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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]
Many holidays in the Hindu, Buddhist and Jaina traditions are based on the lunar cycles in the lunisolar timekeeping with foundations in the Hindu calendar system. A few holidays, however, are based on the solar cycle, such as the Vaisakhi, Pongal and those associated with Sankranti. [59]
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12 June – The Indian external affairs ministry issues a notice urging the Russian Government to quickly return all Indian nationals who are serving in the Russian army after two Indians recruited are killed in the war with Ukraine. [87] 14 June – 2024 Northeast India floods: Heavy rains and landslides kill six people across Sikkim. [88]
Below is the schedule for 2025 stock market holidays when the NYSE, Nasdaq and bond markets are closed: Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 — New Year’s Day Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 — Martin Luther King Jr ...
As per the Hindu Calendar, it falls on Shukla Paksha Pratipada in the Hindu month of Kartik. As per the Indian Calendar based on the lunar cycle, Kartik is the first month of the year and the New Year in Gujarat falls on the first bright day of Kartik (Ekam). In other parts of India, New Year celebrations begin in the spring.
Indian calendar may refer to any of the calendars, used for civil and religious purposes in India and other parts of Southeast Asia: The Indian national calendar (a variant of the Shalivahana calendar), the calendar officially used by the Government of India. Hindu calendars; Vikram calendar; Jain calendar; Tamil calendar; Bengali calendar ...