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Stock market returns: These 5 stocks surged up to 36% last week. How many of these do you own?

Stock market returns, Dec. 19 -- The benchmark Indian stock market indices rallied on Friday, 19 December 2025, after investors showed strong buying interest amid a Bank of Japan (BoJ) rate hike. The ... Read More


Stock market returns: These 5 stocks surged up to 36% this week. How many do you own?

Stock market returns, Dec. 19 -- The benchmark Indian stock market indices rallied on Friday, 19 December 2025, after investors showed strong buying interest amid a Bank of Japan (BoJ) rate hike. The ... Read More


"VBSA is collaborative, not a top-down system": ex-UGC chief M Jagadesh dismisses centralisation claims

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Former University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairperson M. Jagadesh has rejected allegations that the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishtan Bill seeks to centralise power with the Minist... Read More


Pharma out on OTT: Where to watch Nivin Pauly's first web series, episode details, plot, cast and more

India, Dec. 19 -- Malayalam actor Nivin Pauly's first web series Pharma has finally made its digital debut. Helmed by PR Arun, the medical series has started streaming on JioHotstar via OTTplay Premiu... Read More


Rs. 500 billion Supplementary Estimate approved in Parliament

Sri Lanka, Dec. 19 -- The Supplementary Estimate of Rs. 500 billion to restore the livelihoods of those affected by the sudden disaster situation and to rebuild destroyed infrastructure, presented to ... Read More


Three breathless hours on The Daily Star office roof

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- Journalists at the Dhaka office of English-language daily The Daily Star were trapped on the roof of the building for around three hours after it was attacked and set on fire followi... Read More


Sukhu govt has vendetta agenda: Jai Ram

Shimla, Dec. 19 -- Former chief minister and leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur lashed out at Congress-led state government, alleging that it is running the administration on the basis of "basele... Read More


"More than a workplace": WHO DG as South-East Asia Regional Office inaugurated in New Delhi

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The newly constructed World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Regional Office in New Delhi was inaugurated on Friday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and WHO Director-Gene... Read More


Row over guard of honour to religious preacher at police lines in Bahraich

India, Dec. 19 -- LUCKNOW A controversy erupted after a guard of honour was accorded to a Vrindavan-based religious preacher, Pundarik Goswami, at the Reserve Police Lines in UP's Bahraich district, d... Read More


24 women graduate from Women in Global Health Nigeria fellowship

Nigeria, Dec. 19 -- Women in Global Health Nigeria on Wednesday graduated 24 women from the inaugural cohort of its EmPOWER Health Fellowship. The fellowship is a six-month leadership programme desig... Read More