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October 11, 2024 8:52 PM
The International Day of the Girl Child, celebrated annually on October 11, serves as a powerful reminder of the need to empower and protect girls worldwide. This day highlights the importance of gender equality, education, and opportunities for young girls. This day acts as a reminder to create an...
October 11, 2024 5:25 PM
Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki who are also known as Hibakusha, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. Below are some facts about the background and efforts of the movement. ATOMIC BOMBING OF JAPAN In 1945 the United ...
October 11, 2024 3:44 PM
On the occasion of Navami, devotees have gathered in large numbers at goddess shrines across Nepal to offer worship and homage during the Bada Dashain festival. Many believe that worshipping the goddess Navadurga during Dashain helps fulfill their wishes. In the Kathmandu Valley, popular temples li...
October 10, 2024 3:19 PM
Some countries have pledged to donate doses of mpox vaccines to combat an outbreak of the disease in Africa after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a global public health emergency in August for the second time in two years. Such donations are meant to address the huge inequity that l...
October 10, 2024 8:35 AM
Political leaders across the country paid their tributes to the veteran Industrialist Ratan Tata who passed away on Wednesday evening. Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons, passed away at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai aged 86. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Thursday night th...
October 10, 2024 8:02 AM
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Thursday night that the last rites of industrialist Ratan Tata will be performed with full state honours. CM Shinde said that Tata's mortal remains will be kept at NCPA from 10 am to 4 pm on Thursday for public to pay respect. Ratan Tata, Chairman E...
October 9, 2024 2:17 PM
Tehran has told Gulf Arab states it would be "unacceptable" if they allowed use of their airspace or military bases against Iran and warned that any such move would draw a response, a senior Iranian official said. The comments come amid growing concern over possible Israeli retaliation for last wee...
October 9, 2024 11:44 AM
India has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, becoming the third country in the South-East Asia region to reach this milestone, the World Health Organization said. The announcement was made during the WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee meeting in New Delhi, where Saima Wazed, WHO Re...
October 9, 2024 11:30 AM
Total enrollments under the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) have surpassed 7 crore, with over 56 lakh new enrollments recorded in the current financial year 2024-25, according to a statement from the Ministry of Finance. Launched on May 9, 2015, the Atal Pension Yojana is a flagship social security initi...
October 8, 2024 4:14 PM
Hezbollah's deputy secretary general Sheikh Naim Qassem, who said on Tuesday that the armed group supported efforts to reach a ceasefire for Lebanon, has been a senior figure in the Iran-backed movement for more than 30 years. Speaking in front of curtains from an undisclosed location, Qassem said ...
