Anti-encroachment drive by MCD came hours after Delhi HC's order. Mosque near Turkman Gate was among the locations visited by Red Fort bomber Umar Nabi hours before 10 November blast.
In plea to top court where batch of petitions questioning the 1991 Act’s legal validity are pending for decision, panel alleged Centre deliberately not filing counter to the challenge.
Worshippers found bits of the burnt texts early morning and alerted the imam. Police say gas cylinder reported stolen from mosque's kitchen but it's likely unconnected to the arson.
Officials say the demolition removed 14-15 ft of the mosque’s outer hall. District authorities claim they analysed satellite imagery to conclude it was 'new & unauthorised' construction.
‘Sambhal doesn’t have a perfect history, but it has a long history.’ And this Jama Masjid is no ordinary masjid. It’s one of the oldest surviving Mughal mosques in the country.
Waqf board sent, later retracted notice claiming college was on ‘Waqf land’. Days after Yogi visited campus, Muslims offered namaz at masjid there in unusually large numbers.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
I was concerned for a second that it happened in our country.
Seems like a Sunni extremist wanted to target a Shiite mosque. Those snakes which you tried to breed are going to continue to haunt you.