Hindu right-wing group seeks permission to pray at Shahi Jama Masjid in SambhalMembers of the Hindu Mahasabha held a 'havan' outside the office of Sambhal's sub-divisional magistrate after being refused permission to o...
07 Mar, 2025, 05.39 PM IST
Jama Masjid shut, Mirwaiz not allowed to address Shab-e-Baraat congregation in Kashmir: Anjuman AuqafAuthorities have placed Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest, preventing him from addressing a congregation at the Jama M...
13 Feb, 2025, 08.09 PM IST
Protected monument? Delhi HC grants time to ASI to conduct Jama Masjid surveyThe Delhi High Court has extended the deadline for the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to inspect Jama Masjid and submit a report. The...
17 Dec, 2024, 06.31 PM IST
HC asks Centre, ASI to produce documents on not declaring Jama Masjid 'protected' monumentThe high court was hearing a clutch of public interest litigation (PIL) pleas seeking directions to authorities to declare the Jama Masjid ...
28 Aug, 2024, 06.54 PM IST
Order restricting entry of women in Jama Masjid withdrawn after LG's request: Shahi ImamThe administration of the mosque had put up notices outside the main gates banning the entry of "girls", whether alone or in groups. As the...
24 Nov, 2022, 08.44 PM IST
Jama Masjid bans entry of 'girls': Cousin wasn't allowed to enter mosque along with me and my friend, alleges 22-yr-old manThe 22-year-old man said his cousin (sister) has in the past entered the Jama Masjid smoothly for admiring its architectural beauty and rel...
24 Nov, 2022, 06.54 PM IST
Post violence, Lal Quila metro station closed, entry to Jama Masjid station restricted"Services at Delhi Metro stations, which were closed yesterday, had resumed late night. Lal Quila station has been closed again and entry t...
27 Jan, 2021, 01.42 PM IST
Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekar Azad visits Jama MasjidHours after being released from Tihar Jail, Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekar Azad visited the historic Jama Masjid on Friday. Calling for repe...
17 Jan, 2020, 03.26 PM IST
MMS letter to Shahi Imam on Jama Masjid: Finally, we have traced the file, govt tells HCIn an affidavit filed Monday in High Court, govt submitted that “since the file is very old and no file number pertaining to the same was a...
24 May, 2018, 12.00 AM IST
Bring Jama Masjid under ASI: expertsA favourite destination for tourists in Delhi, the 17th century Jama Masjid is in the midst of a raging controversy.
02 May, 2015, 12.10 PM IST
Former PM Manmohan Singh assured Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari that Delhi's Jama Masjid won’t be a protected monumentThe assurance was made in a letter from Singh to Syed Ahmed Bukhari in 2004, soon after he had taken over as PM, according to the ASI affid...
30 Apr, 2015, 06.06 AM IST
Ceremony would not amount to anointment of Naib Imam: Delhi High CourtThe court's order came on three PILs challenging the Shahi Imam's decision to appoint his son as the Naib Imam.
21 Nov, 2014, 02.43 PM IST
Coronation of next Imam has no legal sanctity: Delhi High CourtA bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw said the function is not legal and will not give any "special equities" in their f...
21 Nov, 2014, 12.35 PM IST
Anointment of Shahi Imam's son has no legal sanctity: GovernmentThe Board also told the court that it would be holding a meeting soon and action will be taken against Bukhari for what he has done.
20 Nov, 2014, 05.23 PM IST
Jama Masjid in Delhi is a Wakf property: CentreASI told the court that Jama Masjid is a historical monument commissioned by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, "so it needs to be protected by us ...
19 Nov, 2014, 07.30 PM IST
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif visits Jama Masjid, feels at homeSharif's visit is seen as significant by political observers here given that hardline elements in Pak have expressed their unhappiness over...
27 May, 2014, 01.12 PM IST
Yasin Bhatkal attacked Jama Masjid as foreigners wearing mini skirts entered it: PoliceBhatkal and Akhtar were chargesheeted in connection with the Sept 19, 2010 Jama Masjid attack case in which two Taiwanese tourists had sust...
23 Apr, 2014, 02.24 PM IST