Eight killed in stampede at Pakistan shrine
August 20th, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 20 (IANS) At least eight people were killed Monday in a stampede at a dargah in Pakistan's Sindh province, a media report said.The stampede at the Pir Jo ... Read more...
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Ajmer shrine finally receives Zardari’s $1 mn donation
August 18th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Ajmer, Aug 17 (IANS) Four months after visiting Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari announced $1 million donation for Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti's shrine here, the shrine authorities finally received ... Read more...
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25 Myanmarese Muslims seek refuge in Hyderabad
July 31st, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 31 (IANS) Persecuted in their own country, a group of 25 Muslims from Myanmar have reached Hyderabad to take refuge here.The group, fled Myanmar to escape ethnic violence ... Read more...
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I visit Ajmer dargah for peace of mind: Deepika
July 24th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) While the debate on whether Bollywood stars should be allowed at the Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Dargah in Ajmer rages on, actress Deepika Padukone says her ... Read more...
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PM to pay homage to last Mughal emperor
May 27th, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will pay homage at the mausoleum in Myanmar of Bahadur Shah Zafar, India's last Mughal emperor who died in Yangon ... Read more...
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16 die in Uttar Pradesh bus tragedy (Lead)
May 19th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 19 (IANS) At least 16 people returning from a religious congregation were killed and over a dozen injured when a private bus in which they were travelling rammed ... Read more...
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16 die in Uttar Pradesh accident
May 19th, 2012 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 19 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed and over a dozen injured when a bus in which they were travelling rammed into a truck and caught fire ... Read more...
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Shrinking space for dead in Hyderabad (Feature, With Images)
May 15th, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 15 (IANS) "Mar ke bhi chain na paya to kidhar jayenge? (If there is no peace in death, then where will I go?" This Urdu couplet from Ibrahim ... Read more...
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Pakistani prisoner Khalil Chisti steps out of jail
April 11th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Ajmer, April 11 (IANS) Octogenarian Pakistani prisoner Mohammad Khalil Chisti, serving a life sentence for murder, stepped out of the Ajmer Central Jail in Rajasthan Wednesday on conditional bail, his ... Read more...
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Rahul, Bilawal contact important, says Pakistani daily
April 10th, 2012 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 10 (IANS) The contact between Rahul Gandhi, general secretary of India's ruling Congress party, and Bilawal Zardari Bhutto, who heads the Pakistan Peoples Party, is "important given ... Read more...
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Khalil Chisti’s release to take a few days
April 9th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ajmer, April 9 (IANS) It will take at least a couple of days for 80-year-old Pakistani prisoner Mohammad Khalil Chisti to step out of the Ajmer Central Jail in ... Read more...
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Zardari donation will be for ‘noble causes’: Ajmer dargah (With Image)
April 9th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ajmer, April 9 (IANS) The donation of $1 million offered by Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari during his visit to the dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti will be ... Read more...
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President Zardari returns home after Indian pilgrimage
April 8th, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari returned to Pakistan late Sunday evening after a day-long private visit to India during which he met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan ... Read more...
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Bansal offers chadar at Ajmer on PM’s behalf
April 8th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, who accompanied Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari as minister in waiting to Ajmer, Sunday offered a chadar at the ... Read more...
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Zardari prays at Ajmer dargah, donates $1mn (Lead)
April 8th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) After a gap of eight years, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari offered prayers at the revered shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer ... Read more...
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‘Bilawal is like Rahul Gandhi’
April 8th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) As he visited the dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti and interacted with the khadims of the shrine here Sunday, Bilawal Bhutto, the 24-year-old ... Read more...
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Zardari prays at Ajmer Sharif, donates $ 1m
April 8th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari accompanied by his son Bilawal Sunday offered prayers at the dargh of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti and announced a donation ... Read more...
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Keep windows shut, shops closed: Ajmer residents told
April 8th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) Residents whose houses face the dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti have been asked to keep their windows shut while the Pakistan president is inside the ... Read more...
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Much ado over a lunch: Pakistan’s online buzz
April 8th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) Asif Ali Zardari's lunch with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh evinced sharp responses from online users in Pakistan, with one saying that the president "cannot ... Read more...
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Zardari in India, begins talks with Manmohan (Lead)
April 8th, 2012 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived here Sunday shortly before noon on a day-long visit during which he will hold significant talks with Prime ... Read more...
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Ajmer agog with impending Zardari visit
April 8th, 2012 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) Surrounded by the Aravali mountains, this pilgrim city of 800,000 people is agog this Sunday as its people eagerly looking forwrd to the visit of ... Read more...
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Ahead of Zardari visit, Ajmer’s khadims remember Benazir
April 8th, 2012 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) When Syed Iqbal Kaptan helps Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari perform 'ziyarat' (prayer) at the dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, the memories of his slain ... Read more...
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Small businessmen suffer due to Zardari’s visit
April 8th, 2012 - 10:21 am ICT by IANS
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's visit to the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti might make diplomatic waves but it is small businessmen who will bear the ... Read more...
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Mob torces four vehicles in Lucknow
March 30th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 30 (IANS) An irate mob torched four vehicles in the old city of Lucknow Friday, leading to panic and tension in the Uttar Pradesh capital.The incident, which ... Read more...
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Pakistani virologist Chisty released, apex court told
March 19th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court was told Monday that Pakistani virologist Mohammad Khaleel Chishty, undergoing life term in Ajmer jail for murder, was back home after ... Read more...
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Devotees throng saint’s Dargah (With Images)
March 5th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 5 (IANS) Thousands of men, women and children gathered at the Khanyar shrine of Muslim saint and scholar Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani in summer capital Srinagar Monday to ... Read more...
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For homeless Delhi kids, winter means more sedatives
December 22nd, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The national capital's freezing winters bring an agonising time for the homeless. For many, especially children, the only way to escape the cold is to ... Read more...
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Ramlila ground washed in saffron, green as Advani ends ‘yatra’
November 20th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Bathed in saffron and green, the Ramlila ground and the roads leading to it were Sunday dotted with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) flags and ... Read more...
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Nargis is a boon to our film: Ranbir Kapoor
September 20th, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, Sep 20 (IANS) Bollywood heart-throb Ranbir Kapoor can't stop praising his co-star and debutante Nargis Fakhri - he says her presence is a boon to his forthcoming movie ... Read more...
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Bomb scare on train in Rajasthan
September 19th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ajmer, Sep 19 (IANS) A bomb scare has been reported on board a train on way to Rajasthan's Ajmer town Monday, police said.Police have detained a man and said ... Read more...
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Minorities feel they are being targeted: PM
September 10th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The minority communities often feel they are being unfairly targeted in the "aftermath of unfortunate incidents", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said, inaugurating the ... Read more...
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Katrina visits Chisti shrine in Fatehpur Sikri
September 5th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Fatehpur Sikri (Agra), Sep 5 (IANS) Actress Katrina Kaif Monday visited the shrine of Sheikh Salim Chisti to offer prayers and untie the sacred thread, which she had tied during ... Read more...
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Pakistan foreign minister prays at Ajmer shrine (Lead)
July 28th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 28 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar offered a 'chaddar' at the revered Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Rajasthan's Ajmer town Thursday and prayed for ... Read more...
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Krishna pays homage at Bahadur Shah Zafar tomb (Lead)
June 21st, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, June 21 (IANS) On a three-day visit to Myanmar to interact with the new civilian government, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna paid homage Monday at the mausoleum of Bahadur ... Read more...
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Krishna pays homage to Bahadur Shah Zafar
June 21st, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, June 21 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna paid homage to Bahadur Shah Zafar, India's last Mughal emperor who died here in 1862 after being exiled by the British ... Read more...
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