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Holi festivities kicked off in Nepal on Friday with the ancient Chir tradition -sacred bamboo Chir was upraised at the Basantapur Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Kathmandu. The Manandhars of the Newa community have been traditionally erecting the Chir at Basantapur Durbar Square, marking the arrival of Holi in the Himalayan nation.

In a dramatic turn of events, the two missing students from Tanur, Kerala, were successfully traced to Maharashtra and brought back home by the Kerala Police. The girls were found at Lonavala railway station after a 36-hour search, which involved tracking their mobile phone locations and gathering crucial information from a youth named Rahim Aslam, who had accompanied them to Mumbai. Rahim has been taken into custody for his role in helping the girls leave Kerala. The girls will undergo counseling and be produced before the court as part of the ongoing investigation.

Watch as we celebrate International Women's Day with Laxmi Agarwal, a survivor of a brutal acid attack in 2005. The attack transformed her experience into a powerful advocacy for acid attack survivors. She has been instrumental in raising awareness and shaping reforms to prevent such crimes. Laxmi shares her journey, from facing stigma to societal challenges, inspiring countless lives through her work. WATCH.

EAM Dr S Jaishankar inaugurated the Consulate General of India in Northern Island’s Belfast on March 7. The step marks a significant milestone in strengthening diplomatic ties between India and the UK. While speaking to ANI, he highlighted three focus points to strengthen the ties with the United Kingdom.

On the three-language issue, Congress leader P Chidambaram says, '... No state in India is implementing the three-language formula. Particularly in the Hindi-speaking states, it is a one-language formula. The common language, the official language, the medium of instruction, and the subject studied is Hindi. If at all another language is taught, it is Sanskrit, which is closely related to Hindi...'

Reacting on three-language policy row, Congress MP Karti Chidambaram said that Tamil Nadu is well served with a two-language formula curriculum and BJP's imposing Hindi is hidden agenda is to distort our cultural history.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, 'I had raised the question that if daughters come home late from outside, you ask hundreds of questions, but do you ever ask if the son is late at night?...In the last decade, we gave a very big priority to women's safety. We made the rules and laws more stringent to prevent crimes against them....'

Ahmedabad: Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi says "The leadership of Gujarat, the workers of Gujarat, the district presidents (Congress) of Gujarat, the block presidents, there are two types of people in them, there are divisions.

On Union Minister Dr L Murugan's statement on 3-language policy, CPI leader D Raja says, 'BJP is trying to impose one language - Hindi over non-Hindi speaking states which is why Tamil Nadu is protesting against this... They should introspect what is happening in states where Hindi is the first language, why is literacy levels not high? All these questions will be taken up in Parliament...'

A fire broke out in the Vapi area of the Valsad district during the early hours. More than 15 scrap warehouses got burnt in the fire. Ten fire tenders are present at the spot. More details awaited.