PHOTOS: Covid dampens festive mood on Eid al-Adha

Low-key celebrations marked Bakrid (Eid al-Adha) in India on Saturday amid the coronavirus pandemic, confining the festivities to homes. Normally, people on the occasion greet each other with hugs......

Social distancing, masks must in religious places

Social distancing norms and use of masks and sanitisers will be a must in religious places from June 8 as people will be returning to the shrines, which have been closed for over two months due to......

COVID-19 and lockdown dampens Eid festivities

"Eid is a festival of love and hugging your friends and neighbours, but now you cannot even shake hands due to coronavirus" says Old Delhi resident Akram Quereshi, summing up the sombre mood ahead......

People observe Ramzan in lockdown shadow

With forlorn markets and mosques, the first day of Ramzan in the national capital on Saturday lacked the usual festive atmosphere as people stayed indoors and most shops remained shut in the wake......