Social media can be a dangerous place sometimes. But other times, it can be the only place where someone can share their desperate cry for help. And these days, with the cases of cyber crimes, bullying and suicide amongst the youth on the rise, more and more authorities are keeping an eye out for any such cries for help, whether overt or covert. And this might have just helped save the life of a girl from Assam. Thanks to the timely action of Facebook authorities, the Assam Police was able to

India will complete 71 years of independence from British rule this August. And seven decades is ample time to figure out a country’s laws, set guidelines for our citizens and weed out crime occurring in each state. However, going by our present condition, India’s lawmakers look like they still don’t have proper solutions, because of which innocent lives are being ripped apart. According to Live Law, the case of two accused people was placed before the Madhya Pradesh High Court. However, Just

Weddings around the world have been going on for centuries. It’s the first step of getting married to one’s significant other and beginning a new life. That’s why initially gifts were a way to provide the married couple with every necessary item they’d need before they could start buying things for themselves. However, recently we’ve diverged from that tradition. Nowadays, gifts have become an afterthought. Some buy it at the last moment out of courtesy. Others simply recycle them because the

Admit it, every one of us has dreamed of studying in the finest college in the country and making an illustrious career out of it. However, breaking into the college of your choice is no easy task and you will have to cross the gruesome test of competitive exams. Its a fierce battle among crores of students in the country and only a few lucky ones get the college they are aiming at. However, here we are with a praiseworthy step taken by an IPS officer who has come forward to help some of thes

People say teaching is one of the most gratifying professions ever. While I have never had the pleasure of doing so, I understand what they mean when they say so. I’m sure we can all agree that whatever we are today, big or small, is mainly thanks to all of those individuals who taught us in school and college. And to think that often, in our crazy misunderstood youth phase, we’ve never actually understood their true value. But that’s what makes our teachers even more special. Good teachers a

جامع مسجد دہلی کے امام مولوی احمد بخاری نے وزیراعظم کو خط لکھ کر اُن سے مسلمانوں کے حالات کے بارے میں گفتگو کرنے کا وقت مانگا تو خبروں کے مطابق وزیراعظم کی طرف سے چار مہینے کے بعد جواب آیا اور انہوں نے خود احمد بخاری سے ملت کے مسائل اور ان کا حل پوچھا۔ وزیراعظم نے جواب میں کہا کہ پہلے آپ میٹنگ کا ایجنڈہ بتائیں اور جب ملاقات کے لئے آئیں تو جن مسائل کو لائیں ان کا حل بھی ساتھ لائیں۔ انہوں نے مزید کہا کہ آپ تنہا نہ آئیں مسلم عمائدین کے وفد کے ساتھ آئیں۔ مولانا احمد بخاری نے اپنے خط اور جواب کے بار

Piety reigns supreme in the month of Ramadan. It is also a month where certain landmark localities in major cities in India transform into culinary delights. As the sound of the dusk prayers rent the evening air, signaling the end of fasting, the food localities at these places present a spectacle of a food festival. Delicious aromas waft through the air. These are not the usual places for Iftar snacks but places where people, Muslims and non-Muslims alike, come to feast on the delights to choo

Hyderabad: The youngest IPS Officer, Noorul Hasan took charge as the ACP of Dharamabad Division of Nanded District in Maharashtra State. The 22-year-old Noorul Hasan hails from Peelibheet District of UP. He studied in a Govt. school up to 8th standard. After passing 10th class, he went to Raibareili along with his father and studied Intermediate through Hindi Medium. Later, he joined Aligarh Muslim University in 2009 for B.Tech. He improved his proficiency in English language during his studi

Mumbai: 30-year-old, Rizwana Shaikh, is a stay-at-home mum by day and Ola driver by night. Rizwana grew up in Lucknow but moved to Mumbai after her marriage to a Jogeshwari businessman. Today women have entered the male bastion and have started driving taxis and autos. With GPS tracking their every move, there are no security concerns for them. She claims in the eight months she has been on the roads at night seldom has she come across any trouble-maker. However she refuses to go ahead with t

Amidst celebration and loud cheers, Rahul Gandhi formally took charge as the Congress president at a function held at Akber Road, New Delhi. No one in Congress opposed his appointment as president. Now it remains to be seen whether people of this country accept him as their leader or not. At present Rahul Gandhi has proved that if anyone can stand against Modi it is him. BJP failed to dub Rahul as ‘Pappu’ as Rahul gave many sleepless nights to BJP leaders, especially during Gujarat elections. En

A wave of apprehensions prevails among minorities following the brutal killing of Afrazul Islam in Rajasthan. A question which is haunting the minds of all, especially minorities is, does Indian democracy have no place for minorities especially Muslims? Anti-Muslim riots and violence are not new to India but today they have taken a new turn. The situation has become so worse that the culprits are feeling proud of themselves after carrying out such barbarism. They feel that it is their obligation

New Delhi: Jashn-e-Rekhta began with much fanfare on Friday, at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium close to India Gate. The fourth edition of Jashn-e-Rekhta festival, a celebration of Urdu in the capital shows that a language that was nearly declared dead has come back from the brink. The fourth edition of Jashn-e-Rekhta saw a bunch of singers, orators and storytellers. They enthralled the audience with Urdu poetry, banter, ghazal and qawwali. There are four bazms, Mahfil-e-Khana, Bazm-e-Khayal, Da

Agra: The sight must be cheerful where an Islamic madrasa offers education to students belonging to other faiths and teaches them subjects of their choice. Breaking all stereotypes, Moinul Islam Madarsa Darautha offers Hindu students subjects like Mathematics, English for almost a decade. Apart from Urdu, Arabic and Farsi, subjects like English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science and Computer Science are taught in this Islamic institute, quotes India Today. The madrasa was established in 1958

Brisbane: A jail is a punishment for a person committing crimes, but for Robbie it had turned out to be a place where he got Hidayah and accept Islam. Deep into the story, 5 years ago Robbie converted to Islam in jail while he had friendship with Imam Uzair – who runs Brisbane’s Holland Park Mosque. Unlike a typical muslim, Robbie’s external appearance shows his tattoos designs on his body and on shaven head. Robbie says that, one can find good practicing muslims in a mosque. On SBS’s T

Malappuram: Sayed Munawwarali Shihab Thangal, younger son of former Indian Union Muslim League chief Sayed Mohammedali Shihab Thangal, saved two families by helping in arranging ‘Blood money’. Going deep into the story, Arjunan Athimuthu, 45, a construction worker from Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu, is convicted of killing fellow worker Abdul Wajid, a labourer from Kerala’s Malappuram district. The incident happened in September 2013. Both of them were working in Kuwait. Arjunan was giv

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Assembly elections are scheduled to be held on December 9 and 14. However Gujarat assembly has seen a sharp dip in Muslim representation over the last three decades, thanks to the religious polarisation in the state. As reported by News18, Muslims account for 10% of the state’s population, but only two people from the minority community were elected as MLAs in the 182-member Assembly in the 2012 elections. This amounts to just 1% of the total legislative strength. De

The Alhambra Palace, Qalat Al-Hamra in Arabic, is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. A video showing a man calling the Adhaan at the Alhambra Palace, Granada in Spain has gone viral. Mouaz Al-Nass, a man of Syrian origin called the adhaan. He said he felt the walls had missed ‘hearing the call to Allah.’ The Alhambra Palace was built by the Muslim Rulers of Granada. Muslims came to Spain in 711 and ruled for almost 800 years. In 1492, Granada came under Chr

Horror stories of patients getting neglected and missing doctors have long disturbed patients visiting the local government hospital in Bhatkal. Bhatkallys.com recently visited the hospital and documented the poor state of affairs at the medical facility. Zaorez Haneef Shabab reports on the curious case of lost doctors and stranded patients. Bhatkallys News Bureau/ I. Zaorez Shabab Bhatkal, 12 October 2017: Getting a quick blood test can’t take longer than a few minutes but a patient visit