- Opinions
A glimpse of Syncretic culture: Muharram and Dussehra have a lot in common
Hyderabad: What does Hyderabad and Mysore have in common? No prizes for guessing. It is the fervour and zeal with which they observe Muharram and celebrate Dussehra. While Hyderabadis go all out…
- Featured News
Growing numbers of Muslims in Western Europe—should it be a cause for concern?
Hyderabad: The world is at its wit’s end and worried too. Justifiably so. Despite efforts to target and suppress Islam and its followers, both are growing exponentially. Particularly in Europe, more and…
- Featured News
The great exodus: Why Indians heading for greener pastures?
Hyderabad: No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark. Home is where the heart is. But we see people leaving their homeland for greener pastures abroad. For dignity,…
- Top Stories
Imprisoned Palestinians ‘smuggle out sperms’ to bear children with wives
Hyderabad: Desperate times call for desperate measures. As they die by the dozens everyday in the aggression let loose by the Israeli military, Palestinians have devised a new way of increasing their…
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Senior police officer Tafseer Iqbal asks medical education aspirants to be compassionate
Hyderabad: Compassion and care are central to the welfare of patients. Health care givers who possess these qualities make for good doctors. Nothing is more important for medical professionals than ethical practice.…
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Haj: Whenever devil goads you to err, reject him with force
With just a few days left for the annual Haj to begin, Makkah is teeming with pilgrims. More than two million pilgrims from over 160 countries have poured in the holiest of…
- Middle East
Indian Haj pilgrims unhappy over lack of facilities at Azizia buildings in Makkah
Hyderabad: Their hopes of having a hassle free pilgrimage are turning sour this year. Particularly those Haj pilgrims who have proceeded through the State Haj Committees are having a tough time in…
- Hyderabad
Places of Worship Act is first priority of Muslim Personal Law Board: Maulana Rahmani
Hyderabad: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) will meet opposition party leaders and representatives of different minority communities to press for upholding the Places of Worship Act so that the…
- Hyderabad
Haj House in Hyderabad resembles a mini Airport
Hyderabad: If you step into the Haj House here you will be surprised at its transformation. It now resembles a mini Airport. There are counters for customs, immigration check and baggage screening.…
- Telangana
New pressure group of Muslims emerges in Telangana Congress; seeks greater representation
Hyderabad: With Telangana Assembly going to polls by this year’s end, a group of Muslim Congress workers have formed a joint action committee under the Sarvodaya banner to press for more representation…
- Hyderabad
Advocate Anees explains how to write effective police complaint or FIR
Hyderabad: It was a workshop with a difference. No, it was not about marketing, research, or skill development. It was all about legal awareness. How to file a police complaint, in case…
- Telangana
Telangana: Those who gave Taj Mahal are being targeted, laments Home Minister
Hyderabad: Home Minister, Mohammed Mahmood Ali, criticised attempts being made to distort history and play down the contribution of Muslims in India. Contrary to the impression being created, Mughals did not loot…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: Waqf Board owns 77K acre land, 35K institutions worth Rs 5L cr but earns pittance
Hyderabad: It’s a case of water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink. Throw a stone in Hyderabad and it is likely to fall on some Waf property or the other.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Masjid-e-Azizia to allow women to attend congregational Friday prayers
Hyderabad: As controversy persists over the offering of namaz by women in mosques, a few masjids in Hyderabad are getting ready to throw open their doors to female worshippers. The Masjid-e-Azizia in…
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Ghazal faces dwindling patronage in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Is ghazal losing its shine in the city of domes and minarets? Not exactly but it has definitely taken a backseat. Although it remains a popular genre of Urdu poetry, there are not…
