Hindu outfit says Ajmer dargah was also a temple, clergy rejects claim

Claiming the mausoleum of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer was once a temple, a Hindu outfit has demanded a survey of the premises by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). IMAGE: The......

Cleric who led Pak guv's funeral prayer flees

The cleric who led the funeral prayer of slain Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer has left Pakistan after receiving threats from extremist and hardline religious groups. Muhammad Afzal Chishti, who is......

Remembering a forgotten princess

Princess Jahanara, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's daughter, was a paragon of virtues: well-educated, well-versed in statecraft, even-tempered, beautiful. Although she was on the side of Dara Shikoh in......