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What's open and closed on Christmas Day? Banks, post offices, stock market, stores and restaurants

India, Dec. 22 -- Christmas Day is one of the 11 federal holidays in the United States. This means most government offices and schools will remain closed on December 25. The majority of stores and res... Read More


Interim government preparing crucial bills for incoming parliament

Kathmandu, Dec. 22 -- Amid failures by successive governments to enact laws necessary for full-fledged implementation of the Constitution of Nepal, the interim government has announced that it is work... Read More


Bengal plans tech library at police academy for cybercrime training

Kolkata, Dec. 22 -- The West Bengal government has initiated steps to establish a modern, technology-enabled public library at the Swami Vivekananda State Police Academy (SVSPA) in Barrackpore, aiming... Read More


Himachal to add 500 MW Solar capacity in next two years

Shimla, Dec. 22 -- Having set a goal for the state to become India's first "Green Energy State" through major initiatives like promoting solar power, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said he was ... Read More


Technical snag forces Air India Flight AI887 Back to Delhi, ensuring passengers safety

Delhi, Dec. 22 -- An Air India flight bound for Mumbai was forced to return to Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport shortly after departure on Sunday. Pilots of flight AI887 opted to turn back ... Read More


Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurates Sansad Khel Mahotsav in Almora

Almora, Dec. 22 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the "Sansad Khel Mahotsav" at Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Stadium in Almora. The sports festival was launched on Monday to pro... Read More


Dangotequake and other quakes, By Wole Olaoye

Nigeria, Dec. 22 -- I was going to launch a campaign for President Tinubu to sack the minister of petroleum until I remembered that the petroleum portfolio is firmly under the belt of the selfsame Exc... Read More


Ride-hailing no easy option for students struggling to commute in Kathmandu

Kathmandu, Dec. 22 -- On a rainy November morning, 19-year-old Rita Oli (name changed) was inside her hostel room in Dillibazar, refreshing ride-hailing apps with growing anxiety. She had an MBBS (Ba... Read More


'Coordinated fiscal and monetary policies built resilience in economy'

Mumbai, Dec. 22 -- Coordinated fiscal, monetary and regulatory policies have helped build resilience in the economy, which is not fully immune to the external sector headwinds, said a Reserve Bank bul... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Uphold India's rural job scheme's core promise: Drop the idea of a 60-day calendar gap

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- India's economy was under $1 trillion when its rural job-guarantee scheme was launched in 2006. Now it's four times that size. By turning the Indian state into an employer of las... Read More