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Nikkei jumps 1.4% after Bank of Japan's rate hike decision

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Bank of Japan's rate hike decision: Japanese stock markets reacted positively to the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) expected interest rate hike, with the flagship Nikkei 225 surging as mu... Read More


UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz: Epstein files, Trump, Bill Gates, Pornhub, Homebound & more

India, Dec. 19 -- 1. With 260 Adverse Analytical Findings (AAFs) from over 7000 samples tested by the national anti-doping agency in 2024, which country remains in the top tier of the global doping ch... Read More


UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz: Epstein files, Trump, Bill Gates, Pornhub, Homebound & more

India, Dec. 19 -- 1. With 260 Adverse Analytical Findings (AAFs) from over 7000 samples tested by the national anti-doping agency in 2024, which country remains in the top tier of the global doping ch... Read More


UN calls for calm refraining from violence

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk on Friday urged the authorities to conduct a 'prompt, impartial, thorough, and transparent' investigation into the attack that led to Sharif Osman B... Read More


India seeks Netherlands support as EU free trade talks enter decisive phase: Jaishankar

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said India is entering what he described as a "decisive phase" in negotiations with the European Union on a free trade agreemen... Read More


Slanted-eyes gesture by Miss Finland prompts East Asia outrage and fallout at home

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 19 -- A social media photo posted by Finland's delegate to last month's Miss Universe pageant has ignited widespread backlash across East Asia, spilling into Finnish politics and ev... Read More


RoK media hails Vietnam's dramatic victory over Thailand at 33rd SEA Games

Seoul, Dec. 19 -- The Republic of Korea (RoK)'s media outlets have praised Vietnam's U22 men's football team after their thrilling 3-2 comeback victory over Thailand in the final of the 33rd Southeast... Read More


Grandi welcomes Barham Salih as newly elected UNHCR chief

, Dec. 19 -- UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Friday welcomed former Iraqi president Barham Salih for being elected as the head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). Salih was elected ... Read More


UN rights chief calls for prompt, thorough investigation into Hadi's killing

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has called for a "prompt" and "thorough" investigation into the killing of Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi... Read More


Bangladesh in flames: Student leader Sharif Osman Hadi's death triggers massive protests, media offices torched

India, Dec. 19 -- Violent protests broke out across several Bangladeshi cities following the death of political leader Sharif Osman Hadi, who rose to prominence during the July-August 2024 uprising th... Read More