Holiday list 2022 – Here is the full list of holidays in the new year

New Delhi, May 19 () Prominent Muslim body Jamaat Islami Hind (JIH) on Monday urged the government to exempt places of worship under lockdown 4.0, saying people should be allowed to perform their religious practices maintaining social distancing. The Jamaat Islami Hind's Sharia Council also issued an advisory for Muslims on how they should spend the last days of Ramzan and how they should offer the Eid prayer.The advisory was issued by Sharia Council's President Maulana Jalaluddin Umari and its Secretary Maulana Raziul Islam Nadvi. The Jamaat's Shariah Council has demanded that the government and authorities should exempt the places of worship under lockdown 4.0, a JIH statement said. "People should be permitted to practice their religious rites by maintaining social distancing," it said. "Under the present circumstances, Eid ul Fitr prayer should be offered in Eidgahs (where Eid prayer is offered), Jama Masjid (Grand mosques) and the local mosques (depending on how many numbers of people are permitted)," the JIH said, adding that otherwise prayers can be offered at home.JIH also urged people to avoid crowding the markets in the last days of Ramzan. KJKJ

Jamaat Islami Hind urges govt to exempt places of worship under Lockdown 4.0

How often have you kicked yourself for missing out on planning ahead for a long weekend? Here’s a chance to plan your long holidays, or even short breaks from work, without exhausting your leaves by planning them around the <keyword id="6359022" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="long-weekends" source="Orion">long weekends</keyword> in 2022. And, guess what? We have also included information on truncated weeks, where you can make a longer holiday by taking just a day or two off from work. Some of these public holidays may be national, others may apply in specific regions within India. It may also depend on the policy of your employers. While this may not be an exhaustive list, it’s definitely something that will help you plan your leaves better. These are the long weekends and weeks with public holidays in between. January 2022 - Long weekends Friday, 31 December - Take a leave Saturday, 1 January - New Year’s Day Sunday, 2 January Thursday, 13 January - Pongal (Restricted holiday) Friday, 14 January - Makar Sankranti (Restricted holiday) Saturday, 15 January Sunday, 16 January Wednesday, 26 January - Republic Day Thursday, 27 January - Take a leave Friday, 28 January - Take a leave Saturday, 29 January Sunday, 30 January February/March 2022- Long weekends Saturday, 26 February Sunday, 27 February Monday, 28 February - Take a leave Tuesday, 1 March - Mahashivratri Friday, 18 March, - Holi Saturday, 19 March Sunday, 20 March April 2022 - Long weekends Thursday, 14 April - Mahavir Jayanti/ Vaisakhi / Dr Ambekar Jayanti Friday, 15 April - Good Friday Saturday, 16 April Sunday, 17 April May 2022 - Long weekends Saturday, 30 April Sunday, 1 May Monday, 2 May - Take a leave Tuesday, 3 May - Eid-ul-Fitr Saturday, 14 May Sunday, 15 May Monday, 16 May - Buddha Purnima July 2022 - Long weekends Friday, 1 July - Rath Yatra (Restricted holiday) Saturday, 2 July Sunday, 3 July August 2022 - Long weekends Saturday, 6 August Sunday, 7 August Monday, 8 August - Muharram Thursday, 11 August - Rakshabandhan (Restricted holiday) Friday, 12 August - Take a leave Saturday, 13 August Sunday, 14 August Monday, 15 August - Independence Day Tuesday, 16 August - Parsi New Year (Restricted holiday) Friday, 19 August - Janmashthami Saturday, 20 August Sunday, 21 August September 2022- Long weekends Wednesday, 31 August - Ganesh Chaturthi Thursday, 1 September - Take a leave Friday, 1 September - Take a leave Saturday, 2 September Sunday, 3 September Thursday, 8 September - Onam (Restricted holiday) Friday, 9 September - Take a leave Saturday, 10 September Sunday, 11 September October 2022 - Long weekends Saturday, 1 October Sunday, 2 October - Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti Monday, 3 October - Maha Ashtami (Restricted holiday) Tuesday, 4 October - Maha Navami - Maha Navami (Restricted holiday) Wednesday, 5 October - Dussehra Saturday, 22 October Sunday, 23 October Monday, 24 October - Diwali November 2022 - Long weekends Saturday, 5 November Sunday, 6 November Monday, 7 November - Take a leave Tuesday, 8 November - Guru Nanak Jayanti December 2022 - Long weekends Saturday, 24 December Sunday, 25 December - Christmas Monday, 26 December - Take a leave Friday, 30 December - Take a leave Saturday, 31 December Sunday, 1 January - New Year’s Day

Plan your leaves around long weekends in 2022

Holidays are one thing all of us wait for -- to get a break from the monotony and also pursue hobbies and leisure time activities. India declares holidays on national festivals and that of various religions. The major religions practiced in India are Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. The major festivals of all these religions are declared as holidays. India therefore has a long list of public holidays. The most popular public holidays in India are Republic Day, India’s Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti. In India, there are two types of holidays namely gazetted holidays and restricted holidays with the former applicable all over the country and the latter applicable in some states and regions. Here is a list of holidays in India for 2020 to enable you plan your schedule. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#9cc3e5;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Date and Day </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#9cc3e5;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Holiday Description </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Jan 01, 2020 (Wednesday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">New Year's Day </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Jan 15, 2020 (Wednesday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Makar Sankranti / Pongal </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Jan 26, 2020 (Sunday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Republic Day </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Feb 19, 2020 (Wednesday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Shivaji Jayanti </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Feb 21, 2020 (Friday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Maha Shivaratri </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mar 10, 2020 (Tuesday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Holi </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mar 25, 2020 (Wednesday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Ugadi / Gudi Padwa </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Apr 02, 2020 (Thursday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Ram Navami </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Apr 06, 2020 (Monday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mahavir Jayanti </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Apr 10, 2020 (Friday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Good Friday </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">May 01, 2020 (Friday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Labor Day </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">May 07, 2020 (Thursday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Budhha Purnima </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">May 25, 2020 (Monday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Eid-ul-Fitr </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">June 23, 2020 (Tuesday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Rath Yatra </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Aug 01, 2020 (Saturday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bakri Id / Eid ul-Adha </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Aug 03, 2020 (Monday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Raksha Bandhan </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Aug 12, 2020 (Wednesday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Janmashtami </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Aug 15, 2020 (Saturday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Independence Day </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Aug 22, 2020 (Saturday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Vinayaka Chaturthi </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Aug 30, 2020 (Sunday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Muharram </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Aug 31, 2020 (Monday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Onam </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Oct 02, 2020 (Friday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Oct 25, 2020 (Sunday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Dussehra / Dasara </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Oct 30, 2020 (Friday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Milad un Nabi </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Nov 4, 2020 (Wednesday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Karva Chauth </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Nov 14, 2020 (Saturday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Diwali / Deepavali </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Nov 15, 2020 (Sunday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Govardhan Puja </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Nov 16, 2020 (Monday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bhai Dooj </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Nov 30, 2020 (Monday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Guru Nanak's Birthday </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Dec 25, 2020 (Friday) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Christmas </td></tr></tbody></table> Note: Holidays differ from state to state. The following list is only a general guideline. You need to consult your state holidays for more accurate planning. Holidays and planning our life Planning well for holidays can be very helpful so that we do not miss out on making the most of them. For example, if you go on a tour, planning well in advance can help you make the bookings in advance and avoid the last minute disappointments and delays. Being aware of bank holidays will let you plan your financial transactions in advance.

list of Holiday Calendar 2020 For India

list of holidays 2020 for J&K after the center scraps two public holidays

New Delhi, May 22 () <keyword id="6986952" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="IDFC-First-Bank">IDFC First Bank</keyword> on Friday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 76.36 crore for January-March 2020. The private sector lender had posted a loss of Rs 212 crore during the corresponding January-March quarter a year ago. Sequentially, there was a net loss of Rs 1,631.59 crore in the third quarter ended December 2019. The bank said that in view of accounting for IDFC - CFL (Capital First Ltd) merger from appointed date of October 1, 2018, the figures of the year ended March 31, 2020, are not comparable. The figures for the previous quarter/year have been regrouped wherever necessary in order to make them comparable, IDFC First Bank said in a regulatory filing. Total income during the fourth quarter of FY20 rose to Rs 4,553 crore as against Rs 3,971 crore during the same period of FY19. For the full year 2019-20, the bank witnessed widening of net loss at Rs 2,843.39 crore as against Rs 1,907.88 crore in the previous fiscal. Income during the year rose to Rs 17,962.72 crore from Rs 13,056.17 crore. On the asset front, the gross non performing assets (NPAs) or bad loans as a percentage of gross loans as on March 31, 2020 increased to 2.60 per cent from 2.43 per cent by year ago same period. However, net NPAs improved to 0.94 per cent as against 1.27 per cent. IDFC First Bank said that the board at its meeting had an enabling resolution for borrowing of funds through issue of debt instruments, on private placement basis, up to an amount not exceeding Rs 5,000 crore. The board of directors has not proposed any dividend for FY 2019-20, the bank said. Citing an RBI circular on dividend, it said banks have been advised that in an environment of heightened uncertainty caused by COVID-19, it is important that banks conserve capital to retain their capacity to support the economy and absorb losses. This restriction shall be reassessed by the Reserve Bank based on the financial results of bank, it added. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will impact the bank's results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain, including, among other things, any new information concerning the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and any action to contain its spread or mitigate its impact whether government-mandated or elected by the bank. "The bank's capital and liquidity position is strong and would continue to be the focus area for the bank during this period," it said. The bank said as per RBI March guidelines on regulatory package, it has granted a moratorium of three months on the payment of all installments and / or interest, as applicable, falling due between March 1, 2020 and May 31, 2020 to all eligible borrowers. The bank has created additional provisions amounting to Rs 225 crore during Q4 FY2020 against the potential impact of COVID-19 on standard assets based on all the available information at this point in time. Provisions for bad loans and contingencies for the quarter under review were of Rs 412.38 crore, lower than Rs 655.31 crore parked aside a year ago. V Vaidyanathan, managing director and CEO, IDFC First Bank, said, "We are happy to inform that deposits for our Bank are coming thick and strong. In Q4 FY20, "we saw strong inflows into our bank as retail deposits increased by Rs 4,658 crore, despite the turmoil in the markets. Once the lockdown lifts, things will only get better for both lending as well as deposits as the economic activity will pick up. We are already seeing this that where locations are opening up from lockdown, demand is strong", he said. Further, by raising Rs 2,000 crore of fresh equity capital and reaching strong capital adequacy of 15.5 per cent, the bank is in a strong position to grow from here on, he said. Shares of IDFC First Bank closed 0.26 per cent down at Rs 18.85 apiece on the BSE. See Also - <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/economy/news/indias-economy-inflation-and-growth-to-take-a-hit-in-the-coming-year-says-rbi-governor/articleshow/75896010.cms">India's economy inflation and growth to take a hit in the coming year, says RBI governor</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/article/best-eid-ul-fitr-wishes-and-messages-for-facebook-and-whatsapp/articleshow/75887997.cms">Best Eid-ul-fitr wishes and messages to greet your dear ones</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>A Pakistan International Airlines plane crashed on May 22, leaving only two survivors, <a href="https://www.insider.com/turbulence-warnings-before-pakistan-plane-crash-killed-97-2020-5">according to the Associated Press</a>.</li><li>One of the passengers who is presumed dead is Pakistani model Zara Abid.</li><li>There has been an onslaught of criticism on social media over Abid's career as a model and actress from religious conservatives, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-52794940">according to the BBC</a>.</li></ul>Pakistani model and actress Zara Abid, one of 97 people presumed dead in a recent plane crash, has been shamed online for her career by religious conservatives. The plane, operated by Pakistan International Airlines, crashed near Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, on May 22 and left only two survivors, <a href="https://www.insider.com/turbulence-warnings-before-pakistan-plane-crash-killed-97-2020-5">according to the Associated Press (AP)</a>.Only 19 of the bodies have been identified so far, the AP reported. Many passengers will have been travelling for Eid ul-Fitr celebrations, which took place over the weekend. Abid, 28, was an award-winning model and had been about to debut her first film, "Chaudhry," when the crash took place, according to <a href="https://timesofislamabad.com/23-May-2020/pakistani-leading-model-zara-abid-reportedly-died-in-the-pia-plane-crash">Times of Islamabad</a>, a Pakistani <keyword id="6355005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="news">news</keyword> agency.She was awarded "best female model" in January at a national showbusiness awards ceremony, the Hum Style Awards, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-52794940">according to the BBC</a>. <div type="image" title="Pakistan international airlines karachi crash PIA" height="1000" width="2000" msid="76009359" hostid="261"></div>However, her social media accounts have all been taken down, the BBC reported, after an onslaught of negative comments about her career as a model. Pakistan is a predominantly Muslim nation with an increasingly conservative interpretation of the <keyword id="33523" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Religion">religion</keyword>, according to <a href="https://newint.org/features/2018/05/01/pervez-hoodbhoy">Pakistani intellectual Pervez Hoodbhoy</a>. He said in an interview with the New Internationalist that expectations to wear a veil have intensified since the 1980s. In a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-most-conservative-countries-in-the-world-2017-1?r=US&amp;IR=T#19-turkey-unsurprisingly-turkey-is-one-of-the-least-safe-countries-in-the-world-right-now-and-received-low-scores-for-personal-safety-political-freedom-and-tolerance-of-immigrants-in-the-social-progress-index-7ex-7">2017 Gender Gap report</a> by the World Economic Forum, Pakistan was ranked second lowest globally for women's participation in health, education, economy and politics. One person on Twitter, Zarwan Ali, shared memes that had been shared, and criticized people for using Abid's death as an opportunity "to defend her profession and lifestyle."Ali said the criticism "can't be defended," and urged people to pray for her anyway.The memes included Islamic sayings which suggest that "immoral" behavior will be punished in the afterlife and criticized women who are "clothed but naked" by walking in an enticing way. Another person with the Twitter handle Irfan said: "ALLAH Pak doesn't like those women who are showing their body parts to everyone and jannat [heaven] is only for pure men and pure women."Abid was generally pictured in clothes and poses that would be considered normal to western liberal eyes, but could be seen as revealing in Pakistan. She wore evening gowns, jeans and occasionally swimwear.Irfan's message was shared more than 1,300 times and liked around 1,000 times. It was accompanied by <keyword id="6" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="fashion">fashion</keyword> images of Abid. There has, however, been a backlash to the comments, with many tweets in English using the hashtag #ZaraAbid to warn people against rushing to judgment.Using the hashtag, Turkish model Esra Bilgiç tweeted that "Allah honors whom He wills," adding: "None of us know who is closer to God. Stop judging people and focus on your actions."One Twitter user said: "A young woman died a horrible death, and our nation is busy debating either she is jannati or jahanumi [headed to heaven or hell]... Who are you to decide .. don't talk ill if you cannot empathize .."Read the original article on <a href="https://www.insider.com/pakistani-model-zara-abid-criticized-career-after-pia-plane-crash-2020-5">Insider</a>

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<div type="image" title="Ruqayyah Eid Ramadan" height="628" width="837" msid="76077641" hostid="261"></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>As a cultural Muslim, I shunned my Islamic background when I became estranged from my family.</li><li>I stopped <keyword id="6354753" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="fasting">fasting</keyword> and buried my upbringing after two decades of being called terms like "half-caste," "ugly," "brown," and "P*ki" over my mixed, Pakistani, and Muslim roots.</li><li>This year, to try and reclaim some of what I had let go, I observed <keyword id="49461" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="ramadan">Ramadan</keyword> at my parents' house.</li><li>Fasting and practicing <keyword id="227267" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Mindfulness">mindfulness</keyword> in Ramadan transformed my <keyword id="6354774" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Mental-health">mental health</keyword> and helped me realize I don't need to belong to one community to matter.</li><li>It also helped me open up, appreciate the little things, and work on my relationship with food.</li></ul>Having grown up surrounded by people who were mostly white and non-Muslim, I can see how others might view some of the practices of Islam and Ramadan as irrational, or even alien.However, fasting for Ramadan for the first time in years has changed my mental <keyword id="6354750" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="health">health</keyword> for good. Ramadan is a 28 or 29-day lunar month running up to Eid al-Fitr, one of the biggest Islamic festivals. For many, it entails focusing on self-betterment and helping others — but you're also supposed to abstain from food and water from dawn until dusk every day for a month.From the outside, fasting might seem extreme — but my memories of Ramadan are some of the happiest I have.My father was a lapsed Catholic before he reverted and married my mother so, though I was raised Muslim, my siblings and I had the best of both worlds.With my dad's parents, I have fond memories of trick-or-treating at Halloween, painting eggs on Easter, and decorating Christmas cakes.<div type="image" title="Ruqayyah" height="879" width="1172" msid="76077643" hostid="261"></div>At home, Ramadan, Saḥūr (pre-dawn) breakfasts felt like midnight feasts. There were homemade advent-style calendars counting down the days to Eid, dinner parties for ʾIfṭār (dusk) meals, and show-and-tell days where my mom would bring in henna and craft supplies for Eid cards.After spotting the new moon, we'd wake up to wrapped gifts, decorations, and lights. Both sides of my family, neighbors, friends, and classmates would turn up to the house in their best clothes for food, fireworks, and party games.Eid and Ramadan brought everyone I loved together and were more exciting than my own birthday.<h2>My ties with Islam began to take a toll on my mental health</h2>As I grew up, family and friends dispersed, and the novelty of Ramadan and Eid wore off.Throughout my younger years, being surrounded mostly by peers of irreligious or lapsed Christian backgrounds had never been a bad thing for me; I'd even been placed on a pedestal for my differences.When I was eight, shortly after the September 11 attacks, I tried to join in with my usual crowd at recess, and it became evident I was being ignored. Bewildered, it turned out one girl's parents had forbidden her from playing with me because my family was Muslim.This event set the tone for the two decades that followed. Terms like "Muslim," "half-caste," "ugly," "brown," and "P*ki" came to be thrown around interchangeably, and everything that had once set me apart in a positive way became a burden. High school, a predominantly white and non-Muslim space, saw me yearning for inclusion.<div type="image" title="Eid Ramadan" height="861" width="1148" msid="76077647" hostid="261"></div>It was incredibly isolating to have my mixed, Pakistani, and Muslim roots held up against a white (and often antireligious) backdrop. Conversely, I was also shunned for being overly liberal as a Muslim.All of this took a toll on my wellbeing.I got into trouble at school, experiencing disordered eating, wound up in problematic relationships, and suffered from body image issues colored by racism.In my formative years, I was desperate to gain acceptance and tried to erase my background: it was easier than batting off stereotypes that often dipped into racism. I shunned wearing shalwar kameez, Pakistani clothing introduced to South Asia by Muslims. I anglicized my name. I avoided catching the sun to stop my "visibly Muslim" and Pakistani heritage seeping through. My behavior drew ire from my family, but I felt withdrawn and unenthusiastic when Ramadan came around.Bonds with family members continued to erode, and I drifted apart from any sense of community. I lost friends and struggled to make new ones.<h2>After trying to erase my upbringing, I ended up yearning for it</h2>By my early twenties, I'd stopped observing Ramadan entirely. After my naani (maternal grandmother) died in 2015, I had become estranged from my family. I had no reason to fast and no one with whom to observe Ramadan: I discarded my Pakistani and Islamic heritage.If I couldn't win and wouldn't be accepted as a "good Muslim," I decided I wouldn't be any sort of Muslim at all.<div type="image" title="Ramadan" height="621" width="828" msid="76077650" hostid="261"></div>After a period of little contact with my family, however, I realized that denying my Muslim upbringing, regardless of my beliefs, wasn't the right thing to do.By not acknowledging my background, I was missing out on so much.This year, in an effort to try and reclaim some of what I had let go, I chose to join my family in observing Ramadan, staying at my parents' house.I fasted, performed Salat (an Islamic meditative ritual performed five times a day), and practiced mindfulness. It didn't just transform my relationships with food and my body; it altered my sense of purpose and direction, and gave me ownership over my choices.<h2>Fasting helped me break an unhealthy relationship with food</h2>I used to think of many aspects of Ramadan as unnecessary, mindless rituals that just "weren't for me," particularly fasting.When I chose to fast this year, though, it didn't just test my self-discipline; it transformed my relationship with eating.For years I had become rigid in whatever I could control in my life, including my <keyword id="6358230" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="diet">diet</keyword>. Structure had become a safety net on which I was reliant.<div type="image" title="Burfi cupcakes" height="694" width="926" msid="76077654" hostid="261"></div>Fasting forced me to let go of this need to be in control or follow a certain routine. It helped me moderate my approach to nutrition, and allowed me to just enjoy cooking and eating.Though I had fewer meals, I ended up putting time and love into food, cooking with others, trying new things, sharing meals, and reconnecting with my heritage through family recipes.Fasting won't help everyone. Many people I know simply can't fast — for some, fasting and doing your job safely are mutually exclusive. Health conditions like diabetes, eating disorders, or immunity problems can make fasting unsafe.But I've been much more mindful of how I eat since Ramadan ended. <h2>I enjoyed my passions instead of fixating on achievement</h2>Over the years, I'd come to derive self-worth from achievements — I felt I had to earn it.As an amateur pole athlete, I was so worried about falling behind in fitness that I hadn't stopped to consider the fact I might have been overexercising before Ramadan: <a href="https://www.insider.com/ramadan-work-out-eat-stay-fit-maintain-muscle-tips-2020-4">working out is fine while fasting,</a> but my normal workouts were leaving me sore, drained, and lethargic.I realized that in pushing my body to feel a sense of accomplishment, I'd been losing sleep and getting dehydrated well before Ramadan started.I'd punished myself for not being strong or flexible enough or for not picking tricks up immediately. It dawned on me that, just by functioning while fasting, my body was doing an amazing job.Though I love pole, fasting forced me to confront the fact that exclusively strength-based and high-impact exercise just wasn't good for my body or my mind. I'd become too fixated on achieving and had forgotten why I liked pole in the first place.<div type="image" title="pole" height="900" width="808" msid="76077657" hostid="261"></div>Since Ramadan ended, I've continued to rest when I need to, and tried not to feel guilty about it.Having felt genuine thirst, I've remembered to drink more and have even tried yoga, which I'd never thought I'd enjoy.I've been more mindful of not overworking myself in other ways, too — I remember to step away from my screen more often and to stick my head out the front door to breathe in between meetings.In many ways, fasting forcing me to conserve energy and cut back on pole training was a blessing in disguise: I thought I'd feel lost, but instead was able to indulge in so much I'd forgotten I loved.I rediscovered a love for art and playing music and spent time baking with my sister. I messed around with henna, and read books — and all of it was just for the sheer enjoyment.<h2>Fasting and Salat helped me find gratitude in small things — but they also allowed me to grieve</h2>As a kid, I dreaded my mom asking me to join her for Salat, though it never took long.Salat is a ritual performed at dawn, midday, evening, dusk, and night. It entails a few cycles of verses recited in Arabic coupled with set motions, and it's not exclusive to Ramadan; it's meant to be done through the year.I can recite and have memorized parts of the Qurʾān, but never took the time to study classical Arabic. Reciting words I couldn't really understand felt like a boring, mindless chore. <div type="image" title="Tasbih" height="742" width="989" msid="76077659" hostid="261"></div>I decided to join my family for Salat this Ramadan, and it was such a calming escape. The verses are repetitive, but reciting them is a retreat from a noisy mind. It's melodic and meditative, especially at dawn or twilight when the birds are singing.Knowing there are millions of people pausing at the same time and moving in unison is also a pretty powerful feeling. I doubt the intended purpose of Salat is to "zone out," but taking regular breaks to focus on movement and sound has been grounding.It helped me to understand why people pause to meditate or do breathing exercises.Fasting and stopping during the day also helped me consider things I normally take for granted — feeling alert, warm, and full in the day, having a roof over my head, the means to afford what I need, and a warm home.Having time to reflect on what I have, I feel very fortunate to live in a place where I was neither forced to observe Ramadan nor was I banned from doing so.<div type="image" title="Henna Ruqayyah" height="2721" width="3628" msid="76077660" hostid="261"></div>Fasting and performing Salat also brought back memories of my naani, since when I was younger I'd always participated in both alongside her.I was able to mourn not just my grandmother, but everything our family and I lost when she died — we'd become scattered and had lost cohesion. The one final connection I had to Pakistan, which I have never visited myself, was gone, and I never really grieved.Recalling what it was like to perform Salat alongside my naani helped me remember things about her that I'd forgotten.<div type="image" title="grandparents" height="884" width="943" msid="76077665" hostid="261"></div><h2>I find myself opening up to those I was fasting with</h2>Until I felt curious enough to retry fasting this month, I didn't realize how isolated I'd become.My choice to cut myself off from Muslim practices, including Ramadan, had led me to miss out on an accepting and supportive community, on friends, and on family.As an adult, being with my family in Ramadan hasn't always been easy, or even possible, but being reunited with them this year, I was able to reminisce and make new memories, too.<div type="image" title="Mayna Maami, Mum" height="721" width="961" msid="76077668" hostid="261"></div>It also allowed me to open up more about all the issues I've felt unable to confront for years.Though well-meaning peers have lectured me on how it's backward, regressive, or extreme to fast when I'm "not even religious," for the most part, coworkers and non-Muslim friends have helped me feel reassured, too.In fact, friends taking an interest and even poking fun at me for not eating has helped me to feel more included than I ever thought I could. Totally unprompted, many non-Muslim friends wished me "Ramadan Kareem" or "Eid Mubarak," and many even offered to fast alongside me.I couldn't see friends or cousins for ʾIfṭār this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but I've made an effort to keep in touch with and open up to Muslim friends, old and new. It's helped me see there's room for me in many accepting groups of people.<h2>Ramadan helped me stop dwelling on the past and worrying about the future</h2>Losing privileges I take for granted helped me think about what really matters to me, and to stop worrying about how people will view my choices.Rather than feeling anxious or hopeless about things that aren't in my control, Salat forced me to stop and enjoy the moments I had, and to focus on how I could make the best of bad situations rather than try to control them. It also made me pause to consider whether the things I've always claimed to be important to me, like spending time with family and friends or making travel plans, were being reflected in my day-to-day decisions.<div type="image" title="Malaga Málaga" height="797" width="1063" msid="76077669" hostid="261"></div>For two decades, I consistently had reductive stereotypes thrust upon me — an angry Muslim, a zealot, a failed Muslim, an observant, or an oppressed one.I felt that I was being denied a more nuanced cultural identity among Muslims and non-Muslims.Some people still condemn Ramadan as unhealthy, then tout the benefits of intermittent fasting; others judge and dismiss the more contemplative aspects of Ramadan as ritualistic. Some say my fasts won't count as I'm not a "real" Muslim.However, after fasting this year, I realize that I don't care whether I'm considered adherent, liberal, or devout enough to have earned a label — Muslim or non-Muslim. I don't want to speak on behalf of anyone and don't need to explain or justify everything I do.I didn't fast or do Salat for anyone else; I chose it for myself. Learning to walk away from judgmental conversations helped me protect my mental health, and I've been fortunate to find friends I can trust, respect, and open up to.I can't and won't ever entirely belong to one single community, but I now know that I don't need to in order to matter.Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/ramadan-work-out-eat-stay-fit-maintain-muscle-tips-2020-4">How to work out and eat to maintain muscle and fitness while fasting during Ramadan</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-support-your-muslim-coworkers-who-are-fasting-during-ramadan?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">How to support your Muslim coworkers who are fasting during Ramadan</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/things-to-avoid-saying-to-a-fasting-coworker-during-ramadan-2019-5?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">7 things you should avoid saying to a fasting coworker during Ramadan</a>Read the original article on <a href="https://www.insider.com/how-ramadan-transformed-my-mental-health-islam-muslim-anxiety-depression-2020-5">Insider</a>

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