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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicJama Masjid

Topic: Jama Masjid

Days after Turkman Gate, Delhi HC orders MCD to verify claims of encroachment around Jama Masjid

The court has ordered an MCD survey around Jama Masjid after failing to take a call from photos of 'encroachments' presented before it. 'Expedited' action has been ordered in case any issue is found.

No coal, no flavour—Delhi’s tandoor ban is hurting the chicken & the customers

Treating a small roadside tandoor as equivalent to an industrial burner is fundamentally flawed, said food historian Sadaf Hussain.

You are our hero—Jama Masjid Imam’s grandson’s message to Modi after ‘strong step against terrorism’

In a video, Syed Areeb Bukhari is seen saying, 'Respected Uncle Modi, you have taken a strong step against terrorism—and you have shown it in action. You are our hero'.

From Ayodhya to Ajmer Sharif, how deities have fought mandir-masjid lawsuits as legal entities

Deities involved in masjid or dargah property disputes are considered legal entities that can own property and sue like a living person. A deep dive into how deities were recognised as legal entities.

Faultlines surface in BJP as its Muslim leaders condemn Ajmer Sharif petition, flag ‘dangerous trend’

While BJP's Hindu leaders have stayed silent or said matter should be left to courts, several Muslim leaders including minority wing chief & a former Union minister have expressed concern.

UP govt to put up posters of Sambhal ‘stone pelters’ in public places, recover damages from them

State govt had done the same during anti-CAA protests in 2020, but was rapped by Allahabad High Court for ‘naming and shaming’ and violating people’s privacy.

One Agra lawyer, 5 cases, a fight for Hindu pride—Taj Mahal to Jama Masjid, Salim Chisti dargah

The lawyer devotes long hours to history and archaeology books to strengthen his cases—from Baburnama to Cunnigham and old annual reports of ASI.

Badass Begums — A new heritage walk of Old Delhi is all about Kothas & courtesans

Mughal princesses and princes were sent to kothas to learn elite etiquette or train in music and dancing. They were the ‘etiquette institutions’ of the Mughal era, said the tour leader Anoushka Jain.

Court accepts plea seeking to ‘dig out Lord Krishna idol from Agra’s Jama Masjid’, issues notice

Shri Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sansthan had filed petition 11 May. Notice issued to Shahi Masjid, UP Central Waqf Board & Shri Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sansthan among others.

Heels, Senorita mocktails, kebabs—Gumbad Cafe is a bit of South Delhi in Old Delhi

Gumbad Cafe's Jama Masjid view is making Chandni Chowk a luxury spot. NCR visitors are lined up.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.