Wholesale prices increased in December, with inflation measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) rising to 0.83%. This marks the second consecutive month of upward movement after two months of deflation, official data released on Wednesday showed. The return to positive inflation came after wholesale prices contracted in October and November, when WPI inflation stood…
AI-generated image used for representation (Source: ChatGPT) Islamic Nato in the making? Turkey is seeking to join a defence alliance between nuclear-armed Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, this can be seen as an effort in direction to reshape security alignments in the Middle East region and beyond, as Bloomberg reported.The pact, initially signed by Pakistan and…
China registered a trade surplus of nearly $1.2 trillion in 2025, the government reported on Wednesday. The record figure comes as strong exports to international markets offset slowing shipments to the United States. According to customs data cited by AP, the country’s exports rose 5.5% to $3.77 trillion last year, while imports remained steady at…
NEW DELHI: A viral social media post by USA fast bowler Ali Khan sparked widespread speculation on Tuesday, with claims that India had denied visas to US cricketers of Pakistan origin ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. However, officials familiar with the process have clarified that no visas have been formally rejected and…
Israel is severing ties with several UN agencies and international bodies, citing persistent bias and hostile actions. This decision follows a review prompted by the US withdrawal from similar organizations. The affected bodies include UN Women and the UN Conference on Trade and Development, with specific grievances cited regarding children in conflict and sexual violence…
Nvidia has received the green signal to export advanced artificial intelligence chips to China! The US commerce department on Tuesday, signalled a policy shift, approving the tech giant to sell its H200 chips to Beijing, under certain restrictions.The development follows an announcement by US President Donald Trump last month permitting exports of the H200, provided…
DHAKA: In the latest in a series of attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, Samir Das, an auto driver, has been beaten to death in Daganbhuiyan in Feni district, with police saying it appears to be a “pre-planned murder”.Samir (28), who was killed on Sunday night, is the eighth to die since the lynching of garment…
NEW DELHI: In a classic case of fence eating the grass, a UP trial court was cast in an adverse light when one of its court clerks, taking advantage of a man’s drinking habit, made him sign a sale deed for a portion of his ancestral property and a civil judge gave orders to police…
Kestrel Initial Demonstrator capsule NEW DELHI: When its third phase failed on Monday, Isro’s PSLV-C62 launch vehicle lost 15 satellites from several countries and Indian companies, including the primary payload. However, a football-sized Spanish satellite called KID (Kestrel Initial Demonstrator), survived, though it transmitted “critical data” back to Earth for only about 3 minutes.The 25-kg…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Tuesday told Supreme Court that scrutiny of citizenship during SIR of voter lists was only meant to ensure deletion of non-citizens from electoral rolls and did not extend to termination of citizenship or deportation. EC, through senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, told a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice…