12-08-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies + Int’l Monitoring Desk BENGALURE/ NEW DELHI: At least three people have died in southern India’s Bengaluru city after protesters clashed with police over a provocative social media post about the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him/PBUH), sources, eyewitnesses, victims, detained and aggrieved people …
Read More »REQUEST TS GOVT NOT TO IMPOSE BAN ON ASHOORA PROCESSION AND ELEPHANT
By Syed Hussain Ali Sajjad The city of Hyderabad is also world famous for Moharram and significance of Hyderabad Azadari is well known by the Government and authorities. Irrespective of religion people from all walks of life observe Muharram in Hyderabad and participate in Muharram activities. Muharram may …
Read More »Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as Vice President
12-08-2020 WASHINGTON: Joe Biden has named Kamala Harris as his running mate, making the California senator the first Black and South Asian American woman to run on a major political party’s presidential ticket. “I’ve decided that Kamala Harris is the best person to help me take this fight to Trump and …
Read More »70 killed in S. Sudan clashes between army & civilians
12-08-2020 JUBA: At least 70 people have been killed and dozens wounded during weekend clashes between South Sudan’s army and armed civilians in the north-central Warrap state, according to the United Nations. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday the world body’s peacekeeping mission in South Sudan reported that “the …
Read More »Bibi ka Alam Will be Taken Out on Ashoora : Najaf Ali Shoukat
Hyderabad 12 Aug (Newslines): The Ministry of Minority and Welfare of Telangana State held preparatory arrangements meeting of government officials along with Police department and prominent personalities of Shia community for upcoming Moharram 2020 on 11th August 2020 at DSS Bhavan Conference Hall, Masabtank, Hyderabad. The authorities are not willing …
Read More »AZADARI IN PANDEMIC COVID-19
By Syed Hussain Ali Sajjad 11 AUG 2020 The Shia Ithna Ashari Community all over the world every year conduct mourning ceremonies (Majalis) in the remembrance of sacrifice of Imam Hussaina.s and his followers at the plain of Karbala for a period of two months and eight days beginning with …
Read More »Iran sentences Mossad, MI6 spies
11-08-2020 TEHRAN: Iranian courts sentenced two men to 10 years each in jail for spying on the country for the United Kingdom, Germany and Israel in separate cases. Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said one of the men, Massud Mossaheb, had been “spying for Mossad and Germany in the guise” of …
Read More »Trump exits briefing after shooting outside White House
11-08-2020 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump was abruptly evacuated from a press briefing on Monday evening just minutes after he began speaking because of a shooting outside the White House. “There was an actual shooting, and somebody has been taken to the hospital. I don’t know the condition of the person,” …
Read More »UN lauds Pakistan ‘a good example’ for world to overcome COVID-19
10-08-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President-elect Volkan Bozkir said Pakistan is a “good example” for the world to follow when it comes to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. “Pakistan has been a good example to the world with its policies related …
Read More »Lebanon’s government resigns over public pressure
10-08-2020 BEIRUT: The Minister of Health Hamad Hassan Monday announced that cabinet of President Hassan Diab has resigned after he left a government session, AMN reported. The move came after the cabinet faced rising pressure to step down after a devastating explosion that has stirred public outrage and prompted resignations …
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