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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
TopicEid-ul-Fitr

Topic: Eid-ul-Fitr

Noida deploys 5,000 police personnel at mosques, other religious sites for Eid, Navratri

Other security arrangements include tracking of social media & interactions with religious leaders to maintain peace and order.

An Eid kit from BJP & the do’s and don’t’s of free speech

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Nayab Saini-led BJP govt recategorises Eid-ul-Fitr as restricted holiday, uproar in Haryana assembly

Oppn slams move to recategorise Eid-ul-Fitr as restricted holiday instead of gazetted. CM Saini says decision was taken because it coincided with end of financial year.

Butchers set to be tested for Covid-19 ahead of Eid in Hyderabad

Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi tells ThePrint process will most likely start Tuesday. Those who test positive will be quarantined or admitted to hospital depending on symptoms.

BSF skips customary Eid gesture with Pakistan, exchanges sweets with Bangladesh

Officials said the exchange of sweets did not take place with Pakistan Rangers due to continued incidents of cross-border terrorism on the Western front.

Simple iftar, no community prayers: How Muslims are spending holy month of Ramzan in lockdown

Ramzan this year has spelt more individual introspection, simple rituals, digital charity and prayers.

On Eid, BSF soldiers & Pakistan Rangers exchange sweets on the border

The BSF & Pakistan Rangers usually exchange sweets on festivals such as Eid and Diwali, and on Independence Day and Republic Day.

Eid celebrations in Jammu & Kashmir marred by clashes between protestors & security forces

Clashes broke out in some parts of Nowhatta, Sopore in north Kashmir, and Anantnag in south Kashmir, said officials.

Use common sense for sighting moon for Eid, Pakistan minister tells clerics

Pakistan's science minister Fawad Chaudhry has discontinued traditional methods of sighting the moon for important Islamic festivals, angering clerics.

On Camera

Jana Sangh leader VK Malhotra brought Advani to Delhi, kept the party afloat after 1984 setback

Unlike his colleagues from the time of the BJS, several of whom became governors and held other constitutional posts, Malhotra chose to lead a quiet and simple retired life after the massive 2014 victory of the BJP.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.