Muharram
- India
UP duo held for instigating minor to raise ‘Pakistan Zindabad’
Hyderabad: Bareilly police have arrested two men for allegedly instigating a minor to shout “Pakistan Zindabad” during a Muharram procession, in a deliberate attempt to implicate the local Muslim community. The accused,…
- Hyderabad
A bite beyond belief: The universal appeal of dum-ke-roat
If haleem defines Ramzan in Hyderabad, dum-ke-roat heralds the arrival of Muharram. The moment the crescent indicating the month of mourning is sighted, bakeries across Hyderabad begin preparing one of the city’s…
- Pakistan
Pakistan: Speeding car rams into Shia procession, 14 injured
Karachi: At least 14 people, mostly women and children, were injured when a speeding car rammed into a Shia religious congregation in Pakistan’s Karachi city, police said on Monday, June 22. The…
- Featured News
How the Nizams made Bibi-ka-Alam Hyderabad’s Muharram icon
The institution of Bibi-ka-Alam was created under the Shia Qutb Shahi rulers of Golconda, but it became Hyderabad’s pre-eminent public symbol of Muharram through sustained Asaf Jahi patronage, royal endowments, ceremonial participation…
- Hyderabad
When men become tigers: The living art of Telangana’s Peddapuli
Hyderabad: It begins in the early hours, in some courtyard corner or under a bare bulb in a side lane. A young man sits still while another works on him with a brush…
- Photos
Sajjanar visits Bibi Ka Alam, inaugurates Elephant trial walk
Hyderabad: VC Sajjanar, Hyderabad City Police Commissioner, visited the historic Bibi Ka Alam in Dabeerpura and Darulshifa on Saturday, June 20, on the occasion of Muharram, where he offered the ‘datti’ ceremonial…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad traffic curbs for elephant trial walk from Bibi-ka-Alawa
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Traffic Police has announced traffic curbs and diversions in connection with the Elephant Trial Walk from Bibi-ka-Alawa scheduled on Saturday, June 20. The traffic curbs will remain in force…
- Telangana
Telangana registration services unavailable from June 26-28
Hyderabad: Registration services across Telangana will remain temporarily unavailable from June 26 to June 28 due to scheduled server maintenance by the Stamps and Registration Department. Inspector General of Stamps and Registration…
- Hyderabad
Elephant Sreedevi in Hyderabad for Bibi ka Alam procession
Hyderabad: Sreedevi, the elephant that will be used for the procession of Bibi Ka Alam in Hyderabad, reached the city in the late hours of Wednesday, June 17. The elephant is currently…
- Hyderabad
Kerala elephant Sreedevi to lead Hyderabad’s Bibi Ka Alam
Hyderabad: Maintaining a long-standing tradition, an elephant named Sreedevi from Kerala was brought to Hyderabad on Wednesday, June 17, to lead this year’s Bibi Ka Alam procession on Youm-e-Ashura, the 10th day…
- Middle East
New Kiswah ready for annual replacement of Kaaba
Makkah: Saudi Arabia has completed the new Kiswah, the black silk covering of the Holy Kaaba, ahead of its annual replacement at the Grand Mosque in Makkah with the start of the…
- Hyderabad
Ex-BJP spokesperson meets DGP, seeks security for Muharram
Hyderabad: Former Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Mir Firasat Ali Baqri on Monday, June 8, met Director General of Police CV Anand and sought security for Muharram. Baqri held an in-depth discussion…
- Middle East
Islamic New Year 1448 holiday announced for UAE private sector
Abu Dhabi: Private sector employees in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be granted a public holiday on Monday, June 15, to mark the start of the new Islamic year 1448 AH.…
- Telangana
Kavitha questions govt’s Muharram readiness, elephant delay
Hyderabad: Bharat Rakshana Sena (BRS) leader K Kavitha on Thursday, June 4, criticised the Telangana government for what she described as a lack of preparedness for the upcoming Muharram observances, noting that…
- Hyderabad
Alawa-e-Sartouq Mubarak renovation gets nod, Hyderabad’s Shia community relieved
Hyderabad: In a significant development for the Shia community of Hyderabad, renovation and restoration works of Alawa-e-Sartouq Mubarak, Darulshifa, will continue under the supervision of the competent Waqf authorities. In a statement…