New Delhi: India Wednesday underlined the need to take positive steps to create the right environment for improving ties with China as Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri hosted Sun Haiyan, a senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC), focusing on initiatives to rebuild the...
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...
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court Wednesday disposed of the TMC's petition praying for protection of its data, saying the ED has informed that it has not seized anything from I-PAC director Pratik Jain's office and home during its raids last week. TMC had moved the...
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, whose private chat with senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had created waves, Wednesday said he would not publicly discuss conversations held with leaders of his party. Shivakumar's statement came in response to questions from the media at the...
New Delhi: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor presented his credentials to President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Wednesday, according to an official statement. Gor, 38, was sworn in as the US Ambassador to India in mid-November last year. The US Senate...
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...
Bangkok: A construction crane fell on a passenger train in northeastern Thailand Wednesday, killing at least 22 people, officials said. The crane, which was being used to construct an elevated high-speed railway, fell onto the moving train as it was travelling from Bangkok to Ubon...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday greeted the nation on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a harvest festival celebrated in different parts of the country as per local traditions and customs. Makar Sankranti marks the transition of the Sun in the zodiac sign of...
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....
The world has been shocked by the way the medal of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize – one of the...
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The prospects of Turkey joining a Saudi Arabia–Pakistan security arrangement that mirrors NATO’s collective defence principle could be a cause...
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Aakar Patel My generation (I am 56) grew up on the expectation that India would compete with China and become...
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For decades, Raisina Hill was not just a location but a metaphor. North and South Block symbolised where power resided,...
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