Caracas (Venezuela): Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez Thursday signed a law that opens the nation's oil sector to privatisation, reversing a tenet of the self-proclaimed socialist movement that has ruled the country for more than two decades. The reform will undoubtedly be her government's signature...
Mumbai: Gold and silver prices fell on Friday, after hitting record highs in the previous session as investors booked profits and the US dollar gained strength. MCX gold February futures fell 1.03 per cent to Rs 1,67,656 per 10 grams around 10 am on an...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi held crucial discussions with World Bank President Ajay Banga on measures to strengthen cooperation between the State and the international financial institution across key development sectors and to advance the State’s long-term growth and reform agenda. Senior officials...
Washington: President Donald Trump Thursday signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said this week that her government had at...
Washington: President Donald Trump Thursday threatened Canada with a 50 per cent tariff on any aircraft sold in the US, the latest salvo in his trade war with America's northern neighbour as his feud with Prime Minister Mark Carney expands. Trump's threat posted on social...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said Odisha has been making steady progress and is on the path of inclusive and sustainable growth as evident from the Economic Survey of India 2025-26. Majhi made the statement based on the Economic Survey tabled in Parliament...
New Delhi: India must focus on building enduring national capabilities and economic sovereignty in the face of shrinking space for rules-based trading, anti-immigrant stance, weaponisation of energy sources and growing use of export controls in critical sectors, the Economic Survey said Thursday. It said the...
The conclusion of the India–EU Free Trade Agreement has drawn strong and positive reactions worldwide, cutting across international media, foreign political leadership, global business heads and respected policy experts. The deal is widely described as historic, strategic and timely, both economically and geopolitically. International media...
Beijing: The leaders of Britain and China called Thursday for a "comprehensive strategic partnership" to deepen ties between their nations at a time of growing global turbulence and uncertainty. Neither Prime Minister Keir Starmer nor President Xi Jinping publicly mentioned Donald Trump, but the US...
Hanoi: Vietnam and the European Union Thursday upgraded ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam's highest diplomatic level, as both recalibrate trade amid disruptions to global finance driven by U.S. tariff pressure. The upgrade places the EU on the same diplomatic footing as the United...
Nepal did what Bangladesh could not. Its Gen Z has transformed its pent-up anger against mainstream political parties and their...
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The insults heaped on India by senior officials of the Trump administration, including the PoTUS himself, that have become all...
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By Aakar Patel I have no problem with the reality that as a nation we cannot always or even mostly...
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By Dilip Cherian Delhi loves a vacancy, especially when it comes with a corner office and access to the Prime...
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