March 19, 2025 7:43 PM

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Nine-month ordeal of astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore ended

Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore of NASA returned to Earth early this morning aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon Spacecraft. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico. A splashdown occurred off the coast of Tallahassee in the Florida Panhandle, bringing to an end the nine-month or...

March 19, 2025 7:17 PM

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US markets down after two consecutive winning sessions

  US stocks fell yesterday to snap a two-day winning streak as investors exercised caution ahead of a monetary policy decision from the Federal Reserve while gauging the potential impact of President Donald Trump's tariff policies. The Nasdaq Composite dropped over 1.7 percent, S&P 500 fell over...

March 19, 2025 7:02 PM

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Major Asian stocks display mixed trends

Major Asian stocks displayed mixed trends today. South Korea's Kospi rose over half percent up, Singapore's Strait Times index added over 0.3 percent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended up by 0.12 percent. Conversely, Japan's Nikkei index slipped 0.25 percent and China's Shanghai Composite index fell sl...

March 19, 2025 9:12 PM

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Oil prices down amid Russia agreeing US proposal on halting attacks on Ukraine

Oil prices inched down today after Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to US President Donald Trump's proposal to temporarily halt attacks on energy and infrastructure targets in Ukraine. Brent Crude was trading flat at 70 dollars and 55 cents per barrel. WTI Crude was also trading nearly flat a...

March 19, 2025 6:15 PM

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India calls for release of all hostages in Gaza

External Affairs Ministry today expressed concern over the situation in Gaza. In a statement, the Ministry stressed the importance of the release of all hostages. It further called for the supply of humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza to be sustained.

March 19, 2025 5:39 PM

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Turkish authorities detain Istanbul Mayor, key rival of President Erdogan

    Turkish authorities have detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of an investigation into corruption and terror links. The state-run Anadolu Agency reported that prosecutors also issued warrants for around 100 other people, including businessmen and journalists. Imamoglu was detained earl...

March 19, 2025 5:31 PM

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Indian vehicle manufacturers venture automobile collaboration  with Sri Lanka

  In a move to foster collaboration and development in the automobile industry, an 18-member delegation from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers visited Sri Lanka this week. The delegation called on Sri Lanka’s Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Sunil Handunneththi, an...

March 19, 2025 5:05 PM

MoU to be signed between India AI Mission & Bill Gates Foundation

Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashiwini Vaishnaw today said that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be signed soon between India AI mission and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Mr Vaishnaw made this remark after meeting the founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foun...