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Bank holiday today: Are banks open or closed on Saturday, 26 July? Check here
Mint
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July 26, 2025
Bank Holiday Today, 26 July: Banks will be closed on July 26, 2025, the fourth Saturday of the month, in accordance with the RBI bank holiday calendar. Why are banks closed today, Saturday, 26 July? Banks are generally closed on the second and...
Higher education steady amid plunge in student visas
University of Nottingham
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August 1, 2025
A plunge in the issuance of student visas has largely bypassed Australian higher education, with overseas demand for university degrees remaining well above pre-pandemic levels while collapsing in other sectors. Grants for higher education study...
Is July 28 a Bank Holiday? Are Banks Open or Closed Today on Account of Drukpa Tshe-Zi Festival? Know Truth As RBI Declares Holiday for Buddhist Festival
Latestly
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July 28, 2025
Mumbai, July 28: Is July 28 a bank holiday? Are banks closed on Monday? If you're looking for answers to such questions, you have come to the right place. People across the country are looking online to know if Monday (July 28) is a bank holiday...
Stanford hosts meeting on sustainable finance strategies
South SFV Today - California
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July 27, 2025
Natural capital-based approaches are becoming integral to financial tools aimed at directing billions of dollars toward projects that benefit both people and nature. The global economy's reliance on nature is substantial, with S&P Global noting...
Sikkim: CAP unveils ‘cap-wearing citizen’ symbol including third gender representation
East Mojo
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August 1, 2025
Gangtok: Citizen Action Party (CAP) has unveiled its new election symbol — a ‘cap-wearing citizen’ — replacing its earlier ‘Nagrik’ symbol. The unveiling took place at the residence of CAP president Ganesh Rai in Melli, Namchi district, in the...
Human trafficking bid foiled at Tinsukia Station; 26 rescued
The Assam Tribune
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August 1, 2025
Guwahati, Aug 1: In a significant breakthrough, railway authorities in Assam foiled a human trafficking operation at Tinsukia railway station, rescuing 26 minor girls and young women who were reportedly being trafficked to Tamil Nadu using forged...
ICCB urges strategic reforms as global, local headwinds threaten economy
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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As the world braces for a turbulent 2025 shaped by geopolitical unrest, climate threats, and economic uncertainty, Bangladesh must act fast to shield its economy from deepening headwinds. This was the core message from the 30th Annual Council of...
BDBL to shut Bartsham field office, residents fear losing access to banking services
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
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July 27, 2025
People of Bartsham Gewog in Trashigang are concerned as the Bhutan Development Bank’s field office in the gewog is set to close by the end of this month. The office has been providing the community with banking services since November 2017. The...
Rail cargo access reaches Biratnagar and Bhairahawa
The Kathmandu Post
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Nepal has approved a letter of exchange amending the protocol of the Nepal-India Transit Treaty 2023, allowing the import of all types of goods—both container and bulk cargo—via rail to the Biratnagar Integrated Check Post (ICP) and Nautanawa,...
ICYMI #TheTribuneOpinion: Dhankhar’s resignation and the political aftershocks
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 27, 2025
The resignation of Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on the first day of the monsoon session created quite an uproar, with everyone looking for the reasons behind his sudden exit. A possible trigger was his acceptance of the Opposition’s impeachment...
Bhutan’s NDC 3.0 to include social sector for the first time
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
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July 24, 2025
With the UN Climate Change Conference or COP30 four months away, Bhutan is finalising its third Nationally Determined Contribution. For the first time, the climate action plan will include the social sector, recognising that climate change is not...
Riddle of Bhutan: Why do we seek out suffering?
The Post & Courier - South Carolina
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July 26, 2025
They tell you to sit by the window on the left side of the plane so that you can see “the view” when you fly into Bhutan. Never has a phrase been so empty as “the view.” As the plane neared our destination, the view out of the window looked like...
Unfinished business: 50 years of Gross National Happiness and now GMC
The Bhutanese
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July 26, 2025
By Pema Y Lhamo Fifty years ago, in an unscripted moment, Bhutan’s Fourth King caught the world off guard with a radical idea. Asked about Bhutan’s GDP, he replied not with statistics but with a pithy yet powerful conviction: “Gross National...
Union Cabinet approves construction of more railway lines between Aluabari Road & New Jalpaiguri
The Sentinel - Assam News
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Guwahati: In the announced project by Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union Minister of Railways of India, 3rd and 4th railway lines between Aluabari Road and New Jalpaiguri will be built and will span a length of 57 kilometres under the jurisdiction of the...
Canadian Open 2025: Where to watch, TV schedule, live streaming details and more | National Bank Open
Sportskeeda
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July 26, 2025
Jessica Pegula and Alexei Popyrin will return to the Canadian Open to defend the titles that they lifted 12 months ago. This year, the women’s event will be held in Montreal while the men’s event will unfold in Toronto. Pegula will be the third...
Who Really Owns Bitcoin? Research Uncovers Surprising Majority
Bitcoinist
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July 25, 2025
Financial services firm River has published a “Bitcoin Ownership Distribution” snapshot dated July 14, 2025, illustrating how the 21 million bitcoin supply is allocated across distinct holder classes. River accompanied the graphic with the...
Bank Holiday In July 2025: Are Banks Open Or Closed Today On Sawan Shivratri? Check Status
News18
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July 23, 2025
Last Updated:July 23, 2025, 08:40 IST Banks are open today, July 23, despite Sawan Shivratri causing school closures in Delhi NCR. Digital banking is available, but some services may be delayed due to branch closures. Bank Holiday Today, July 23:...
Bank holiday today: Are banks closed on July 23 for Sawan Shivratri?
Mint
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July 23, 2025
Bank holiday today, July 23: A number of schools in Noida have declared a holiday today, July 23, on account of Sawan Shivratri. They also cited likely traffic congestion due to the ongoing Kanwar Yatra as a reason to shift some classes online,...
Ambassadors of Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Jordan, Uzbekistan, and Eritrea meet PM
The Island
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July 26, 2025
The ‘Hotel Show Colombo – 2025’ was officially inaugurated on Friday (25) morning by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Centre (BMICH), Colombo. This exhibition, which is jointly organized annually...
Dharma Propagation: Khyentse Foundation Now Accepting Applications for Ashoka Grants
Buddhistdoor Global
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Khyentse Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded by the revered Bhutanese lama, filmmaker, and author Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, announced that it has begun accepting applications for Ashoka Grant funding for projects and individuals...