Twin tombs of mighty Bhopal nawabs dying a slow death

Bone of contention Bhopal, Jan. 19: "Nawab" Shafath Ali Khan says he has hit the bull's eye. But Shivpuri is yet to hand him his "piggybank". The Hyderabad-based hunter, who claims Nizam lineage and uses the royal honorific, is locked in a ...

Raees Khan, 45, a Bhopal gas tragedy survivor from Nawab Colony was in pain for last several days. Every joint in his body was racked with pain by constant manual labour, but Khan had no time to go to a doctor. Residents of Oriya Basti working in ...

Nasir Mirza, who was the scion of the royal family of Bhopal, and the grandson of last Nawab Hamidullah Khan, passed away on Wednesday. Mirza was 64. He was the son of Hamidullah Khan's youngest daughter, Rabia Sultan. Nasir Mirza (third from ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi should raise the issue of Bhopal gas disaster with the US President Barack Obama during the ongoing three-day visit, said NGOs working for the rights of survivors of the 1984 tragedy. "On the occasion of Obama's visit ...

Amnesty International and a few other NGOs fighting for the rights of victims of Bhopal Gas tragedy on Sunday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to raise the issue with US President Barack Obama. The NGOs wrote an open letter to Mr Modi and Mr Obama noting it ...

BHOPAL: In an attempt to win over electorate in state capital, Congress is promising to simplify rules for regularizing illegal constructions and swimming pool in each of 85 wards which will go to civic polls on January 31. Congress came out with ...

NAWAB - Royals could have played big role in conservation, says Saad Contributed by NAMPA / PTI. Kolkata, Jan 20 (PTI) Although kings were known to be big hunters, royal families could have played a major role in wildlife conservation had they ...

A dusty, cobwebbed room in what was once a magnificent palace in Madhya Pradesh's capital yielded ten brass 'minarets' and an exquisite silver necklace on Thursday, unlocking a hidden chapter from the city's royal past. However, what kept the ...

Auqaf-e-shahi (the royal trust of Pataudi) has got into a controversy after the resignation of three out of five members from the executive committee of the body. Sikandar Hafiz Khan, ZU Alvi and Abdul Tahir tendered their resignations on Sunday ...