At least 38 killed in armed attack in north-west NigeriaThe attack occurred in the night of Thursday into Friday in the remote village, which had "few access routes" said Yazid Abubakar, spokespe...
21 Feb, 2026, 06.28 PM IST
Muharram 2025: Date, traditions, and spiritual meaning behind the sacred monthMuharram 2025 starts on June 27, pending the moon sighting. It marks the Islamic New Year and is a sacred month. Shia Muslims mourn Imam Hu...
23 Jun, 2025, 05.04 PM IST
At least 40 people go missing after boat capsizes in Nigeria, authorities sayAt least 40 people have drowned in a boat accident on a river in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara state, said President Bola Tinubu. The acciden...
15 Sep, 2024, 09.40 PM IST
Muharram 2024: Know the history, significance of Ashura and cultural practicesMuharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, starts the new Islamic year and is one of Islam’s four sacred months, traditionall...
17 Jul, 2024, 08.45 AM IST
Vote for NC or Congress means supporting YazidNamgyal said that both NC and Congress have betrayed Muslims, including the Shia community, which forms majority in Kargil district of the ...
04 Sep, 2023, 12.56 AM IST
Muharram observed across country, 7 injured in clashes in UPMuslims observed Muharram by taking out taziya processions, flagellating themselves and offering special prayers but the day of mourning wa...
04 Nov, 2014, 09.55 PM IST
Top al Qaeda commander Mustafa Abu Yazid killed in US drone strike in early JulyMustafa Abu Yazid, the chief operational commander of al Qaeda, was killed along with six Qaeda operatives on July 10 in North Waziristan.
22 Jul, 2014, 04.33 PM IST
Mobile phone services blocked in PakistanPakistan today blocked cellular services in over 50 towns and cities, including Islamabad, to prevent terror attacks on Shia processions.
03 Jan, 2013, 07.24 PM IST
- Osama dead: The captains of terrorism: Ayman al-Zawahiri, Abu Yahya al-Libi, Khalid Habib, Saif al-Adel, Abu Obaidah al-Masri
Long-time deputy of Osama bin Laden at al-Qaeda , Ayman al-Zawahiri is a trained surgeon from a prominent Egyptian family of doctors and sc...
04 May, 2011, 05.50 AM IST
- Osama bin Laden dead: Pakistan's status as safe house for jihadis confirmed
Osama bin Laden’s killing “deep inside Pakistan’’ has again authenticated Pakistan’s status as a terror safe haven.
03 May, 2011, 11.58 AM IST
- Al-Qaeda No.3 Yazid who warned India killed in missile strike
Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, was killed along with his entire family in a US missile strike.
01 Jun, 2010, 04.11 PM IST
- Qaeda announces death of top leader Yazid: SITE
Al-Qaeda has announced the death of a trusted aide to Osama bin Laden and its top leader in Afghanistan, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, the SITE gro...
01 Jun, 2010, 01.31 PM IST
- NSG chief denies saying Qaeda too behind 26/11
J K Dutt claimed that the terror strikes on iconic structure in south Mumbai were indeed born out of convergence of forces like Al Qaeda, t...
12 Feb, 2009, 02.49 AM IST
- Al Qaeda threatens to attack India for the first time
The Al Qaeda for the first time has directly trained its guns on India, warning of a Mumbai-style attack if there is a strike on Pakistan.
11 Feb, 2009, 03.02 AM IST
- Al-Qaeda leader Yazid warns India of more Mumbai-style attacks
A top al-Qaeda commander, who was reported killed in a US drone strike last year, has appeared in a video warning India. View: Al-Qaeda thr...
10 Feb, 2009, 10.55 AM IST
- Blood and violence as millions mark Ashura in Iraq
Millions of Shiites across Iraq on Sunday joined ceremonies marking the climax of annual Ashura rituals, marred by attacks that killed 21 p...
20 Jan, 2008, 10.44 AM IST
- Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for Benazir Bhutto's killing
An al-Qaeda leader based in Afghanistan has claimed responsibility for the assassination of former Pak PM Benazir Bhutto. Profile of Benazi...
28 Dec, 2007, 10.38 AM IST