Page 5 - New Year

Karnataka makes masks mandatory in public places, increases Covid testing

State govt tells revellers to end New Year celebrations before 1 am; Centre readies for mock drills today

Himachal Police directs SPs, district police to manage tourists' rush

In view of festival season of Christmas and New Year, Himachal police authorities have issued necessary guidelines and directed SPs and other district police officials to make adequate arrangements

Noida cops tell mall, bar operators to step up security for X-mas, New Year

The Noida Police on Friday held a meeting with operators of shopping malls and bars to review security arrangements ahead of Christmas and New Year and asked them to ramp up preparations during the festive season. The police warned that they would take strict action in cases of drunk driving but also said this time in a novel initiative they would be arranging hired cabs with verified drivers to help tipplers reach home safe. According to industry estimates, nearly two lakh revellers are expected on New Year's eve and January 1 at shopping malls in Sector 18, the biggest market and revenue generator of Noida. The review meeting was held at the NEA Bhawan in Sector 6 in the presence of DCP Noida Harish Chander, Additional DCP Ashutosh Dwivedi and ACP Rajneesh Verma with representatives of malls like Gardens Galleria, DLF Mall of India, Radisson Blu, and bar operators in attendance. The meeting came a day after Police Commissioner Laxmi Singh visited the busy markets and malls in the

What does economic research tell us about festival gifting and alcohol?

The Chinese managed to wrest a large part of the $200 bn Christmas gift market but failed to make a dent in the biggest gift segment, alcohol

Year-end indulgence: how to pick the best cakes for gifting

Bakers' shelves have a variety of choices: pick what matches the mood of your celebrations

May Gujarat always rise to heights of achievements: PM Modi on new year

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished and greeted the people of Gujarat on the occasion of Gujarati New Year (Bestu Varas)

People ring in Bengali New Year with elan

Long queues were witnessed outside Kalighat and Dakshineswar temples since morning, with many people seen exchanging greetings as they waited for their turn to enter the shrines

Over 1 mn people made bookings with OYO for New Year celebrations: CEO

Over 10 lakh people booked for more than 5 lakh nights with hospitality chain OYO for New Year 2022 celebrations, generating bookings worth around Rs 110 crore over the weekend on its global platform, according to company Founder & Group CEO Ritesh Agarwal. In a social media post, he said 58 per cent bookings for the New Year's eve were made on the same day keeping the trend witnessed since December 2017 that reflected the "impulsive emotion and decision" related with travel. "Thank you to over a million people who booked more than half a million nights with us this New Years. For all of us at OYO, it was a busy NY (new year)," he wrote in his post on LinkedIn. He further said, "2021 booking was (the) highest among 90 pandemic weekends since April 2020 with total customer bookings globally on our platform worth (around) Rs 110 crore (USD 14.6 million) over the weekend." Agarwal said rooms booked on NY weekend of December 30-31 in 2021 stood at 5.03 lakh as compared to 1.02 lakh ...

China central bank to step up cash injection before Lunar New Year: Report

China's central bank is set to "timely replenish" liquidity shortfalls before the Lunar New Year holiday, the state-owned China Securities Journal said

Investors' wealth zooms by Rs 4.76 trillion in first 2 trading days of 2022

Equity investors' wealth jumped by Rs 4.76 trillion in the first two days of trading in the New Year, driven by optimism in the broader market.

Wall Street downplays worries in wishful start to 2022 amid Covid concerns

Wall Street's New Year optimism overpowered concerns about the coronavirus and inflation on Monday

Microsoft fixes bug that shut down work emails on New Year

Microsoft has fixed a bug that prevented people from sending work emails on the very first day of the New Year.

Things to watch out for in 2022

Cystal ball gazing for the trends and challenges for the banking sector in the New Year

For a more enduring New Year's resolution, pick an 'old year's resolution'

With the 'old year' approach, perhaps you can sidestep the inevitable challenges that come with traditional New Year's resolutions and achieve lasting, positive changes

Covid LIVE: Delhi, Maharashtra, Bengal see big jump in cases

Mumbai sees 12% rise in daily Covid cases while Gujarat and Karnataka also see an uptick in cases

'May we keep scaling new heights': PM Modi extends greetings on New Year

PM Narendra Modi extended greetings on the first day of 2022 on Saturday and expressed hope that the New Year will bring an abundance of joy and good health to everyone

US stocks decline in last trading session of 2021 on New Year's Eve

US stocks declined in the last trading session of 2021

Rajasthan ministers lock horns over curfew timings on New Year Eve

The decision to give relaxation was taken in a cabinet meeting on Thursday chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot

Revelers await return to New York City's Times Square to usher in 2022

New York City readied to embrace the new year and bid good riddance to another pandemic-marred 12 months as it prepared to revive its annual New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square

Why social scientists must include technological change in their analyses

The consequences of the failure to explicitly account for technological change for social and economic policy are there for all to see. Everyone gets mostly everything wrong most of the time.