Page 3 - New Year Eve

Times Square is back open on New Year's Eve with vaccination proof

Tom Harris, the president of the Times Square Alliance, said all spectators aged 5 and over will be asked to show proof of full vaccination

In pics: This is how India celebrated New Year amid coronavirus pandemic

Here's how different cities celebrated New year eve in India

From 5G, Covid-19 vaccine to Tesla, the 10 things that will set 2021 apart

The year 2021 may turn out to be more of the same as 2020 in many ways, but there are at least 10 things that India is expecting to make the year look new

Party-goers in limbo as curfews take the buzz out of New Year eve

Where will you be as the clock strikes 12 to usher in a New Year? That was the question doing endless rounds on Thursday

Mumbai police on 'high alert' for New Year's Eve celebrations

The Mumbai Police are on "high alert" and have put in place "anti-sabotage and anti-terror" measures considering

Restrictions in place for New Year celebrations: What's allowed, what's not

Listen to the podcast to know about restrictions imposed by state governments due to Covid-19 and its highly transmissible UK strain

New Year eve celebration: A state-by-state guide to what you can & can't do

With state govts and police announcing several restrictions, Indians will face more subdued New Year's eve celebrations this year. Here's a state-by-state guide to what you can and can't do today

Kerala govt prohibits all public gatherings on New Year's eve due to Covid

In view of the ongoing pandemic, Kerala issued an order prohibiting all public gatherings during New Year celebrations and directed that all celebrations in the state should cease by 10 pm

Delhi prepares for New Year eve with traffic measures, Covid-19 protocol

Police and fire unit deployment has been beefed up, and restaurants and bars asked to host not more than 50 per cent of their capacity as Delhi prepares to welcome the New Year amid the pandemic.

The good cop-bad cop routine

At Dinner Place 1, my wife refused to leave till the last meal of 2019 had been served and then told our hosts we had to go since I had stupidly promised to be elsewhere

WhatsApp on New Year's eve: 20 bn messages sent in India, 100 bn worldwide

In WhatsApp's 10-year history, December 31, 2019, saw more messages sent than on any previous day

New Year eve: Around 198 people held for drunk driving in Mumbai, say cops

Sandit Bhajibhakre, Deputy Commissioner of Traffic Police (Suburbs), said 198 people had been held for drunk driving

Smoke-choked Sydney to kick off New Year celebrations with fireworks

More than 100,000 fireworks will light up the skyline for 12 minutes to about one million spectators who usually crowd foreshores and parks

New Year Eve: Traffic violations doubled as compared to 2016

This time around, a total of 13,260 traffic tickets were issued for various violations