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6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes southern Japan, tsunami warning issued
PTC News Desk: On Thursday, a strong earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale rattled the southwest islands of Shikoku and Kyushu in western Japan. Public broadcaster NHK stated that authorities are closely monitoring the
Generations of Resistance: How Gandhi’s freedom movements secured India’s independence
India at a Glance: After dominating India for hundreds of years, the Mughal empire ruled over it in the 1600s. India had a lengthy history of art and culture, was composed of smaller city-states, and
Explained: What’s behind the anti-racism protests and riots in the UK?
PTC News Desk: Parts of the United Kingdom have been engulfed in a wave of rioting that was ignited by a deadly attack at a children’s dancing event and further fueled by a deluge of
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, former Bengal Chief Minister, passes away in Kolkata at 80
PTC News Desk: Veteran Left leader and former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee passed away this morning at his home in south Kolkata. He was eighty. He had been hospitalized multiple times due to
RBI holds key lending rates steady in first monetary policy post-budget
PTC News Desk: Governor Shaktikanta Das declared today that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has maintained the benchmark interest rate at its current level for the ninth consecutive month. The six-member Monetary Policy Committee
Explained: The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024
PTC News Desk: A political slugfest has been triggered by the Union government’s planned revision to the Waqf Boards Act 1995. The plans, according to the opposition parties, are intended to deny the Muslim community
Indian visa centres in Bangladesh shut indefinitely amid ‘unstable situation’
PTC News Desk: Following Sheikh Hasina’s resignation as prime minister and her departure from the country due to unrest in the neighbouring country, all Indian visa application centers in Bangladesh would be closed till further
Bangladesh crisis: Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus to swear-in as Bangladesh interim chief
PTC News Desk: Today is the day when Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who is leading Bangladesh’s interim administration amid ongoing instability, will enter office. The eighty-four-year-old is in route to Dhaka after spending time in
India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 13: Neeraj vs. Arshad in javelin final showdown
PTC News Desk: When reigning Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra hits the track on Thursday, August 8, it will be a memorable day for India. Late in the evening, Indian standard time, Neeraj, the golden kid
‘Haraya gaya hai’: Bajrang Punia’s bold statement on Vinesh Phogat’s Paris Olympic 2024 disqualification
PTC News Desk: Vinesh Phogat, a top wrestler in India, declared her retirement from competition on Thursday. The ruling was made the day after Vinesh’s weight was discovered to be 100 grams over the 50