COVID-19 : Aligarh Jail releases 28 prisoners on parole

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia during his visit to Mata Vaishnodevi temple on Tuesday said that the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi only imprisons those who raise their voice. In a wild attack on the Prime Minister, Sisodia said that PM Modi will be remembered as the leader who bowed before America and put 'patriots' in jail.

The nation immersed itself in joy and happiness with cheerful celebrations of Holi. From temple towns to metropolitan cities, people enjoyed the festivities by exchanging sweets, applying colour (gulal), offering prayers, and celebrating the victory of good over evil.

Alka Sonkar, Superintendent of Central Jail Indore, said the celebrations were held as per the directions of the state government. "The Chief Minister has instructed us to celebrate all the festivals with the inmates. We are glad that we can celebrate Holi here with them," she said.

The Shia Muslims across various parts of the country protested on Sunday against the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US-Israel air strikes amid prevailing Middle East tensions.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday condemned the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, terming the US and Israel attack as "cowardly and inhuman".