Happy New Year 2025 LIVE: "We are the pilots of our destiny," says Anand Mahindra in an uplifting message

Happy New Year, LIVE updates for 2025: Communities all throughout the world, from Nairobi to Mumbai to Sydney, welcomed 2025 with joyous embraces, breathtaking light displays, and even freezing plunges. With their colorful celebrations and spectacular fireworks displays, New Zealand and Australia spearheaded the international festivities, attracting millions of people to famous sites like Sydney's harbor and Auckland's city center. This international custom offers a chance to consider the difficulties and victories of the previous year while simultaneously welcoming the prospect of fresh starts. But other festivities were marred by bad weather, with severe flood alerts in Scotland and airline disruptions due to heavy snowfall in Japan.

As we start a new chapter of possibilities, it's a time for big celebrations and introspection, laying the groundwork for happy times spent with loved ones.

"Happy New Year!" the Prince and Princess of Wales wished everyone a happy new year. I hope everyone has an amazing 2025.

Cheers to 2025! LIVE: Celebrations take over the beaches of Goa
After midnight on Wednesday, thousands of visitors and locals gathered on Goa's beaches to celebrate the start of a new year. Even though the state police had controlled traffic on major thoroughfares in anticipation of the massive crowds at the beachfront, there was still a lot of traffic at night on a number of the roads that led to the beaches.

Cheers to 2025! LIVE: Prayers are offered by devotees at Puri's Lord Jagannath Temple.
"Thousands of devotees began visiting Lord Jagannath at Puri from 2 AM on the first day of the new year, and with smooth arrangements, they are able to get darshan peacefully," Central Range DIG Charan Singh Meena remarked in response to this. To guarantee the security and comfort of pilgrims and visitors, extensive safeguards have been put in place, such as barricades, medical aid, and CCTV surveillance.

Cheers to 2025! LIVE: Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, lights up Hawaii's fireworks to celebrate the new year
Marc Benioff, the CEO and chairman of Salesforce, tweets his New Year's greetings: "Makahiki Hou, hauʻoli!" In 2025, let's celebrate with the splendor of Hawaii's fireworks and wish each other health, happiness, and holiness.

Happy New Year 2025 LIVE: "We are the pilots of our destiny," says Anand Mahindra in an uplifting message

Recognizing the difficulties of 2024, Anand Mahindra gave a motivational speech as we enter 2025. He reminded everyone that pilots make safe landings every day, regardless of how tumultuous the route may be, by drawing a comparison between the difficult work of pushing forward and a pilot's journey. In addition to wishing everyone a happy and peaceful New Year, Mahindra urged everyone to believe that "WE are the pilots of our destiny."

Happy 2025! LIVE: The Indian stock markets begin 2025 with a muted outlook
With major indices seeing minimal fluctuation in the opening trading session, the Indian stock market started 2025 cautiously. A sideways trend is expected to continue until next week's announcement of the quarterly profits, according to analysts. At 9:35 a.m. IST, the BSE Sensex was down 0.09% at 78,057.81, and the Nifty 50 had dropped 0.11% to 23,617.75 points.

Cheers to 2025! LIVE: With spectacular fireworks, the UAE welcomes 2025
2025 was ushered in by the UAE with a spectacular drone show and fireworks spectacle. One With over 10,000 drones and several world records, celebrations were held in more than 60 places throughout the seven Emirates. The UAE greeted the new year with stunning displays, including a 53-minute fireworks show in Abu Dhabi, 45 aerial pyrotechnic shows in Dubai, and a record-breaking laser drone show in Ras Al Khaimah.

India greets the "New Year" with the first dawn of 2025. Happy New Year 2025 LIVE!
With breathtaking sunrises across the country, from the eastern provinces to the southern coast, India ushered in 2025 with optimism. Amazing vistas were taken from places like Raj Bhavan in Kerala's Kochi, West India, and Mumbai's Gateway of India.