Press Trust of India | Jul 6, 2016, 9:43 PM IST
The three-day Eid-ul-Fitr festival traditionally means family gatherings and the exchange of gifts and sweets after a month of fasting from dawn until dusk.
India.com News Desk | Jul 6, 2016, 4:45 PM IST
Delhi Jama Masjid Shahi Imamm, Ahmed Bukhari on Tuesday night said, "Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Thursday as the moon was not sighted today".
Mohammed Uzair Shaikh | Jul 6, 2016, 2:35 PM IST
The decision has been taken by the government after several Muslim clerics and geographical experts have predicted that the Eid moon will not be sighted today.
Mohammed Uzair Shaikh | Jul 6, 2016, 4:14 PM IST
Shops and elite restaurants in Dhaka's Gulshan locality, where the Holey Artisan Bakery is located, has turned dull. Even five days after the terror attack, people are reluctant to resume normal life.
Press Trust of India | Jul 6, 2016, 12:40 PM IST
Eid-ul-Fitr is being celebrated across Kashmir today as men, women and children dressed in their best thronged mosques, shrines and Eidgahs across the Valley for special prayers to mark culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan.
Mohammed Uzair Shaikh | Jul 6, 2016, 5:18 AM IST
Government of India has cancelled the holiday announced on Wednesday in Delhi-NCR region. The decision was made after taking opinions from Muslim clerics and geographical experts.
Mohammed Uzair Shaikh | Jul 5, 2016, 11:02 PM IST
Earlier in the evening, moon was spotted in Kargil sector of Kashmir near the Line of Control.
India.com News Desk | Jul 5, 2016, 9:14 PM IST
Jama Masjid Shahi Imam, Ahmed Bukhari today said, "Moon has not been sighted in any parts of the country, hence Eid (2016) will be celebrated on July 7, Thursday".
Mohammed Uzair Shaikh | Jul 5, 2016, 8:55 PM IST
All public institutions across Kerala will remain closed tomorrow. A public holiday has been announced by the government.
India.com News Desk | Jul 5, 2016, 8:43 PM IST
Jama Masjid Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari today said that Eid-ul-Fitr would be celebrated on July 7, Thursday as there are no news of moon in Delhi.
Mohammed Uzair Shaikh | Jul 5, 2016, 6:41 PM IST
Although, it was expected that most parts of the nation would celebrate Eid on Wednesday, the onset of monsoon has turned the clerics cautious in making such claims.
India.com News Desk | Jul 5, 2016, 6:04 PM IST
The festival of Eid is celebrated according to Lunar calendar because it is associated with Lunar cycles.
