Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, was on Wednesday celebrated across India with religious fervour and gaiety, barring some places in Jammu and Kashmir where clashes erupted between stone-pelting youths and security forces after special festival prayers.


Eid celebrated with gaiety in India, J&K sees some clashes (Intro Roundup)


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Indian and Pakistan security forces on Wednesday exchanged sweets and greetings on the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.


Indian, Pakistan security forces exchange sweets on LoC, IB



Eid celebrated with gaiety in India, J&K sees some clashes (Roundup)


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the people on Eid-ul-Fitr both in English as well as in Urdu, in an move seen to reach out to the Muslim community.


PM greets people on Eid in both Urdu, English


Namdev Das Tyagi, aka, Computer Baba, who joined office at the state secretariat here as chairman of the Narmada-Mandakini-Kshipra trust with ministerial rank on Tuesday, did not waste even an hour after taking charge to demand a helicopter within a week to inspect the Narmada River.


Computer Baba takes charge in MP, demands chopper


Reaping the fruits of a communal polarization, a sustained campaign against cattle smuggling and a promise to come up with an NRC in the state, the BJP coasted to victory in a number of West Bengal Lok Sabha seats close to the Bangladesh border with a substantial minority vote.


BJP wins in Bengal border areas with high Muslim population


BJP MP from Bulandshahr Bhola Singh on Wednesday stoked a fresh controversy when he said that action should be taken against those who block roads while offering 'namaaz.


Act if roads blocked while offering namaaz: BJP MP


A motorist rammed his car into devotees emerging from a mosque in Delhi's Khureji area on Wednesday but police said no one was injured, denying their own earlier claim that many suffered injuries.


Car hits men emerging from mosque, no injuries: Police


Australian Cardinal George Pell, once the Vatican's number three, appeared in a court on Wednesday to appeal his conviction for child sex offences.


Australian Cardinal appeals child sex abuse conviction


, At least 17 men were injured when a speeding car rammed into them as they were offering namaaz here on Wednesday on Eid, police said.


17 injured in Delhi as car rams into people offering namaaz


President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among the several leaders who greeted the people on Eid-ul-Fitr on Wednesday.


Kovind, Naidu, Modi greet people on Eid-ul-Fitr


The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), which has been in the forefront of a campaign for Ram temple construction in Ayodhya, has convened a meeting of its top leaders later this month to discuss the issue, amid its assertion that the work on the project will start within one-and-a-half years.


Ram temple: VHP calls meeting, says construction to begin in 18 months


An Australian court on Wednesday began hearing one  of Pope Francis's closest advisers, Cardinal George Pell's appeal against his conviction for child sexual abuse.


Ex-Pope aide appeals against sexual charges conviction


Mocking the BJP's decision to introduce "Jai Maa Kali" slogan, Trinammol Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday said the TRP (television rating point) of their "Jai Shri Ram" slogan has started sliding down while that of "Jai Maa Kali" is on the rise.


TRP of BJP's 'Jai Shri Ram' sliding down: Trinamool MP


Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday that ensuring socio-economic empowerment of the minorities through "3E" - education, employment and empowerment - was the target of the government.


Will empower minorities through education, employment: Naqvi


Union Minister Babul Supriyo on Tuesday said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's angry reactions to BJP's 'Jai Shri Ram' chant was a part of her appeasement politics.


Mamata's reaction to Jai Shri Ram part of appeasement politics: Supriyo


Post Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kedarnath, the shrine has seen heavy footfall, but the growing number of pilgrims led to long queues, with some claiming they had to wait for two days for 'darshan'. After the pilgrims' protest, the authorities have now reduced paid "VIP entries" to clear the long queues.


Pilgrims' protest at Kedarnath leads to common man geting edge over VIPs (Reissuing)


Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday took the blessings of Hindu seer Swamy Swaroopanandendra Saraswati at the latter's ashram here.


Jagan seeks Vizag seer's blessings after victory


Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Tuesday inaugurated the Rs 55 crore Haj House in Ranchi, on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr.


Rs 55 crore Haj House inaugurated in Jharkhand


Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator V.P. Singh Badnore on Tuesday greeted people on the eve of Id-ul-Fitr.

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