Murtuza Ali

The Task Force sleuths on Monday apprehended two persons involved in murder of Syed Murtuza Ali Anas, nephew of AIMIM Lalitha Bagh corporator.

The Hyderabad police have registered a case against an AIMIM party corporator for allegedly obstructing two policemen from discharging their duty near a mosque in Chawni area on Thursday.

Madannapet police has registered a case against an AIMIM corporator for allegedly assaulting police constables. On April 30, two cops were deputed near a place of worship, when Murtuza Ali and a few others picked up an argument with cops over preventing people from offering prayers at the site.

Two youngsters, including an RTC staffer, drowned when they went to swim in a lake at Pahadesharif on Sunday night.

Bengal beat Madhya Pradesh by a solitary run in a thrilling final to emerge champions in the National Twenty20 Championship for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Uppal Stadium in Hyderabad.

Witnessing a batting collapse in the first innings, Bhopal demonstrated stupendous cricket in their second innings.Bhopal was all out for 148 in their first innings.

Tuesday brought double delight for Bhopal cricket after their juniors won under-18 Heeralal Gaikwad trophy for the second time in a row and seniors entered the final of the prestigious Yashwantrao Memorial cricket trophy.

Alipur, a village known as 'Mini Iran', observed a three-day mourning period following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who visited the village in 1981. Despite a large Shia Muslim population, residents emphasize their daily life follows Indian and Kannada culture, with local administration and gem trading forming their economic backbone.

Four persons, including two girls, were killed and five others were injured in five incidents of wall and building collapse in the state capital due to incessant rains on Friday. The incidents took place in Aminabad, Hussainganj, Mahanagar and Lal Kuan areas. Two incidents of house collapse were also reported from Lucknow rural but no one was injured.

The 22-year-old nephew of AIMIM corporator Mohammed Ali Sharif was brutally murdered Monday evening by two assailants in his uncle's office in Lalitha Bagh in Old City. Though the two assailants were reportedly picked up by Task Force personnel, police are tight-lipped about the development.

Two groups clashed over a 215-square yard property, triggering tension in Mir Chowk late on Saturday night. During the fracas, a lawyer, Sahabzada Mir Masood Ali Khan, allegedly opened fire, with his licensed rifle, on his rivals.

As the sun sets on the last day of the Islamic holy month of Ramzan on Monday, the city gears up to celebrate Eid-ul-fitr or the festival of Eid on Tuesday. Unlike last two Eids, when festivities were muted due to the pandemic, now Muslims return to mark the day with usual fervour and prayers.

Three autorickshaw drivers were arrested by the Malad police for stealing donation boxes from temples. The accused were caught during a combing operation early on Friday.

The Congress suffered a jolt in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) standing committee election on Thursday with some of its corporators voting against party candidates.

Unperturbed by the killing of three AP citizens on their way to Karbala, a team of another 15 persons is planning to undertake the pilgrimage.

Tenants of cessed, old and dilapidated buildings will have to be satisfied with 300 sq ft flats as 405 sq ft flats in redevelopment schemes will not be possible if the draft Development Plan 2014-2034 is accepted. The draft DP has scrapped the fungible floor space index (FSI) that allowed larger flats.

Given that Mumbai celebrates Eid after observing 29 ‘rozas’ this year, the community leaders will decide on Sunday whether the additional ‘roza’ must be fulfilled after the festival.

Some doubtful decisions and misfortune resulted in Bhopal division losing their crucial encounter against Indore in the Yashwantrao Memorial senior inter-division cricket tournament at Gwalior on Monday.

Scores of Mumbaikars feel gleeful about having Bohra neighbours this time of the year. The reason is that a spread of vegetarian and non-vegetarian delicacies arrives during community festivals.

The Bhendi Bazar cluster redevelopment project got its first intimation of disapproval (IOD) for sub-cluster 3 under the reapproved cluster redevelopment policy, which came into force on January 9.

The festival of colours was celebrated with flowers and musk during the Qutub Shahi period refl ecting the Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb of the Deccan, particularly Hyderabad. It was a state festival alongside Basant, Bathukamma and Diwali. It was a “phoolon wali Holi” or Holi with flowers.

Thursday’s Bharat bandh call over the petrol price hike has evoked mixed reactions from office-goers and businessmen , who are debating their response to a potentially ugly situation.

Few Muharram majlises (congregations) in the city are as crowded and disciplined as the ones held at the 90-year-old Saifee Masjid in the crowded Bhendi Bazaar.