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As 2023 comes to a close, preparations for New Year celebrations are underway. The government has already issued the holiday calendar for 2024.

Eldhose Paul is an Indian athlete and Indian Navy officer. In 2021, he played at the national level for the first time in the Indian Grand Prix 4 Patiala and won a gold medal. Eldhose Paul is the first Indian to win a gold medal in men’s triple jump at the Commonwealth Games 2022.

Sabahat Afreen has participated in Taekwondo competitions at both national and international levels. She has won medals at district-level championships. At the age of 8, Sabahat faced opposition from people questioning her choice of wearing hijab during training. Today, she receives immense support from her family and has has won 4 National Championships, 3 Federation Cups, and Asia Championship.

How often have you wondered - why does February 29th come only once in four years? For all those who don't know - the Gregorian calendar, the most widely used across the globe, measures a year to be 365 days following the Earth's orbit around the Sun. However, the earth's orbit takes 365.24 days to complete its solar orbit and an extra day every four years is added to keep calendar seasons synchronised with solar seasons. February was chosen as the month to have the leap day as it is the only month without 30 or 31 days. Watch this video to learn more about the leap year story and the history behind February 29.

According to the Hindu calendar, Makar Sankranti is celebrated as the festival of harvest. Also, pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah were featured on kites sold across Punjab.

If you’re an art and cultural junkie we map out the next twelve months of the year, so you can culture-hop from city to city. This following list of festivals is gaining popularity not just in India but also across the world; will you be there?

It’s no surprise that the calendar gets a year older given a certain period of time, but yet we look to signify it as moment of change in our lives. Just for Laughs on MyNation takes a look at how celebrations change through the stages of a person’s life

Here is presenting to you the highest ODI run scorers of the year 2019. All ODIs for the calendar year have been completed. India won their last series of the year with a 2-1 verdict over the West Indies in Cuttack. Meet the top 10 ODI batsmen of 2019

Bhai Dooj or Bhai Phonta is a festival celebrated in India on the second lunar day of Shukla Paksha, according to the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar or during the Shalivahan Shaka calendar month of Kartika. In the southern part of the country, the day is celebrated as Yama Dwitiya.
 

Muharram is observed as the first month of the Islamic calendar and is considered the second most religious month after Ramzan 

All over India Janmashtami is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Lord Krishna, who is believed to be the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu. According to calendar, the festival is said to be celebrated on the eighth day of the Krishna Paksha. Lord Krishna is known to be a die-hard fan of sweets. Here are the eight sweets made on Janmashtami day in most of the Indian houses.

 

From Biriyani to dates Halwa, here are five items you cannot miss on the occasion of Eid-al-Adha, popularly known as Bakrid. 

Guru Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day of the Shakha Samavat in the Hindu calendar. The festival commemorates the goodness of spiritual gurus and teachers as devotees thank their gurus for enlightenment.
 

Google Calendar is back online after service was disrupted for several hours. Google's outage, which disrupted people's ability to review appointments and set meetings, generated thousands of complaints.