MMU holds Jammu & Kashmir Shia-Sunni meeting ahead of MuharramMuttahida Majlis-e-Ulama, led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, met ahead of Muharram. The Shia-Sunni coordination committee will monitor social medi...
15 Jun, 2026, 12.27 AM IST
Delhi Police gear up for July 6 Muharram procession with city-wide traffic plan: Here’s what you need to knowMuharram 2025 Traffic Advisory: Delhi Police prepares for Muharram procession and Kanwar Yatra. Traffic plans are in place to manage vehicl...
05 Jul, 2025, 05.22 PM IST
July 7 or 6? Check when schools, colleges and offices will remain closed for Muharram 2025 holidayMuharram 2025 Holiday: India awaits the moon sighting to determine the Muharram holiday, potentially impacting school and office schedules....
03 Jul, 2025, 04.10 PM IST
July 7 public holiday: What’s open and closed—schools, colleges, banks, stock market, markets?July 7 public holiday: Muharram, potentially observed on July 6 or 7, 2025, in India, marks the Islamic New Year, with the final date conti...
30 Jun, 2025, 11.25 AM IST
Muharram 2025: Why the month matters, when Ashura will be observed; check date, history & significanceThe Islamic month of Muharram, a period of mourning and reflection, commenced in India on June 27, marking the start of the Hijri year. For...
30 Jun, 2025, 08.13 AM IST
Muharram 2025: Date, traditions, and spiritual meaning behind the sacred monthMuharram 2025 starts on June 27, pending the moon sighting. It marks the Islamic New Year and is a sacred month. Shia Muslims mourn Imam Hu...
23 Jun, 2025, 05.04 PM IST
Islamic Hijri calendar 2025: New year, Muharran, Ashura date. Here's allMuslims globally prepare for Muharram, marking the Islamic New Year 1447 AH. The lunar calendar sets the date around June 26, commencing a ...
23 Jun, 2025, 12.38 PM IST
FIR for 'pro-Palestine, Hezbollah slogans and flags' during Srinagar Muharram processionJammu and Kashmir Police registers a case against Shia mourners for raising pro-Palestine and pro-Hezbollah slogans during a Muharram proce...
18 Jul, 2024, 12.33 AM IST
Muharram 2024: Know the history, significance of Ashura and cultural practicesMuharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, starts the new Islamic year and is one of Islam’s four sacred months, traditionall...
17 Jul, 2024, 08.45 AM IST
Mourners express solidarity with Palestinians during Muharram procession in KashmirThis traditional procession from Guru Bazar to Dalgate in Srinagar was banned from 1989, when people took up arms in the Valley, and the ad...
16 Jul, 2024, 10.43 AM IST
Vote for NC or Congress means supporting YazidNamgyal said that both NC and Congress have betrayed Muslims, including the Shia community, which forms majority in Kargil district of the ...
04 Sep, 2023, 12.56 AM IST
Why Shia celebrate Muharram, why was it banned in Kashmir? Here is the 30-yr-long Kashmir storyJ&K administration allowed the Muharram procession in Srinagar after nearly 30 years, marking a significant development. The procession, wh...
29 Jul, 2023, 02.36 PM IST
Winning battle of hearts, MJ Akbar heads to Karbala in IraqShia clerics that ET spoke with welcomed the move and said a delegation of theirs had requested the PM, to not limit his travel to Sunni co...
22 Aug, 2016, 03.20 AM IST
Ban Ki-moon condemns terror attacks in Pakistan during MuharramUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the attacks in Pakistan on Shia processions marking Ashura that have claimed 36 lives.
24 Oct, 2015, 10.06 PM IST
- Suicide bombing at Shiite procession kill 20 in Pakistan
The bomber targeted a Shiite procession being taken out as part of Muharram festival in Jacobabad.
23 Oct, 2015, 11.18 PM IST
Death toll in Shia shrine blast in Balochistan rises to 12The bomber wearing burqa entered the Imambargah Kazmia Chilgiri at the time of evening prayer and exploded an explosive-laden vest.
23 Oct, 2015, 03.03 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Why Varanasi’s Shias consider Narendra Modi a good bet"Varanasi's weaving industry is in the death throes and we hope Modiji will help infuse new life in this moribund trade," says power-loom o...
05 May, 2014, 03.42 PM IST