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TopicAjmer

Topic: Ajmer

Heroic journalists who worked to keep Ajmer 1992 gangrape case alive—in public memory, courts

After 32 years, a POCSO court in Ajmer sentenced six accused to life imprisonment and fined them ₹5 lakh last week, marking a passive, lukewarm end to a case that had shaken the city to its core.

Why court acquitted cleric, 5 others accused of raising ‘sar tan se juda’ slogan against Nupur Sharma

Ajmer court cited several loopholes in prosecution case to acquit Khadim Gauhar Chishti and the others, arrested in 2022 for allegedly raising the slogan against suspended BJP leader.

Ajmer’s Chisty Foundation boycott cleric over sloganeering; deny any connection to Ajmer Sharif Dargah

Calling such comments anti-Islamic, anti-humanity and anti-society, the Chairman of the Chisty Foundation denounced the provocative statements saying those who said these slogans are the real culprits.

Ajmer Dargah cleric arrested for ‘offering house’ to anyone who ‘beheaded’ Nupur Sharma

An FIR was registered against the dargah ‘khadim’ Monday night after a viral video showed him making incendiary comments.

Gangraped in teens, visiting courts as grandmothers: 1992 Ajmer horror is an open wound

Ajmer: A gangrape survivor’s anger tore through the old, yellowing POCSO courtroom in Rajasthan’s Ajmer last December. “Why are you still calling me to...

Shakti Pratap Singh Rathore, a prominent leader who was 1st NSUI president in Ajmer university

Shakti Pratap Singh Rathore has risen to become quite possibly one of the most prominent leaders in Rajasthan.

‘We have got it under control’: How Ajmer has kept its Covid-19 count at just 5

Ajmer began implementing precautions as early as 17 March, a full week before the nationwide lockdown, and has more than 26,000 people in quarantine.

Congress cries foul as EC postpones poll dates announcement before Modi’s Ajmer rally

Expected to announce assembly elections dates for states including Rajasthan, EC pushes conference to 3 pm.

Bypoll results show people’s mood is changing, not only in Rajasthan but across India

The result of Mandalgarh assembly seat is especially significant, as it was a triangular contest between the BJP, the Congress and a Congress rebel.

On Camera

In Great Game for Kabul, India plays a patient hand. Multi-alignment to compartmentalisation

Pakistan’s reported air strikes on Kabul last night, coinciding with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India, seem intended to send...

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.