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Solar eclipse 2022: When to watch Surya Grahan in Okhla & Delhi A partial solar eclipse will be observed on October 25, 2022 in different countries of the world, marking last solar eclipse of the year and can be seen from parts of Europe, Northern Africa and large parts of western and central Asia. In some parts of India, this time the partial solar eclipse will start from 4:29 pm and will last till sunset, writes Dr. Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi. He wrote it will last from 1:33 pm to 3:40 pm in Saudi Arabia and from 3:57 pm to sunset…

After being down for about two hours, the most popular messaging service WhatsApp is back up with some glitches. Restoration began by 2.15 pm, though users reported that it was not stable, reported NDTV. A few minutes ago, the OT reported: WhatsApp is down for users in India and several parts of the world, according to users. “We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble sending messages and we’re working to restore WhatsApp for everyone as quickly as possible,” a Meta spokesperson said. An Okhla-based resident said he is unable to send message and receive. Following the development the company has…

Dr Zakir Hussain, the last among a few of less than a handful of scholars left in India with an expertise to read Persian old manuscript Khat-e-shikasta, passed away in his Okhla house on Sunday, according to senior journalist Ali. Hussain, 66, was laid to rest in Shaheen Bagh graveyard after Isha prayer on Monday. An alumnus of the Centre of Advanced Study, Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University, from where he obtained his higher education, training in shikasta script and archival research, he authored several books. Also, he contributed several research papers, based on the hitherto unknown Sultanate and…

Tablighi Jamaat leader passes away, huge turnout at Batla House to pay emotional tribute Thousands turned out at Batla House graveyard to pay emotional tribute to Haji Shakeel, Tablighi Jamaat leader and modern architect of Charminar mosque who passed away in his Abul Fazal Enclave flat on Sunday late night of sudden heart attack. https://youtu.be/2mnmU_YuxdU He was 58 years old. Besides being a Tablighi leader, he earned his livelihood as a businessman. His namaz-e-janaza was offered at Charminar Mosque after asar prayer and he was laid to rest at Batla House graveyard where people of all ages, including religious leaders,…

Watch: Even Councillor office not safe, secure in Shaheen Bagh! A robbery in Abul Fazal Enclave former Councillor Wajid Khan on Sunday early morning has left residents deeply worried. If Councillor Office is not safe and secure then what about other places in the locality, argued residents. https://youtu.be/_by7nEC9-Lg Wajid told the OT that it was on Sunday morning when he reached his office at Sarita Vihar-Kalindi Kunj road and he found the lock of his office door broken and papers thrown. “It was not a robbery case as other expensive items like inverter and other things were not taken away…

Muslim women from Okhla throng Lajpat Nagar market on Chhoti Diwali Diwali is the season of sales and markets attract consumers in large number. With Diwali being celebrated without Covid restrictions across India after two years gap, market places in Delhi are seeing huge rush with many landing to cash in the mega Diwali sales. And when it comes to taking benefit of sales, Muslims too don’t hesitate in staying behind. This year many Okhla Muslim women thronged Lajpat Nagar with the hope to get benefit from huge sales. A resident who had gone to Lajpat Nagar said she saw…

Thief sneaks into Zakir Nagar shop after owner goes to offer namaz Cases of theft in Okhla are being reported from time to time. In the latest case, a resident said a thief, who had sneaked into a shop in Zakir Nagar lane number 12, was nabbed by the alert residents and who was later handed over to the police. He said when the owner went to offer namaz in a nearby mosque by keeping the shop’s shutter just 1/4th open a man sneaked into the shop with intention to steal items. However, he was not so lucky as a…

Watch: Wild celebrations in Zakir Nagar after India’s sensational win over Pakistan Wild celebrations break out in Zakir Nagar after India’s sensational win over Pakistan in the world T20 clash held in Australia today, according to Javed Malik owner of Malik Electronics. He told the OT that he had made special arrangement for screening at his shop in Zakir Nagar and as India started getting close to victory, the crowd soared. https://youtu.be/LmcwibWpAmE After the win made possible by stellar performance of Virat Kohli, the crowd break into celebrations. Kohli’s magical known helped India win the match over its arch-rivals Pakistan…

Batla House anti-encroachment drive: High drama! Vendors resist move, say clean whole area why small area, residents fed up A high-drama unfolded at Batla House on Sunday morning when Market Association president Khateeb Thimami with other post bearers reached the lane linking Batla House to Gafoor Nagar to get roadside encroachment removed after a meeting at Jamia Nagar police station on Saturday where it was decided that vendors will remove their items from road further so that daily resident don’t face hardship. https://youtu.be/-2p0xpP4eSk For hours vendors resisted the move saying only they are being targeted why not encroachment from the…

Khalid’s Paradise of Food shortlisted for India’s most prestigious literature award The news of Jamia Millia Islamia’s Professor Khalid Jawed book, The Paradise of Food, translated from the Urdu by another Jamia faculty member Baran Farooqi being shortlisted for the JCB Prize for Literature has been welcomed by Urdu literary connoisseurs. Many are wishing him best of luck for winning the award. Author of fifteen works of fiction and non-fiction, and a recipient of the Katha Award, the Upendranath Ashk Award and the UP Urdu Academy Award, Khalid teaches Urdu at Jamia. Translator Baran is a professor of English at…