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Reference exchange rate kept unchanged on March 17

Hanoi, March 17 -- The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,068 VND/USD on March 17, unchanged from the March 16 session. With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceil... Read More


Government schools to close on Wednesdays amid fuel shortage

Sri Lanka, March 17 -- The Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Nalaka Kaluwewe, has announced that all government schools will remain closed on Wednesdays due to the ongoing fuel supply crisis. I... Read More


"Insult to nation": BJP'S Prakash Reddy slams AIMIM walkout during Vande Mataram in House

Hyderabad, March 17 -- AIMIM MLAs walking out Telangana Assembly during Vande Mataram has sparked a controversy, with BJP leader Prakash Reddy labelling it as an "insult of the nation." Speaking with... Read More


Telangana CM Reddy congratulates Nandini Sidda Reddy on Sahitya Akademi Award

Hyderabad, March 17 -- Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy expressed profound delight over the popular Telangana poet and writer Nandini Sidha Reddy receiving the Sahitya Akademi Award for 2025. ... Read More


उत्तराखंड में कहर बनी आंधी-बारिश से किशोर की मौत, स्कूल की दीवार गिरने से 5 दबे; आज भी अलर्ट

नई दिल्ली, मार्च 17 -- उत्तराखंड में तेज आंधी-बारिश से काफी नुकसान हुआ है। नैनीताल जिले में घर पर पेड़ गिरने से एक किशोर की मौत हो गई। नैनीताल जिले के रामनगर के रिंगोडा गांव में आंधी-बारिश के दौरान टि... Read More


Bank holiday today: Are banks open or closed on 17 March in Jammu and Kashmir? Check RBI calendar

New Delhi, March 17 -- Banks will be closed in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, 17 March for Shab-I-Qadr, according to the RBI bank holiday calendar. Here is everything you need to know about the bank h... Read More


Pakistan's aviation sector hit hard by fuel crisis and regional tensions

Karachi, March 17 -- Pakistan's aviation industry is grappling with mounting financial strain as escalating tensions between Iran, Israel, and the United States send shockwaves through global energy m... Read More


Buy or sell: Vaishali Parekh recommends three intraday stocks to buy today - 17 March 2026

Buy or sell stocks, March 17 -- After an intensified selling during the early morning session on Monday, the Indian stock market witnessed a sharp rebound in the second half. The Nifty 50 index, after... Read More


'New party' trap

Nepal, March 17 -- Nepalis have a habit of embracing new political parties with enormous hope, only to abandon them just as quickly. The dramatic rise of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) may yet bre... Read More


Ludhiana: Eyebrows raised over civic body's sanitation spending

Ludhiana, March 17 -- Questions are being raised over possible financial mismanagement in the municipal corporation's sanitation planning, as the civic body is simultaneously pushing ahead with multi-... Read More