Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti expressed anguish over the loss of lives and stressed the need for peace "if we want to save the people of the state".
Unidentifiable terrorists barged into a house at Dangerpora village late on Friday and fired indiscriminately at the inmates.
Anita Aikara encounters a culinary adventure on an iftar food walk.
Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan, is being celebrated across the country on Tuesday. Ramzan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, is observed as a fasting period by Muslims who abstain from food and water from sunrise to sunset and it culminates in Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations.
Strongly rebutting the charges, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the Gulf countries are deeply committed to friendly relations with India and they are even seeking bilateral talks on the post-COVID-19 economic recovery. Talking about India's close and traditional ties with the Arab countries, he said New Delhi is ensuring uninterrupted supply of food and essential commodities to the region during Ramzan as part of its deep-rooted friendship.
Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting and holy month of Ramzan, is being celebrated across the country on Thursday.
'Every prominent Indian cricketer knows exactly what @IrfanPathan means but they will dare not utter a word in support'.
The restriction will have a direct impact on Eid festivities, apart from other religious gatherings.
Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan, will be celebrated across the country on Saturday.
On the occasion of Ramzan a hitherto unknown organisation with the name of 'The Base of Jihad', while claiming responsibility for the terrorist attack against Israeli tourists in Burgas, said: 'The month of Ramzan is a month of holy war and death for Allah; it is a month for fighting the enemies of Allah'. Pakistani militants, following the same ideology, intensified their attacks during Ramzan
The Opposition parties need 172 members in the 342-member house to orchestrate the downfall of Prime Minister Khan.
Sachin Tendulkar, on Wednesday, wished the country on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fir.
An Islamist outfit has said said it will consider ceasefire only if an offer is made from responsible quarters of the Indian government.
As indicated earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not attend the get together at the Rashtrapati Bhawan like last year.
Shehbaz, the younger brother of former three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif, received 174 votes -- two more than the simple majority of 172.
Everything about ISIS had indicated that this would be a violent Ramzan. A violent, divisive Ramzan sends out exactly the message that ISIS wants to send to religious Muslims outside its folds: It plays on their faith and fears, says writer Tabish Khair.
However, in some markets of the city meat is anyways not sold on Tuesdays as this day of the week is considered auspicious by many Hindus.
The RSS will also offer special prayers to protect cows.
Get prepared to be floored by their architecture.
As many as 47 people, including 20 security personnel, have been killed and over 130 injured in the R S Pura sector in Pakistan shelling and firing this year.
Nine members of a family were among the deceased in the first incident which took place around 11.15 pm on Wednesday, when Mumbai experienced heavy rains throughout the day, at the New Collector Compound on Abdul Hamid Road in the Malwani area of suburban Malad, the officials said.
For the first time in 25 years since the start of militancy in Kashmir, the separatists have not called for a general strike on Martyrs' Day on Monday in view of the fasting month of Ramzan.
One civilian was also killed after he caught in the crossfire.
Diwali celebrations also did not take place last year though the monument was lit with multi-coloured LED bulbs.
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After a pious month of fasting and prayers, Muslims across the world celebrated Eid with great fervour.
The modern world will not accommodate bigotry of the sort India is showing the world today, argues Aakar Patel.
Reshma Aslam shares an exciting chicken recipe.
From Jammu and Kashmir to Andhra Pradesh, consumers are facing power cuts ranging from 2 hours to 8 hours.
With the Supreme Court rejecting West Bengal government's plea for rescheduling the Panchayat polls in view of Ramzan, the Congress and the Communist Party of India-Marxist on Tuesday blamed the ruling Trinamool Congress for it and said the party was not serious about holding the election at the grassroot-level.
Saudi Arabia has assured Nawaz Sharif that it will take up the issue of his "exile" and "deportation" with Pakistan after Eid-ul-Fitr, the deposed premier's party has claimed.
Major mosques and idghas, which see tens of thousands of people offering namaz on Eid and then embracing each other, remained mostly empty perhaps for the first time on the festival as the government has prohibited all kinds of religious gatherings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Mischievous text messages claiming that people from the north-east will be targeted in Delhi, particularly after Ramzan, have started circulating with police in the national capital on Saturday urging the community not to believe in them and stating that adequate security measures have been taken.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Arampora village in Awantipora area of the south Kashmir district this morning following specific intelligence about the presence of terrorists there, a police official said.
The family of a girl who was injured in the Taliban attack on teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai has decided to leave the restive Swat Valley in northwest Pakistan and move to Punjab province for security reasons.
However, the details of the meeting were not officially confirmed.
The dogs, who are fed regularly by the CRPF personnel, continued to bark, giving the personnel an idea that there were people hiding in a particular area.
He recalled that democracy-lovers had fought a big battle against the Emergency.
The terrorists pumped bullets into the two troopers at close range before disappearing into the bylanes of the congested locality
The Election Commission on Wednesday ruled out any change in the schedule of the West Bengal assembly polls and told the Trinamool Congress that its suggestion to club the last three of the eight phases is "not feasible".
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