Holi 2026 will be celebrated between March 2 and March 4 across different states due to a Total Lunar Eclipse coinciding with Phalguna Purnima. The Grahan and Sutak period impact Holika Dahan muhurat, leading to regional date variations in Maharashtra, Gujarat, North India and other parts of the country, as per DrikPanchang calculations

Three terrorists were killed in separate encounters in Udhampur and Kishtwar ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir. BJP hailed the operations, while NC and Congress raised issues of statehood and security concerns