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New Year celebrations banned in these states amid Omicron surge. Check list here

A number of state authorities have resorted to strict Covid curbs as the total tally of Omicron cases near 800 along with a significant rise in Covid cases throughout the country

3 min read29 Dec 2021
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Thane: Key flyovers to be shut during New Year celebrations

The police has instructed the housing societies in the city to avoid holding any public celebration of the New Year during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday in view of the COVID-19 pandemic

1 min read30 Dec 2020
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Xmas lunches and house parties: How urban India ushered in 2020

Restaurant owners said that business was mixed in parts of the country on New Year’s EveRestaurants and bars worked hard to draw in the crowds with discounts, but saw limited success

3 min read3 Jan 2020
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Indians pick house parties over bar-hopping; travel 20 mn kms on NYE: Ola

Bookings made by riders to attend houses parties were up 20% on the recently concluded New Year’s EveWhen it comes to parties, riders in the southern city of Bengaluru topped the list for the most rides taken

2 min read3 Jan 2020
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Noida cops booked 40 people every hour for traffic violations on New Year's Eve

The maximum violations were for no parking, which topped the list with 419 offencesAs many as 143 people were booked for jumping red light, while 164 were found without helmet and 61 without seat belt

1 min read3 Jan 2020
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Full list of long weekend in 2020. Start planning your holidays

2020 brings some good news for people who like to travel a lotWith, our full list of long weekend, you can plan your holidays

2 min read3 Jan 2020
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What is Richard Branson's top new year resolution? How he sticks to it

Richard Branson, the owner of Virgin Atlantic has also set a new year resolution for himselfBranson added that his tip for sticking to resolutions and goals is quite simple: write it down

2 min read3 Jan 2020
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In New Year diplomacy, PM Modi dials neighbours, snubs Pakistan

Many of the countries whose leaders PM spoke to are also those where China has been making deep inroadsIn his conversation with Nepal’s PM, Modi ‘expressed’ his satisfaction at the progress of ties between Delhi and Kathmandu

3 min read1 Jan 2020
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Delhiites welcome New Year at pubs, malls and anti-CAA protest sites

With fog over Connaught Place, some people were roaming its inner circle with vuvuzela in their hands and making soundsSecurity was beefed up across the national capital, especially in the vicinity of markets, malls, five-star hotels

2 min read3 Jan 2020
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Smoky Sydney kicks off New Year parties with fireworks

Toxic smoke haze has shrouded Sydney for weeks and a petition to cancel the event out of respect for fire victims attracted more than 280,000 signaturesMore than 100,000 fireworks lit up the skyline for the hundreds of thousands of spectators thronging the city centre

3 min read31 Dec 2019
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