Iran switches to survival mode after killing of KhameneiA live television slip two weeks ago — when an Iranian reporter mistakenly said “death to Khamenei” instead of “death to America” — highlig...
02 Mar, 2026, 07.04 AM IST
Ayatollah Alireza Arafi is new Supreme Leader of Iran: Rare facts, key details about interim successor to Ali KhameneiIran Supreme Leader: Ayatollah Alireza Arafi has been chosen as interim successor to deceased Ali Khamenei.
01 Mar, 2026, 05.58 PM IST
Deceased Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had no India roots; only student to Ruhollah Khomeini, whose ancestry traces to IndiaIran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has died in Israeli bombings. Khamenei had no Indian roots, unlike his predecessor Ruhollah Khomeini. Kh...
01 Mar, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
Iran-Israel enmity: A conflict without winnersWest Asia's conflicts rarely end, they transform. The Iran-Israel rivalry, spanning decades, continues to shape the region. Recent clashes ...
23 Feb, 2026, 11.57 AM IST
New anti-government chants in Tehran after giant rallies abroad: ReportsSome residents of Tehran on Sunday chanted slogans against the clerical leadership from balconies and windows, reports said, a day after Ir...
16 Feb, 2026, 08.05 AM IST
If Iran falls, India may also have something to worry aboutIndia Iran relations face renewed scrutiny as protests in Tehran threaten New Delhi’s access to Central Asia via Chabahar Port. Instability...
15 Jan, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
Is Zohran Mamdani Muslim, American or Gujarati?Zohran Mamdani’s NYC mayoral win unsettles America’s white-Christian establishment. A queer, progressive Muslim of Gujarati Khoja heritage,...
08 Nov, 2025, 12.25 AM IST
Iraq's competing Shi'ite armed factions and partiesA visit by the commander of Iran's Quds Force to Baghdad led to a pause in attacks on U.S. troops by Iran-aligned groups in Iraq. The rulin...
18 Feb, 2024, 11.43 AM IST
Indian think-tank sends petition to UN Secy Gen & other global bodies on Pakistan govt atrocities against ShiasOn September 24 Usanas Foundation sent another petition to the UN Secretary-General and all the other entities mentioned above, in which it...
27 Sep, 2020, 08.44 PM IST
Shias, traditional BJP backers, divided over CAAThere seems to be simmering discontent within the Muslim community that has its nerve centre in Lucknow, a hint of which was also seen in I...
08 Mar, 2020, 11.50 PM IST
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister holds talks with Pakistan leadershipSharif said that Pakistan welcomes Saudi Arabia's initiative and stressed that it supports all such regional and international efforts to c...
08 Jan, 2016, 02.15 AM IST
Saudi foreign minister in Pakistan for talksDays after his trip was postponed due to spiralling Saudi-Iran tensions, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister arrived here today to hold talks w...
07 Jan, 2016, 08.07 PM IST
BJP talking about Muslims is a big win for democracy: Digvijay SinghEven before 2004 and 2009 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP spoke about a wave in its favour...this time also such a thing would happen: Digvija...
17 Apr, 2014, 04.20 PM IST
Shia cleric Kalbe Jawwad likens Rajnath Singh to former PM AB VajpayeeThere are 1.8 lakh Shia Muslim voters in the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Congress termed Singh's meeting as another example of BJP's 'double ...
16 Apr, 2014, 03.02 AM IST
Lal Bahadur Shastri’s grandson set to be AAP's face in Lucknow against Rajnath SinghHe quit his job with Apple (India), which paid him close to a crore per annum, to join the party despite his father’s reservation.
21 Mar, 2014, 11.50 AM IST
Not just Narendra Modi, Maulvis now against Rahul Gandhi and Congress on the Waqf land issueSalman Khurshid said while they acknowledge there are grievances, they do not see how agitating against Congress will help the Muslim cause.
09 Sep, 2013, 05.05 AM IST
Eye on 2014 elections, Congress to resolve incidents of encroachment of Delhi Wakf propertyAt the heart of the controversy are two plots of land, which a number of prominent Muslim clerics alleged have been encroached upon by the ...
27 Aug, 2013, 10.25 AM IST