New Year's Day

100+ End-of-year quotes and messages to reflect on memories of 2024

2024 is all set to end in just a few days and it's time to visit some powerful quotes to help you appreciate the past year. Here are 100+ end of the year quotes and messages to share

Happy Ugadi 2024: Telugu New Year Wishes, Messages, Quotes, and Status

As the sun rose on Ugadi, the Telugu New Year, individuals across the southern states took to social media and messaging platforms to share heartfelt wishes and messages to their friends and family

elhi sees massive traffic jams on New Year's day, several roads choked

Several roads in Lutyens' Delhi area witnessed a chock-a-block situation while revellers stood in serpentine queues inside and outside metro stations as huge crowds thronged the India Gate, Connaught Place and various religious places in the national capital on New Year's Day. "Be it in metro or on roads, there is no space in several areas of central Delhi," a commuter said. As people had a hard time entering and exiting Rajiv Chowk, Patel Chowk, and Central Secretariat metro stations, an official said many commuters did not have smart cards or online tickets which contributed to the long queues. Those with smart cards or online tickets were being allowed by CISF personnel to go first at security checkpoints. Some people claimed on social media in the evening that entry was closed at the Central Secretariat Metro Station. Massive crowds gathered at the India Gate, Prachin Hanuman Mandir, Bangla Sahib Gurdwara and Connaught Place circle, resulting in traffic chaos. Traffic was heav

Happy New Year 2024: PM Modi, President Murmu, other leaders extend wishes

Happy New Year 2024: Several leaders including PM Modi, President Droupadi Murmu extend their New Year greetings. Here's all you need to know

Happy New Year 2024: Here are 50 best New Year resolution ideas for 2024

On the first day of each year, people make resolutions to adopt healthy and positive habits in their lives. Here are the 50 best New Year resolution ideas for 2024

Happy New Year 2024: 5 best firework shows in the world and more

Music, nightlife, parties and food customs are certainly a part of New Year celebrations but the firecrackers steal the show. Here are the 5 places which witnessed the best New Year's eve 2024

New Year 2024: History, significance, traditions, and all you need to know

New Year's Day, a period for worldwide festivities and reflection, denotes the start of a new beginning. It represents self-awareness and collective bliss as we invite New Year 2024

Happy New Year 2024: Here are the best wishes, messages and quotes to share

Happy New Year 2024: Celebrate this year with your loved one, greet them with your best wishes, quotes and messages to share with your family and friends

New Year 2024: Make your resolutions according to your zodiac signs

Do you make resolutions toward the start of every year? As per your sign, astrology has cleared your confusion about how to make fresh New Year's resolutions and begin your life journey in 2024

New Year 2024: Section 144 imposed in these metro cities for safety

Many restrictions including section 144 have been put in a few metro cities for safe New Year 2024 celebrations. Tight security plans have been made especially for parties on New Year's eve in India

New Year 2024: Delhi Police issues traffic advisory; check details here

Delhi Traffic Police will deploy around 2,500 personnel for the smooth movement of vehicles and 250 teams to regulate drunk driving

Happy New Year 2024: Here's how to wish New Year in 12 different languages

Happy New Year 2024: The year is about to end and people across the world have started preparing to welcome 2024. Here are the 12 different languages to say Happy New Year

Year-ender 2023: 5 Women who created history in their respective fields

Many extraordinary women in the world this year accomplished commendable milestones in their respective fields. From Taylor Swift to Prerna Deosthalee, many created history in 2023

Top 10 global New Year's Eve destinations as per Agoda's AI tech

Agoda used ChatGPT 4.0 to identify the list of travel destinations, and Midjourney AI to generate an image depicting multiple scenic New Years' Eve destinations from around the world.

Baisakhi, Bohag Bihu, Vishu, Puthandu 2023: Spring festivals in India

Many communities, including Tamils, still adhere to this calendar and mark the first day of Chittirai as the New Year

All-time liquor sale in Kerala on a high during New Year eve: BevCo

Kerala saw an all-time record-breaking liquor sale of over Rs 100 crore on New Year's eve, according to a source in the Kerala State Beverages Corporation Ltd (BEVCO). "It was an all-time record for December 31 and for any other day of the year till now," the source told PTI. On December 31, 2022, around Rs 107 crore worth of alcohol was sold from the 268 BEVCO outlets across the State, the source said. During the festive season from December 22 to December 31, alcohol worth around Rs 690 crore was sold, he said. The highest sales as on December 31 were reported from the BEVCO outlet on Powerhouse Road in Thiruvananthapuram where alcohol worth Rs 1.12 crore was sold, he said. "All BEVCO outlets, including those in high-range areas of the State, saw sales of more than Rs 10 lakh. We have never seen such sales in those areas," the source said. The reasons for the increased sales were improved logistics, availability of stock and better enforcement by the Excise Department against s

Air quality very poor in Kolkata on New Year's Day as people burst crackers

Air quality in Kolkata remained 'very poor' on New Year's Day on Sunday as revellers burst firecrackers after midnight. West Bengal Pollution Control Board, however, maintained that air quality index (AQI) remains poor during this time of the year as fine particulate matter remain suspended closer to the ground and get mixed with fog. It also claimed that fewer firecrackers were burst this year on the occasion of New Year. AQI of 314 (PM 2.5) was recorded at Bidhannagar, 303 at Victoria Memorial and 319 at Rabindra Bharati University around 5 pm on Sunday, all categorised as very poor. On the previous day, AQI of 336 (PM 2.5) was recorded in Bidhannagar, 320 at Victoria Memorial and 316 in Rabindra Bharati University, a WBPCB official said, emphasising that air quality almost remained the same and bursting of fireworks did not have any significant impact on it. The Ballygunge air monitoring station recorded AQI of 269 on Sunday, less than Saturday's AQI of 294, he said. An AQI of

Delhi: Army chief visits Research and Referral Hospital, greets patients

Army chief Gen Manoj Pande on Sunday visited patients at the Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi Cantonment area and extended New Year greetings to them. He was accompanied by his wife Archana Pande, officials said. "General Manoj Pande, COAS & Mrs Archana Pande, President AWWA, visited Army Hospital (R&R), Delhi Cantt & interacted with the patients, including Serving Soldiers, Veterans & their Families. They extended New Year greetings & wished good health & speedy recovery to the patients," the Army tweeted. "COAS appreciated the Doctors, Nursing Officers & the Paramedical staff and lauded their efforts in providing conducive health care eco-system," it said in another tweet. The Army also shared pictures of General Pande's visit to the hospital.

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