Close X
Saturday, November 16, 2024
ADVT 
India

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Meets Burhan Wani's Father At Bengaluru Ashram

IANS, 27 Aug, 2016 12:48 PM
    The father of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani whose death on July 8 sparked off the current violent unrest in Kashmir Valley has met spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar at his ashram in Bengaluru.
     
    The spiritual guru, the founder of the Art of Living, on Saturday tweeted a photo of himself with Wani's father, Muzaffar Wani.
     
    "Muzaffar Wani, the father of Burhan Wani was in the ashram for the last 2 days. We discussed several issues," Ravi Shankar tweeted.
     
    The news of the meeting was also retweeted by the Art of Living foundation.
     
    Burhan Wani, 22, educated and media savvy, had emerged as the poster boy of terrorism. He was killed in a gunfight with security forces on July 8 in the Kokernag area of south Kashmir.
     
    News of his death sparked massive protests across Kashmir, with thousands coming to attend his funeral.
     
    Over 70 people have died in clashes with security forces in Kashmir Valley since Wani's death.

    MORE India ARTICLES

    Rupee Downslide Continues For Third Straight Day, Falls To 67.60 Per Dollar

    Rupee Downslide Continues For Third Straight Day, Falls To 67.60 Per Dollar
    Dealers attributed the rupee's fall to persistent demand for the US currency, but dollar's weakness against euro and other currencies overseas and a higher opening in the domestic equity market restricted the loss.

    Rupee Downslide Continues For Third Straight Day, Falls To 67.60 Per Dollar

    India Seeks To Purchase Patrol Drones From US

    India Seeks To Purchase Patrol Drones From US
    India has sent a letter of request (LoR) to the US seeking to purchase patrol drones for protection and vigilance of its maritime assets in the Indian Ocean, sources said.

    India Seeks To Purchase Patrol Drones From US

    Man Performs Yoga For 69 Hours Aiming To Enter Record Book

    Man Performs Yoga For 69 Hours Aiming To Enter Record Book
      The attempt by Dr V Gunasekaran titled "Longest Yoga Marathon (Male)" began at 5 PM on June 18 and ended at 2 PM on Monday.

    Man Performs Yoga For 69 Hours Aiming To Enter Record Book

    Now Swamy Seeks Subramanian Sacking, Government Backs Its Chief Economic Advisor

    Now Swamy Seeks Subramanian Sacking, Government Backs Its Chief Economic Advisor
    The Congress termed Swamy the 'undeclared spokesperson' of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and noted that Jaitley was the real target of Swamy as he wanted to be Finance Minister.

    Now Swamy Seeks Subramanian Sacking, Government Backs Its Chief Economic Advisor

    Amarinder Singh Lashes Out At Arvind Kejriwal Over Newspaper Advertisement

    Amarinder Singh Lashes Out At Arvind Kejriwal Over Newspaper Advertisement
    Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh on Tuesday lashed out at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly wasting taxpayers' money on newspaper advertisements in an "extravagant and lavish way".

    Amarinder Singh Lashes Out At Arvind Kejriwal Over Newspaper Advertisement

    Indians Put In Lot Of Love Into Cooking: Celebrity Chef Sarah Todd

    Indians Put In Lot Of Love Into Cooking: Celebrity Chef Sarah Todd
    Todd, who is from Queensland, added that the elaborate gastronomic story of the country was one of the many reasons she fell in love with India

    Indians Put In Lot Of Love Into Cooking: Celebrity Chef Sarah Todd