Eid al-Fitr is the "festival of breaking the fast ... and marks the start of Shawwal - the 10th month of the Islamic calendar. Along with Eid al-Adha, it is one of the two main festivals in ...

The closure of Ranipokhari pond for Chhath puja, and the single-day holiday leave many Chhath devotees feeling unhappy.

Whereas the Gujarat riots of 2002 left over 1,000 people dead, the majority Muslims. The three characters ... laddoos to ...

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee urged people to uphold the tradition and legacy of long-cherished communal peace, harmony and ...

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has extended Eid greetings to Muslims in general and overseas Pakistanis in particular who are celebrating this festival today. In a tweet, he said Eid-ul-Azha ...

Most of the world’s 1.9 billion Muslims – roughly a quarter of the Earth’s people – observe the rites of Ramadan annually, ...

The proper name for Bakrid is Eid-al-Adha. Since goats (bakri) are sacrificed during this festival, hence it is known as Bakrid. It is also called Qurbani meaning sacrifice. Bakrid is celebrated at ...

Eid al-Adha, known as the “Feast of Sacrifice ... an extra two days of mandatory leave before and after the Muslim festival in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country.

Celebrating unity in diversity, from Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya’s Dargah to Diwali fairs in Syana and Bareilly. Through shared ...

Henrico County Public Schools was the first division in the area to add Diwali to its holiday list alongside Easter, ...