March 25, 2025 8:16 PM

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World Athletics Mandates Cheek Swabs for Gender Testing

The international sports governing body, World Athletics, has approved the introduction of mandatory cheek swabbing to determine an athlete's gender. The organisation's president, Sebastian Coe, said a decision was made to doggedly protect the female category in the sport.   Talking to reporters in ...

March 25, 2025 7:52 PM

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Japan Court Orders Unification Church Dissolution Over Allegations

In Japan, a court has ordered the dissolution of the Unification Church after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.   The church, founded in South Korea and nicknamed the “Moonies” after its late founder, Sun Myung Moon, is...

March 25, 2025 6:25 PM

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Oil Prices Rise Amid US Tariff Threat on Venezuelan Crude Buyers

Oil prices witnessed an uptick today on expectations of tightening global supply after the US threatened tariffs on countries that buy Venezuelan crude oil and gas. Brent Crude was trading over 0.7 per cent up at 73 dollars and 54 cents per barrel. WTI Crude was also trading over 0.7 per cent up at ...

March 25, 2025 8:44 PM

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Lok Sabha Passes Finance Bill 2025, Tax Relief Up to ₹12 Lakh Announced

The Lok Sabha has passed the Finance Bill, 2025, incorporating 35 government amendments aimed at tariff rationalisation and boosting domestic manufacturing. The Bill seeks to give effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 2025-2026. Replying to the discussion...

March 25, 2025 6:20 PM

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Asian Markets Mixed, European Stocks Gain

Major Asian stocks displayed a mixed trend today. Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 2.4 percent, South Korea's Kospi fell over 0.6 percent, and China's Shanghai Composite index ended flat. Conversely, Singapore's Straits Times index and Japan's Nikkei both added 0.46 percent each. Major European indice...

March 25, 2025 6:17 PM

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Bihar Board 12th Results: Girls Dominate, All Stream Toppers Female

In Bihar, girls have outshined boys in this year's 12th Board Intermediate results, which were declared by the Bihar School Examination Board today. All the top positions in the arts, commerce, and science streams have been clinched by female students. Ankita Kumari, a student from a government scho...

March 25, 2025 6:32 PM

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Labour Ministry & ILO Launch Social Protection Data Pooling for Better Coverage

The Labour and Employment Ministry, in collaboration with the States and the International Labour Organisation (ILO), has begun the social protection data pooling exercise in the country. This exercise aims to obtain a holistic picture of social protection coverage in India. In the first phase, the ...

March 25, 2025 6:31 PM

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NHRC Seeks Report on Assault of SC Student in Tamil Nadu

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Director General of Police (DGP) of Tamil Nadu and the District Collector of Thoothukudi regarding the assault of a Class XI student. The Commission took suo motu cognisance of a media report stating that the student, who belongs to the ...

March 25, 2025 6:07 PM

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Nepal plans to lead Voices for Mountains globally through Sagrmatha Sambad

The Government of Nepal is hosting the first Sagarmatha Sambaad in Kathmandu from 16 to 18 May 2025 on ‘Climate Change, Mountains and the Future of Humanity.' Sagarmatha Sambad is a Flagship Dialogue biennial event to be organised by the government of Nepal, through which Nepal plans to lead Voices ...