NEW DELHI: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi, defence minister Rajnath Singh will offer a ceremonial ‘chadar’ at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah on Sunday, in observance of the annual Urs celebrations of the 13th-century Sufi saint, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.The chadar will be presented by Munavvar Khan, the former vice president of the dargah committee, on behalf…
‘PM Modi’s message of peace’: Kiren Rijiju presents ‘chadar’ at Ajmer Sharif Dargah (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Union minister of minority affairs Kiren Rijiju visited the revered Ajmer Sharif Dargah on Saturday to present a ceremonial “chadar” on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The gesture, part of the annual Urs celebrations of 13th-century…
J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah (File photo/ANI) NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah called on Thursday several demands seeking court-mandated surveys of Mosques and Shrines “a well-planned conspiracy”. Abudullah’s statement comes on the heels of court interventions, involving surveys, in Rajasthan’s Ajmer Sharif Dargah and Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh.In…
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti (File photo) NEW DELHI: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti, while reacting to violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambal, drew a parallel between the row over the mosque survey and the atrocities being committed against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh.Mufti called the clashes between police and protestors, which took place after Sambhal…
