'Reopen Charminar for prayers', demands Telangana Congress leader, starts signature campaign amid Qutub Minar row
Congress local leader Rashid Khan claimed that prayers were earlier held at the Charminar, an Archeological Survey of India protected site, but two decades ago Muslims were debarred from offering prayers at the site.
Jun 01, 2022, 10:28 AM IST
Part of Charminar collapses during repair work
A small part of Hyderabad’s historical Charminar’s minaret fell down on Wednesday night. This historical structure, which is more than 400 years old, and is made of limestone was being renovated by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) over the last few months.
May 02, 2019, 09:32 AM IST
Portion of Charminar collapses during repair work
The portion came crashing down when repair work was underway on the 16th-century monument.
May 02, 2019, 08:22 AM IST
Arrested Islamic State suspect had sold wife’s jewellery to raise funds: NIA
The National Investigation Agency has found an evidence proving a connection between the five Hyderabad youths it arrested on June 29 and the Islamic State (IS).
Jul 05, 2016, 11:40 AM IST
Islamic State men had planned to strike Hyderabad between 5 pm and 7 pm
The Islamic State (IS) suspects, arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday, had planned to strike Hyderabad between 5 pm to 7 pm in a bid to maximum damage.
Jul 01, 2016, 13:12 PM IST
Islamic State men travelled to Ajmer to buy arms, planned to target VIPs in Hyderabad
The arrested ISIS 'sympathisers' had contributed Rs 1.5 lakh to carry out terror attacks in Hyderabad.
Jul 01, 2016, 10:36 AM IST
'We're ready to execute our plans' - Chilling details emerge as NIA busts 'ISIS' terror module
Five youths were arrested and six others including a techie were detained by NIA which claimed to have busted a 'terror module' that is suspected to be linked to the Islamic State group after conducting searches at different locations in Hyderabad.
Jun 29, 2016, 21:58 PM IST
Bizarre: Salman Khan is a voter in Hyderabad!
In a bizarre case, a voter in the Hyderabad civic polls turned up with an officially issued identity card carrying the name and picture of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan.
Feb 02, 2016, 17:35 PM IST
