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New Year’s experiences in Asia and the South Pacific varied greatly depending on the country. Some major cities cancelled or scaled-back their traditional celebrations, while a handful of places without active outbreaks carried on like any other year. Australia was among the first nations to ring in 2021 because of its proximity to the international date line. In past years one million people crowded Sydney’s harbour to watch fireworks. Instead, most watched on television as authorities urg...

Indian diaspora laps up local OTT content Indian originals like Sacred Games (Netflix) and Made In Heaven (Amazon Prime Video) have notched up global viewership. (Mint) At 164,000, the UAE tops the list of active users of Indian OTT apps Countries such as the UAE, US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are top international markets for Indian OTT (over-the-top) services Share Via Read Full Story NEW DELHI: Original Indian content on video streaming platforms is increasingly finding an...

New Year’s experiences in Asia and the South Pacific varied greatly depending on the country. Some major cities cancelled or scaled-back their traditional celebrations, while a handful of places without active outbreaks carried on like any other year. Australia was among the first nations to ring in 2021 because of its proximity to the international date line. In past years one million people crowded Sydney’s harbour to watch fireworks. Instead, most watched on television as authorities urg...

New Year’s experiences in Asia and the South Pacific varied greatly depending on the country. Some major cities cancelled or scaled-back their traditional celebrations, while a handful of places without active outbreaks carried on like any other year. Australia was among the first nations to ring in 2021 because of its proximity to the international date line. In past years one million people crowded Sydney’s harbour to watch fireworks. Instead, most watched on television as authorities urg...

After 4 new cases in Pune, mutant covid-19 cases reach 25 in India FILE PHOTO: An airport staff member pushes trolleys at the entrance of Mumbais airport. (REUTERS) Share Via Read Full Story Twenty five people who returned to India from the United Kingdom have tested positive for the new UK variant genome of SARS-CoV-2 so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday after genome sequencing. The tally includes 20 people who were found positive for the new virus strain during the last two day...

Countries around the world prepared for muted New Years Eve celebrations due to Covid-19 Authorities in Australia are advising revellers to watch Sydney’s famous New Year’s Eve fireworks on television. By Press Association Thursday 31 Dec 2020, 10:34 AM Dec 31st 2020, 10:34 AM 14,382 Views 11 Comments The park near the Sydney Opera House i...

New Year’s experiences in Asia and the South Pacific varied greatly depending on the country. Some major cities cancelled or scaled-back their traditional celebrations, while a handful of places without active outbreaks carried on like any other year. Australia was among the first nations to ring in 2021 because of its proximity to the international date line. In past years one million people crowded Sydney’s harbour to watch fireworks. Instead, most watched on television as authorities urg...

New Year’s experiences in Asia and the South Pacific varied greatly depending on the country. Some major cities cancelled or scaled-back their traditional celebrations, while a handful of places without active outbreaks carried on like any other year. Australia was among the first nations to ring in 2021 because of its proximity to the international date line. In past years one million people crowded Sydney’s harbour to watch fireworks. Instead, most watched on television as authorities urg...

Australia was among the first to ring in 2021. In past years, 1 million people crowded Sydney’s harbor to watch fireworks. This time, most watched on television as authorities urged residents to stay home to see the seven minutes of pyrotechnics that lit up the Sydney Harbor Bridge and its surroundings. In New Yorks Times Square, the ball dropped like always, but police fenced off the site synonymous with New Year’s Eve to prevent crowds of any size from gathering. Another of the world’s ...

AP/David Becker People celebrate New Year’s Eve along the Las Vegas Strip Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker) AP/David Becker The Gallup family, from left, Sadie, Greg, Holly and Makenzie take a selfie along the Las Vegas Strip as they celebrate New Year’s Eve Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in...