26JAN2018 - Holiday Today - Australia, India
Australia - Australia Day
Australia Day, celebrated annually on January 26, is one of the most important holidays for Australia. This day marks the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet to Australia.
The First Fleet of British Ships under command of Captain Arthur Phillip arrived at Port Jackson, New South Wales. Phillip raised the Flag of Great Britain at the site thus founded the settlement, that later became modern Sydney.
Bunker Price at Australia Ports
India - Republic Day
Republic Day is one of the three national holidays in India, along with Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi's birthday. It is celebrated on January 26, honoring the date on which the country’s constitution came into force in 1950.
India proclaimed its independence from Great Britain on August 15, 1947. Two weeks later, a special committee was appointed to draft the Constitution of India because the country did not have one yet. The constitution was passed on November 26, 1949 but came into force on January 26, 1950. The anniversary of this event was declared a public holiday.




