Wellington/ Sydney/ Tokyo/ Beijing/ Hong Kong, January 1 (ANI): The revellers across the Asia-Pacific region welcomed 2018, as they bid adieu to 2017, with glittering New Year's Eve celebrations.
Auckland [New Zealand], Dec 31 (ANI): The New Year has officially begun, as midnight passed in New Zealand, one of the first places in the world to welcome in 2018.
Sivagiri Mutt (Kerala) [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the 85th annual Sivagiri pilgrimage celebrations at Sivagiri Mutt in Kerala via video conferencing.
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], December 30 (ANI): The security arrangements in Amritsar have been tightened to ensure the safety and security of the people on the New Year's Eve.
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing two events via video conference, viz., the 85th Sivagiri Pilgrimage Celebrations and 125th birth anniversary of physicist Professor Satyendra Nath Bose, on December 31 and January 1 respectively.
New York [USA], December 30 (ANI): The New York Police Department (NYPD) on Friday announced that there would be heavy security cover in the Times Square area of New York City in the upcoming New Year's Eve celebrations.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] Dec 29 (ANI): Some Hindu priests on Friday opposed the idea of New Year's celebrations in Bengaluru claiming it is against the Indian tradition.
Amaravati (Hyderabad) [India], Dec 25 (ANI): As Christmas is being celebrated with fervour and gaiety across the world and India, celebrations are witnessed in Hyderabad as well.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 25 (ANI): With the spirit of Christmas in the air, the people of Jammu and Kashmir celebrated the festival today.
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec. 25 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday attended the Christmas celebrations at St Paul's Cathedral Church in Vijayawada.
New Delhi [India], Dec 24 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday greeted the nation on the eve of Christmas and hoped for peace and friendship across the world.