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Meher Rahim passes away in US

Sterling: It is with profound grief that the family of Meher Rahim announces her passing. Meher Rahim, the wife of Rahim Syed, was a devoted mother to Rubina Majid, Tariq Syed, Farooq…
Hyderabadi dies of cardiac arrest in Saudi Arabia

Jeddah: The long-time Hyderabadi living in Saudi Arabia’s Al Khobar passed away on Sunday due to cardiac arrest and is expected to be buried on the same day evening according to family…

Obit: Sitaram Yechury—Hyderabad educated comrade liked across political spectrums

The General Secretary of the CPI (M), Sitaram Yechury passed away this afternoon at the AIIMS in Delhi, failing to recover from a respiratory infection. He was 72. A brilliant student throughout his…
Former administrator of Salarjung Museum passes away in US

Former administrator of the Salarjung Museum, Shaik Abdullah Bajabar, well-known for his Darse Quran and charity work, passed away at the age of 92 years in New York, USA. Earlier in his…
Obituary: Colonel Syed Iftikhar Ali

Colonel Syed Iftikhar Ali, Secretary of Help Hyderabad, and a distinguished veteran of the Indian Army has passed away. Colonel Ali, a revered hero of both the 1971 India-Pakistan War and the…
Hyderabad: Former professor of Nizamia Tibbi College passes away

Hyderabad: Former professor of Hyderabad’s Nizamia Tibbi College, Dr. Sattar Begum, passed away yesterday at her residence in Saidabad. The widow of the late Mohammad Nayeem passed away due to a brain…
Khalid bin Awaz of Mandar Hotel passes away

Hyderabad: Khalid bin Awaz of Mandar Hotel has passed away due to cardiac arrest. His namaz-e-janaza will be held at Masjid Aqsa seven tombs road after Namaz-e-Zohar.

End of an era: Begum Razia Baig

By Noor Baig There’s a line in our play ‘Under an Oak Tree’, which I wrote and Begum Razia Baig produced: “And look, what one oak tree has brought forth – a mighty…
Hyderabad: Maulana Syed Shah Mazhar Hussaini Saberi of Saberis Group passes away

Hyderabad: Saberis Group’s Maulana Syed Shah Mazhar Hussaini Saberi, a prominent figure in Hyderabad, has passed away. His funeral prayer (Namaz-e-Janaza) is scheduled to take place after the Zohar Namaz at Masjid-e-Ghousia…
Hyderabad’s Zaki Ahsan passes away in Canada; laid to rest at Meadowvale Cemetery

Toronto: Toronto’s well-known personality Zaki Ahsan passed away on Monday, October 2. According to Mohammad Ayub Khan, a researcher and activist of Indian origin, Ahsan was a cheerful and gregarious personality. He…
Former accounts officer of TSMFC passes away

Hyderabad: Former accounts officer of Telangana State Minority Finance Corporation (TSMFC) Syed Ahmed Ali passed away today morning. He was also the state honorary president of the All Minorities Employees Welfare Association.…
Well-known lawyer Adnan Mahmood passes away; laid to rest at Baqi Graveyard

By Syed Khaled Shahbaaz Hyderabad: The legal fraternity and the people of Hyderabad were left in shock and mourning as news broke out of the demise of senior advocate Syed Adnan Mahmood.…
Obituary: Imtiaz Ahmad was the first scholar to write extensively of caste system among Muslims

Imtiaz Ahmad, renowned scholar who taught political sociology at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in India, died earlier this month. He was 83 and ailing for some time. Ahmad’s book, Caste and Social Stratification…
Well-known historian V K Bawa passes away; he bequeathed his body to Gandhi Medical College

Hyderabad: Well-known writer, researcher and former bureaucrat Vasant Kumar Bawa has passed away on Monday at his residence at Road Number 12, Banjara Hills. Bawa, 93, was not keeping well for the…
Hyderabad’s Burhan Quadri who made a name to reckon with in Saudi Arabia passes away in US

Hyderabad: Syed Burhan Badshah Quadri alias Salik, a well-known media person in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, lost a five-year long and painful battle with cancer in Santa Clara, California, the USA,…