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Devotees pray for peace at shrine of Baba Ganj Sahib
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India] Oct. 28 (ANI): Thousands of devotees on Wednesday thronged the shrine of Sufi Saint Baba Ganj Sahib here to pay their respect on his 81st Urs or death anniversary.
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Heath Ledger's NYC apartment was a shrine to the 'Joker'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 26 (ANI): Australian actor Heath Ledger, who was found dead in his property in Manhattan from an accidental intoxication from prescription drugs, was said to be obsessed with his role in the Batman movie 'The Dark Knight'.
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Victory of women's right to equality at sacred places: Haji Ali petit
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Oct. 25 (ANI): Hailing the Haji Ali Dargah Trust's consent to allow women inside the sanctum sanctorum of the shrine, petitioner Noorjehan Safia Niaz on Tuesday said the development was a victory of women's right to equality at sacred places.
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Haji Ali Dargah Trust tells SC: Ready to permit entry of women in sanctum
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 24 (ANI): The Haji Ali Dargah Trust on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it is ready to implement the Bombay High Court's order to allow women to enter the sanctum sanctorum of the shrine located in South Mumbai.
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SC to hear Haji Ali Dargah Trust's plea challenging Bombay HC order
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Monday hear Haji Ali Dargah Trust's plea challenging the Bombay High Court order lifting the ban on women from entering the sanctum sanctorum of the renowned Muslim shrine in South Mumbai.
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Afghanistan: After attack on shrine, militants target mosque in Kabul
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct.12 (ANI): Militants carried out a second attack on a mosque in Kabul city on Tuesday night after the first coordinated attack left at least 14 dead in a shrine in west of Kabul.
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14 killed, 36 wounded in Kabul shrine attack
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct.12 (ANI): Several gunmen opened fire at the Imam Ali Shrine in Afghanistan's capital Kabul late on Tuesday night, killing at least 14 people and wounding 36 others.
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Pankaja Munde has always abused power: NCP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct. 9 (ANI): The Nationalist Congress Party accused Maharashtra State Minister and BJP leader Pankaja Munde of continuously misusing her power after an audio clip surfaced in which she is purportedly heard "threatening" a priest of the Bhagwangad hill
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Mother Teresa's statue unveiled at St. Anthony's Shrine in Chenn
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai/ Kolkata [India], Sept. 4 (ANI): Mother Teresa's statue was today unveiled at Seashore St. Anthony's Shrine in Chennai hours ahead of the canonization of the Nobel peace laureate, who dedicated her life to helping the poor.
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Islam prohibits women from visiting graveyards, says Haji Ali Dargaah chai
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Aug.29 (ANI): Haji Ali Dargaah chairman and managing trustee Abu Sultan Merchant has reiterated that as per Islam, women are not allowed to visit graveyards and that is why the trust had imposed a ban on their entry into the shrine's inner sanctum of the tomb of saint Sa
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Women were banned as Islam prohibits them from visiting graveyards: Haji A
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Haji Ali Dargaah chairman and managing trustee Abu Sultan Merchant on Sunday said as per Islam women are not allowed to go to graveyards and that is why a ban was imposed on the entry of women into the shrine's inner sanctum as it is the tomb of saint Sayed
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Bombay HC verdict is victory of rights, authority of women: Trupti Desai
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Aug. 26 (ANI): Hailing the Bombay High Court's verdict that allowed women to enter the inner sanctum of Haji Ali Dargah as "a victory of the rights and authority of women", Bhumata Brigade founder Trupti Desai on Friday described it as a historic fo
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