The crowd at the mosque was larger than usual, unsurprisingly because it happened to be the last "Jumma" (Friday) of the holy month of Ramzan.
'With free software on the Internet and apps, creating a deepfake video can take 3 to 5 minutes. Anyone can make these videos.'
Mullah Omar, the Taliban's elusive leader, has warned United States-led troops in Afghanistan that their 'unequivocal defeat' is imminent, as the insurgents are 'forging ahead like a powerful flood' against them. In a purported online message issued to mark Eid, Omar referred to 'huge casualties and sagging morale' among the more than 100,000 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and US-led troops in Afghanistan fighting Taliban-linked insurgents.
Bombs exploded near an Eid prayer gathering in Sholakia in Kishoreganj district where at least 200,000 people had gathered, police said.
The petitioner contended that various interpretations regarding the sighting of the moon have hurt the religious emotions of the people and 'harmed national prestige,' the Pak Tribune reported.
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a prayer ground in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing a political leader and his bodyguard and injuring seven others, said the police. The bomber struck as former naazim (mayor) Hanif Jadoon was leaving the prayer ground after offering Eid-ul-Azha prayers. Jadoon and his bodyguard were killed instantly, police officials said.
Salman Khan's next film, Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali, which started shooting on his farm on the outskirts of Mumbai in May, has seen many changes since its announcement. The latest on that front is the film's title.
Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar on Tuesday said he has asked the state police to maintain strict vigil and seal borders to ensure there is no transportation of cattle from neighbouring states and also no attack on gau rakshaks (cow vigilantes).
Sugar prices are hovering near six-year highs, leaving a bad taste in Indian consumers' palates but sweetening the portfolios of investors in related stocks at Dalal Street. Shares of sugar manufacturers such as Piccadily Agro, DCM Shriram, Magadh Sugar, and Bajaj Hindustan have rallied up to a whopping 200 per cent so far in the financial year 2024 (FY24) as deficient monsoon rains in major sugarcane producer states like Maharashtra and Karnataka are expected to lead to a shortfall in sugar output ahead. In comparison, the BSE Sensex has modestly gained 11 per cent during this period.
"I am ready to fight the money power (of her political opponents), and (central) agencies (which her party alleges has been unleashed on TMC with a political motive), but I will not bow my head," she said.
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The PCB has written to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, seeking official clearance to travel to India for the ODI World Cup.
Pakistan high commission sources said it has been an usual practice to invite the Kashmiri separatist leaders on such occasions.
'I made sure I did full justice to my star's image and what his fans expect.'
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Leading Islamic seminary Dar-ul-Uloom has suggested to Muslims in the country that they avoid slaughtering cows on Eid-ul-Azha as a mark of respect to the religious beliefs of Hindus.The appeal has been supported by the All India Organisation of Imams of Mosques, which had earlier asked Muslims to put black ribbons on their shoulders as a symbol of their solidarity and grief for the victims of the Mumbai terror attacks."
Accusing him of trying to steal a motorcycle, a mob beat up Ansari on June 17 of that year.
It was a very good weekend for Salman Khan's latest release Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan as Rs 68 crore* were accumulated at the box office.
Route inspection for Kanwar Yatra and peace meetings with Hindu and Muslim community members came on instructions of police commissioner Alok Singh, according to a police statement
The decision is expected to provide a push for their development in healthcare, cultural identity, education, financial matters, skill development and women empowerment among others, the Chief Minister's Office said in a statement.
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Pakistan's first sports film 'Main Hoon Afridi' is all set for release on Eid.
The Shias, however, celebrated Eid following citing of the moon on Thursday.
'The PCB will share the report with the ICC and BCCI if the delegation has any concerns.'
'Salman feels the more attention he pays to the threat, the more the attention-seeker will feel he has succeeded in doing what he wanted.'
Altogether 45 students were injured in Manipur's Imphal Valley on Tuesday as the police fired tear gas shells and baton-charged a mob protesting against the killing of two youths who were allegedly kidnapped in July, officials said.
Soon after the ad was put up, several people tweeted with the hashtag "HinduphobicSwiggy", urging people to boycott the food and grocery delivery service provider.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met the top priests of various churches in Kerala, giving a push to the Bharatiya Janata Party's efforts to reach out to the influential minority community in the southern state ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, sources said.
Shehnaaz Gill visits Mumbai's famous Gannpati pandal, the Lalbaugcha Raja.
India on Wednesday voted in favour of a draft resolution tabled in the UN Human Rights Council that condemns and strongly rejects recent "public and premeditated" acts of desecration of the Quran.
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Internet services were fully restored after 10 days, while the administration relaxed the curfew from 5 am to 8 pm, he said.
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