Everything you need to know about Ajmer: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Ajmer: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday said he was "optimistic" about the India-Pakistan home secretary-level talks May 24-25 in Islamabad, where the two sides are likely to take forward their discussions on a liberalised visa regime.
Ajmer, April 24 (IANS) A designated TADA court here Tuesday convicted two men, Jalees Ansari and Abrar Rehmat Ansari, for a 1993 terror attack in Jaipur and jailed them for 15 and 20 years respectively, a lawyer said.
Islamabad, April 16 (IANS) Pakistan and India should work out a permanent mechanism through which prisoners in each other's jails are "swiftly repatriated after completion of their sentences and are not held without charge", said a leading daily.
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Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urging him to send home on humanitarian grounds Pakistani scientist Khalil Chisty, who is serving a sentence in India for murder.
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Glasses clinking, but not with champagne, perfume wafting in the air, glamorous, high-heeled women and plenty of air kissing... it was a slice of an evening in Pakistan in the Indian capital where hundreds of Pakistanis and Indians mingled for an evening of fashion, food and music.
New Delhi, Apr 10 (ANI): Slamming Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for issuing mass transfer orders of 68 administrative officials in the state including Indian Police Service (IPS) personnel, the Congress party has said that the event is an example of panic on the former's part.
Islamabad, April 10 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari's visit to India will enable ties between Islamabad and New Delhi to move ahead on a positive path, said the country's main opposition leader Nawaz Sharif.
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 that both might lead their respective countries one day and determine the future course of events", said a daily.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) India and Pakistan may finalise a new visa agreement soon to boost business ties between the two countries, Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik said here Monday.
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 spent on education, health and other welfare activities in Ajmer, the shrine authorities said.
Beijing, April 9 (IANS) China has welcomed Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's trip to India and the improvement in India-Pakistan ties.
Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) Pakistan Monday welcomed the Indian Supreme Court decision to grant bail to Pakistani doctor Mohammad Khalil Chisty, who is undergoing life imprisonment in a jail in Ajmer.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Both India and Pakistan have gained from President Asif Ali Zardari's talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here, the Indian media said Monday with one paper cautioning that the "real test" to normalise ties begins now.
New Delhi, Apr 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Dr. Khalil Chishty, a Pakistani scientist, who has spent many years at the Ajmer Central Jail in connection with a murder case.
A day after Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's visit to Ajmer via Delhi has welcomed to Indian and Pak media and a Pak daily news has said that Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who accepted Zardari's invitation on Sunday, must visit to Pakistan to maintain the momentum of friendship and to create more opportunity of talks........
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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 dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti on behalf of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, sources in the PMO said.
Attari (Punjab), April 8 (IANS) The newly constructed integrated check post (ICP) at Attari, along the international border between India and Pakistan Sunday saw a soft launch prior to its formal inauguration Friday (April 13).
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Stating that India's concern on 26/11 mastermind and Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed must be articulated, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday sought a clarification from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who brought up the issue with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari during their meeting here.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son of Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari and slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, has touched a chord in India's youth, endearing himself to his admirers with his good looks, easy laughter, self-effacing manner and a down-to-earth body language.
Ajmer, Apr 8 (ANI): The visiting Pakistani President, Asif Ali Zardari, offered a grant of Rs. five crores on behalf of his government at the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Dargah in Ajmer on Sunday.
New Delhi, Apr 8 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, who was one of the dignitaries present at the Indian Prime Minister luncheon meeting hosted in honour of the visiting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, has tweeted that Dr. Manmohan Singh asked Zardari to pray for peace between the two nations at the holy shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer.
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) India's ruling Congress party general secretary Rahul Gandhi was invited to visit Pakistan by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son of President Asif Ali Zardari, and has accepted the invite, it was reported here Sunday.
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived Sunday afternoon in Rajasthan's Ajmer town to offer prayers at the dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti.
Ajmer, Apr 8 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in Ajmer amidst tight security today to offer prayers at Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti's dargah.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Bilawal Bhutto, the 24-year-old son of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari who arrived in India Sunday on his maiden visit, is an avid tweeter like most young people. As soon as he landed in New Delhi, he tweeted peace greetings for India.
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 shrine later this afternoon.
New Delhi, Apr 8 (ANI): The talks between Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and visiting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari here today was constructive and held in an atmosphere of peace and tranquility with both sides expressing satisfaction.
Ajmer, April 8 (IANS) Seeking the release of Sarabjit Singh - the Indian who is on death row in Pakistan - his family members have arrived here ahead of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zadari's visit to dargah of revered Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti on Sunday.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) A long table to seat 20 people, covered with a beige table cloth, decorated with flower vases and silver cutlery has been laid out for the luncheon Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is hosting for Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and his entourage at his 7, Race Course Road residence here Sunday.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) On a Sunday afternoon, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari shook hands warmly and smiled before the cameras as they began talks that are expected to infuse a new life into bilateral ties.
Srinagar, Apr 8 (ANI): Mixed responses seem to be coming from the people of Kashmir ahead of the much-talked about meeting scheduled to take place between Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari in New Delhi today.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived Sunday morning in the Indian capital on a six-hour visit that has raised a lot of expectations in the subcontinent despite the fact that it is being labelled as a private visit.
New Delhi, Apr 8 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari arrived here on Sunday afternoon for his daylong trip to Ajmer to pay obeisance at the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.
Islamabad, Apr 8(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has left Lahore to arrive in India for a day-long trip to Ajmer and to attend a luncheon being hosted in his honour by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari will invite Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit Pakistan when the two leaders meet Sunday, a media report said here.
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 brunt of his 30-minute stay at the shrine as the city will be completely shut down during his visit.
Jaipur, April 7 (IANS) For Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's visit Sunday to the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, the Rajasthan government has deputed six superintendent of police from the Indian Police Service to oversee the deployment of over 3,000 policemen, sources said.
Jammu, Apr 7 (ANI): Union Minister and National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah on aturday hoped that meeting between Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Pakistan resident Asif Ali Zardari in New Delhi will thaw the estranged relationship between two ations.
Islamabad, April 7 (IANS) Although President Asif Ali Zardari is going to India Sunday to pray at the Ajmer Sharif, he will discuss "issues of importance" with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the foreign office said Saturday.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will accompany his father and President Asif Ali Zardari on his trip to India Sunday, informed sources said Saturday.
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, who is coming India on Sunday to pay obeisance at shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, is expected to hold one-on-one talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Prime Minister's official resident in New Delhi......
Before the one-day visit of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to India, senior BJP leader Lalkrishna Advani has urged govt. to ask Pakistan
Srinagar, Apr 7 (ANI): All Parties Hurriyat Conference (Moderate) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has asked leaders of India and Pakistan to use Sunday's visit of President Asif Ali Zardari as an opportunity to cement bilateral ties.
Mumbai, Apr 7 (ANI): Before Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari's arrival in India on a day-long visit on Sunday, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani has urged the Manmohan Singh-led UPA-II Government to ask Pakistan to act on extremist militant havens if it wants to boost bilateral ties.
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Ahead of President Asif Ali Zardari's maiden visit here, India Friday pressed Pakistan for a judicial inquiry into Hafiz Saeed's role in masterminding the Mumbai terror attack and underlined that despite New Delhi providing enough evidence, Islamabad has chosen not to act against the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief.
Bangalore, Apr 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M Krishna on Friday said India has handed over all evidence related to Jamaat-ud -Dawa (JD) chief Hafiz Saeed to Pakistan with regard to the latter's involvement in the planning and execution of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Bilateral issues are likely to be discussed when Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari visits India Sunday, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said Friday while asking Islamabad to probe Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed's role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.
Lahore, Apr 6(ANI): The Difa-i-Pakistan Council (DPC) has declared that the protection of Jamaat- ud- Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed and his brother - in -law Abdul Rehman Makki is the responsibility of the Pakistan Government because "[they] are citizens of Pakistan".
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) All bilateral issues are likely to be discussed during Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's visit to India Sunday, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna has said.
Lahore, Apr 6(ANI): The Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) has called on Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to cancel his trip to India, and warned that it will protest against the issue.
Islamabad, Apr 6(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the 10 million dollar bounty on Jamaat-ud -Dawa (JD) chief Hafiz Saeed will send a "wrong signal" in the wake of both sides embarking on new dimensions in their ties.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Political parties from Jammu and Kashmir Thursday hoped that Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his visit here Sunday would lead to easing of travel restrictions between two parts of Kashmir.
New Delhi, Apr 5 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will be arriving in India on April 8 to visit the shrine of Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, Rajasthan.
Islamabad, Apr 5(ANI) Imran Khan- led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has sought details of the meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, which is scheduled to take place in New Delhi on April 8.
Ajmer, April 5 (IANS) From Mughal emperor Akbar who came praying for a son to a relentless stream of around 12,000 people who throng every day to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari who will visit it Sunday, the pull of the 12th century Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer remains undiminished.
Jodhpur, April 4 (IANS) Sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna, an accused in nurse Bhanwari Devi's disappearance and murder last year, was shifted to Jaipur jail Wednesday from Jodhpur, an official said.
Ajmer, April 4 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari may be gifted flowers at the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti instead of the sword that is customarily presented to visiting heads of state or government, sources said Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Security in the Indian capital will be beefed up ahead of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's visit April 8 en route to offering prayers at Ajmer, police said Wednesday.
During the visit of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Delhi will be turned into a fortress and high security has been kept on
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) It' set to be more than a photo-op as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gears up to hold one-on-one talks with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari before the two sit down for lunch at his official residence here Sunday.
Chail (Himachal Pradesh), April 4 (IANS) The defence ministry has decided to introduce Chinese language from this academic session in one of its prestigious residential schools here, said an official Wednesday.
Islamabad, April 4 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should "rise above the compulsions of domestic politics and realise the overall benefits accruing to South Asia from an India-Pakistan rapprochement", a leading Pakistani daily said Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Ahead of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's visit, India Tuesday welcomed the US announcement of a $10 million bounty for Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed and upped the pressure on Islamabad to act against the 26/11 mastermind who has scaled up his tirade against New Delhi.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Bolstered by the US unveiling a $10 million bounty for the capture of the Mumbai terror mastermind Hafiz Saeed, India is expected to up pressure for action against the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Sunday.
Ajmer, April 3 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari will be the fourth Pakistani head of state or government to visit the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti here in the past one decade.
New Delhi/Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) Amid a marked improvement in bilateral ties, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will visit India April 8 to offer prayers at a revered Sufi shrine in Ajmer and also meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for lunch.
New Delhi/Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) Against the backdrop of improving bilateral ties, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is expected to come on a personal visit to India later this month to pay his respects at the revered Sufi shrine at Ajmer Sharif.
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is likely to visit Ajmer for paying obeisance at the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti with his family next week.......
Ajmer, Apr 1(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will visit Ajmer next week with family members.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has conveyed to the Indian government his desire to visit the Sufi shrine of Ajmer Sharif in India this month, official sources here said.
Jaipur, March 30 IANS) A 45-year-old woman from Jammu and Kashmir has been left stranded in Rajasthan after her mentally challenged son went missing during a visit to the world-famous dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer.
Delhi Wizards marked a crushing defeat over Mumbai Marines in a must win game played yesterday in Dhyan Chand National Stadium of Delhi.
Union Railway Minister Mr Dinesh Trivedi will present the much-awaited Railway Budget 2012-13 on Wednesday, 14th March 2012 in a joint sitting of Parliament.
A hindu rightwing activist Swami Aseemanand, an accused of Mecca Masjid blast, on Wednesday denied to know RSS worker Kamal Chauhan, one of the prime accused of Samjhauta Express bomb blast......
Haridwar/Ajmer/Jodhpur/Varanasi, Feb.20 (ANI): Police have stepped up security at pilgrimage sites in Haridwar,Ajmer, Jodhpur and Varanasi a day after a stampede ata temple in Junagadh in Gujarat claimed six to eight lives and left 12 others injured.
New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): In response to a statement made by the spokesperson of a political party that no case of terror has been solved by the investigating agencies in the last eight years, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs issued a statement here on Thursday, which said that all almost all major terrorist incident cases have been solved.
New Delhi, Jan 11 (ANI): Bhilwara Energy Limited (BEL) announced on Wednesday that a 120 MW Likhu IV Hydro Electric Project in Nepal has received a go ahead from a consortium of Indian and Nepali banks who have pledged Rs.663 crore for the project.
New Delhi, Dec 5(ANI): Union Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal transferred a telecom technology, designed and developed by Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) to telecom manufacturers here today.
Ajmer, Dec 4(ANI): Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh has defended the Central government's stand to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail.
Chandigarh, Nov 30 (ANI): Bollywood actress Vidya Balan has confessed that her character, Silk, in the upcoming film 'Dirty Picture' was the boldest character she has ever played in her career.
Amritsar, Nov.25 (ANI): Bhartiya Kissan Union (BKU) today announced plans to gherao Delhi on January 5, ensuring national capital's total economic and social blockade, if the Centre failed to accept the long pending demands of the farmers, who are under heavy debt and resorting to suicides.
Ajmer, Nov. 14 (ANI): Asserting that the state government has taken up the Bhanwari Devi case seriously, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday expressed hope that the mystery behind the unfortunate disappearance of a nurse would be revealed with the arrest of four prime suspects.
Bangalore, Oct 27(ANI): The Congress party today accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of conspiring in a phased manner by using veteran social activist Anna Hazare and two other yoga gurus as the medium of nationwide anti-corruption campaign.
New Delhi, Oct 27 (ANI): Reacting to Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh's onslaught, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the BJP must thank the latter for working to ensure the downfall of the Congress.
New Delhi, Oct 27 (ANI): Asserting that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was trying to bring in spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in their campaign against the government, Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Thursday urged the latter not to get involved in this.
Ajmer, Oct 22 (ANI): Congress leader Subodh Kant Sahay has lashed out at veteran social activist Anna Hazare for campaigning against Congress in the recently concluded Hisar by-polls
Ajmer, Sep 19 (ANI): Stating that the achievements of 21st century education will be defined by teaching methodologies that make the students creative thinkers, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Monday said the students should know how to apply the knowledge that they have learnt in school in a practical and constructive manner in today's world.
Ajmer, Sep 19 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Monday visited the dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti here today.
Ajmer (Rajasthan), Sep.6 (ANI): Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif on Tuesday visited the Dargah of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, Rajasthan, to offer her prayers for the success of her upcoming films 'Mere Brother Ki Dulhan' (My Brother's Bride) and 'Ek Tha Tiger' (There was a Tiger).
Ajmer, Aug 8 (ANI): Eunuchs on Sunday offered prayers at the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishty in Ajmer for the speedy recovery of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who successfully underwent a surgery on August 4.
New Delhi, Aug 2 (ANI) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Indresh Kumar has denied having links with 2007 Ajmer shrine blasts amid reports of his arrest.
New Delhi, July 28 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar offered prayers at the Nizamuddin shrine in Delhi on Thursday.
New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): A security alert was sounded across the country in the wake of serial blasts in Mumbai.
Ajmer (Rajasthan), July 5 (ANI): Actor Amitabh Bachchan visited the Ajmer Sharif Dargah of Sufi saint Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti on Monday.
Jaipur/New Delhi, June 20 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has cleared the mercy petition of 80-year-old Pakistani national Khalil Chishty serving life term in Ajmer jail, and forwarded it to State Governor Shivraj Patil.
New Delhi, June 20 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has asked Union Home Minister P Chidambaram to examine if the request of Supreme Court Judge Justice Markandey Katju for pardon to Pakistani prisoner Khalil Chishty could be considered on 'humanitarian' grounds.
Ajmer, June 7 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, offered 'chaadar' at the dargah of sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti here today on the occasion of the 799th annual Urs.
New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday sent a "Chadar" as an offering to Ajmer Sharif shrine on Saturday.
New Delhi, May 28 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Saturday opened a 20-day transit camp for pilgrims going to attend 799th annual Urs of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti at Ajmer Sharif.
