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IndiGo to operate Mumbai to Madinah direct flights daily from November 15

IndiGo's flights to Madinah from Hyderabad, which used to run four times a week, will also run daily from November 16.
Published on Oct 22, 2025 05:00 pm IST

Eid-ul-Adha to be low key affair in south India due to Covid-19 pandemic

Authorities in many states have put restrictions on the sale and slaughter of animals for Edi-ul-Adha.
Published on Jul 30, 2020 07:48 pm IST

The most damaging failure of the UPA is the coinage of the term Hindu terror

The Pragya Thakur vs Digvijaya Singh battle will be seen as one between a victim of a politically motivated investigation and a person who coined the term Hindu terror
Updated on May 08, 2019 08:09 pm IST

Sangh affiliate to release four films on ‘Hindu terror’ on the internet

The RSS has been running a campaign to counter the charge of Hindu terror and is relying on literature and films to argue against the charges levelled against the organisation and key accused in the Malegaon and Mecca Majid blasts such as Pragya Thakur and Aseemanand.
Updated on May 03, 2019 07:38 am IST

Aseemanand acquitted in Samjhauta Express blast case

Swami Aseemanand and three others were acquitted by a special NIA Court out of 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings case in Panchkula, Haryana on March 20.
Published on Mar 20, 2019 11:42 pm IST

Stranded Valley-bound Kashmiris appeal governor to help send them back

“Hundreds of Kashmiris from various parts of Valley have been left stranded here and we all want to go back to our homes” said Habibullah, a 71-year-old Budgam resident.
Published on Feb 18, 2019 02:33 pm IST

NIA was forced to drop idea of joint trial in Samjhauta Express, Mecca Masjid and Ajmer Dargah blast cases

People gather near the burnt bogies of the Samjhauta Express that caught fire following explosions near Panipat in Haryana in 2007.
Updated on May 30, 2018 09:52 pm IST

Congress defamed Hindus, Rahul Gandhi should apologise, says Amit Shah

File photo of Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah.
Updated on May 04, 2018 06:05 pm IST

Aseemanand’s confession in blast case to police not voluntary: NIA court

Police produce 2007 Ajmer Bomb Blast case accused Swami Aseemanand in a court in Jaipur.
Updated on Apr 24, 2018 10:47 am IST

Aseemanand says he was ‘politically implicated’ in blast cases

Swami Aseemanand during a court appearance in Jaipur in connection with the 2007 Ajmer bomb blast case where he was acquitted.
Updated on Apr 21, 2018 05:35 pm IST

Mecca Masjid case judge back at work, resignation rejected

Judge K Ravinder Reddy Reddy faces charges of corruption in granting out-of-turn anticipatory bail to a Kadapa realtor in a forgery case last year.
Updated on Apr 19, 2018 05:50 pm IST

Judge suspended in Telangana on corruption charges, fourth in a month

The suspension of judge Kolla Ranga Rao comes following an inquiry conducted by the high court acting on a petition submitted by a 36-member delegation of advocates belonging to Vikarabad Bar Association on April 13.
Updated on Apr 19, 2018 12:19 pm IST

Key clues in Mecca Masjid blast case not handed over to CBI or NIA

A shirt recovered from the blast scene and a jeans were never handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation or the National Investigation Agency.
Updated on Apr 19, 2018 07:20 am IST

Mecca Masjid blast: Speculations abound over judge’s post-verdict resignation

Nine people were killed in the Mecca Masjid blast, which occurred in the Old City area of Hyderabad on May 18, 2007. All the five accused in the case, including Swami Aseemanand, were acquitted by special NIA judge K Ravinder Reddy on Monday.
Updated on Apr 18, 2018 02:48 pm IST

Four years before Mecca verdict, NIA cautioned against Aseemanand’s confession

Five men, including Aseemanand, accused of plotting the 2007 bombing were let off for want of evidence.
Updated on Apr 18, 2018 12:46 pm IST

Hostile witnesses hurt prosecution in Mecca Masjid blast case

Police officials at the Mecca Masjid in old city of Hyderabad on Monday.
Updated on Apr 17, 2018 10:15 am IST

Who planted the bomb? Tracing the twists in Mecca Masjid blast case probe

People look on as injured are being taken to the hospital in an ambulance from Mecca Masjid where a bomb blast occured during prayers.
Updated on Apr 16, 2018 10:01 pm IST

Judge who delivered verdict in Mecca Masjid blast case resigns, cites personal reasons

NIA judge K Ravinder Reddy who delivered verdict in Mecca Masjid blast case resigned on Monday.
Updated on Apr 16, 2018 07:58 pm IST

2007 Mecca Masjid blast case: A timeline of events

A view of Charminar in Hyderabad on May 19, 2007 during a shutdown called in the city to protest a bomb blast at the historic Mecca Masjid a day before.
Updated on Apr 16, 2018 03:23 pm IST

Owaisi blames Modi govt, NIA for 2007 Mecca Masjid blast acquittals

File photo of chief All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi addressing the media in Hyderabad last year. Owaisi has claimed that many witnesses in the Mecca Masjid blast case turned hostile after 2014, when the BJP came to power at the Centre.
Updated on Apr 16, 2018 02:07 pm IST

After Mecca Masjid verdict, here’s where 6 other right-wing terror cases stand

Nine people were killed and 58 injured in an IED blast at Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad on May 18, 2007.
Updated on Apr 16, 2018 03:59 pm IST

Aseemanand, others accused in 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case acquitted

Swami Aseemanand, one of the 10 people accused in the Mecca Masjid blast case.
Updated on Apr 16, 2018 08:04 pm IST

Verdict likely today in 2007 Mecca Masjid blast in Hyderabad

Swami Aseemanand and Bharat Mohanlal Rateshwar are out on bail in 2007 Mecca Masjid blast while three others are lodged in the central prison in Hyderabad under judicial remand.
Updated on Apr 16, 2018 11:15 am IST