Christmas Day

Christmas 2020: Small gatherings, prayers with masks; COVID-19 pandemic shadows celebrations

Christmas festivities began Friday, with hundreds of millions across the world under coronavirus restrictions celebrating a pared-down version of a holiday typically marked by travel and large gatherings

Christmas 2019: Pope Francis leads mass at Vatican's St Peter's Basilica; festivities kick off around the world

The last event to interrupt Christmas Mass at Notre Dame was the French Revolution, according to Karine Dalle, a spokeswoman for the Diocese of Paris.

Severe pollution in Delhi forces residents to celebrate Christmas indoors; air quality remains at 'severe to emergency' levels

On Christmas Day, the air quality index of Delhi averaged 420, slightly better than 449-450 the previous two days, which was the worst this year.

From Donald Trump risking blowing Christmas magic for a child to Pope urging peace, here's how the world celebrated birth of Christ

Pope Francis called for peace and "fraternity" and Queen Elizabeth II warned against "tribalism", as many millions across the world celebrated Christmas on Tuesday, and US President Donald Trump caused a festive furore by asking a child whether he still believed in Santa Claus.

NORAD tracks Santa despite US govt shutdown; military took on job after daily accidentally routed children's calls to defence base

The US government shutdown may have temporarily dimmed Washington's National Christmas Tree but never fear, Santa Claus is still comin' to town -- and the military is tracking his path.

Christmas Day celebrations: Pope urges Christians to be more generous; pilgrims gather at Bethlehem to celebrate Christ's birth

Pope Francis assailed the "insatiable greed" of today's consumerism at the Vatican and pilgrims crowded into the church at the traditional site of Jesus's birth in Bethlehem on Tuesday as Christmas celebrations began worldwide

Daily Bulletin: Narendra Modi to inaugurate India's longest rail-road bridge in Assam, KCR vouches for federal front; top stories for today

After meeting Mamata, K Chandrasekhar Rao to camp in Delhi to push for federal front, Delhi air quality improves slightly amid ban on industrial work, Bethlehem boasts largest Christmas in years; top stories for today

Man dies at Max Hospital in Shalimar Bagh on Christmas Day, family cries foul

The family of a 58-year-old man, who was taken to Max Hospital in Shalimar Bagh on Christmas Day, has alleged that he died due to the hospital's negligence, a charge the upscale facility has denied

Premier League: Jose Mourinho takes dig at Manchester City for extra day, claims schedule gives table toppers unfair advantage

"I'm not just saying about the privileged teams with six days to recover and to enjoy and to prepare for the next one, but also the ones with a little bit more (time) than us," said Mourinho.

Australian police claim to have foiled New Year's Eve terror plot, arrest Islamic State sympathiser

An Islamic State sympathiser planned to buy a gun and kill as many revellers as possible on New Year's Eve in Melbourne's popular Federation Square, police said on Tuesday after foiling the plot