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Justice Katju Urges Joint Holi Celebrations in Pakistan and Bangladesh

Holi, the festival of colours, is played in most of India for one day ( this year it will be on 25th March ). But in Braj Mandal ( the area around Mathura city ( comprising of Mathura, Gokul, Vrindavan, Govardhan, Barsana, Nandgaon, etc ) ) it is played for one full week, commencing from Holi … Read more

Justice Katju Urges Joint Holi Celebrations in Pakistan and Bangladesh

Justice Katju Urges Joint Holi Celebrations in Pakistan and Bangladesh

Holi, the festival of colour, is falling on 25th March this year. I appeal to Pakistanis and Bangladeshis of all communities to celebrate it together. Before 1857 Hindus would participate in Eid and Muharram, and Muslims in Holi and Diwali together, and there was no communal feeling among them. There were no communal riots or … Read more

‘You played Holi with Pulwama martyrs..’: Owaisi lashes at Satya Pal Malik

‘You played Holi with Pulwama martyrs..’: Owaisi lashes at Satya Pal Malik

[ad_1] The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi took a dig at the former governor of Jammu & Kashmir Satya Pal Malik over his silence on the 2019 Pulwama attack-related security lapses during his tenure in the Union Territory (UT). Malik has recently alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked him to ‘stay … Read more

Video: Zomato delivery boy assaulted on Holi in Nanded; four booked

Video: Zomato delivery boy assaulted on Holi in Nanded; four booked

[ad_1] Representational photo Days after the assault of a Zomato delivery boy on the occasion of the Holi festival in Nanded, Maharashtra, police came into action and booked a case against four persons after a video of the incident went viral on social media. In the video which is making rounds on social media, the … Read more

Three held by Delhi Police for harassing, groping Japanese woman on Holi

Three held by Delhi Police for harassing, groping Japanese woman on Holi

[ad_1] Delhi: Three persons, including a juvenile, were apprehended after a video surfaced on social media showing a group of men allegedly harassing and groping a Japanese woman on Holi, police said on Saturday. The video showed a group of men smearing colour on a foreigner, who seemed uncomfortable. It also showed one of the men … Read more

Gaya deaths: Indian Army denies any firing practice in Deuri Dumri range on Holi

Gaya deaths: Indian Army denies any firing practice in Deuri Dumri range on Holi

[ad_1] Patna: A day after three persons of a family lost their lives and two others injured in a blast in Bihar’s Gaya, the Indian Army on Thursday held that there was no firing practice session in Deuri-Dumri range in the district on the day in question. In a statement, the army clarified that there … Read more

UP: Man suffers heart attack while dancing on Holi, dies

UP: Man suffers heart attack while dancing on Holi, dies

[ad_1] Ghaziabad: A 30-year-old man died of a heart attack while dancing to DJ music in Laxmi Nagar Colony of Modinagar. The deceased has been identified as Vineet Kumar, who worked as a photographer and was the sole breadwinner of his family. According to sources, Kumar felt pain in his head and chest and fell … Read more

Twitterati slams Bharat Matrimony over new Holi video ad

Twitterati slams Bharat Matrimony over new Holi video ad

[ad_1] New Delhi: Bharat Matrimony’s latest video commercial on the occasion of Holi has sparked debate, with several people accusing the matrimonial website for hurting their religious sentiments. The video released on March 8, also marked as International Women’s Day, shows how harassment faced by women during Holi leads to trauma and stops them from … Read more

Satish Kaushik’s last social media post is from Javed Akhtar’s Holi party

Satish Kaushik’s last social media post is from Javed Akhtar’s Holi party

[ad_1] Mumbai: Bollywood actor-director Satish Kaushik, who passed away aged 67 late on Wednesday, had attended a Holi party hosted by Javed Akhtar and his wife-actor Shabana Azmi at their home in Mumbai. On Tuesday, Satish Kaushik had shared a series of pictures on Instagram as he celebrated the occasion with his friends from the … Read more

Man beaten to death in south Delhi on Holi

Man beaten to death in south Delhi on Holi

[ad_1] Representational photo New Delhi: A 32-year-old man was beaten to death following a fight in south Delhi’s Mehrauli area on Wednesday, police said. After getting information about the incident, the police reached the spot and found Brajesh Kumar, a native of Khagriya in Bihar, dead. The deceased had injury marks on his head, a … Read more