Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chief Ghulam Nabi Azad, who offered prayers at Jama Masjid Mosque on Delhi's Parliament Street extended his greetings on the occasion.
Muslims are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr with religious fervour and devotion, with large prayer gatherings organised in mosques and open grounds across the country.
An air of festivity and celebration was palpable at Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah and Nizamuddin Market as Muslims filled the streets in bright attires to offer prayers on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has slammed the administration for "locking up" the historic Jama Masjid here on the auspicious occasion of Shab-e Qadr.
Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid in a statement on Friday said that its president and Mirwaiz e Kashmir Mohammad Umar Farooq was allowed by the authorities to offer Friday prayers at Jama Masjid in Srinagar.
The Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari on Sunday declared his son as his successor in a 'dastarbandi' ceremony held at the courtyard of the grand mosque.
The National President of Minority Morcha, Jamal Siddiqui, while talking to ANI, said, "BJP Minority Morcha will set up free tea stalls for Ram devotees in Ayodhya in connection with the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony on January 22. Jamal Siddiqui, National President of the BJP's Minori
The police reached Meena Bazar at Jama Masjid area and on inquiry, the deceased was identified as Armaan (19) alias Kasim, resident of Ghaziabad. He died of a stab injury in the upper part of his body, police said.
The Minority Morcha has planned to light lamps in 36 dargahs and famous mosques across Delhi, including the Jama Masjid, Nizamuddin Dargah and the Qutub Minar, as part of a program to light lamps across the country from January 12 to January 22, party officials said.
The 108th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio address, 'Mann Ki Baat, drew a cross-section of audience on Sunday, with women from the Muslim community turning out in numbers for a special broadcast at Mahila Park near the iconic Jama Masjid of Old Delhi.
The Delhi High Court on Friday showed its displeasure to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) over its failure to take possession of a park near Jama Masjid, which is alleged to be in "illegal possession" of encroachers, and directed the civic authorities to take steps to remove illegal