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Muharram Date 2026 : When is Muharram and Ashura in 2026? Will banks and schools be closed? Full holiday schedule, history, and significance explained

Muharram Date: Muharram, marking the Islamic New Year and a significant religious observance, is anticipated around June 26, 2026. Ashura, a day of remembrance, will follow. While exact dates hinge on moon sightings, many Indian states may declare a public holiday for banks, schools, and offices. This sacred month involves…

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Pakistani Hindus join Shiite Muslims in Muharram observances honoring Imam Hussein

Some members of Pakistan’s Hindu community take part in Muharram traditions alongside Shiite Muslims in the port city or Karachi, reflecting a long-standing reverence for Imam Hussein that crosses religious boundaries

The Independent UK

Stock Market Holiday 2026: Are NSE, BSE closed tomorrow on June 26 for Muharram? Check market closing dates list

Indian stock markets will remain closed on June 26 for Muharram, marking another scheduled exchange holiday in 2026. Commodity exchanges will follow different trading schedules, with MCX resuming in the evening session while NCDEX remains shut. Several additional market holidays are scheduled later in the year.

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Stock Market Holiday: NSE, BSE to remain shut on Friday for Muharram. Check upcoming market holidays

Indian stock markets, including BSE and NSE, will observe a holiday on Friday, June 26, 2026, for Muharram. While MCX will have a partial closure, NCDEX will be shut all day. This closure marks one of the 16 scheduled market holidays for 2026, offering a long weekend for many. Muharram,…

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UP CM Yogi Adityanath announces 50 per cent bus fare concession for NEET aspirants, issues Muharram, Yoga day directives

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath announced a 50% bus fare concession for NEET-UG 2026 re-examination aspirants. He also issued directives for solemn Muharram observances, emphasizing discipline and no display of weapons or loud DJs. Preparations for International Yoga Day, focusing on "Yoga for Healthy Ageing," were also reviewed, with events…

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Stock Market Holiday 2026: Are NSE, BSE closed today for Bakri Id? Check market closing dates list

Indian stock markets will be closed on May 28 for Bakri Id, marking another trading holiday in 2026. Following this, seven more market closures are scheduled throughout the year, including Muharram, Ganesh Chaturthi, and Diwali. MCX will have a partial closure, while NCDEX will be fully shut.

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Bihar BJP delegation meets Amit Shah

BJP delegation led by State Chief Samrat Choudhary met Union Home Minister Amit Shah to allege conspiracy to implicate BJP workers in cases during Muharram procession. Choudhary urged Shah to seek report from State govt. regarding deployment of forces. Clashes between two communities reported, Internet services suspended. Choudhary alleged that…

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Madin Academy holds Ashura meet to celebrate Muharram

The Madin Academy here organised an Ashura conference celebrating the 10th day of Muharram on Friday. Thousands of people from different parts of the State converged at Swalat Nagar, fasting and praying for God’s blessings on the 10th of Muharram.

The Hindu

Shia mourners in Kashmir allowed Muharram procession after three decades

Event held for first time in 34 years after officials banned it in 1989 when popular rebellion against New Delhi began.

Al Jazeera

Indian authorities allow Muslim procession in Kashmir's main city for the first time in 3 decades

Thousands of Shiite Muslims have been allowed to hold a religious procession marking the Muslim month of Muharram in Indian-controlled Kashmir's main city for the first time since an anti-India rebellion broke out in the disputed region more than three decades ago

The Independent UK

J&K: After 3 decades, authorities allow 8th Muharram procession through traditional routes

After over three decades, authorities allowed the 8th Muharram procession to pass through its traditional route on Thursday. The administration has granted two-hour permission to the procession. It is to be carried out between 6 am to 8 am. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Celebrate Muharram peacefully, says Raichur SP

SP Nikhil B. appeals to public to celebrate Muharram peacefully. DC has passed prohibitory orders in 16 villages & Sirwar town. Liquor sales banned July 28-30. Police Dept. has taken strict action & deployed adequate force for security.

The Hindu

Shia leader walks out of J&K L-G’s meeting over Muharram processions, says ‘pains me to see humiliation of Kashmiris’

The L-G administration, for the first time in over three decades, is mulling over lifting the ban on a set of Muharram processions in Kashmir’s Guru Bazar-Dal Gate route on 8th and 10th of the Islamic month.

The Hindu

Muharram festivities banned in 22 Ballari villages for maintaining peace, law and order

Deputy Commissioner Pavan Kumar Malapati has issued an order banning Muharram festivities in 22 villages across seven police stations to maintain peace, law and order. Carrying of arms, corrosive substances, explosives, exhibition of persons/corpses, public utterances, songs, music, pictures, symbols, placards, etc. have been prohibited. The order follows recommendations made…

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How Shiite Islam reached Tanzania, and Ashoura processions became an annual tradition

Each year, the largest contemporary Muslim pilgrimage takes place in Iraq to remember Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson. Before the pandemic, this event reportedly drew more than 30 million people, but in recent years participation declined to more than 14 million. This procession from Najaf to Karbala, where Hussein…

The Times of India

Kolkata: Religious harmony with water & sherbat

KOLKATA: A group of Hindu men and women, mostly middle-aged professionals from central Kolkata, observed Muharram by offering water and sherbat to those took part in the procession. They offered glasses of sherbat to the mourners as they walked through the city roads in the hot and humid weather.

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Muslims and Hindus join together to observe Muharram in Hubballi

The ‘panjas’ were taken out in procession at various places

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Imam Hussain placed great importance on equality, brotherhood: PM Modi

The Prime Minister recalls the sacrifices of Hazrat Imam Hussain on the occasion of Muharram.

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Reverence to Babaiah here breaks barriers of faith

In Vajarahalli, a South Bengaluru village, Hindus have observed Muharram with piety for generations

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Yadgir DC appeals public for peaceful Muharram

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Muharram symbolises spirit of sacrifice: Governor

‘It reminds us to embrace peace and spread the message of brotherhood’

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Assam: Minors barred from Muharram rally

GUWAHATI: The Sonitpur district administration in Assam has banned the participation of minors below 18 years in Muharram processions. It has also prohibited the display of sharp-edged weapons during the processions.

The Times of India

Why Mumbai is a draw for Muharram preachers

MUMBAI: Recently, a journalist joked to leading Shia scholar and preacher Maulana Syed Aqeel-ul-Gharavi that there is no place on earth where Islam reached and he (Gharavi) has not gone, too. Jokes apart, Muharram majlises or assemblies across the world scramble to get him for the initial days of Muharram…

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Muharram banned in some villages in Vijayanagar and Ballari districts

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Muharram 2022: What is Ashura and when is the Islamic New Year?

The sacred month is commemorated across the world as a time for serious remembrance.

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