Jama Masjid

The sexist rant by the Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid in Ahmedabad comes a day before voting in 93 constituencies in Gujarat, the second phase of a closely watched state election.

The Jama Masjid on Thursday withdrew a controversial order restricting the entry of women in the mosque, after an outrage over the issue prompted Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena to intervene.

The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday took cognisance of Delhi's Jama Masjid putting up notices outside its main gates banning the entry of 'girls', whether alone or in groups.

The administration of Delhi's Jama Masjid put notices outside its gates banning the entry of 'girls', whether alone or in groups. As controversy escalated, the mosque's Shahi Imam said the order is not applicable to those coming to offer prayers.

Hatemonger Yati Narsinghanand was put under "house arrest" for a day on Friday, days after he declared to visit the Delhi's Jama Masjid.

A 72-year-old man was held for allegedly disrupting communal harmony and organising a protest without permission at the Jama Masjid area here recently against the controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad, police said on Wednesday.

A 72-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly disrupting communal harmony and holding a protest without permission at the Jama Masjid area in Delhi recently against the controversial remarks of now-removed BJP functionaries on Prophet Mohammad.

Prophet Remarks Row: Delhi Police arrested two persons on Saturday in connection with the Jama Masjid protest that took place on Friday over the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad. They have charged under section 153A for promoting enmity.

According to senior police officials, the protest was held peacefully on the stairs near one of the gates of the mosque, and it lasted for around 15 to 20 minutes.

Prophet Row: Assam Congress filed a complaint after which an FIR was registered against BJP leader Nupur Sharma and expelled leader Naveen Kumar Jindal over their controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad

Distancing himself from the protests at Delhi's Jama Masjid, Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari said that nobody knows who the protesters were.

Prophet Row: Protests erupted outside the Jama Masjid here after Friday prayers with hundreds of people demanding the arrest of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad, police said.

Massive protests erupted across the country including in Delhi, Ranchi and some cities in UP on Friday over remarks by suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and her former colleague Naveen Jindal that have triggered an international row.

The historic Jama Masjid had its finial broken and suffered other damage in a storm that was accompanied by heavy rain in Delhi on Monday evening.

The Delhi Police have deployed drones to keep watch in Jama Masjid and Hauz Qazi neighbourhoods after communal clashes during Hanuman Jayanti last weekend.

The sexist rant by the Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid in Ahmedabad comes a day before voting in 93 constituencies in Gujarat, the second phase of a closely watched state election.

The Jama Masjid on Thursday withdrew a controversial order restricting the entry of women in the mosque, after an outrage over the issue prompted Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena to intervene.

The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday took cognisance of Delhi's Jama Masjid putting up notices outside its main gates banning the entry of 'girls', whether alone or in groups.

The administration of Delhi's Jama Masjid put notices outside its gates banning the entry of 'girls', whether alone or in groups. As controversy escalated, the mosque's Shahi Imam said the order is not applicable to those coming to offer prayers.

Hatemonger Yati Narsinghanand was put under "house arrest" for a day on Friday, days after he declared to visit the Delhi's Jama Masjid.

A 72-year-old man was held for allegedly disrupting communal harmony and organising a protest without permission at the Jama Masjid area here recently against the controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad, police said on Wednesday.

A 72-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly disrupting communal harmony and holding a protest without permission at the Jama Masjid area in Delhi recently against the controversial remarks of now-removed BJP functionaries on Prophet Mohammad.

Prophet Remarks Row: Delhi Police arrested two persons on Saturday in connection with the Jama Masjid protest that took place on Friday over the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad. They have charged under section 153A for promoting enmity.

According to senior police officials, the protest was held peacefully on the stairs near one of the gates of the mosque, and it lasted for around 15 to 20 minutes.

Prophet Row: Assam Congress filed a complaint after which an FIR was registered against BJP leader Nupur Sharma and expelled leader Naveen Kumar Jindal over their controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad

Distancing himself from the protests at Delhi's Jama Masjid, Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari said that nobody knows who the protesters were.

Prophet Row: Protests erupted outside the Jama Masjid here after Friday prayers with hundreds of people demanding the arrest of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad, police said.

Massive protests erupted across the country including in Delhi, Ranchi and some cities in UP on Friday over remarks by suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and her former colleague Naveen Jindal that have triggered an international row.

The historic Jama Masjid had its finial broken and suffered other damage in a storm that was accompanied by heavy rain in Delhi on Monday evening.

The Delhi Police have deployed drones to keep watch in Jama Masjid and Hauz Qazi neighbourhoods after communal clashes during Hanuman Jayanti last weekend.