Karbala
- India
BJP leaders up in arms at former JD-U MLC’s ‘Karbala’ remarks
Patna: In wake of the “Karbala” remarks made by former JD-U MLC Gulam Rasool Balyawi, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday targeted Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, terming him responsible for insulting…
- Hyderabad
1,400 pilgrims from Hyderabad to attend Arbaeen in Karbala
Hyderabad: Approximately 1,400 people from Hyderabad are among the 25,000 pilgrims from India who will attend Arbaeen in Iraq’s Karbala this year. The occasion is observed 40-days after Ashura – the commemoration…
- India
Imam Hussain placed great importance on equality, brotherhood: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled the sacrifices of Hazrat Imam Hussain on the occasion of Muharram on Tuesday. Muslims observe the day in remembrance of the martyrdom of Hussain, grandson…
- Middle East
Iraq: Karbala mayor assassinated by unknown gunmen
Baghdad: Some unidentified gunmen assassinated the mayor of Karbala province in southern Iraq on Tuesday, local media reported. Director of the holy Karbala municipality, Abeer Salim Al-Khafaji, was on an inspection visit…
- India
From elegies on tragedy of Karbala to lending her pen to causes and issues, Hina’s poetry is all about raising bars
Kulsum Mustafa By Kulsum Mustafa Hina Rizvi Haider- it may not be a very known name on the Urdu Mushairas circuit, but it sure is a much loved and respected name in the hearts…
- Middle East
Iraq: 12 killed in bomb explosion in Karbala
Baghdad: At least 12 people were killed and five others sustained injuries after an explosive device planted on a minibus detonated near the Iraqi city of Karbala on Friday, country’s military said.…
- Middle East
31 Iraqis killed in Karbala in a stampede on Yaum-e-Ashura
Karbala: At least 31 people have been killed and another 100 people injured in a stampede during commemorations on the day of Ashura in the Iraqi city of Karbala. According to a…
- Pakistan
Kashmir has turned into Karbala: Jamaat
Lahore: Kashmir has turned into Karbala, lamented the chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami of Pakistan, Sirajul Haq, slamming India for dreaming of ‘Akhand Bharat’ (Greater India) during a talk with Hurriyat leaders here…