Festive fervour grips Delhi on Eid-ul-Fitr
By IANS,New Delhi : Dressed in festive finery, Muslims in the city Friday thronged the historic 17th century Jama Masjid and other Eidgahs to offer congregational prayers on Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the...
View ArticleEid-ul-Fitr celebrated across Andhra Pradesh
By IANS,Hyderabad : Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of the Ramadan fasting month, was celebrated Friday across Andhra Pradesh with religious fervour and gaiety.Tens of thousands of Muslims offered...
View ArticleEid-ul-Fitr, Teej celebrations in midst of downpour
By IANS,Agra : A heavy downpour Friday morning brought cheer in some quarters but also concern, as water-logging and overflowing of drains were reported, making mobility cumbersome on the day of...
View ArticleEid prayers, clashes in Kashmir Valley
By IANS,Srinagar : Muslims offered Eid-ul-Fitr prayers in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir Valley Friday as authorities placed separatist leaders under house arrest to ensure that law and order...
View ArticleCurfew in J&K town after communal clashes
By IANS,Jammu : Curfew was imposed and two columns of the army were deployed in Kishtwar town in Jammu region Friday on Eid-ul-Fitr after about 500 villagers raised pro-independence slogans that led to...
View ArticlePost prayers, feasts garnish Odisha Eid celebrations
By IANS,Bhubaneswar : Muslims across Odisha Friday celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan with religious fervour.Large congregations of Muslims were seen in Cuttack,...
View ArticleKolkata celebrates Eid with fervour
By IANS,Kolkata : Muslims across Kolkata gathered at the city's principal mosque, Nakhoda Masjid, since early morning to offer prayers and greet each other on Eid-ul-Fitr Friday.The festival marked the...
View ArticleEid celebrated with traditional fervour in UP
By IANS,Lucknow : Eid was celebrated across Uttar Pradesh with traditional gaiety and religious fervour Friday amid heavy police presence and security.The morning 'namaaz' (prayers) were offered at...
View ArticleEid celebrated in Tamil Nadu
By IANS,Chennai : Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated in Tamil Nadu Friday with the usual fervour as thousands prayed in mosques across the state.A large number of Muslims assembled in mosques and offered their...
View ArticleEid-ul-Fitr celebrated in Meghalaya
By IANS, Shillong : Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, was Friday celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety across Meghalaya, a predominantly Christian...
View ArticleEid celebrated across Bihar
By IANS,Patna : Muslims across Bihar offered prayers on Eid and sought divine blessings for rains in the drought-affected areas of the state Friday.In Patna, thousands of people offered prayers at the...
View ArticleRaging bull disrupts Eid celebration in Mathura
By IANS,Mathura : A bull disrupted Eid celebrations in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh when it went on a rampage before the day's main prayers, police said.The incident took place as Muslims were preparing...
View ArticleMamata announces quota in higher education for minorities
By IANS,Kolkata : In an Eid-ul-Fitr gift, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday announced reservation of seats in higher education for minorities in the state.Attending the largely attended...
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Assam celebrates Eid, prayer for better tomorrow
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net,Guwahati: It was a great relief for the people of Assam to celebrate the gaiety Eid on Friday with almost all the parts of the country. With the current situation of the...
View ArticleCurfew in Kishtwar as riot toll rises to two
By IANS,Jammu: Indefinite curfew continued for the second day Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar town where the death toll in communal clashes rose to two.The body of one person apparently set...
View ArticleParvez Rasool: Cricket not only a game played in grounds
Shahnawaz Alam,The current debate erupted from a young talented cricketer Parvez Rasool, not getting placed in playing eleven in the last one day international match against Zimbabwe has ignited...
View ArticleReligion, atheism and secularism
Ram Puniyani,Last three decades have seen an unprecedented presence of religion in social and political space. Somewhere the acts of terror, somewhere communal violence and somewhere the political...
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Muslims in Manipur celebrate Eid, pray for peace and harmony
By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net,Imphal: Muslims in Manipur celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Friday with religious fervor and gaiety. In Imphal city, Muslim males thronged the nearby masjids to offer the...
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Eid in pictures
By TwoCircles.net teamNew Delhi: Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated in India on two days- some celebrated on Thursday and others on Friday. Here are some pictures from across India. TCN readers are encouraged...
View ArticleAFSPA, yet another opportunity for the judiciary
By Anjuman Ara BegumThe Commission of Inquiry, constituted by the Supreme Court of India, in Writ Petition (Criminal) 129 of 2012 [Extra Judicial Execution Victims Families' Association and Another...
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