March 25, 2025 6:20 PM March 25, 2025 6:20 PM

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Asian Markets Mixed, European Stocks Gain

Major Asian stocks displayed a mixed trend today. Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 2.4 percent, South Korea's Kospi fell over 0.6 percent, and China's Shanghai Composite index ended flat. Conversely, Singapore's Straits Times index and Japan's Nikkei both added 0.46 percent each. Major European indice...

March 25, 2025 6:17 PM March 25, 2025 6:17 PM

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Bihar Board 12th Results: Girls Dominate, All Stream Toppers Female

In Bihar, girls have outshined boys in this year's 12th Board Intermediate results, which were declared by the Bihar School Examination Board today. All the top positions in the arts, commerce, and science streams have been clinched by female students. Ankita Kumari, a student from a government scho...

March 25, 2025 6:32 PM March 25, 2025 6:32 PM

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Labour Ministry & ILO Launch Social Protection Data Pooling for Better Coverage

The Labour and Employment Ministry, in collaboration with the States and the International Labour Organisation (ILO), has begun the social protection data pooling exercise in the country. This exercise aims to obtain a holistic picture of social protection coverage in India. In the first phase, the ...

March 25, 2025 6:31 PM March 25, 2025 6:31 PM

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NHRC Seeks Report on Assault of SC Student in Tamil Nadu

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Director General of Police (DGP) of Tamil Nadu and the District Collector of Thoothukudi regarding the assault of a Class XI student. The Commission took suo motu cognisance of a media report stating that the student, who belongs to the ...

March 25, 2025 6:07 PM March 25, 2025 6:07 PM

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Nepal plans to lead Voices for Mountains globally through Sagrmatha Sambad

The Government of Nepal is hosting the first Sagarmatha Sambaad in Kathmandu from 16 to 18 May 2025 on ‘Climate Change, Mountains and the Future of Humanity.' Sagarmatha Sambad is a Flagship Dialogue biennial event to be organised by the government of Nepal, through which Nepal plans to lead Voices ...

March 25, 2025 5:57 PM March 25, 2025 5:57 PM

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Mass Protests Erupt in Türkiye Over Jailed Istanbul Mayor

The head of Türkiye's main opposition party visited jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu today after six nights of massive protests calling for his release. Mayor Imamoglu, arrested on the 19th of this month on corruption charges, is seen as the main challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 22...

March 25, 2025 6:07 PM March 25, 2025 6:07 PM

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Separatism in J&K Is History: HM Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that separatism in Kashmir has become a thing of the past. In a social media post, Mr Shah emphasised that the unifying policies of the central government have effectively eliminated separatist movements in Jammu and Kashmir. The minister highlighted that two organ...

March 25, 2025 5:55 PM March 25, 2025 5:55 PM

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Road Accidents Cost Nation 3% of GDP Annually: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that over 60 percent of road accident deaths in the country happen in the age group of 18 to 45. The minister was addressing the ‘AMCHAM's Technology Interventions for Road Safety: US-India Partnership’ in New Delhi.   Mr Gadkari unde...

March 25, 2025 5:51 PM March 25, 2025 5:51 PM

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UN Warns of Generational Impact as Taliban Ban Girls’ Education Again

The United Nations has warned that the ban on secondary education for girls for a third year in a row will have generational consequences. The statement comes as the new academic year begins in Afghanistan, with secondary and higher education institutions still closed to women for yet another year u...

March 25, 2025 5:49 PM March 25, 2025 5:49 PM

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115 NPP MPs Seek IGP Tennakoon’s Removal; SJB Backs No-Confidence Motion

A letter signed by 115 National People’s Power (NPP) parliamentarians, calling for the removal of suspended Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, was handed over to the Speaker of Parliament today. Meanwhile, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said that Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)...