The ‘alam’ has six diamonds and other jewels donated by the builder of Azakhana-e-Madar-e-Deccan, Mir Osman Ali Khan. The jewellery is kept in six black pouches and tied to the standard, he explains.

Durru Shehvar Sultan, daughter of the exiled Ottoman Caliph, grew up in France before marrying the eldest son of India’s ...

Hyderabad's bakeries bring back the age-old tradition of Dum ke Roat during Muharram. The dry fruit-rich, eggless cookie is ...

In a dignified ceremony held at the historic Raj Bhavan, Governor of Telangana, Jishnu Dev Varma, today, unveiled the portrait of Bharat Ratna P V Narasimha Rao, former Prime Minister of India, on the ...

Perched high above Hyderabad, the Falaknuma Palace felt like stepping into a dream suspended between earth and sky. Once the home of the Nizam, it now welcomed me with the kind of regal grace one only ...

Mir Mohammed Azmat Ali Khan, also known as Azmat Jah, was born in London on July 23, 1960. He had an early education in London and later studied at the University of Southern California.

Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam of Hyderabad, was recognized as India's first billionaire and one of the wealthiest individuals in the world during his time.

Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam of Hyderabad, was recognized as India's first billionaire and one of the wealthiest individuals in the world during his time.

Main photo from left: Caliph Abdulmecid II (1868-1944), Prince Mukarram Jah (1933 – 1968), Princess Durrusehvar (1914 – 2006), Prince Azam Jah (1907 – 1970) and Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan ...

Besides, there were another 34 successors of the Nizam VII, Mir Osman Ali Khan. “Their family members account for 126 descendants. At least 90 of them are supporting me.

During the 1930s and 1940s, Mir Osman Ali Khan accumulated immense wealth through various means. He famously used the Jacob diamond, a rare 185-carat gem valued at Rs 1000 crores by Times Now, as ...

Thus began Asaf Jah dynasty in Hyderabad Deccan in 1724, which lasted till 1948 with Mir Osman Ali Khan, son of Mehboob Ali Khan, the sixth Nizam, ascended the throne in 1911 as the last or the ...