March 21, 2025 1:24 PM

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Sensex jumps 633 points, Nifty up 186

The Benchmark domestic equity indices, Sensex and Nifty, were trading over 0.8 per cent up in the afternoon trade today as fresh foreign fund inflows boosted market sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex gained 633 points to 76,981 and the NSE Nifty50 rose 186 points to 23,377 when reports last came in.

March 21, 2025 1:58 PM

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International Day of Forests being celebrated with theme ‘Forests & Food’

International Day of Forests is being celebrated today. The theme for this year is "Forests and Food"-emphasizing the vital link between healthy forests and global food security. The United Nations declared March 21 as the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. Since then the day has been celeb...

March 21, 2025 1:16 PM

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RSS leaders inaugurate Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha in Karnataka

In Karnataka, RSS Sarasanghachalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat and RSS Sarakaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale inaugurated the third annual National meet of Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha of RSS in Bengaluru today. The Pratinidhi Sabha is the highest body of decision-making and policy formulation of RSS. Briefing t...

March 21, 2025 1:12 PM

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South Korea: Opposition parties introduce motion to impeach Acting President Choi

In South Korea, the opposition parties today raised a motion to impeach acting President Choi Sang-mok, escalating the country’s ongoing political turmoil. The Democratic Party, which holds a parliamentary majority, accused Mr. Choi of repeatedly vetoing bills and blocking the appointment of a liber...

March 21, 2025 1:09 PM

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Govt allocates ₹81 crore for NH maintenance in J&K, Ladakh

The Government of India has allocated Rs. 81 crore for the maintenance of national highways in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh under the Short Term Maintenance Contract (STMC) and Performance-Based Maintenance Contract (PBMC) schemes for the financial year 2024-25. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent repor...

March 21, 2025 1:02 PM

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J&K: 47 highway projects spanning 810 km under construction

As many as 47 highway projects spanning 810 km, costing Rs. 41 thousand and 735 crore are currently under construction in Jammu and Kashmir. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that this was revealed from the data released by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. As per the data, J&am...

March 21, 2025 12:56 PM

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ASHA workers’ protest in Kerala enters 40th day

In Kerala, the protest by ASHA workers in Thiruvananthapuram has entered its 40th day today. As part of the next phase of the protest, the hunger strike continues for the second consecutive day. The primary demand of the ASHA workers is an increase in their honorarium. Leaders from various political...

March 21, 2025 12:46 PM

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BCCI allows use of saliva to shine ball in IPL 2025

The BCCI has lifted the ban on using saliva to shine the ball in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after most captains supported the move. This makes the IPL the first major cricket league to reverse the COVID-era restriction. The ICC banned the age-old practice of applying saliva on the ball in 2020 ...