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Global gold demand rises 2 pc in Jan-Mar quarter: WGC
Mumbai: Global gold demand rose a modest 2 per cent year-on-year to 1,231 tonnes in the January-March quarter, driven by a sharp 42 per cent surge in bar and coin investment to…
- India
Rajnath meets Chinese counterpart in Bishkek; talks on LAC, West Asia
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun in Bishkek to discuss maintaining peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and broader regional security…
- Technology
China’s DeepSeek rolls out long-anticipated update of its AI model
Hong Kong: DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that shook world markets last year, launched preview versions of its latest major update Friday as the AI rivalry between China and the US…
- India
Hosabale dismisses ‘KKK’ label for RSS
Washington: RSS is not an Indian version of the Ku Klux Klan, the American white supremacist group, RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said in Washington, highlighting the organisation’s work across different spheres…
- India
Domestic production of oil, gas ramped up amid West Asia crisis: RBI Guv
Mumbai: The current crisis in West Asia significantly impacts India, as the region accounts for approximately one-sixth of the country’s exports, half of its crude oil imports, and nearly two-fifths of the…
- World
Chinese President meets Taiwan’s Opposition leader, says peace common wish
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday, April 10, said peace is the common wish of the people of both sides as he met Taiwan’s opposition leader Cheng Li-wun in Beijing ahead…
- India
UDF ‘renewed hope’ for people of Kerala: Rahul Gandhi
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday, April 3, shared a video on social media of him enjoying a hearty breakfast with party leaders in Kerala recently, while discussing the ground realities…
- India
India commissions new nuclear-powered submarine INS Aridaman
New Delhi: India on Friday, April 3, commissioned its third indigenously-built nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Aridaman, significantly bolstering the naval component of the nation’s nuclear triad, authoritative sources said. There is…
- Middle East
Ship carrying Iranian oil shifts course midway from India to China
New Delhi: A US-sanctioned tanker carrying Iranian crude oil has altered its course mid-voyage, shifting its destination from India—where it would have marked the first such shipment in nearly seven years—to China.…
- World
China in communication with ‘all parties’ about Strait of Hormuz
Beijing: China on Thursday, April 2, said that it is in communication “with all parties” about the need to restore stability in the Strait of Hormuz, and that everyone should work toward…
- World
Powerful 7.4 quake jolts Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
Jakarta: A powerful 7.4-magnitude offshore earthquake struck eastern Indonesia early Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, prompting a warning from a US monitoring agency about the possibility of “hazardous tsunami waves”…
- World
China says three ships crossed Strait of Hormuz, thanks relevant parties
Beijing: China on Tuesday, March 31, said three of its ships carrying oil supplies have passed through the Strait of Hormuz and thanked relevant parties for facilitation and coordination. After coordination with relevant…
- World
Japan deploys its first long-range missiles
Tokyo: Japan’s first long-range missile was deployed at a southwestern army camp, officials said Tuesday, March 31, as the country pushes to bolster its offensive capabilities. The upgraded Type-12 land-to-ship missiles, developed…
- World
Deadly tunnel blast in Southwest China kills 4, injures 9
Beijing: As many as four people were killed and nine others sustained injuries following an explosion at a highway tunnel under construction in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, local officials said on Tuesday.…
- World
China resumes direct flights to North Korea after 6 years
Beijing: China’s flag carrier resumed direct flights between Beijing and North Korea’s capital of Pyongyang on Monday, March 30, not long after the restoration of passenger train services between the capitals. The…