Thousands of devotees gathered at the revered Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar to offer special prayers marking the martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Ali on the 21st day of Ramzan. The head priest displayed the holy relic, Moi-e-Muqqadas, believed to be a hair of the Prophet Muhammad, as devotees thronged the shrine in large numbers to seek blessings and pay their respects on this deeply significant occasion in the Islamic calendar (Pics/PTI)

Unrelenting Iranian attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure pushed oil above USD 100 a barrel Thursday, as American and Israeli strikes pounded the Islamic Republic with no sign of an end to the war in sight. (Pics/AFP)