IN PIX: India celebrates Eid-ul-Azha with fervour

The festival of 'offering' or 'qurbani', Eid-al-Azha, is being celebrated across India on Saturday with religious fervour and gaiety. Muslims observe the festival on the tenth day of the last......

Violence mars Eid in Kashmir; Farooq Abdullah heckled

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah was heckled during Eid prayers at the 17th century Hazratbal mosque in Srinagar on Wednesday, two days after he chanted 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'......

Congress leader Gurudas Kamat dies

Congress veteran Gurudas Kamat, a Nehru-Gandhi family loyalist who was known for his forthrightness throughout his career spanning over four decades, died in New Delhi on Wednesday after suffering......

Haj to begin on October 24

The annual Islamic pilgrimage of Haj that is performed by millions of Muslims every year will begin on October 24.Pilgrims from all over the world have already started pouring into Saudi Arabia and......

Pakistan beat Bangladesh in fading light to sweep series

Left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman broke through Bangladesh's resistance before Pakistan raced against fading light to complete a seven-wicket win on the final day of the second cricket Test on......