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April 10, 2025 7:59 AM

Asia-Pacific markets surge; Nikkei jumps over 8%, Hang Seng up 4.25%

Asia-Pacific markets surged in early trade following U.S. President Donald Trump’s stunning reversal on most reciprocal tariffs.   Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 8.48 per cent to reach 34,403, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 4.70 per cent to 7,721.7. Singapore's SGX Nifty was up by 3...

April 10, 2025 10:45 AM

President Murmu, VP Dhankhar, PM Modi extend Mahavir Jayanti greetings

President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar have extended their greetings to the citizens, especially to the Jain community, on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti. In a message, the President said that Bhagwan Mahavir, the embodiment of non-violence and compassion, showed a new path to ...

April 10, 2025 12:47 PM

President Murmu holds one-on-one meeting with Slovakian counterpart

President Droupadi Murmu held a one-on-one meeting and delegation-level talks with her Slovakian counterpart, Peter Pellegrini, in Bratislava yesterday. The two leaders discussed various aspects of bilateral relations and issues of shared global and regional interests. On the second day of her state...

April 10, 2025 7:33 AM

Monte-Carlo Masters: Bopanna-Shelton reach doubles quarter-finals

In Tennis, Rohan Bopanna and Ben Shelton reached the quarter-finals of the Men's Doubles event at the Monte-Carlo Masters in their first tournament together. The Indo-American duo fought back to defeat the third-seeded Italian pair of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 2-6, 7-6, 10-7 in a tense mat...

April 10, 2025 7:50 AM

Nation observes Mahavir Jayanti with devotion, festivities

Mahavir Jayanti, the birth anniversary of the 24th and last Jain Tirthankar Lord Mahavir, is being observed across the country today. It is one of the most sacred days for the Jain community. The followers of Lord Mahavir celebrate this festival by chanting prayers, offering Prasad and participatin...

April 10, 2025 8:30 AM

Ladakh celebrates Apricot Blossom Festival 2025 to boost eco-tourism

Ladakh is set to celebrate a series of events with regard to the Apricot Blossom Festival, 2025, in different apricot-grown belts of both Leh and Kargil regions from today to promote tourism in the Union Territory. Inspired by the Cherry Flower blossom festival of Meghalaya in the northeast, Ladakh ...