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• 3 May 2022, 10:43:05 PM IST

  Watch: Modi tries hand at playing dhol in Denmark's Copenhagen

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday tried his hand at playing on a dhol during his visit to Denmark's Copenhagen as part of his three-nation Europe tour. Modi was given a warm welcome by the people of the Indian community when he arrived in Denmark earlier in the day. Also read

• 3 May 2022, 09:38:33 PM IST

  Delhi reports 1414 new cases of Covid-19 and 1 death in the last 24 hours

  Delhi has reported 1414 new cases of Covid-19 and 1 death in the last 24 hours. Active cases touch 5,986.

• 3 May 2022, 08:54:01 PM IST

  Jodhpur violence: Over 50 people arrested, says minister

  More than 50 people have been arrested. If some negligence by the administration is found, strict action will be taken, said Rajasthan minister Rajendra Yadav on the Jodhpur violence.

• 3 May 2022, 08:33:43 PM IST

  Raj Thackeray's appeal to Hindus if they hear 'azaan' blaring tomorrow

  Raj Thackeray, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief, on Tuesday reiterated his appeal to citizens to play the Hanuman Chalisa on May 4 (Wednesday) if they heard the loudspeakers playing the azan (Islam's call for prayer). Read more

• 3 May 2022, 07:27:50 PM IST

  107 fresh cases of Covid in Karnataka today

  Karnataka reported 107 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the active caseload to touch 1,815.

• 3 May 2022, 06:53:15 PM IST

  Kerala CM writes to PM Modi on exorbitant airfares

  Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan writes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him "urgent intervention to alleviate the hardship faced by our pravasis & domestic and international tourists by taking necessary initiatives to bring down the exorbitant airfares."

• 3 May 2022, 06:02:33 PM IST

  On border protection, India has joined the likes of US & Israel, says Amit Shah

  Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday compared India with the likes of the United States and Israel in hitting back at those meddling with the borders. “After Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister, terrorist attacks took place in Uri in 2016 and Pulwama in 2019, we carried out surgical strikes and air strikes within 10 days inside Pakistan,” Shah was quoted as saying by news agency PTI. Also read

• 3 May 2022, 04:49:37 PM IST

  Ram Nath Kovind arrives in Guwahati

  President Ram Nath Kovind arrives at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati. He was received by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and governor Jagdish Mukhi.

• 3 May 2022, 03:31:42 PM IST

  Case lodged in Aurangabad against Raj Thackeray 

  A case was lodged in Aurangabad against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray and organisers of his May 1 rally. Read more

• 3 May 2022, 03:09:40 PM IST

  Congress MLA from Gujarat joins BJP after resignition, reports ANI

  After resigning from the Gujarat assembly, former Congress MLA Ashwin Kotwal joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday, reported ANI. Addressing a press conference, Kotwal said, "I was very upset with the party I was working for. The society I come from. The Congress pretends to be within the tribal society."

• 3 May 2022, 02:05:55 PM IST

  Maharashtra CM meets HM as cops on alert after Raj Thackeray loudspeaker deadline

  In Maharashtra, CM meets home minister as cops on alert in Aurangabad after Raj Thackeray loudspeaker deadline, ANI reports.

• 3 May 2022, 12:45:37 PM IST

  Jodhpur clash: 3 persons arrested, 4 cops among many injured

  Rajasthan Police detained three persons in connection with the Jodhpur clash that took place earlier today. Read more here

• 3 May 2022, 11:29:33 AM IST

  BSF in Punjab, Pakistan Rangers officials exchange sweets at Attari border on Eid

  

  BSF officials, Pakistan Rangers officials exchange sweets in Punjab on Eid.

  Border Security Force & Pakistan Rangers in Punjab exchanged sweets and greetings at the JCP Attari border, on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr, as part of the countries' traditions.

• 3 May 2022, 10:00:22 AM IST

  No curfew relaxation in Khargone; Eid, Akshaya Tritiya celebrations from home

  The Khargone administration has decided not to relax the curfew on Tuesday and asked people to celebrate the Eid-al-Fitr and Akshaya Tritiya festivals at home in the violence-hit Madhya Pradesh city, officials said Security has been tightened in Khargone, where violence took place during a Ram Navami procession on April 10, they said, adding that all religious places in the city will remain shut on Tuesday.

• 3 May 2022, 09:52:07 AM IST

  4 policemen injured in Jodhpur communal clashes: Report

  Communal tension, stone pelting in Jodhpur's Jalori Gate area hours before Eid, at least 4 policemen injured, reports PTI.

• 3 May 2022, 09:37:14 AM IST

  Protest in front of Supreme Court building in Washington DC

  Protest seen in front of Supreme Court building in Washington DC late Monday night. Barricades are up around building, just minutes after reports from Politico were leaked indicating SCOTUS has voted to overturn a 1973 ruling that would make abortion immediately illegal.

• 3 May 2022, 09:32:16 AM IST

  Internet services suspended in Jodhpur after stone-pelting incident

  Internet services have been suspended in Rajasthan's Jodhpur after stone-pelting incident.

• 3 May 2022, 09:27:40 AM IST

  West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee addresses people on Eid 

• 3 May 2022, 09:19:53 AM IST

  BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain, Congress' Ghulam Nabi Azad offer Namaaz on Eid

  BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad among leaders who offered namaz at Parliament Street Mosque in Delhi to mark Eid-Ul-Fitr.

• 3 May 2022, 08:42:57 AM IST

  India logs 2,568 new Covid cases, 20 deaths in 24 hours

  India reported 2,568 fresh cases, 2,911 recoveries and 20 deaths in the last 24 hours. Active cases stand at 19,137.

• 3 May 2022, 07:32:11 AM IST

  Devotees throng Delhi's Jama Masjid to offer Namaaz on Eid after 2 years

  

  Muslims offer prayers on the occasion of Eid-ul-fitr at Jama Masjid.  (HT photo by RajkRaj)

  After almost two years, devotees in large numbers offer Namaz at Delhi's Jama Masjid on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr on Tuesday.

  During the occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr in the last two years, devotees were requested to offer Namaz in their homes as mosques in the national capital were closed due to Covid-19.

• 3 May 2022, 06:54:41 AM IST

  Muslims offer Namaaz on Eid at Mumbai's YMCA ground

  

  Muslims offer their Namaaz on occasion of Ramadan Eid at YMCA ground in Mumbai. (Ht photo by Anshuman Poyrekar)

• 3 May 2022, 06:36:30 AM IST

  Markets abuzz as Muslims in India mark Eid celebrations

  Markets across the country are witnessing a massive footfall of customers as people have gone on a shopping spree on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr. 

  Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated by Muslims around the globe to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramzan – the ninth month of Islamic calendar, which involves rigorous fasting of 30 days to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad, according to Islamic belief.