Muharram

Muharram 2024 holiday: Banks, stock market, schools shut today; know more

Muharram is a public holiday in India, leading to the closure of banks, schools, and government offices

Muharram 2024: Top 30 quotes to share on Imam Hussain's martyrdom day

Muharram marks the first month of the Islamic New Year. During the period of Muharram, Muslims across the world share quotes and messages with their families and friends

Stock market holiday, July 17: NSE, BSE shut today on account of Muharram

The equity, equity derivative, and SLB segments will remain closed for the entire day. The currency derivatives and commodity derivatives segments will also be closed throughout Wednesday

Muharram 2024: When is Ashura? Know its History, Significance and more

Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram, is observed every year to commemorate the martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hazrat Imam Hussain

Banks to be closed on July 17 for Muharram in these states: Check details

Customers can still use ATMs, online banking, mobile apps, bank websites, net banking to access banking services

Stock market holidays: Are NSE, BSE closed on July 17 for Muharram? Update

The equity segment, equity derivative segment, and SLB segment will remain closed for the entire day on July 17.

Delhi Police announces traffic restriction ahead of Chehlum procession

Chehlum is observed on the 40th day after Muharram which commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Hazrat Mohammad

Violence during Muharram processions in west Delhi, 10 cops injured

A section of people taking out Muharram processions clashed with police and pelted stones at them, injuring around 10 cops and damaging several vehicles, after they were stopped from changing the designated route in west Delhi's Nangloi on Saturday, officials said. The police resorted to lathicharge to disperse the "unruly crowd", they said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) Harendra Singh said, "Several 'tazia' processions were being carried out in Nagloi area and around eight to ten thousand people participated in them. One or two organisers became unruly and tried to divert their procession route which was earlier decided." "When police objected to it, they started pelting stones at police personnel. In order to control them, police resorted to a mild lathicharge and dispersed them from the area," Singh said. According to the police, around 10 personnel received minor injuries and some police vehicles were damaged in the stone pelting. The situation in the area is under ...

PM Narendra Modi pays tributes to Hazrat Imam Hussain on day of Ashura

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Imam Hussain on Saturday, saying his courage and commitment to the ideals of justice and human dignity are noteworthy. Muslims across the world, especially Shias, commemorate the death of Hussain on this day in the battle of Karbala. Better known as "ashura", it is the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram. "We recall the sacrifices made by Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS). His courage and commitment to the ideals of justice and human dignity are noteworthy," Modi said on Twitter.

4 killed due to electrocution during Muharram preparation in Jharkhand

Four people were killed and 10 others injured on Saturday Morning after they came in contact with a high-tension wire while preparing for a Muharram procession in Jharkhand's Bokaro district, police said. The incident occurred at Khetko village under the Petarwar Police Station limits, around 80 km from the state capital Ranchi, when their religious flag, made of iron, came in contact with a live wire, Bokaro Superintendent of Police Priyadarshi Alok said. The incident occurred around 6 am on Saturday while they were preparing for a Muharram procession. They were carrying a religious flag and its pole was made of iron. It somehow came in contact with a high-tension electric wire of 11,000 volts," the SP told PTI. All the injured people were taken to a nearby hospital, he said. Eight of them were referred to the Bokaro General Hospital where four succumbed to their injuries and the condition of three were stated to be critical, the officer added.

Restrictions imposed in some parts of J-K's Budgam in view of Muharram

Authorities in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir imposed restrictions in some areas to maintain law and order as members of the Shia community observed the tenth day of Muharram

BSE, NSE to remain closed for trading today on account of Muharram

The official website, bseindia.com states that August 9 will be a market holiday, which would mean that there will be no trading in equity segment, equity derivative segment and SLB degment

Uttar Pradesh: Ex-Minister Raja Bhaiyya's father put under house arrest

Raja Uday Pratap Singh, father of former minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh aka Raja Bhaiyya, has been put under house arrest

Restrictions imposed in Srinagar locality to thwart Muharram processions

Authorities on Thursday imposed restrictions in Abi Guzar area of the city to prevent members of the Shia community from taking out any procession to mark Ashoora

Ex-councillor among 30 booked in Indore for processions amid pandemic

Police have filed offences against at least 30 people, including a former councillor, in Indore for Muharram processions in violation of Covid-19-related restrictions imposed by local administration

20 arrested in UP for not complying with govt order on religious gatherings

Twenty people have been arrested for not complying with government order on religious gatherings and taking out processions on Muharram, while been prevented from doing so

Muharram 2017: Restrictions in Srinagar for second day to stop processions

The traditional Muharram procession used to pass through these areas, but have been banned since the eruption of militancy in 1990

Heavy security deployed to prevent Muharram procession in J&K's Srinagar

Starting from the Guru Bazar locality, the Shia procession would end at the Dalgate area

How an ancient Islamic holiday became uniquely Caribbean on Trinidad shores

During the 10 days of the Islamic month of Muharram, Shiite Muslims around the world remember the martyrdom of Hussein, Prophet Muhammad's grandson, who was killed in a battle in Karbala