Vikram Samvat calendars maintain the integrity of the lunar month; an extra month 'appears', on a strict scientific basis, roughly once every three years (or 7 times in a 19-year cycle, to be more ...

Why did India adopt the Saka calendar, alongside the Gregorian calendar, after independence? How do history and legends shape ...

Much of northern India observes festivals according to the lunar-based Vikram Samvat calendar, while Kerala follows the ...

Samvat 2080 holds a special significance in the Indian stock market, marking the beginning of a new Hindu year or Vikram Samvat and a fresh start for investors. The Vikram Samvat calendar is a ...

This Diwali, Samvat 2079 will conclude and Samvat 2080 will begin, which indicates the beginning of the new year, as per the Hindu calendar. The beginning of Samvat 2080 will be marked on November ...

The Vikram Samvat calendar is usually 57 years ahead of the Gregorian calendar, except for January-April when it is 56 years ahead. Meanwhile, 'Karmashree Sanstha' organised a fireworks display on ...

The Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas has also decided to celebrate birthdays of students as per the Vikram Samvat calendar. It said the first phase of the initiative would cover 2,500 students.

The new year begins with the festival of Diwali. As per the Gregorian calendar, Samvat 2080 started on November 12. In the stock market, the commencement of Samvat 2080 is marked by muhurat trading.

The 0. 8% decline since last Diwali meant that the sensex slipped into the red for the first time since Samvat 2071 (calendar year 2015), when it had sunk 4%.

Kotak Securities has picked up eight potential stocks ahead of the Diwali festival, noting that the brokerage is bullish on the Indian market during the Hindu calendar year 'Samvat 2080'.