12:46 AM, 01-Jan-2026
New Year 2026 welcomed with enthusiasm in Gurugram, Mumbai and Amritsar
People in Gurugram welcomed the New Year 2026 with fireworks and celebrations. This video has surfaced from Sector 29.
#WATCH Gurugram, Haryana People in Gurugram welcomed the New Year 2026 with fireworks and celebrations. The video is from Sector 29. #NewYear2026 pic.twitter.com/ul2j3Qw0u6
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) December 31, 2025
People in Mumbai also welcomed the new year 2026 enthusiastically. The video is of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminal.
#WATCH Mumbai, Maharashtra: People in Mumbai #NewYear2026 Welcomed. The video is from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminal. pic.twitter.com/hidxgHVuUY
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) December 31, 2025
At the same time, a large number of devotees reached the Golden Temple of Amritsar to welcome the New Year 2026 and paid obeisance.
#WATCH Punjab: A large number of devotees are present at the Golden Temple in Amritsar to welcome the New Year 2026. #NewYear2026 pic.twitter.com/3yQBrD1Ttu
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) December 31, 2025
12:30 AM, 01-Jan-2026
New Year 2026 welcomed with fireworks in Hyderabad and Gwalior
People in Hyderabad and Gwalior welcomed the New Year 2026 with enthusiasm, fireworks and celebration.
#WATCH Hyderabad, Telangana: People in Hyderabad welcomed the New Year 2026 with fireworks and celebrations.#NewYear2026 pic.twitter.com/qINoa9XP1i
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) December 31, 2025
#WATCH Madhya Pradesh People in Gwalior welcomed the New Year 2026 with fireworks and celebration. #NewYear2026 pic.twitter.com/sKymyFzdm3
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) December 31, 2025
12:22 AM, 01-Jan-2026
Welcome New Year 2026 with celebration in Delhi
People in the national capital Delhi welcomed the New Year 2026 with enthusiasm and joy.
#WATCH Delhi People in the national capital welcomed the New Year 2026 with celebration.#NewYear2026 pic.twitter.com/IfcePAocHs
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) December 31, 2025
12:16 AM, 01-Jan-2026
New Year 2026 welcomed with much fanfare in Bangalore
The night sky lit up with fireworks to welcome the New Year 2026 in Karnataka’s capital Bangalore.
#WATCH Bengaluru, Karnataka People in Bengaluru welcomed the New Year 2026 with fireworks and celebrations.#NewYear2026 pic.twitter.com/rnQlRa0kKJ
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) December 31, 2025
12:15 AM, 01-Jan-2026
Celebration of New Year 2026 amidst fireworks in snowy Sonamarg
In snow-covered Sonamarg, people welcomed the New Year 2026 with fireworks and festive atmosphere.
#WATCH Jammu and Kashmir People welcomed the New Year 2026 with fireworks and celebrations in snow-covered Sonamarg.#NewYear2026 pic.twitter.com/8NZGb7KRr6
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) December 31, 2025
12:01 AM, 01-Jan-2026
Start of new year 2026 in India
The new year 2026 started in India with full enthusiasm and expectations. People bid farewell to the past year and welcomed the new year with new hopes, resolutions and happiness.
#WATCH Ranchi, Jharkhand: People are celebrating New Year 2026 in Ranchi.
#NewYear2026 pic.twitter.com/Oe8MaM0gjf
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) December 31, 2025
10:31 PM, 31-Dec-2025
New Year begins in the Philippines
People in the Philippines’ capital Manila welcomed 2026 with fireworks, music and community events. This celebration in Asia became the first glimpse of the global celebration of the New Year.
10:31 PM, 31-Dec-2025
China celebrated New Year through traditional programs
In China too, 2026 started with lighting, fireworks and traditional programs in big cities. Countdown clocks were shown on tall buildings in Hong Kong, where large numbers of people gathered. Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and major cities in China also welcomed the New Year with lights and traditional programs.
10:30 PM, 31-Dec-2025
This is how New Year was celebrated in Singapore
The new year 2026 was warmly welcomed in many countries of Asia. Spectacular fireworks color the sky around Marina Bay in Singapore. Thousands of people gathered in the Central District, where countdown clocks were projected on tall buildings and celebrations began as the clock struck midnight. People in Hong Kong also welcomed the New Year with countdowns visible on buildings.
09:52 PM, 31-Dec-2025
New Year welcomed in South and North Korea
The New Year 2026 was welcomed in traditional ways in South Korea and North Korea. As the clock struck midnight, the New Year ushered in the sound of huge bells. In Korean countries, New Year is celebrated with more cultural and spiritual spirit than modern fireworks. People gather with family and community to bid farewell to the past year and wish happiness, peace and prosperity for the coming year. Special events were organized at historic clock towers and public places in many places, where the sound of the bells is seen as a symbol of the end of negative energy and the beginning of a new one. This festival, associated with tradition and discipline, also reflects the cultural identity of Korean society.
