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In the United Kingdom, public holidays are days on which most businesses and non-essential services are closed. Many retail businesses (especially the larger ones) do open on some of the public holidays. There are restrictions on trading on Sundays, Easter and Christmas Day in England and Wales and on New Year's Day and Christmas Day in Scotland.
List of countries by number of public holidays. The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal has the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week. Country.
The India–United Kingdom free trade agreement is a proposed free trade agreement which began negotiations in January 2022. [1] When completed it will be the first comprehensive free trade agreement that India has signed with a European country; it is expected be the third trade agreement signed by Britain since leaving the European Union negotiated completely anew.
Assumption. 1 November 2024. All Saints' Day. 2 November 2024. All Souls' Day. 24 to 31 December 2024 inclusive. End-of-year days, including Christmas. This list includes all ten public holidays in Belgium, except for Armistice Day (11 November). For Luxembourg, Belgian National Day is replaced by the Luxembourgish National Day .
2-3 July – 2024 India-Bangladesh floods: At least sixteen people are killed by floods and landslides in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, while over 300,000 more are displaced. [100] [101] 5 July – A victory parade is held in Mumbai by the Indian cricket team following their victory in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [102] [103]
September – October. Dussehra (Vijayadashami) Floating. Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil. It is celebrated on the tenth day of Ashvin, the seventh month in the Hindu Calendar [ 8] October – November. Diwali. Floating. Hindu festival of lights.
On the evening of 31 July, a group of approximately 40 demonstrators [115] gathered outside a Holiday Inn in Manchester, which was purportedly housing asylum seekers. Chants were heard of the group exclaiming "we want our country back", a phrase associated with far-right groups in the UK. [116] Two people were arrested. [117]
India and Maldives faced a 2024 India–Maldives diplomatic row in January 2024. 8 January: 2024 India-Maldives diplomatic row: Three ministers who work in the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Information and Arts are suspended for insulting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on X) when he posts a photo of him in Lakshadweep.