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South Korea's exports hit record USD 700bn in 2025 on strong semiconductor
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
South Korea's outbound shipments surpassed the USD 700 billion mark for the first time in 2025, driven primarily by robust global demand for semiconductors and record automobile sales.
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"Never seen anything with greater emotional impact," EAM Jaishankar praise
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented challenges, with countries racing to secure limited vaccine supplies. Developed nations stockpiled doses far beyond their population needs, while smaller nations struggled to access even a few thousand. In this context, India stepped up with a s
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Implementation delays persist in major government infrastructure project
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The multibillion-rupee project has seen barely five per cent physical progress despite an allocation of Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 23.845 billion in the federal budget, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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A silent call from oldest ranges - Aravalli faces shrinking forests, vanis
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The 2-billion-year-old mountain belt system - Aravalli range spread across Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat came into limelight, when the definition of ranges contradicts the public interest.
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India surpasses one billion broadband subscribers in November 2025: TRAI
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The broadband subscriber base in India crossed the 1 billion (100 crore) mark in the month of November 2025. This milestone reflects a significant expansion in digital connectivity over the last decade. According to a press release from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the n
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Pakistan traders threaten countrywide shutdown over mandatory billing mach
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistani traders have warned of a nationwide shutdown on January 16 if the government does not withdraw mandatory POS machine installation. Protesting in Islamabad, they accused tax authorities of harassing small businesses and demanded Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's intervention.
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MSME facilitation, better infra key to unlock tourism growth: Crisil
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In 2024, tourism was the country's largest non-farm employer engaging more than 13% of the workforce and recording 2.96 billion tourist visits. The significant scale, however, did not translate to economic value addition as the sector accounted for only ~5% of the gross domestic product, wel
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South Korea's L&F sees Tesla contract value slashed to almost zero
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
South Korean battery materials manufacturer L&F Co. announced on Monday that its major contract to supply cathode materials to Tesla has been reduced to nearly zero. The total value of the deal dropped from 3.83 trillion won (USD 2.68 billion) to just 9.73 million won (USD 6,808), effectivel
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"Inappropriate and irresponsible": Reliance Industries refutes reports cla
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The statement was issued in response to a report titled "India claims $30 billion from Reliance Industries, BP for underproduction from gas field, sources say." In an official statement, the company criticised the publication of such reports based on unnamed sources, calling them inapprop
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UAE tops Arab region in food, beverage sector investment
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
In its third sectoral report for 2025 on the Arab food and beverage sector, issued at its headquarters in the State of Kuwait today, Dhaman said that five Arab countries: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Morocco and Qatar, attracted 421 FDI projects, making up 82 percent of the total, with Capex of
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Office leads private equity inflows in 2025; overall real estate investmen
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Office real estate attracted more than USD 2 billion in PE investments during the year, accounting for 58 per cent of total inflows, even as overall real estate investments stood at USD 3.5 billion.
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India forex reserves rise $4.37 billion to $693.32 billion, near record hi
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
India's foreign exchange reserves rose USD 4.368 billion in the week that ended December 19 to USD 693.318 billion, driven by a jump in gold reserves and foreign currency assets, the Reserve Bank of India's latest 'Weekly Statistical Supplement' data showed.
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