Ramadan
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Sonia greets people on Eid, Navakalebar Rath Yatra
National | Jul 18, 2015, 03:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday greeted the people on the occasion of Navakalebar Rath Yatra and Eidd-ul-Fitr. Extending her greetings on the occasion of Navakalebar Rath Yatra, Gandhi said she hoped “Bhagwan Jagannath's
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India celebrates Eid with fervor, gaiety
India | Jul 18, 2015, 11:38 AM ISTNew Delhi: Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan, is being celebrated across the country today with fervor, gaiety.Lakhs of Muslims came out early morning dressed in their finery to offer
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Eid to be celebrated on Saturday
India | Jul 17, 2015, 08:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: India will celebrate the festival of Eid ul Fitr on Saturday. The Shahi imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari today evening declared the date for the holy festival.Eid-ul-Fitr, the tenth month of
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Ramadan special: 5 tempting dishes to try this festival season
Lifestyle | Jul 08, 2015, 07:21 PM ISTRamadan month is on and all the Muslims across the world are keeping rozas (fasts) these days. While fasting during these days is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam, the iftar time
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Boko Haram guns down nearly 150 people praying in mosques in Nigeria
World | Jul 03, 2015, 11:45 AM ISTMaidugiri (Nigeria) : Boko Haram extremists gunned down nearly 150 Muslims praying in mosques in a northeast Nigerian town during the holy month of Ramadan, a government official and a self-defense fighter said Thursday.The attack
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'Bling it away' this Ramadan
Lifestyle | Jun 29, 2015, 05:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: Tapping into the holy spirit of Ramadan, designer Nishita Agarwal of the label Niche has designed a new collection of clutches called 'Bling it away' for a complete festive look. During Ramadan a lot
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In pics: Barack Obama hosts annual Ramadan dinner at White House
World | Jun 23, 2015, 08:46 AM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama said Monday that Americans stand united in rejecting the targeting of any religious or ethnic group as he marked Islam's holy month of Ramadan.Obama opened the White House to Muslim
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Photo Essay: Muslims around-the-world prepare for Ramadan
World | Jun 17, 2015, 06:03 PM ISTRamadan, the holiest month of the Islamic calendar, is expected to begin tomorrow with sighting of the halil crescent moon.Muslims throughout the world mark the month of Ramadan with dawn to dusk fasting for complete
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Shias in UP seek Azam Khan's removal
National | Jul 31, 2014, 11:20 AM ISTLucknow: The Shias here have asked Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to clear ambiguities in Waqf Board appointments, allegedly been done at the behest of Urban Development and Wakf Minister Azam Khan.A meeting between Shia cleric
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Omar Abdullah greets people on Eid-ul-Fitr
National | Jul 29, 2014, 02:54 PM ISTSrinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his cabinet colleagues today felicitated people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, wishing them well being and prosperity. In his Eid message, the
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China bans Ramadan fast in Muslim northwest
World | Jul 03, 2014, 08:17 AM ISTBeijing: Students and civil servants in China's Muslim northwest, where Beijing is enforcing a security crackdown following deadly unrest, have been ordered to avoid taking part in traditional fasting during the Islamic holy month of
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Barack Obama sends best wishes for Muslim holy month
World | Jun 28, 2014, 11:04 AM ISTWashington: President Barack Obama is sending his best wishes to Muslims in the US and around the world on the start of the holy month of Ramadan.Obama says in a statement that the US is
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Narendra Modi to visit Islamic Centre after Ramadan
India | Jun 26, 2014, 11:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Delhi's India Islamic Cultural Centre after the holy month of Ramadan, a statement from the centre said.Modi made the assurance at a meeting with the
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Know about Eid ul Fitr and its significance (Watch pics)
India | Jul 29, 2014, 08:14 AM ISTNew Delhi: Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity", while Fitr means "to break the fast" (and can also mean "nature", from the word "fitrah") and so symbolizes the breaking of the fasting period.Legend says
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NRI Muslim workers miss their families back home during Ramadan
World | Aug 06, 2013, 05:54 PM ISTDubai, Aug 6: Across the Muslim world, most families gather at sunset after the daylong fast during the holy month of Ramadan.For Muslim labourers in the Gulf, though, many eat alone without their families.In a
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TV talk show host gifts abandoned babies to childless couples during Ramadan in Pakistan
World | Aug 02, 2013, 06:21 AM ISTIslamabad, Aug 2: Believe it or not, in Pakistan's popular Geo TV, a well-known talk show host Aamir Liaquat Hussain has been giving away abandoned infants to childless families. The 41-year-old TV talk show host
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UAE gifts dates to Maldives
World | Jul 20, 2013, 07:45 AM ISTColombo, July 20: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) embassy in Sri Lanka has gifted dates to the Maldivian government on the occasion of Ramadan.UAE Ambassador to Sri Lanka Abdul Hamid Abdul Fatah Kadem handed over
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US drone attack kills two in Pakistan, first hit in Ramadan
World | Jul 14, 2013, 02:48 PM ISTIslamabad, July 14: Atleast two persons were killed tonight when a US drone targeted a suspected militant's compound in tribal region close to Afghan border in northwest Pakistan, the first strike in the month of
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Pizza, burger, pancakes shape up Roza Aftaar menu
India | Jul 13, 2013, 01:26 PM ISTLucknow, July 13: Breaking the ritualistic fast in the holy month of Ramadan would also mark a break with tradition in the one-time city of nawabs here. After the prayers, devout Muslims could eat pizzas,
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Ramadan - a month of devotion and compassion
India | Jul 11, 2013, 06:30 PM ISTHyderabad, July 11: It is a spring of good deeds, a month of fasting, devotion, compassion, generosity, forgiveness and repentance. And India's 140 million Muslims, who constitute the world's third-largest Muslim population, observe Ramadan with