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Watch: Shab-e-Meraj observed with religious fervour in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Shab-e-Meraj, a holy night for Muslims worldwide, was celebrated with religious fervor in Hyderabad last night. Late-night prayers were held at various mosques in the city. Prayers offered on Shab-e-Meraj in…
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Chandrababu Naidu meets Amit Shah, Nadda to discus alliance
New Delhi: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N. Chandrababu Naidu met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President J. P. Nadda in the national capital late on Wednesday night to discuss…
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Ayodhya mosque foundation distances itself from ‘sacred’ brick
Lucknow: The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation, set up for construction of a mosque at Dhannipur village in Ayodhya, has distanced itself from claims by a member of the same foundation that a “sacred”…
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Arrested HMDA ex-director amassed assets worth Rs 250 crore, finds probe
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority’s (HMDA) former Director Shiva Balakrishna, who was arrested last month in a disproportionate assets case, has allegedly amassed assets to the tune of Rs 250 crore,…
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UCC unnecessary, unfair and impractical: AIMPLB spokesperson
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has strongly criticised the passage of Uniform Civil Code Bill in the Uttarakhand Assembly, denouncing it as unnecessary, unfair, anti-diversity, and impractical. Dr Syed…
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15 years on, mother awaits release of ‘innocent’ son held in blast case
Zakariya, a resident of Kerala, was 19 when he was apprehended by Karnataka Police and slapped with the draconian UAPA in connection with the 2008 Bengaluru bomb blast case. He completed 15…
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Why women in Gaza Strip are forced to shave their heads
In the midst of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip and the siege imposed on its people, some Palestinian women in the Strip are forced to shave their heads due to…
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Israel receives over 20 made-in-Hyderabad Hermes 900 drones
Hyderabad: India’s first private drone manufacturing facility, located in Hyderabad, has supplied more than 20 Hermes 900 medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAVs to Israel, as reported by international Defense business media outlet Shephard…
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Bhagavad Gita in schools: AAP, Congress support Gujarat Assembly resolution
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat legislative assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution requesting the BJP government in the state to take necessary steps for the effective implementation of the education department’s recent decision…
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Top ECI official reviews LS poll preparedness in Telangana
Hyderabad: Nitesh Kumar Vyas, senior deputy election commissioner of India, conducted an elaborate review meeting at CEO’s office on Wednesday to ascertain the preparedness of its machinery in the State in view…
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Hindu right-wing now eyes Ajmer Dargah, calls it ‘sacred temple’
A right-wing Hindu group in Rajasthan’s Ajmer has claimed that Ajmer Dargah was actually a Hindu temple. Rajvardhan Singh Parmar, president of the Hindu right-wing ‘Maharana Pratap Sena’ in Ajmer said that…
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Remove illegal constructions including temple and mosque, orders Telangana HC
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday, February 6, ordered the GHMC and revenue officials to remove unregistered places of worship, which include a temple and a mosque, and illegal constructions from…
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Another Indian student found dead in US; 5th death since January
New York: A 23-year-old who was pursuing a doctoral degree at Purdue University has been found dead, taking the number of Indian students killed in the US to five since the start…
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Uttarakhand UCC Bill is Hindu code being applied to all: Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday, February 7, criticized the Uniform Civil Code Bill tabled in Uttarakhand, calling it a “Hindu Code that is being applied to all communities.” He argued…
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Emirates, Etihad Airways among list of top 25 safest airlines
Emirates and Etihad Airways from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) secured spots in the list of the top 25 safest airlines in 2024. The list that is released by AirlineRatings, an airline…