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Public Holidays in India also known as Government Holidays colloquially, consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious holidays that are legislated in India at the union or state levels. Being a culturally diverse country, there are many festivals celebrated in various regions across the country.
March – 2025 Kabaddi World Cup (standard style) [32] [33] 31 May – The Miss World 2025 pageant will be held in Hyderabad. [34] 15 June–15 July – 2025 Rajya Sabha elections [35] October – 2025 Asia Cup [36] October/November – 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election; December – 2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup [37] [38]
Here are the dates of 2025 federal holidays, according to the Office of Personnel Management: Wednesday, Jan. 1: New Year’s Day Monday, Jan. 20: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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It became an official public holiday in Jammu and Kashmir for the first time in 2020. [2] The festivities of the day include holding rallies, bursting of firecrackers, singing India's national anthem, and raising the flag of India. [3] [4] [5] In some areas, the festivities are as big as those of the Hindu festival of Diwali. [6] [7] [8]
In an exclusive interview with The Independent in September, Tony Blair made a bold claim – that India will rise to become a global superpower by 2050. “By the middle of this century, you’re ...
The Union of India is a federal union made up of 28 states and 8 union territories. India achieved independence from British rule on 15 August 1947 and became a republic on 26 January 1950. Many states celebrate a state day to mark its formation, statehood, reorganisation or other associated events while some like Assam and Bengal celebrate it ...
January 6 – Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party, effective following the selection of his successor. [4]January 28 The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference publishes its final report, saying that it had found “no evidence of traitors” in the Parliament of Canada, while warning that foreign actors were generating disinformation in traditional and ...