PM Modi extends Ramzan greetings
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended his greetings to the people on Ramzan and said the auspicious month furthers the spirit of togetherness in the society.
Muslim holy month of Ramzan begins on Thursday.
"Ramzan Mubarak! May this auspicious month further the spirit of togetherness in our society. May there be peace and prosperity everywhere," Modi said in a post on X.
Ramzan Mubarak!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 18, 2026
May this auspicious month further the spirit of togetherness in our society. May there be peace and prosperity everywhere.
Ramzan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar (Hijri). It begins with the sighting of the crescent moon and marks the start of a period of fasting, prayer, and reflection observed by Muslims around the world.
During the month, a special prayer called 'taraweeh' are offered in mosques in the evening.
In the prayer, the entire Quran is recited and it continues till the sighting of the Eid moon.
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US VP JD Vance says Lebanon not part of ceasefire, calls it ‘misunderstanding’
Budapest/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance has said that Lebanon was never included in the ceasefire understanding with Iran, describing the confusion as a “legitimate misunderstanding”.
Speaking to reporters before departing from Hungary, Vance said, “I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon and it just didn’t. We never made that promise.”
He stressed that the United States had not included Lebanon in the scope of the ceasefire at any stage.
His remarks come amid continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon, where more than 200 people were reported killed, even as ceasefire talks between Iran and the US move forward.
Vance said Israel had “offered … to check themselves a little bit in Lebanon because they want to make sure that our negotiation is successful”.
He warned that if Iran allows the situation in Lebanon to affect the negotiations, it could derail the talks.
“If Iran wants to let this negotiation fall apart in a conflict where they were getting hammered over Lebanon, which has nothing to do with them and which the United States never once said was part of the ceasefire, that’s ultimately their choice,” he said.
