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Eid Al-Adha 2025: Is June 6 A National Holiday? Check Details Here
Eid al-Adha, also known as Bakra Eid, Bakrid, or Qurban Bayarami, is one of the most significant festivals for Muslims.
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Bank Holidays In March 2025: Banks To Remain Shut On These Days, Check List
Bank Holidays for Holi 2025: Banks in India will remain closed for 14 days in March due to national and regional holidays.
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Taliban Declares National Holiday On August 31 To Mark Withdrawal Of US Army
The Taliban has declared August 31 as a national holiday to celebrate the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan. American troops had left the war-torn country after Taliban seized power in 2021.
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Here's How These Bollywood Celebrities Celebrated Republic Day 2023 In Traditional Style
Bollywood celebrated the Republic Day by keeping the style meter flying high
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Tunisia Prime Minister Warns of Repercussions Over British Warning
Tunisia's prime minister said he would telephone British counterpart David Cameron today to respond to his government's advice that the North African nation was unsafe for holidays, threatening unspecified repercussions.
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Chief Justice Justifies Holding Conference on a Holiday
The Chief Justice of India, HL Dattu, today defended holding a conference on Good Friday, a national holiday, saying he only wants to make sure that the work of courts across the country is not affected.
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Cuba Marks Revolution Day with Call for Unity
Cuba marked the 61st anniversary of the beginning of Fidel and Raul Castro's revolution on Saturday with a leading official calling on islanders to be united and to defend the nation's communist system.
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South Africa marks 20th anniversary of democracy
South Africans today celebrated 20 years of democracy with song, prayer and praise for those who guided their country into a more peaceful, tolerant era, although some noted that economic inequality and other problems have undermined the nation's promise since the first all-race elections ended white rule on April 27, 1994.
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85 million Chinese travel on day one of long holiday
A staggering 85 million Chinese took to the highways on Sunday, the first day of the eight-day long national holiday. The figure is 13.3 per cent more than the equivalent period last year, according to the ministry of transport.
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10-year-old from Lucknow stumps with another RTI
Even as India has observed January 26, August 15 and October 2 as national holidays, the government does not seem to have issued any formal orders for the same.The disclosure from the central home ministry came in response to an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005 filed by 10-year-old Aishwarya Parashar.
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Eid Al-Adha 2025: Is June 6 A National Holiday? Check Details Here
Eid al-Adha, also known as Bakra Eid, Bakrid, or Qurban Bayarami, is one of the most significant festivals for Muslims.
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Bank Holidays In March 2025: Banks To Remain Shut On These Days, Check List
Bank Holidays for Holi 2025: Banks in India will remain closed for 14 days in March due to national and regional holidays.
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Taliban Declares National Holiday On August 31 To Mark Withdrawal Of US Army
The Taliban has declared August 31 as a national holiday to celebrate the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan. American troops had left the war-torn country after Taliban seized power in 2021.
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Here's How These Bollywood Celebrities Celebrated Republic Day 2023 In Traditional Style
Bollywood celebrated the Republic Day by keeping the style meter flying high
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Tunisia Prime Minister Warns of Repercussions Over British Warning
Tunisia's prime minister said he would telephone British counterpart David Cameron today to respond to his government's advice that the North African nation was unsafe for holidays, threatening unspecified repercussions.
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Chief Justice Justifies Holding Conference on a Holiday
The Chief Justice of India, HL Dattu, today defended holding a conference on Good Friday, a national holiday, saying he only wants to make sure that the work of courts across the country is not affected.
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Cuba Marks Revolution Day with Call for Unity
Cuba marked the 61st anniversary of the beginning of Fidel and Raul Castro's revolution on Saturday with a leading official calling on islanders to be united and to defend the nation's communist system.
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South Africa marks 20th anniversary of democracy
South Africans today celebrated 20 years of democracy with song, prayer and praise for those who guided their country into a more peaceful, tolerant era, although some noted that economic inequality and other problems have undermined the nation's promise since the first all-race elections ended white rule on April 27, 1994.
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85 million Chinese travel on day one of long holiday
A staggering 85 million Chinese took to the highways on Sunday, the first day of the eight-day long national holiday. The figure is 13.3 per cent more than the equivalent period last year, according to the ministry of transport.
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10-year-old from Lucknow stumps with another RTI
Even as India has observed January 26, August 15 and October 2 as national holidays, the government does not seem to have issued any formal orders for the same.The disclosure from the central home ministry came in response to an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005 filed by 10-year-old Aishwarya Parashar.
