Dargah
- India
Members of Hindutva outfit raze shrines in Uttarakhand
In yet another incident highlighting the growing intolerance and hate against minorities, members of a right-wing groups razed down at least three shrines (dargahs) in separate incidents in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh city recently.…
- India
MP: 7 held for throwing inflammable substances at 2 mosques, 1 dargah
Indore: Six persons, including a woman, were arrested and one person detained on Monday for allegedly throwing inflammable substances at two mosques and a dargah in Indore in Madhya Pradesh, police said.…
- India
Gujarat: Gebansha Dargah in Junagadh is safe
The Gebansha Dargah at the Majewadi Gate in Junagadh, Gujarat, is safe and no damage has been done to the Islamic shrine. A high drama followed when the police went for an…
- India
Authorities conduct ‘encroachment removal’ action at site of old ‘dargah’ in south Delhi
New Delhi: Authorities conducted an “encroachment removal” action at the site of an old ‘dargah’ located beside a prominent street near the shrine of Hazrat Nizamuddin in south Delhi on Saturday amid…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Ahead of Rama Navami Shobha Yatra, mosque, dargah covered with cloth
Hyderabad: Hyderabad is all set for Sri Rama Navami Shobha Yatra which is scheduled to be taken out on March 30. Ahead of the procession, the Siddiamber Bazar mosque and a dargah…
- India
Mahim Dargah Trust refutes Raj Thackeray’s claims, says ‘no mazaar’ on islet
Mumbai: In a significant development, the Pir Makhdum Saheb Charitable Trust (PMSCT) — which runs the famed Hazrat Makhdum Fakih Ali Mahimi Dargah in Mahim — has refuted the contentions of Maharashtra…
- India
Maha: Hindu bodies claim encroachment by dargah near temple
Nashik: A few Hindu organisations have demanded action claiming that a dargah adjacent to a famous Ganesh temple in Maharashtra’s Nashik city has encroached space. While no complaint has been filed in…
- India
Raj Thackeray claims ‘mystery dargah’ coming up in Mahim sea
Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray made a dramatic revelation on Wednesday of a purported dargah coming up in the Arabian Sea off Mahim, a few metres away from the…
- Opinions
Baba Sharfuddin: Amongst the first saints to have set foot in Deccan
By Syed Zuhaib Quadri This is the 757th year of the veiling of the great gnostic Hazrat Syed Shah Baba Sharfuddin Suharwardy Rh from this temporal abode. He set foot here even…
- India
Karnataka: Police on high alert as Hindus allowed to pray at Kalaburagi Dargah
A small town in northern Karnataka with a population of 60,000 is on high alert as Hindus and Muslims celebrate separate holidays in the same dargah or shrine. In order to prevent…
- Bangalore
Demolition of part of dargah takes political colour in Karnataka
Dharwad: The demolition of a part of a dargah at Bhairidevarakoppa in Dharwad city of Karnataka following court orders has taken a political turn. Crying foul, Opposition Congress has alleged that the…
- Featured News
Zaika-e-Nizamuddin: Delhi’s new homemakers turned entrepreneurs
Delhi: Delhi’s Nizamuddin Basti, famous for its Dargah and ancient buildings as well as its Mughlai and local delicacies, now has a self-help women’s group from the area which has opened a…
- Bangalore
Belgaum: 800-yr-old Shaikh Badruddin Dargah is a symbol of harmony
The historic town of Belgaum is home one of Karnataka’s oldest Dargahs. Located within the ancient fort of Belgaum, the dargah Hazrat Syedina Shaikh Badruddin Shah Arif Chishti is believed to be…
- Featured News
Rana Safvi’s new book on Sufism is dignified, powerful and heart-touching
The general perception of Sufism for those uninitiated is perhaps reduced to paintings and images of saints, in cascading gowns steeped in reverence for the Almighty. The images, while powerful are deeply…
- Hyderabad
Jahangir Peer Dargah: Sewage overflow, bad roads cause inconvenience to pilgrims
Hyderabad: Thousands of pilgrims not only from Telangana but from various parts of India and other countries visit Jahangir Peer Dargah daily. The dargah which is famously known as the JP dargah…
