The holy month of Muslims, Ramadan is the ninth month of Islamic lunar calendar (Hijri). The crescent moon that marks the beginning of Ramadan appeared on Tuesday, February 17, around 6:20 PM local time in Gulf countries such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Check Indian citywise moon sighting here.

The Maharashtra government has officially scraped five percent reservation for Muslims in jobs and education, on Tuesday. In 2014, the state government had formed a Government Resolution which offered a 5% reservation to Muslims due to the backwardness of the community.

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for various projects of the Delhi Jal Board worth over Rs 2,100 crore in West Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan in Todapur.