Ministry of Home Affairs press release · 21 March 2026 · pibtracker filter

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, extends Navroz greetings

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May Navroz strengthen our unity and open doors to good health, prosperity, and joy for everyone Posted On: 21 MAR 2026 10:58AM by PIB Delhi Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, extended greetings on the occasion of Navroz, conveying wishes of good health, prosperity and joy for everyone. In a post on X, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah said, "Greetings on the festive occasion of Navroz. May this day strengthen our unity and open doors to good health, prosperity, and joy for everyone." Greetings on the festive occasion of Navroz. May this day strengthen our unity and open doors to good health, prosperity, and joy for everyone. pic.twitter.com/dgqYhXEiWq &mdash; Amit Shah (@AmitShah) March 21, 2026 *** RK/PR/PS (Release ID: 2243254) Visitor Counter : 416 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी , Marathi , Bengali , Bengali-TR , Assamese , Punjabi , Gujarati , Kannada Ministry of Home Affairs Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, extends Navroz greetings May Navroz strengthen our unity and open doors to good health, prosperity, and joy for everyone Posted On: 21 MAR 2026 10:58AM by PIB Delhi Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, extended greetings on the occasion of Navroz, conveying wishes of good health, prosperity and joy for everyone. In a post on X, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah said, "Greetings on the festive occasion of Navroz. May this day strengthen our unity and open doors to good health, prosperity, and joy for everyone." Greetings on the festive occasion of Navroz. May this day strengthen our unity and open doors to good health, prosperity, and joy for everyone. pic.twitter.com/dgqYhXEiWq &mdash; Amit Shah (@AmitShah) March 21, 2026 *** RK/PR/PS (Release ID: 2243254) May Navroz strengthen our unity and open doors to good health, prosperity, and joy for everyone" /> <span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, extended greetings on the occasion of Navroz, conveying wishes of good health, prosperity and joy for everyone.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">In a post on X, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah said, "Greetings on the festive occasion of Navroz. May this day strengthen our unity and open doors to good health, prosperity, and joy for everyone."</span></span></p> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Greetings on the festive occasion of Navroz. <br>May this day strengthen our unity and open doors to good health, prosperity, and joy for everyone. <a href="https://t.co/dgqYhXEiWq">pic.twitter.com/dgqYhXEiWq</a></p>&mdash; Amit Shah (@AmitShah) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmitShah/status/2035206260782768431?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 21, 2026</a> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>***</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">&nbsp;<strong>RK/PR/PS</strong></span></span></p> " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; function playAudio() { mPlayer.play(); isPlaying = true; 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For UPSC

Navroz (Persian New Year) falls on March 21, celebrated primarily by Parsis and some Muslim communities; remember it as a cultural inclusivity marker in diversity questions.