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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is scheduled to participate an investors' meet in Kolkata Friday, as part of the state's effort to attract investments and accelerate industrial growth, a top official said. Sources in the CMO said Majhi will begin his tour to...

New Delhi: Air India and IndiGo Thursday cancelled some of their overseas flights as the Iranian airspace closure impacted services. Flights of Air India to the US and Europe, and services of IndiGo to CIS countries, Europe, and Turkey have been impacted, according to officials....

Eilat (Israel):  India and Israel Wednesday signed a cooperation agreement in the field of fisheries and aquaculture on the sidelines of a three-day conference in this southern coastal city of Israel. The agreement was signed between Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv...

Muscat: Traditionally-built stitched ship INSV Kaundinya reached the shores of Muscat Wednesday after a 17-day maiden overseas voyage from the coastal city of Porbandar in Gujarat, a completion of the challenging expedition that marked a symbolic revival of the arc of ancient maritime times between...

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...