Prayers and sacrifice mark Eid-al-Adha

Muslims around the world are celebrating Islam’s biggest holiday with prayers, gifts, traditional visits with family and friends, and feasts. Eid al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice, commemorates......

Eid Mubarak: Sacrifice, sweets, selfies and more

Eid al-Adha, popularly known as Bakri Eid, was celebrated in India and some parts of the world on Friday.  It’s the second big festival for Muslims, coming two months after Eid-ul-Fitr,......

A Son's Pilgrimage For A Warrior Father

Hriiyio was only 6 months old when his father, a soldier in the 1 Naga Battalion, met a warrior's death in Drass. All Photographs: Kind courtesy Ashuli Hriiyio Taking note of the Rediff.com......

Plea in SC against sacrificing animals on Bakr-Eid

A public interest litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court questioning the sacrifice of animals on Bakr-Eid and the validity of a provision of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, saying......

'Heroines flocked to him, but...'

'... their love was jinxed.''His celluloid path to his partner's heart was seldom smooth; it had to contend with greedy relatives and indecisive sweethearts, who were more ready to sacrifice than......

The MOST SHOCKING moment of Game of Thrones? VOTE!

Take your pick! Not slick production values or clever writing but an endless capacity to shock its viewer is Game of Thrones greatest USP. Ever since the enormously popular HBO show, based on......

Muslim Olympians celebrate Eid far from home in Tokyo

IMAGE: Saudi Arabia players line up for the national anthems. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Muslim athletes in Tokyo for the Olympics marked a pared-down Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice,......