Tag: Jama Masjid

Eid-ul-Fitr marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramzan during which Muslims fast from dawn to dusk.

New Delhi: The holy festival of Eid-ul-Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan will be celebrated today as the new moon has been sighted, Jama Masjid’s Shahi Imam Imam Bukhari announced on Friday. Bukhari said that the new moon was sighted around 7:35 PM. “I convey my heartiest greetings and good wishes to the people […]

New Delhi: Amid tension between New Delhi and Islamabad after Pulwama terror attack and the subsequent air strike in Balakot, Pakistan Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood on Wednesday offered Eid prayers at the 17th century Jama Masjid here, diplomatic sources said. Mahmood, who arrived here on Tuesday night on a three-day private visit to India, is […]

New Delhi: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad was taken into police custody from outside the Jama Masjid in the early hours on Saturday morning. He was inside the mosque in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. “We have to make sacrifice so that the legislation is taken back. We do not support violence. We were […]

New Delhi: Braving cold weather, hundreds of people gathered outside the iconic Jama Masjid in Old Delhi after the Friday prayers and protested peacefully against the amended citizenship law, a week after violent protests rocked the neighbourhood on the issue. Amid heavy police deployment, the protesters raised slogans against the law and in support of […]