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Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated across India

July 7, 2016

New Delhi, Jul 7: Muslims today flocked to mosques and eidgahs across the country to offer special prayers, exchanged greetings and took part in feasts with family and friends as they celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr which marks the end of Ramzan, the holy month of fasting.

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In the national capital, people dressed in their festive best turned up at historic Jama Masjid, Fathepuri Masjid, Hazrat Nizamuddin and other mosques for 'namaz', wished each other 'Eid Mubarak' and exchanged gifts.

Festivities gripped Jama Masjid and Chandni Chowk areas where people were busy buying sweets and savouries to welcome friends and relatives. Ecstatic children, who were gifted 'Eidee' (money) by parents and elders, were at the forefront of the festivities, buying toys and other items from shops around the mosques.

People also gave alms to the needy who had gathered around the mosques and eidgahs (prayer grounds). Markets in various Muslim-dominated areas in the city have been decked up on the occasion.

Extensive security arrangements were in place across the country, especially where large congregations took place.

People in Jammu and Kashmir and Kerala celebrated Eid yesterday.

President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi have greeted people on the occasion and hoped that it will inspire all to follow the path of love and universal brotherhood and will deepen the spirit of harmony and peace in society.

Chief Ministers in several states joined the special prayers and greeted the people.
Bollywood stars, too, spread the cheer and took to the social media to extend Eid greetings to their fans and peers.

In Uttar Pradesh, a spirit of bonhomie and festive cheer marked Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations as Muslims from all walks of life made a beeline for eidgahs and mosques for offering the Eid prayers.

In Lucknow, women offered 'namaaz' at Aishbagh Eidgah for the first time. Governor Ram Naik and UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav greeted people on the occasion at Eidgah.

Border Security Force and Pakistan Rangers, the border guarding forces of the two countries, exchanged sweets and greeted each other on the occasion at several places along the international border.

In Malda in West Bengal, festivities were marred by a mishap. A 10-year-old boy died and six others were injured when a sceptic tank on which they had gathered, collapsed during an Eid congregation.

In West Bengal, Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated across the state. A large number of Muslims assembled at the state's largest congregation on Red Road in Kolkata to offer special prayers on the occasion.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attended the special prayers. Banerjee and Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi greeted the people on Eid-ul-Fitr.

Shahi Imam of Tipu Sultan Mosque Mohd Nurur Rehman Barkati called for harmony and brotherhood while extending wishes and greetings to all.

"Islam never supports killing of people. Such killers have no religion. Those killing people in the name of Islam are basically goondas," Barkati said in the backdrop of terrorist attacks in Bangladesh capital Dhaka and other places around the globe.

Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated across Tamil Nadu with fervour as scores of faithful attended special prayers and exchanged greetings.

Prayers for peace, prosperity and brotherhood were offered in special congregations across the state, including in Chennai, Tirunelveli, Vellore and Tiruchirappally.

Leaders in Tamil Nadu including Governor K Rosaiah, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, DMK President M Karunanidhi and PMK founder S Ramadoss among others have extended Eid greetings.

In Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took part in the festivity at an eidgah in Bhopal.

Thousands of Muslims offered prayers at various eidgahs and mosques.
Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated with gaiety and religious fervour across Maharashtra.

Celebrations were witnessed in Muslim pockets of Thane, Palghar, Ratnagiri, Raigad, Aurangabad, Pune, Nashik, Beed and other areas of the state. Muslims came out early morning dressed in their finery to offer special Eid prayers at mosques in Mumbai.

Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis greeted the people on the occasion.

Eid was celebrated in Hyderabad and other towns across Telangana. Major congregations were witnessed at the historic Mir Alam Eidgah and other eidgahs at Masab Tank, Military Grounds, Mehdipatnam, Golconda, Secunderabad, Santosh Nagar and Malakpet.

Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana ESL Narasimhan and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao conveyed their greetings on the occasion.

In Gujarat, Eid was celebrated with gaiety and fervour. Thousands of Muslims gathered at Jama Masjid at Teen Darwaza in the old city area of Ahmedabad for 'namaz'. A large number of people also turned up at Eidgah near Kankaria Lake.

Historic Sarkhej Roza mosque also saw good number of Muslims congregating to offer prayers.

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January 13,2020

Jan 13: India lost more than $1.33 billion to internet restrictions in 2019 as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government pushed ahead with his party’s Hindu nationalist agenda, raising tensions and sparking nationwide protests.

The worst shutdown has been in Kashmir, where after intermittent closures in the first half of the year, the internet has been cut off since Aug. 5 following the government’s decision to revoke the special autonomous status of the country’s only Muslim-majority state, a study said. The prologued closure was criticized by India’s highest court, which ruled Friday that the “limitless” internet shutdown enforced by the government for the last five months was illegal and asked that it be reviewed.

India imposed more internet restrictions than any other large democracy, according to the Cost of Internet Shutdowns 2019 report released by Top10VPN, a U.K.-based digital privacy and security research group. The South Asian nation recorded the third-highest losses after Iraq and Sudan, which lost $2.31 billion and $1.86 billion respectively to disruptions. Worldwide internet restrictions caused losses worth $8.05 billion, the report said.

The cost of internet blackouts was calculated using indicators from groups including the World Bank, International Telecommunication Union, and the Delhi-based Software Freedom Law Center. It includes social media shutdowns in its calculations.

India’s ministry of information and technology didn’t respond to an email seeking a response to the report’s findings.

‘Conservative Estimates’

Through 2019, India shut access to the internet for over 4,000 hours. The report added shutdowns in India were often narrowly targeted, down to the level of blocking city districts for a few hours to allow security forces to restore order. Many of these incidents were not included in the report.

“These are conservative estimates,” said Simon Migliano, head of research at U.K.-based Top10VPN. “Internet shutdowns are increasing and it shows a damaging trend.”

India’s other major internet disruptions coincided with two moves by the government that affect India’s Muslim minority. The first disruption took place in November in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan after the Supreme Court handed a victory to Hindu groups over Muslim petitioners in a long-simmering dispute over a plot of land.

There were further disruptions in December when protests erupted against the introduction of a religion-based law that allows undocumented migrants of all faiths except Islam from neighbouring countries to seek Indian citizenship. The government enforced shutdowns across Uttar Pradesh and some Northeastern states in order to quell the protests, the report said.

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Agencies
March 6,2020

Mumbai, Mar 6; The Indian equity indices slumped on Friday morning, with the BSE Sensex falling over 1,450 points

The slump across the sectoral indices was led by the finance and banking stocks as the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday superseded the board of directors of Yes Bank and placed it under moratorium.

Persistent fears of the coronavirus outbreak severely impacting global economy also weighed on the investor sentiments, analysts said.

At 9.36 a.m., the BSE Sensex trimmed some losses and was trading at 37,376.66, lower by 1,093.95 points or 2.84 per cent from the previous close of 38,470.61

So far, the index has touched an intra-day low of 37,011.09, falling by 1,459.52 points.

It had opened at the intra-day high of 37,613.96.

The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange was trading at 10,938.75, lower by 330.25 or 2.93 per cent from its previous close.

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April 6,2020

New Delhi, Apr 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India's efforts to combat coronavirus have set an example and it is among countries which understood the pandemic's seriousness and took various timely decisions to combat the virus.

Addressing BJP workers to mark the 40th foundation day of the party, he also appreciated the maturity shown by people during the lockdown, describing it as  unprecedented.

"We got to see our collective strength on Sunday evening," he said referring to the countrywide exercise to switch off lights and illuminate diyas for nine minutes to show India's collective strength to fight the deadly virus.

He also urged BJP workers to follow a five-point agenda, including working to ensure that no poor goes hungry.

He asked them to follow the guidelines issued by party president J P Nadda.

Fight against coronavirus is no less than war, Modi said, asking BJP workers to donate and encourage others to contribute to the PM-CARES fund.

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