India’s benchmark indices rose on Wednesday as investors monitored the U.S. presidential election results, with Republican Donald Trump initially leading against Democrat Kamala Harris. The Nifty index gained 95 points, or 0.39%, to open at 24,308.75, while the Sensex climbed 295 points, or 0.37%, to 79,771.82. Ajay Bagga, a banking and market expert, said: “Vote […]
Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘very poor’ category on Wednesday, with thick smog blanketing parts of the city for a sixth consecutive day following Diwali celebrations. According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 358 at 8 a.m., with several areas in the capital […]
The runway of Dhaka’s Shahjalal International Airport will be closed for three and a half hours each night for maintenance work from November 8 to 14. The runway will be shut down daily from 1:00 AM to 4:30 AM, according to an airport official in a message on Monday. All flight landing and takeoff operations […]
The ponds and river banks in the Terai and Kathmandu Valley are being cleaned and specially decorated for the Chhath festival. In the Kathmandu Valley, Kamalpokhari and Gaurighat along the Bagmati River are preferred locations for performing Chhath puja. In Madhesh Pradesh, popular sites include Ranighat, Nagawapokhari, Chhapakaiya Pokhari, and Dashrath Pokhari, where people gather […]
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday highlighted the steady progress of India’s Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Australia during his 15th Foreign Ministers’ Framework Dialogue with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Canberra. The visit included a “Welcome to Country” and a Smoking Ceremony with Senator Penny Wong, followed by the Foreign Ministers’ Framework Dialogue. […]
Abu Dhabi’s premier energy forum, the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) 2024, launched Monday with expectations of drawing over 184,000 visitors and featuring more than 2,200 exhibiting companies. The four-day event, celebrating its 40th anniversary under the theme “Connecting Minds. Transforming Energy,” has attracted 54 national and international energy companies. The India […]
The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and New & Renewable Energy, Shri Pralhad Joshi, launched Phase – II of the retail sale of Bharat Atta and Bharat Rice by flagging off mobile vans of NCCF, NAFED and Kendriya Bhandar here today, in the presence of Minister of State, Shri B.L. Verma. […]
Star shuttler Kiran George will be the only Indian competing in the Korea Masters 2024, which is set to kick off on Tuesday in Iksan City, Republic of Korea. Three Indian shuttlers were initially listed in the entry for the South Korea event: Kiran George and Ayush Shetty in men’s singles, and Imad Farooqui Samiya […]
Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla paid floral tributes to Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das at his portrait in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on his Birth Anniversary, today. Members of Parliament, senior Officers of Lok Sabha Secretariat and Rajya Sabha Secretariat and other dignitaries also paid tributes to Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das on this occasion. A […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act 2004, overturning the Allahabad High Court’s March 22 ruling that had struck down the Act. However, the court ruled that higher education degrees, such as ‘Fazil’ and ‘Kamil,’ cannot be awarded under the Madarsa Act as this […]
