Do we have to return compensation: Ask Mecca Masjid case victims

There is an air of shock and dismay Dr Ibrahim Junaid’s home, ever since the Andhra Pradesh high court ordered the state government to recover Rs 3 lakh paid to him as compensation after he......

Hyd blasts probe: Stop witch-hunting, say rights groups

With the Hyderabad police rounding up several Muslim youth for questioning in connection with last week’s twin blasts in Hyderabad, some civil rights groups are up in arms and say......

Mecca Masjid blast: Rs 3 lakh compensation for acquitted youths

Almost five years after they were arrested, tortured and falsely implicated in terror-related cases, Rayees Ahmad, Dr Ibrahim Junaid and 14 other youths fromHyderabadwill get compensation from the......

Acquitted, but still watched over by the police

Almost three years after terrorists targeted Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid, the wounds of many of the city's Muslims are yet to heal. In the aftermath of the May 18, 2007 blasts, incidents like the......