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Makkah, Aug 19: More than 2 million Muslims have begun the annual Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia From first light Sunday, throngs of the faithful have circled the cube-shaped Kaaba in Makkah, one of the holiest sites in Islam. The Kaaba represents the metaphorical house of God and the oneness of God. Observant Muslims around the world face toward the Kaaba during their five daily prayers. The five

Islamabad, Aug 19: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced his Cabinet comprising 21 members, the majority of whom previously held key posts in the regime of former military dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf. Out of the 21 names announced, 16 will be ministers while five others will perform their duties as advisers to the prime minister, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) spokesman

Yamunanagar (Haryana), Aug 19: Amid the controversy over triple talaq, a woman here turned the tables on her husband by using the contentious practice to “divorce” him. Shazia, a mother of three, “divorced” her husband, Abbas, by writing “talaq talaq talaq” on a piece of paper, the police said yesterday. The woman, a resident of Unhedi village, eloped with her lover, who also happens to be her

Doha, Aug 19: Qatar Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has allocated 5 Million Dollar (approximately Rs 35 Crore) for the relief of victims of a flood caused by recent rains and monsoon in Kerala state. The allocated amount will also assist in sheltering of those who lost their homes due to natural calamity. The devastating floods in Kerala have not been a cause of concern for India, but for

London, Aug 19: The law has moved a step closer to bringing Dawood Ibrahim to justice for the 1993 Mumbai Serial Bomb blasts with the detention of his finance manager and custodian of his dark secrets, Jabir Moti from London's Hilton Hotel. In what is clearly a major achievement for the London police Jabir was detained after meticulous work by the London Police on investigating the financial links

New Delhi, Aug 19: As the Kochi airport is closed due to floods in Kerala, National Carrier Air India has planned to operate from Kochi Naval Base to evacuate stranded people from flood-affected areas. Air India in its statement said, "As an exemplary initiative to fly out stranded people, AI's subsidiary Alliance Air operated a non-commercial "proving flight" on an ATR (turboprop) to Kochi's

Aug 18: The Maharashtra government announced today an immediate financial assistance of Rs 20 crore for the flood-ravaged Kerala. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, through a post on Twitter, said his government is releasing Rs 20 crore as an immediate assistance for Kerala's flood-affected people. He said the state government is in constant touch with its Kerala counterpart for its requirements

New Delhi, Aug 18: The police on Saturday arrested two people for burning sacred books at India Gate on August 15. They burnt copies of the Bible, the Geeta, the Quran, the Guru Granth Sahib and the Constitution. The accused, during the investigation, cited their disbelief in the Constitution as the reason behind the move. Both the accused have been sent to judicial custody.

Aug 18: Former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan died at the age of 80 on Saturday after a short illness, his foundation announced. "It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate, passed away peacefully on Saturday 18th August

Kochi, Aug 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday conducted an aerial survey of flood-affected Kerala. He announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh per person to the next kin of the deceased and Rs. 50,000 to those seriously injured, from PM's National Relief Funds (PMNRF). Earlier in the day, in a review meeting with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Union Minister KJ Alphons and other officials