January 16, 2025 7:26 PM January 16, 2025 7:26 PM

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25th National Youth Parliament Competition Awards presented

Union Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal awarded the winners of the 25th National Youth Parliament Competition 2023-2024 for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in New Delhi today. Addressing the gathering, the Minister underscored the importance of parliamentary proceedings. During the ceremony, the...

January 16, 2025 7:13 PM January 16, 2025 7:13 PM

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Def Min Rajnath Singh discusses defence cooperation issues with his UK counterpart

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today held a telephonic conversation with the UK Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey. The two ministers discussed the ongoing defence cooperation issues and emphasised the need to maintain the momentum in bilateral relations. They also reviewed the progress mad...

January 16, 2025 6:56 PM January 16, 2025 6:56 PM

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Ceasefire agreement between Israel- Hamas delayed

Israel has delayed a cabinet vote on the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, blaming Hamas for reneging on parts of the agreement. However, Hamas has denied the accusation and said it is committed to the truce. The deal, scheduled to be implemented on Sunday, outlines a six-week initial ceasefire with ...

January 16, 2025 6:53 PM January 16, 2025 6:53 PM

ITPO showcases India’s growing prominence in global security & safety sector.

ITPO registers strong presence at Intersec 2025 in Dubai;  Intersec 2025, the world's leading trade fair for security, safety, and fire protection, concludes today at the Dubai World Trade Centre, marking another milestone in its 25-year legacy of advancing industry innovation. Building on the succe...

January 16, 2025 6:40 PM January 16, 2025 6:40 PM

Asian & European markets end in positive territory

Major Asian indices logged gains today. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index as well as South Korea's Kospi, both soared 1.21 percent each, Singapore's Straits Times index increased over 0.7 percent, Japan's Nikkei ended up by 0.33 percent and China's Shanghai Composite Index added almost 0.3 percent. Major ...

January 16, 2025 6:36 PM January 16, 2025 6:36 PM

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Rupee depreciates by 19 paisa to settle at 86.55 against US dollar

In the Forex market, the rupee today depreciated by 19 paise to settle at 86 rupees and 55 paise against the US dollar. The dollar index, which indicates US dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, is trading at 109.13 in intra-day trade.

January 16, 2025 6:27 PM January 16, 2025 6:27 PM

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Several prominent candidates of AAP, BJP & Congress file nominations

  Several prominent candidates of Aam Aadmi Party, BJP and Congress today filed their nominations on the second last day of nominations for the Delhi Assembly Polls. Senior Aam Aadmi Party leaders, Manish Sisodia, Saurabh Bhardwaj, and Gopal Rai along with BJP leaders Harish Khurana, Manjinder Singh...

January 16, 2025 6:13 PM January 16, 2025 6:13 PM

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Protest in Bangladesh over removal of a particular graffiti from textbooks

In Bangladesh, protesting ethnic minority students were attacked by other student groups and local people in the capital Dhaka on Wednesday night. More than a dozen, mostly students belonging to different ethnic minority communities, were injured in an attack in the presence of the police. Among the...

January 16, 2025 6:12 PM January 16, 2025 6:12 PM

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VP calls upon agro & agri based industries to help farmers under CSR

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has urged the active participation of ICAR and Agricultural Universities across the country to support the farming sector. Speaking at the Amrit Mahotsav of the University of Agricultural Sciences in Dharwad today in Karnataka, the Vice President said there is a need ...

January 16, 2025 5:47 PM January 16, 2025 5:47 PM

India’s electronic export surges by over 35 percent campared to last year

India's electronics exports surged by 35.11 percent to a two-year high of 3.58 billion dollars in December 2024 from 2.65 billion dollars in the same month of the previous year, reflecting the increase in foreign demand for high-value Indian goods and rising domestic production capacities, data comp...