Clashes in Srinagar after Friday prayers

Last Updated: Friday, August 17, 2012, 20:00

Groups of youth resorted to stone-pelting shortly after the Friday prayers, prompting police to fire teargas shells and use batons to disperse them.

Three Muslims shot dead in Thai south

Last Updated: Thursday, April 12, 2012, 16:08

Gunmen shot and killed three Muslims as they left a mosque after evening prayers.

Pak politician escapes unhurt as blast kills 15

Last Updated: Sunday, March 11, 2012, 12:53

A senior Pakistani politician had a narrow escape as a suicide bomber targeted a funeral on the outskirts of Peshawar city in the country`s northwest, killing 15 people and injuring 37 others, officials said.

Sri Lanka offers prayers to ward off `conspiracy`

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 22:35

Prayers coincided with the `poya day`, the monthly holy day for the majority Buddhists.

Holy dip, prayers, kites mark Makar Sankranti

Last Updated: Sunday, January 15, 2012, 20:14

Tens of thousands of faithful took holy dip in rivers and ponds and offered prayers in temples on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti.

Bollywood sends out silent prayers for 26/11 martyrs

Last Updated: Saturday, November 26, 2011, 14:59

Remembering all those who lost their lives during the 26/11 terror attacks in the country`s entertainment capital, Bollywood celebrities took on Twitter to convey their prayers to the victims and their families.

Prayers, devotion mark Gurpurab in Punjab, Haryana

Last Updated: Thursday, November 10, 2011, 12:52

Thousands of `langars` or community kitchens and long queues of devotees were seen across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh as people celebrated Gurpurab, the birth anniversary of the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev.

Muslims defying French ban on mass public prayers

Last Updated: Saturday, September 17, 2011, 12:56

Muslims in Paris are defying a newly introduced French law that prohibits them from conducting mass prayers in public.

France bans Muslim street prayers

Last Updated: Friday, September 16, 2011, 19:53

France, home to Europe`s largest Muslim population, this year banned the face-covering burqa.

Kashmiris prepare for Eid with prayers, shopping

Last Updated: Monday, August 29, 2011, 16:31

Ahead of the Muslim holy festival of Eid-ul-Fitr, markets in Jammu and Kashmir`s summer capital Srinagar are crowded with shoppers as locals engage in hectic buying for the occasion.