Monday claimed that they have some leads to solve the case. Investigators have questioned
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Red Alert Sounded In Capital
India | Sep 19, 2010, 11:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: Barricades dotted the city roads and gun-totting policemen kept a tight vigil as a red alert was on Sunday sounded in the capital after two unidentified men opened fire at foreign tourists outside
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Jama Masjid Targeted Second Time Since 2006
India | Sep 19, 2010, 09:10 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 19 : This is the second time that the historic Jama Masjid in the walled city has become the target of 'mysterious' attacks since 2006, when two explosions took place inside the