Lucknow’s Muslims said no to cow killing 100 years ago
Lucknow: Muslims in Lucknow had voluntarily given up cow slaughter on Eid-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) almost a century ago, long before the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act of 1955 was even thought...
View ArticleSolar power schools in Gaza: Thanks to OFID grant
Gaza :Palestinians in Gaza face regular power cuts as electricity supply remains well below demand. OFID extended a US$500,000 grant to Human Appeal International (HAI) to address this severe power...
View ArticleVideo: This Cola-Guzzling goat weighed 140 kilos, offered Rs. 21 lakh is a...
KANPUR: Badal does not have too long to live as he is going to be slaughtered on Eid, but in his last few hours, the goat has become a bit of a celebrity, thanks to his diet. Bought at roughly the...
View ArticleKashmir: Shades of resistance
The hype in Kashmir resistance over last two months is being presented in shades, hardly in sync with the essence of resistance. While as the resistance is a people’s movement for realization of long...
View ArticleBeaten naked for leaving geyser on, Hyderabadi housewife hangs herself
Hyderabad: Sushrutha, a 31-year-old sent a message to her father that her husband, Mohan, dragged her out naked from the bathroom and beat her up in the presence of his parents and two sons, six and...
View ArticleVideo: Muslim, Hindu donate kidneys to each other’s wife
JAIPUR: Hindus and Muslims are capable of living in peace together like they have done for centuries in India. The beautiful example of religious harmony today is set in a private hospital in Jaipur,...
View ArticleTeacher sodomises teenage boy in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A 14-year-old boy was allegedly sodomised by his teacher at an educational institute in Chandrayangutta area here, police said on Tuesday. The accused, identified as Riyaz, allegedly...
View ArticleAfter noodles, Baba Ramdev to launch swadeshi jeans
New Delhi: After Patanjali Noodles, Yoga guru Ramdev has now announced that his Patanjali group will also venture into the garments area and a ‘swadeshi jeans’ will be launched by end of the year or...
View ArticleDelhi woman sold by grandmother rescued, 4 arrested
New Delhi: The Delhi Police said on Tuesday that it has rescued a 19-year-old woman, allegedly sold by her grandmother and arrested four persons including the grandmother. The arrested accused have...
View ArticleMan puts ‘unsympathetic’ wife up for sale on eBay in UK
London: A 33-year-old man in the UK has put his wife up for sale on eBay after he claimed she was “unsympathetic” when he was unwell following which the bids hit a whopping 65,880 pounds. Simon O’Kane...
View ArticleMuslim woman’s hijab set on fire in attack in New York
New York: A Muslim woman in traditional Islamic attire was attacked and her blouse set on fire in New York on Saturday, a day before America marked the 15th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist...
View ArticleKashmir unrest: Sombre yet bloody Eid in the valley, two dead
Srinagar: Curfew and widespread clashes that left two youths dead on Tuesday dampened Eid festivities in the Kashmir Valley, which has been witnessing continued protests for last 65 days claiming lives...
View ArticleCommunal tension in Rourkela
Rourkela (Odisha) : Steel city Rourkela saw a violent clash among the two communities last night when during the Ganesha visarjan, the majority community crowd used abusive slogans near Muslim area of...
View ArticleLargest-ever US military aid package to go to Israel
Washington: The Obama administration is upping aid to Israel as part of the largest pledge of military assistance in US history. Israel is set to get about $38 billion over 10 years, according to...
View ArticleCow carcasses rotting in Gujarat, Dalits send over 1,000 postcards to Amitabh
Ahmedabad: At least 1,100 postcards with a small message and tagline ‘Badbu (stink) Gujarat Ki’ were sent to state tourism’s brand ambassador and Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan on Tuesday by Dalits as...
View Article‘Gale mein fasi haddi hai ”Aache Din” ka naara’: Nitin Gadkari
Mumbai: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari credited former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with the phrase “Acche Din” at an event in Mumbai, on Tuesday. The minister traced the etymology to a Delhi...
View ArticleSalman Khan, Katrina Kaif reunite for ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’
Mumbai: Superstar Salman Khan and former girlfriend actress Katrina Kaif are returning for the sequel of their 2012 action-romance “Ek Tha Tiger”. Titled “Tiger Zinda Hai”, the YRF film will be...
View ArticleSyrian crisis: Angelina Jolie visits Jordan refugee camp
Los Angeles: Actress-activist Angelina Jolie has visited a Syrian refugee camp and urged world leaders to help sort the current crisis. “This is not a problem of Jordan’s making, or that Jordan should...
View ArticlePICS: Shia, Sunni stand together for Eid namaz in Lucknow
On the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha on Tuesday, the historic Shahnajaf Imambara was witness to a unique citizen-driven initiative called ‘Shoulder to Shoulder’ (S2S) where a joint Shia-Sunni namaz was...
View ArticleHyderabad Liberation Day: BJP labels CM ‘betrayer of Telangana history’
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday hit back at Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) for charging it with pursuing “divisive politics” in reference to its demand that Telangana...
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