Tag: New Year
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Putin congratulates Russians, reveals New Year secret
Thanking all Russians for their "victories, achievements, understanding and trust" in 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday wished "peace and prosperity" for all citizens and that they will be able to fulfil their dreams and "good intentions", In a televised New Year's address, he also revealed the secret of how all may become something of …
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December 31, 2016 -
Trump tweets New Year’s greeting to his many enemies
Donald Trump sent New Year's greetings to his "many enemies" in a backhanded tweet on Saturday in which he gloated over his political conquests. "Happy New Year to all, including to my many enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don't know what to do. Love!" the US president-elect …
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December 31, 2016 -
Twitter to live stream Burj Khalifa’s New Year fireworks
For the first time, Twitter will live stream the New Year Eve's scintillating fireworks display at the world's tallest building Burj Khalifa in Dubai to a global audience. Emaar Properties, developer of Burj Khalifa which stands at 828 metres, said it has partnered with Twitter to live stream the New Year's Eve fireworks display in …
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December 31, 2016 -
New Delhi L-G Baijal extends greetings for New Year
Soon after taking charge as Delhi's Lt Governor, Anil Baijal on Saturday extended his greetings to the people for the New Year. "On New Year Eve, Lt Governor Anil Baijal extends his warmest greetings to all the residents of the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the citizens of India," a statement said. Baijal also wished …
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December 31, 2016 -
Amarinder greets people of Punjab on New Year
Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday wished the people of Punjab a happy new year and hoped 2017 would mark the revival of progress and prosperity for them. In his New Year greeting, Captain Amarinder said this new year would herald the beginning of a much-needed change in the state. He expressed the wish …
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December 31, 2016 -
2016 will last a second longer
For welcoming the New Year, you will have to wait a little longer than usual as timekeepers will add a "leap second" to the final minute of 2016. On December 31, 2016, a "leap second" will be added to the world's clocks at 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the …
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December 29, 2016 -
New Year delights
Well, I don’t really want to go out to party to usher in the New Year. I’m rather happy staying at home and spending some quality time with my family. I need to introspect about the last year, to think about the fact that yet another year has been lost in the past one year …
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December 28, 2016 -
Celebrating New Year all year long!
Every year December brings with it a great sense of bliss and festive cheer as the month is full of celebrations. From Christmas to welcoming New Year, people rejoice during this month. Happily, New Year is the one time when people across the globe get united in celebrations. With the Gregorian calendar observed world over, …
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December 28, 2016 -
New Year’s Day 1912 and its Eve
New Year's Day 1912 fell on a Monday, which meant a two-day holiday for many since the previous day was a Sunday. It was bitingly cold, with Christmas trees installed in St James' Church, Baptist Church, Chandni Chowk, Trinity Church, Turkman Gate, St Stephen's Church, Fatehpuri, and in St Mary's Church, Mor Sarai, opposite Old …
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December 28, 2016 -
Priyanka Chopra to celebrate New Year in Goa
Priyanka Chopra is in India right now and the actress is set to ring in the New Year in Goa with her family and friends. The 34-year-old star, who has been busy filming the season two of her TV show "Quantico" in New York, is looking forward to spend quality time with her loved ones, …
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December 28, 2016 -
10 Delhi metro stations to go cashless from New Year
Delhi Metro will make 10 of its stations, across various sections of its network, go completely cashless from January 1, 2017 by opting digital payment app Paytm for token purchase and smart card recharge, it was announced on Friday. The commuters at these stations will be required to scan the QR code at the station with …
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December 23, 2016 -
‘Rangoon’ trailer to bring fresh start to New Year
Bringing a unique blend of actors for Rangoon, filmmaker Vishal Bharadwaj is all set to make a fresh start to the New Year by unveiling the film’s trailer in January 2017. Making news ever since it was announced, the film stars Kangana Ranaut, Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor in lead roles. Kangana is said …
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December 22, 2016 -
New Zealand favourite New Year’s getaway for Indians
With people already gearing up for their New Year's travel plans, a new survey has revealed New Zealand to be their favourite destination for welcoming 2017. According to Skyscanner's latest study that unravels the favourite New Year destinations of the Indian traveler, New Zealand tops the charts with travel searches for the Pacific island nation …
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November 25, 2016