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Beijing: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Beijing Wednesday night, beginning a four-day visit designed to repair foundering relations between the two nations as Canada looks to develop relations with countries other than the United States. It's the first visit of a Canadian leader...

Karachi: The Pakistan government has allowed a one-time re-export of Afghan transit cargo held up at Pakistani ports, mainly in Karachi, offering relief to importers dealing with rising demurrage charges, officials said Wednesday. Trade has remained suspended between the two countries since October 11 after...

New Delhi: Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz has used his first official visit to India to signal that Berlin now sees New Delhi as a central partner for trade, technology and security in an increasingly fractured world order. Spread over two days in Ahmedabad and Bengaluru,...

New Delhi: Wholesale price inflation extended upward momentum for the second straight month, recording at 0.83 per cent in December 2025, driven by an uptick in prices of food, non-food articles, and manufactured items on a month-on-month basis, government data showed Wednesday. Wholesale Price Index...

Hong Kong: China's trade surplus surged to a record of almost USD 1.2 trillion in 2025, the government said Wednesday, as exports picked up in December. Customs data showed that China's global surplus rose 20 per cent from the previous year, with exports at USD...

Beijing: China, the largest buyer of Iranian oil, Tuesday warned counter measures against US President Donald Trump's decision to impose 25 per cent tariffs on countries trading with Iran, amid concerns that sanctions could end Beijing's reliance on cheaper oil imports. Trump announced Monday that...

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha Tuesday joined gig workers in celebrating a victory for their “safety, dignity and work conditions” as the government directed food delivery and quick-commerce platforms to do away with rigid “10-minute delivery” commitments.   View...

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower Tuesday after a day's breather, tracking unabated foreign fund outflows and selling in blue-chip stocks amid global tariff-related concerns. Market sentiment was also sluggish due to a weak start to the earnings season, according to traders....

Gandhinagar: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Tuesday left for home after concluding his two-day visit to India. Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel, and other dignitaries saw him off at Ahmedabad Airport. On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chancellor Merz held delegation-level talks...

New Delhi: Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Tuesday asked major food delivery and quick-commerce platforms to do away with rigid “10-minute” delivery time commitments, stressing that the safety of delivery partners must come before speed. Mandaviya held discussions with officials of Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy and Zomato...