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8:17 PM

'Drive into the New Year, Safe & Sober': Mumbai Police's appeals city people

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New Year 2024: Chennai decorated in lights to celebrate New Year

7:51 PM

Mumbai top cop Phansalkar to hold additional charge as Maharashtra DGP till further orders

Mumbai police commissioner Vivek Phansalkar was on Sunday given additional charge as Maharashtra Director General of Police on the retirement of incumbent Rajnish Seth. An order issued by the Eknath Shinde government said Phansalkar will hold additional charge of the state's top police post till further orders.

7:15 PM

Dalai Lama extends warm greetings for New Year 2024, shares post on social media

7:15 PM

Putin says 'we will never back down' in New Year's Eve address

President Vladimir Putin said Russia would "never back down" in his New Year's Eve address, praising his country's military personnel without explicitly mentioning the conflict in Ukraine.

 

"We have repeatedly proved that we are able to solve the most difficult tasks and will never retreat, because there is no force that can separate us," Putin said. (AFP)

7:14 PM

Puducherry Lt Governor, CM extend New Year wishes

Puducherry Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Sunday called upon every citizen to ensure that India registers massive progress and scales greater heights in 2024.

 

The Lt Governor extended New Year wishes to the people of the union territory and Tamil Nadu and said "it is the duty of every citizen to ensure that the country registered massive progress in 2024."

 

In his New Year eve message, Chief Minister N Rangasamy said the territorial government had implemented several progressive schemes in 2023 and termed them as "path-breaking" programmes which were unique in the country.

7:14 PM

LS Speaker Om Birla greets people on New Year's Eve

On the eve of New Year's Eve, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on Sunday extended greetings to the people of the country.

 

"My dear countrymen, my family members, hearty congratulations and best wishes to all of you for the New Year, 2024," said an official statement quoting the Lok Sabha speaker.

 

"I wish the New Year brings happiness to the lives of you all and your loved ones. May all your resolutions be fulfilled! May your life be filled with new achievements and new successes in the New Year!" it added. The statement further said that the new year is the time when we set new goals for ourselves and work with new energy and new enthusiasm to achieve them.

7:14 PM

Heavy force deployed in Delhi's Connaught Place on New Year's Eve

7:13 PM

J-K: Police tightens security, conducts security checks in Udhampur

The Jammu and Kashmir Police have tightened security in the Udhampur district ahead of the New Year celebrations.

 

The JK police have put up barricades at strategic locations to conduct security checks on the Jammu Srinagar national highway for safe and smooth conduct of the celebrations.

 

Police personnel will check four-wheelers and motorcyclists at the locations. The officials have also appealed to visitors to celebrate New Year's Eve safely.

 

Senior Superintendent of Police, Udhampur Joginder Singh said that he expects a large influx of visitors to Patnitop hill station and other popular tourist destinations on December 31. (ANI)

7:12 PM

New Year 2024: 2023's last sunset from Puri

7:04 PM

Australia's Sydney welcomes new year 2024 with fireworks

5:46 PM

New Year 2024: HP CM Sukvinder Singh Sukhu greets people with Best wishes

Himachal Pradesh CM Sukvinder Singh Sukhu said, as quoted by ANI, "Best wishes to the people of Himachal Pradesh for the new year. We pray for peace, prosperity and well-being of the people...In the budget, we had announced that we would progress towards making Himachal Pradesh a green state..."

5:46 PM

President Xi Jinping on China's economy

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday that the country's economy had grown "more resilient and dynamic than before" as he addressed the nation in a speech marking the New Year.Xi has endured a challenging 2023 at the helm of the world's second-largest economy.His administration has struggled to sustain an economic rebound since rapidly dumping its onerous zero-Covid policy a year ago.But Xi said 2023 had seen the economy "weather the storm" and become "more resilient and dynamic than before", in a New Year speech broadcast on state-run channel CCTV.

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People throng Mumbai's Gateway of India ahead of New Year

5:44 PM

Mumbai under section 144 until mid-January

In Mumbai, the police have implemented Section 144 until January 18 as a precautionary measure.