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Hinduism: A religion for the 21st Century

Tharoor says it is the only religion that grants complete faith to believers.

3 Oct 2018 12:44 AM IST

On the dot, the walk started at 7 am near the Purana Pul Darwaza.

Reliving the Flood

Last Friday was the 110th anniversary of the Great Musi Flood of 1908.

2 Oct 2018 3:14 AM IST

The Quran had been passed from Shah Jehan to some on his staff. (Representational Images)

Where is that Quran now

On Mir Moazzam Hussain, his need for Rs 500 and a rare copy of the Quran.

9 Sept 2018 1:58 AM IST

Srikant Singh, the person who organised for tickets of The Phantom of the Opera with Atal Behari Vajpayee

AB Vajpayee and 'The Phantom of the Opera'

AB Vajpayee enjoyed The Phantom of the Opera and a quiet meal at the Cajun restaurant with a Hyderabadi in in New York...

19 Aug 2018 12:00 AM IST

A file picture of Nizam VII Osman Ali Khan with grandson Prince Mukkaram Jah.

History: Nizam followed a tough agenda for clan schooling

The Jahagirdar's College was established in 1923. But the elite of Hyderabad still chose to send their children to...

8 July 2018 6:39 AM IST

Hyderabad Literary Festival

Hyderabad: Integrate gratitude in life

With the rah rah crowd, Prashant Jain entered the Karvy Kanopy at the Hyderabad Literary Festival to huge applause and...

30 Jan 2018 2:08 AM IST

India is likely to export nearly one-fifth less cotton than previously estimated as pink bollworms are set to eat into the south Asian countrys output which was expected to hit a record. (Photo: AFP)

Hyderabad: Make machinery cotton-centric

The imported machines can only take one variety of cotton which is the only thing grown now.

29 Jan 2018 1:30 AM IST

The Nizam complains to Sir Walter that the Indian government is not honouring its word of supplying arms.

Cryptic clue: The Nizam's Secret Telegram - Text, Subtext and Context

Last week, readers of DC got a chance to see a secret telegram sent in cipher by the Nizam.

6 Aug 2017 2:23 AM IST

The telegram from the Nizam

Cryptic clue: Crack the Nizam's code

Sir Walter Monckton shot to fame during the abdication of King Edward VIII.

30 July 2017 6:54 AM IST

Princess Niloufer was married to Moazzam Jah, second son of the last Nizam of Hyderabad.

Princess Niloufer's fascinating brooch

How a jeweller, in disguise, copied a stunning design from the French.

4 Jan 2017 2:04 AM IST

Princesses Niloufer and Durru Shehvar with their husbands Azam Jah and Moazzam Jah waiting to board the ship, The Pilsna, to India. (Copyright: Arvind Acharya; Do not reproduce without permission)

Revealed: Mahatma Gandhi had big impact on Princess Niloufer

Gandhi had supported the Khilafat movement and was on very intimate terms with Shoukat Ali.

17 Jan 2016 3:41 AM IST

Why is the US deporting our students?

Why is the US deporting our students?

Here are the facts students need to know while chasing the american dream.

26 Dec 2015 4:14 AM IST