New Year's Eve | PM Modi extends greetings; prays for peace, happiness

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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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 in India

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 | 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 | 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 | Rafael Nadal bids adieu to 2025

New Year's Eve | Gurdwara Bangla Sahib illuminated with lights on New Year's eve

New Year's Eve | Mussorie Mall Road fully packed with crowds

New Year's Eve | China ushers in the New Year

New Year celebrations in Japan

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's Eve |Golden Temple on New Year's eve

New Year's Eve | Thousands gather for special midnight prayer as part of the New Year celebrations in Velankanni, Nagapattinam

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 | Surat, Gujarat: Security heightened as people step out in large numbers to ring in New Year 2026

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)

New Year's Eve | Scenes from Bengaluru's MG Road

New Year's Eve | Bengaluru: Fireworks illuminate the night sky as people ring in 2026

New Year's Eve | Visuals from Pune

New Year's Eve | Kashmir ushers in New Year with special programmes across valley

Revellers ushered in the New Year in Kashmir with special programmes at the famous tourist spots across the valley.

Tourists and locals made a beeline to the tourist destinations of Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonamarg to ring in 2026.

According to officials, tourists from across the country visited these destinations to enjoy the recent snowfall and these destinations witnessed a heavy rush of visitors.

The celebrations were also held near the historic Clock Tower at the Lal Chowk City centre. (PTI)

New Year's Eve | Mesmerising fireworks, and a light and sound show illuminate the Burj Khalifa

New Year's Eve | In pics: Celebrations around the globe

New Year's Eve | Devotees gather at Mumbai's Siddhivinayak Temple to offer prayers on the first day of 2026

New Year's Eve | First sunrise of 2026 as seen from Kolkata

PM Modi extends new year greetings, prays for peace, happiness

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended new year greetings to everyone and prayed for peace and happiness in the society.