January 10, 2025 6:36 PM January 10, 2025 6:36 PM

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Major Asian markets end low  

  Major Asian indices today ended lower. Singapore's Straits Times index tanked over one and a half percent, China's Shanghai Composite Index fell over 1.3 percent, Japan's Nikkei slipped over one percent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index dropped over 0.9 percent, and South Korea's Kospi ended 0.24 perce...

January 10, 2025 6:34 PM January 10, 2025 6:34 PM

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Rupee down by 11 paise against US dollar

  In the Forex market, the rupee today fell by 11 paise to settle at its weakest level of 85 rupees and 97 paise against the US dollar due to the strengthening of the US currency. The rupee remained under pressure also due to outflow of foreign capital, surge in crude oil prices and rising US treasu...

January 10, 2025 6:29 PM January 10, 2025 6:29 PM

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India to create self-reliant robust defence ecosystem asserts  Def Min Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today asserted that the government is taking transformative policy reforms to create a robust defence industrial ecosystem, with a strong focus on self-reliance and fostering technological collaborations. Speaking at the Ambassadors' Round Table in New Delhi ahead of A...

January 10, 2025 7:48 PM January 10, 2025 7:48 PM

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Indian diaspora depicts true picture of India says President Droupadi Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu today said the Indian diaspora represents the best of our country and that Indians settled abroad have not only carried the knowledge and skills acquired in India but also the values and ethos that have been the foundation of our civilization for millennia. Addressing the va...

January 10, 2025 4:43 PM January 10, 2025 4:43 PM

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Domestic market ends in red

 Benchmark domestic equity indices continued their downslide in today's volatile trading session. The 30-share index at the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, shed 241 points, or 0.31 percent, to close at 77,379. Similarly, the National Stock Exchange Nifty-50 fell 95 points, or 0.4 percent, to settle a...

January 10, 2025 1:30 PM January 10, 2025 1:30 PM

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Former Odisha Guv & former Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das rejoins BJP

Former Governor of Odisha and former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Raghubar Das made his comeback to active politics after rejoining Bhartiya Janta Party. He took oath today and joined the BJP at the party's state headquarters in Ranchi. Soon after joining the party, Mr. Das announced to launch of a s...

January 10, 2025 1:20 PM January 10, 2025 1:20 PM

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India extends humanitarian aid to Cuba after Hurricane Rafael

India has extended humanitarian assistance to the people of Cuba in the aftermath of Hurricane Rafael. In a social media post, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal said that the consignment in the form of Essential Medicines comprising Antibiotics, Anti-pyretics, Pain Killers, ...

January 10, 2025 1:18 PM January 10, 2025 1:18 PM

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Sri Lanka launches 1st Hindi certificate course at Bharat Sri Lankan Hindi Sammelan

In a historic step towards promoting Hindi education in Sri Lanka, the country’s first certificate course in Hindi through open and distance learning was launched today at the first-ever Bharat Sri Lankan Hindi Sammelan held in Colombo. The unveiling of the course curriculum was done by Sri Lanka’s ...