Asia-Pacific markets surge; Nikkei jumps over 8%, Hang Seng up 4.25%

April 10, 2025 7:59 AM

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Asia-Pacific markets surge; Nikkei jumps over 8%, Hang Seng up 4.25%

Asia-Pacific markets surged in early trade following U.S. President Donald Trump’s stunning reversal on most reciprocal tariffs.   Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 8.48 per cent to reach 34,403, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 4.70 per cent to 7,721.7. Singapore's SGX Nifty was up by 3.4 per ce...

President Murmu, VP Dhankhar, PM Modi extend Mahavir Jayanti greetings

April 10, 2025 10:45 AM

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President Murmu, VP Dhankhar, PM Modi extend Mahavir Jayanti greetings

President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar have extended their greetings to the citizens, especially to the Jain community, on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti. In a message, the President said that Bhagwan Mahavir, the embodiment of non-violence and compassion, showed a new path to ...

President Murmu holds one-on-one meeting with Slovakian counterpart

April 10, 2025 12:47 PM

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President Murmu holds one-on-one meeting with Slovakian counterpart

President Droupadi Murmu held a one-on-one meeting and delegation-level talks with her Slovakian counterpart, Peter Pellegrini, in Bratislava yesterday. The two leaders discussed various aspects of bilateral relations and issues of shared global and regional interests. On the second day of her state...

Monte-Carlo Masters: Bopanna-Shelton reach doubles quarter-finals

April 10, 2025 7:33 AM

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Monte-Carlo Masters: Bopanna-Shelton reach doubles quarter-finals

In Tennis, Rohan Bopanna and Ben Shelton reached the quarter-finals of the Men's Doubles event at the Monte-Carlo Masters in their first tournament together. The Indo-American duo fought back to defeat the third-seeded Italian pair of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 2-6, 7-6, 10-7 in a tense mat...

Shooting World Cup: Rudrankksh Patil, Arya Borse bag air rifle mixed team silver

April 10, 2025 7:29 AM

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Shooting World Cup: Rudrankksh Patil, Arya Borse bag air rifle mixed team silver

In Shooting, India’s Arya Borse and Rudrankksh Patil clinched the silver medal in the mixed 10-meter air rifle event at the ISSF World Cup 2025 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, yesterday. The Indian duo lost 17-9 in the final to China’s Wang Zifei and Song Buhan.   With this achievement, India’s med...