Tag: New Year’s Eve

Deadly blast kills 14 in Russia

RUSSIA: Fourteen people are confirmed dead from the New Year's Eve explosion at a high-rise in central Russia, local officials said Wednesday, as rescuers...

Security arrangements finalised for New Year’s Eve in Lahore

LAHORE: Lahore DIG (Operations) Waqas Nazir on Sunday said that no one would be allowed to indulge in hooliganism, aerial firing and one-wheeling on New...

Karachi police foil New Year’s Eve terror plot

KARACHI: Police in the provincial capital on Saturday night apprehended five suspects in connection with a terror plot on New Year's Eve. After receiving a...

French ‘yellow vest’ protests planned for New Year’s Eve

PARIS: The "yellow vest" anti-government protests that have rocked France will be held on Saturday and New Year's Eve, and continue into 2019, several...

Celebrities ring in the new year in style!

Trust the celebrities to put their party fronts forward on the occasion of New Year. While the rest of us cosied it up in...

Indonesian couples welcome new year with mass wedding

JAKARTA: Hundreds of Indonesian couples celebrated New Year’s Eve on Sunday night by tying the knot in a mass wedding in the capital Jakarta. Nearly...

Liverpool car park fire destroys hundreds of vehicles on New Year’s...

LIVERPOOL: Firefighters in the northern English city of Liverpool were battling a huge fire at a car park on Sunday that destroyed hundreds of...

Sydney to kick off global 2018 celebrations

SYDNEY: Australia's largest city Sydney is all set to welcome 2018 with a rainbow-themed fireworks spectacular marking new same-sex marriage rights, with heavy security...

Karachi preps for New Year’s celebrations

KARACHI: Karachi is all set to welcome the New Year as the containers placed in and around the city's Defence locality have been removed for...

New Year traditions from around the world

With 2017 coming to a close, and the world all set to welcome 2018, we decided to compile a list of dramatic, quirky and cathartic...

Police in India’s tech hub urged to investigate New Year sexual...

  Reports of sexual assaults on women revellers at New Year's Eve celebrations in India's southern information technology hub of Bengaluru have spurred women's rights...

Pakistan welcomes 2017 with dazzling displays of fireworks

Govt to resolutely pursue national programs, deliver upon all the plans it stands for People in Pakistan celebrated new year`s eve with traditional passion...

Section 144 imposed in Karachi on new year eve

The provincial authorities have devised a rigorous security plan for new year eve in Karachi and Section-144 has been imposed in the metropolis for...

Foolproof security arrangements for New Year’s Eve

CCPO Muhammad Amin Vains said that foolproof security arrangements had been made for New Year’s Eve. He said this while addressing a meeting on Friday...