February 12, 2025 1:21 PM

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Sensex and Nifty trade with modest losses

Benchmark domestic equity indices, Sensex and Nifty, were trading with modest losses in the afternoon trade today, recovering from deeper cuts suffered in the early deals.      The 30-share BSE Sensex slipped 140 points, or 0.18 per cent, to 76,154 and the NSE Nifty50 dropped 25 points, or 0.11 per ...

February 12, 2025 1:13 PM

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Delhi BJP Election Management Committee meet underway in New Delhi

The first meeting of the Delhi BJP Election Management Committee is underway in New Delhi. Delhi BJP President Virendraa Sachdeva and the Party's Delhi election in-charge, Baijayant Panda and Alka Gurjar are chairing the meeting.   BJP leaders including MPs Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Bansuri Swaraj,...

February 12, 2025 1:08 PM

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India enters quarterfinal in Asia Mixed Team Championship in China

In the Asia Mixed Team Badminton Championships 2025, India began their campaign with a commanding 5-0 win over Macau in Qingdao, China, today.     The mixed doubles pair of Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath set the tone with a 21-10, 21-9 win against Iok Chong Leong and Weng Chi Ng in the...

February 12, 2025 12:47 PM

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HM pays tributes to social reformer Dayanand Saraswati on his birth anniversary

Home Minister Amit Shah today paid tributes to social reformer Dayanand Saraswati on his birth anniversary. In a social media post he said, Swami Dayanand Saraswati gave the slogan 'Return to the Vedas' and revived cultural nationalism.      Mr. Shah said that Swami Dayanand Saraswati was a strong s...

February 12, 2025 12:41 PM

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Over 16,000 devotees celebrate Thaipusam in Singapore

In Singapore, over 16,000 devotees fulfilled their vows to Lord Murugan during a Thaipusam festival celebration yesterday.     Most of the participating devotees undertook to carry the 'paalkudam', or milk pot, while around 300 carried spike 'kavadis', also known as alagu kavadis, which involves pie...

February 12, 2025 12:11 PM

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Sri Lanka: 5 Sinhala translated books on Jataka Tales launched

In Sri Lanka, the High Commission of India and Kelaniya Maha Viharaya launched 5 Sinhala translated books on Jataka Tales.      The book launch was held on the occasion of Nawam Poya Day which commemorates the appointment of first two chief disciples of Buddha.      Most Venerable Prof. Kollupitiye ...

February 12, 2025 11:45 AM

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Ayodhya Ram Mandir’s Chief Priest Acharya Satyendra Das passes away 

Ayodhya Ram Mandir’s Chief Priest Acharya Satyendra Das passed away at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) Lucknow today.      He was admitted to SGPGI having suffered a brain haemorrhage on the 3rd of February. The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra confirmed that ...