When is Eid-e-milad 2016 in India: Date, Timing & Significance of Eid-e-milad

Milad un-Nabi or Eid-e-Milad, commemorates the birth of Prophet Muhammad’s birthday. On this auspicious day, each and every Muslims all over the world celebrate this day with lot of zeal and enthusiasm. It is celebrated in the third month of the Islamic calendar. They even call this day as ‘Nabi Day’. Eid-e-milad 2016 falls on 13th December. On the occasion of Eid-e-milad,  people gather and celebrate the advent of Prophet Muhammad’s birthday. The Sunni community of Muslim’s celebrate this auspicious on the 12th of the Islamic month of Rabi’ al-awwal. Whereas the Shi’a community celebrate it on the 17th of Rabi’ al-awwal. Muslims celebrate the advent of the Prophet Muhammad’s teachings and even held social gatherings wherein they have night long prayers meeting. The date of this festival varies in the Gregorian calendar.

Jayalalithaa buried next to MGR: Tamil Nadu bids tearful farewell to Amma as Marina turns into sea of mourners

Jayalalithaa was laid to rest at the Marina Beach here on Tuesday evening as President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined the nation to pay their last respects to the iconic actor-turned-politician. Jayalalithaa was laid to rest with full state honours next to her mentor and party founder M.G. Ramachandran or MGR, who brought the young Jayalalithaa from filmdom into the male-dominated Dravidian politics. As the sun began to set, Jayalalithaa’s confidante Sasikala performed the final rituals overseen by a Brahmin priest before her tricolour-draped body in a sandalwood casket was lowered into a grave near the MGR memorial.

Barack Obama admin differs with Donald Trump on China policy

The outgoing Obama administration appears to be in differences with President-elect Donald Trump over the China policy, saying it has been in contact with the Chinese officials to reiterate its continued support to the long-standing one-China policy. Responding to questions, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest even tended to question the impact of such a policy could have on stability in the region and its impact on not only the US, China but also Taiwan. When asked about Trump’s phone call to Taiwanese President, Tsai Ing-wen, earnest said it is hard to determine exactly what the aim was of the President-elect. “If the President-elect’s team has a different aim, I will leave it on them to describe,” Earnest said.