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Jammu and Kashmir celebrates low-key Eid-ul-Fitr amid lockdown

Jammu and Kashmir celebrates low-key Eid-ul-Fitr amid lockdown

The festival is being celebrated across Jammu and Kashmir and Kerala on Sunday.

24 May 2020 4:40 PM IST

Indonesian Muslims pray spaced apart as they practice social distancing to curb the spread of the new coronavirus during an Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, May 24, 2020.

Muslims around the world celebrates Eid amid curfews and virus fears

The three-day holiday of Eid is usually a time of travel, family get-togethers and lavish daytime feasts after weeks of...

24 May 2020 4:07 PM IST

Commuters wear PPE (personal protective equipment), including a face mask as a precautionary measure against COVID-19. (AFP)

Australia PM pushes jobs to minimise government welfare spending

Country's second-most populous state, Victoria, resume tourism as virus eases

24 May 2020 3:55 PM IST

A health staff member instructs patients to stop as Seine-Saint-Denis French department inhabitants wait to be tested for the novel coronavirus Covid-19 at a free mobile testing site in Clichy-sous-Bois. (AFP)

Patient tally continues to fall in France

Two weeks after lifting lockdown, France had an increase of 0.2%, below the average 0.3% increase of the past seven days...

24 May 2020 3:43 PM IST

Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray

Uddhav Thackeray criticises Modi government over sudden imposition of...

Thackeray also said there was a need to be extra cautious during the upcoming monsoon.

24 May 2020 3:31 PM IST

Natures fury in West Bengal. (PTI)

Army, NDRF in Cyclone Amphan-hit West Bengal to help state get back on...

The teams reached areas likes Salt Lake, Behala and Golpark in the morning.

24 May 2020 2:59 PM IST

US President Donald Trump. (AP)

Trump declares churches 'essential,' calls on them to reopen

The US president threatened to override governors who defy him on Friday, but it was unclear what authority he has to...

24 May 2020 2:21 PM IST

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden. (AP)

Joe Biden wins Hawaii presidential primary delayed by virus

Biden defeated Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders 63% to 37%

24 May 2020 2:18 PM IST

The police sources said that one of the jawans was killed on the spot and the other died on way to nearby Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS). Medical Superintendent at SKIMS. AP Photo

Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces arrest four Lashkar-e-Taiba...

The spokesperson said incriminating material including arms and ammunition was recovered from their possession.

24 May 2020 2:11 PM IST

Bombay high court

Bombay HC tells AI, DGCA to respond to plea on COVID-19 measures in...

The bench directed Air India and DGCA to file affidavits clarifying their stand.

24 May 2020 1:38 PM IST

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, right, and fellow leader under a recently signed power-sharing agreement, Abdullah Abdullah, center, hold a meeting with U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad aimed at resuscitating a U.S.-Taliban peace deal signed in February, at the Presidential Palace, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (The Presidential Palace via AP)

Taliban, Afghan president declare three-day ceasefire for Eid

The move came as fighting between the two sides had intensified despite the coronavirus pandemic

24 May 2020 12:56 PM IST

Air India. (Photo- PTI)

Aarogya Setu not mandatory but show COVID-19 negative certificate...

After the self-declaration, passengers need to undergo thermal screening.

24 May 2020 12:55 PM IST