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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.
The Gazette of India is dated in both the Gregorian calendar and the Indian national calendar. The Indian national calendar, also called the Shaka calendar or Śaka calendar, is a solar calendar that is used alongside the Gregorian calendar by The Gazette of India, in news broadcasts by All India Radio, and in calendars and official communications issued by the Government of India. [1]
3 January – Five female members of the same family are fatally stabbed in a suspected honour killing by a relative in Lucknow. [1]3 January – The body of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar, who went missing on 1 January, is found inside a septic tank at a compound belonging to a road construction contractor in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh.
As 2025 gets started, planning for the year is in full swing. Here is a list of 2025 holidays, special events, big games, cultural milestones and other key dates to mark on your calendar ...
The Hindu calendars have been in use in the Indian subcontinent since Vedic times, and remain in use by the Hindus all over the world, particularly to set Hindu festival dates. Early Buddhist communities of India adopted the ancient Vedic calendar, later Vikrami calendar and then local Buddhist calendars.
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.
[15] [5] The lunisolar Vikram Samvat calendar is 56.7 years ahead of the solar Gregorian calendar; the year 2082 BS begins mid-April 2025 CE, and ends mid-April 2026 CE. The Rana dynasty of Nepal made the Bikram Sambat the official Hindu calendar in 1901 CE, which began as 1958 BS. [19]
3 January - CBI Special Court Kochi awards Life imprisonment to Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers involved in Periya twin murder of Youth Congress workers. [1] [2] 8 January - Controversial business man Boby Chemmannur arrested by Kerala Police following Sexual harassment complaint of Honey Rose. [3]