Pope Leo removes shoes but doesn't pray on visit to Istanbul's Blue MosqueOn Saturday, Pope Leo made a historic visit to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, honoring the sacred space by removing his shoes, yet refraining...
29 Nov, 2025, 04.14 PM IST
North Kashmir's unmarked graves: Over 90 pc belong to foreign, local terrorists, study findsA new study in north Kashmir challenges the mass grave narrative. The report says most unmarked graves belong to foreign and local terroris...
07 Sep, 2025, 04.10 PM IST
Waqf Board identifies 17 monuments inside historic Bidar Fort as its propertyThe Karnataka Board of Waqfs has declared 17 structures within Bidar Fort, including a mosque and tombs of Bahmani rulers, as its property....
06 Nov, 2024, 04.00 PM IST
A taste of Europe trip at half the cost: How to plan Kazakhstan or Georgia or Azerbaijan or Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan trip for Rs. 1 lakhA clutch of countries in the south of Caucasus and Central Asia provide a whiff of Europe without snapping your budget. Within sniffing dis...
13 May, 2024, 02.19 PM IST
Inside Istanbul's private retreats of the Sultans, where time stands stillOstensibly intended as private retreats, in reality, these kasirs were places to scheme & plot.
06 Nov, 2022, 10.23 AM IST
View: Why calls to rename Ahmedabad have nothing to do with historySince it came to power at the Centre in 2014, the BJP has been on a renaming spree, renaming roads, chowks and towns.
11 Nov, 2018, 11.07 AM IST
Mohammad Naved Yakub, three other terrorists were seen off by top LeT men at LoCTop LeT commanders arrived in a car from Islamabad on May 25 at a mosque to see off Naveed and 3 other LeT terrorists before they came to I...
14 Jul, 2018, 10.03 AM IST
Udhampur attack: Top LeT commanders saw off Naveed before he came to IndiaSuch explosive details figure in a 39-page dossier prepared on Naveed by India which was to be handed over at the NSA-level talks.
13 Jul, 2018, 04.48 PM IST
Know the Islamic culture in Bengaluru through stories behind the heritage mosquesMasjid-e-Askari is a tribute to Persian Aga Ali Asker, the brain behind many rich heritage structures in Bengaluru including Balabrooie.
17 Jun, 2016, 10.11 AM IST
2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
31 Dec, 2014, 12.23 PM IST
Lok Sabha elections: Political parties eyeing minority community votes in West BengalThe Muslim votes would be aligned against Modi and the Trinamool Congress and other anti-BJP parties would try to make capital of it, polit...
30 Apr, 2014, 10.48 AM IST
- Turkey straddles east and west with a distinct grandeur
That Turkey straddles east and west with a distinct grandeur was very apparent to Subhra Ray.
14 Jul, 2011, 07.31 AM IST
- Sarkhej, near Ahmedabad: Accorded to Sufi saint Shaikh Ahmed Khattu
Sarkhej, near Ahmedabad, remains a living necropolis thanks to the continuing reverence accorded to the medieval Sufi saint Shaikh Ahmed Kh...
17 Feb, 2011, 07.59 AM IST
It's a rocky road to survival for Srinagar ‘stone pelters’ colonyMohalla Malik Sahib in downtown Srinagar's Safa Kadal area bears the scars of four months of turmoil.
26 Sep, 2010, 10.49 AM IST