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Remaining in the negative zone, India's wholesale inflation dropped to - 0.52% in October 2023, as against - 0.26% in the previous month. more
Sri Lanka's financial crisis: India, US, Japan secure USD 2.286 bn IMF bailout

Colombo: After a protracted battle by India, the United States and Japan to get China to agree to restructure its massive loan of USD 7 bn to Sri Lanka,  the International Monetary F ...

Senior columnist John C. Hulsman feels India remains a rising power despite COVID-19 tragedy

Senior columnist and foreign policy expert John C. Hulsman called India the 'greatest rising power on the planet' despite the current COVID-19 second wave which is ravaging the na ...

Pakistan resumes trade with India; permits sugar imports

In what comes as the first step towards the revival of trade relations between Pakistan and India, authorities in Pakistan on Tuesday allowed the import of white sugar from India. The mov ...

Greening of India's railway network on track

New York: An ambitious plan to make one of the world’s largest and most complex railway networks a net zero carbon emitter by 2030 is moving full steam ahead, although without the s ...

Maldives planning to scrap FTA with China to protect trade relationship with other nations

Male: Maldives may soon scrap Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China to protect its trade relationship with other countries, media reports said.

Companies shifting base from China to get push from Japan

Tokyo/UNI: Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has included India and Bangladesh in the list of relocation sites for companies that move their manufacturing sites f ...

India announces to fund Greater Male Connectivity Project (GMCP)

New Delhi: In its bid to extend helping hands to neighbours, the Indian government on Thursday announced its decision to support the implementation of Greater Malé Connectivity Pro ...

As shipment reaches Tripura via Chittagong port, Delhi hopes of bolstering Indo-Bangla bond

Delhi: Diplomats in Delhi are chuffed after Tripura received its first shipment that reached them from Kolkata via the Chittagong port in Bangladesh. The development, which took place on ...

India surges ahead of France to take sixth spot on world's biggest economy list, says World Bank

New Delhi: India has raced ahead of France to take the sixth spot on World Bank's list of world's biggest economy.