The Iranian government has announced that public and private institutions across the country will be closed for two days from Wednesday to mitigate the impact of an unprecedented heat wave on public health.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has banned Holi celebrations and other cultural festivities in universities, saying that recent Holi celebrations in a federal capital university went "overboard" and "challenged" the country's religious identity.
In a viral video, the woman was seen screaming for help while being mobbed, harassed and molested by some men on the pretext of playing Holi.
Police said they have taken cognizance of the video and the video is being analysed to ascertain the requisite details.
In 2020, nine fatal accidents took place on the day of Holi, five fatal accidents were reported in 2021 and nine in 2022.
The festival is being celebrated in a peaceful manner and there is no untoward incident from anywhere, said Additional Director General of Police, Law and Order, Prashant Kumar.
US Secretary of Commerce arrived at Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's residence on Wednesday and participated in the Holi celebration.
The Mumbai Traffic Police booked 73 motorists on Holi on Tuesday for drunk driving and 10,215 bikers were fined for driving without a helmet.
According to Hindu mythology, Lord Krishna visited his beloved Radha's town Barsana from Nandgaon in Mathura to celebrate the festival with her.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended his greetings to the citizens of the country on the occasion of Holi.
