People attend ‘Ganga Aarti’ as earthen lamps are lit on New Year’s eve, at Dashashwamedh Ghat, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025.
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New Year's Eve | Scenes from Bengaluru's MG Road
New Year's Eve | Putin greets Russians on New Year, expresses confidence in achieving nation's goals
President Vladimir Putin, in his New Year address to a nation spread across 11 time zones, on Wednesday expressed confidence that Russia would achieve its goals and continue to move forward.
In his pre-recorded message, broadcast across the country minutes before midnight in each time zone, Putin said Russia relied on its own strength and the unity of its people.
The address was first aired in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, in Russia’s far east, facing the US state of Alaska across the Bering Strait.
“We rely on our own strength, on those who are close to us, who are near and dear to us, and we are always ready to lend a shoulder,” Putin said in the three-minute-and-20-second message. (PTI)
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New Year's Eve | Thailand rings in the New Year
Fireworks explode during the New Year celebrations in Bangkok as citizens welcome the new year
New Year's Eve | Thousands gather for special midnight prayer as part of the New Year celebrations in Velankanni, Nagapattinam
New Year's Eve |Golden Temple on New Year's eve
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New Year's Eve | World begins to bid goodbye to 2025 with fireworks and icy plunges
As Wednesday turned to Thursday, people around the world said goodbye to a sometimes challenging 2025 and expressed hopes for the new year to come.
Midnight arrived first on the islands closest to the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean, including Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Tonga and New Zealand.
(Reuters)
New Year celebrations in Japan
New Year's Eve | China ushers in the New Year
New Year's Eve | Mussorie Mall Road fully packed with crowds
New Year's Eve | Gurdwara Bangla Sahib illuminated with lights on New Year's eve
New Year's Eve | Rafael Nadal bids adieu to 2025
New Year's Eve | Japan, South Korea ring in the New Year
The clocks have struck 12 in Japan and South Korea as citizens are welcoming in 2026.
New Year's Eve | Putin wishes Russians victory in Ukraine in New Year speech
In an address to the nation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said said Russia believed it would win in Ukraine, reports news agency AFP.
New Year's Eve | J-K LG, CM Abdullah extend New Year greetings
Extending New Year greetings, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah wished the people of Jammu and Kashmir peace, good health and prosperity, expressing hope that the coming year would bring renewed opportunities, progress and collective well-being for the region.
New year's eve in India
New Year's Eve | New Zealand's Auckland kicks off 2026 celebrations with fireworks
Auckland rang in 2026 with a downtown fireworks display launched from New Zealand's tallest structure, Sky Tower, making it the first major city to greet the new year at a celebration dampened by rain.
New Year's Eve | How the world welcomes 2026 | From traffic curbs to extended metro timings, here's all you need to know
From 8 pm on December 31 to 2 am on January 1 some important roads will be closed regarding private vehicle movement.
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