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...
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Tuesday held a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, focusing on cooperation in areas of trade, critical minerals, nuclear energy and defence. Jaishankar said he and Rubio agreed to remain in touch on these issues....
Nuuk: A senior Greenland government official said Tuesday it's “unfathomable” that the United States is discussing taking over a NATO ally and urged the Trump administration to listen to voices from the Arctic island nation. Naaja Nathanielsen, Greenland's minister for business and mineral resources, said...
Washington: Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton say they will refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena for them to testify in an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The Clintons are slamming a Republican-controlled committee's attempts as “legally invalid” as GOP...
Chennai: TVK Tuesday claimed that there were several lapses in the Karur stampede case and said its founder leader Vijay has sought the CBI to defer questioning him further to next week due to his prior commitments, which include work to get screened his last...
Seoul: An independent counsel Tuesday demanded a death sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion charges in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law in December 2024. Removed from office last April, Yoon faces eight trials over various criminal charges...
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...
Astana: An Indian student died while two others were injured in a road accident in Kazakhstan's Oskemen, the Indian Embassy in Kazakhstan said Tuesday. In a statement on X, the embassy stated that 11 Indian students of Semey Medical University who were on an excursion...
Washington: President Donald Trump has warned that it would "be a complete mess, and almost impossible for our Country to pay" back the money the US has collected from his sweeping tariffs if the Supreme Court rules he doesn't have the unilateral ability to impose...
London: The BBC will ask a court to throw out US President Donald Trump's USD 10 billion lawsuit against the British broadcaster, court papers show. Trump filed a lawsuit in December over the way the BBC edited a speech he gave January 6, 2021. The...
For decades, Raisina Hill was not just a location but a metaphor. North and South Block symbolised where power resided,...
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A rough sketch of a spheres-of-influence world order is becoming more and more visible as US President Donald Trump takes...
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In politics, especially in India, an axiomatic truth is that there is no permanent enemy or permanent friend. Hence, it...
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National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has called for India to strengthen itself not only along its borders but across all...
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