Saudi Arabia announces July 31 as first day of Eid Al Adha
Saudi Arabia: The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia on Monday evening announced that July 31 will mark the first day of Eid-Ul-Adha as the crescent moon was not sighted on July 20.
This will mean July 21 will be the 30th day of Dhu Al Qaeda and Wednesday, July 22 will mark the beginning of the month Dhu Al Hijja.
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Since the first day of Eid Al Adha always falls on the 10th day of Dhu Al Hijja and one day after Arafat Day, Friday, July 31, will mark the first day of Eid Al Adha.
The announcement follows confirmation by the moonsighting committees formed to determine the beginning of the 12th month of the Islamic calendar.
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Budget 2026-27 directionless, visionless; nothing for Bengal in it: Mamata
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday described the Union Budget for 2026-27 as "directionless, visionless and anti-people”, which had nothing on offer for her state.
Banerjee, speaking to reporters at Kolkata airport before leaving for New Delhi, also claimed that the Budget had nothing for the common man.
"This Budget is directionless, visionless, actionless and anti-people. It is also anti-women, anti-farmer, anti-education and against the SC, ST and OBC... There is nothing on offer for Bengal in the Budget," she alleged.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget in the Lok Sabha earlier in the day.
