Holi
- India
Re-exam for Class 12 students missing March 15 paper: CBSE
New Delhi: CBSE Class 12 students unable to appear in Hindi exam scheduled on March 15 on account of Holi will get another opportunity to write the paper, the board announced on…
- India
Video: Mob attempts to forcefully enter Ratnagiri mosque days before Holi
An online outcry erupted after a mob of Hindutva followers in Maharashtra attempted to forcefully enter the gates of a Ratnagiri mosque while celebrating Shimga festival, observed a day or two before…
- Offbeat
Ahead of Holi, UP shop unveils 24-carat layered ‘Golden Gujiya’
Holi is synonymous with colours and lip-smacking sweets, celebrated with vibrant hues and playful gulal and served with infectious laughter and traditional gujiya across the Hindi-speaking belt of India. And who can…
- Hyderabad
GHMC postpones Prajavani to March 18
Hyderabad: As Holi will be celebrated on Friday, March 14, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has postponed the Prajavani to March 18. The civic body urged the petitioners to attend the…
- News
Amid Holi-Jumma row, cleric calls for peace and harmony
Lucknow: With Holi and the second Friday of Ramzan coinciding this year, Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahali, a senior Sunni cleric, has issued an advisory urging communal harmony and peaceful celebrations. The…
- Hyderabad
No colour throwing on unwilling people, group rides banned across Hyderabad on Holi
Hyderabad: Ahead of Holi celebrations, the police commissionerates of Hyderabad and Cyberabad have issued strict guidelines prohibiting throwing colors or water on unwilling individuals and restrict group vehicle movements that could disturb…
- Hyderabad
Liquor shops across Hyderabad commissionerates to be closed on Holi
Hyderabad: In view of Holi celebrations, Hyderabad police on Wednesday, March 12, announced the closure of all liquor and toddy shops, as well as bars attached to restaurants. Liquor shops will remain…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: SCR to run two special trains to Odisha for Holi
Hyderabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) on Monday, March 10 announced two special trains will run from Cherlapalli to Bhubaneswar in Odisha for Holi. Train number 0840 will travel from Cherlapalli to…
- Bollywood
Salman Khan unveils teaser of Holi track from his film Sikandar
Mumbai: The teaser of the song ‘Bam Bam Bhole’ from the upcoming Salman Khan-starrer ‘Sikandar’ was unveiled on Monday. The song is a Holi track, and kicks off with a captivating rap,…
- India
‘He speaks like a pehlwan’: UP CM defends Sambhal DSP’s Holi advice
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday, March 8, supported the controversial statement of Sambhal deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Anuj Chaudhary that Muslims should stay inside their homes during the…
- Telangana
Telangana: South Central Railway to run two special trains for Holi
Hyderabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) has announced two special trains from Telangana to Uttar Pradesh ahead of Holi festival. Train number 07715 will leave the Cherlapalli station to Gorakhpur at 2:00…
- India
‘If you don’t like Holi, stay home’: Sambhal DSP’s remark stirs row
Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Anuj Chaudhary has once again sparked controversy with his remarks on communal issues. Ahead of the Holi festival, he advised those who find the…
- Telangana
Telangana government declares holiday for Holi festival
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has announced a holiday for Holi, a popular and significant Hindu festival celebrated as the festival of colours. It falls on March 14. As per the Telangana calendar,…
- Bollywood
Akshay, Katrina-starrer ‘Namastey London’ to re-release on Holi
Mumbai: Actors Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif’s 2007 blockbuster “Namastey London” is all set to light up the silver screen once again as it will re-release on Holi, March 14. Akshay took…
- News
Ban Muslim participation in Holi celebrations: UP Hindutva outfit urges CM Yogi
New Delhi: A Hindutva outfit, based in Uttar Pradesh’s Vrindavan, has urged Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to impose restrictions on participation of the Muslims during the Holi celebrations, saying that they must…
