Japan's Centrist Reform Alliance won just 49 seats in the lower house election, the lowest for a main opposition party in the postwar era. The Liberal Democratic Party retained a dominant majority, continuing a pattern seen in previous elections, according to Kyodo News.
The CNN report citing data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics on Monday stated the birth rate fell to 5.63 births per 1,000 people in 2025, lower than the previous record low of 6.39 births per 1,000 recorded in 2023.
CAQM conducts inspection of 142 road stretches maintained by Noida Authority; the majority of stretches are found with low or no visible dust, targeted corrective measures are directed
Real GDP grew 8.2% in Q2 FY26, driven by balanced expansion in manufacturing and services, while inflation has fallen to a near-record low of 0.7%, giving policymakers room to prioritise growth without stoking price pressures.
Sensex suffered loss of 0.63% at 84,679.86, while the Nifty 50 down by 0.64% at 25,860.10. Among the sectors, Nifty Realty emerged as the top laggard. Others including Nifty Bank, Nifty Oil & Gas, and Nifty Pharma all closed lower while on the upside was Nifty Consumer Durables index.
While Team India gained a 2-1 series lead over the Proteas with two games left, Suryakumar's batting woes continued. In 20 matches and 18 innings this year, the Indian captain has scored just 213 runs at an average of 14.20 and a shockingly poor strike rate of 125.29, with best score of 47*.
Food inflation stayed in deflation during November 2025 at negative 2.78 per cent, rising from the record low of negative 3.7 per cent in October, even as overall consumer inflation edged up. A report by the Union Bank of India shows that the broader price trend in the economy continued to r
The downside in the Indian rupee, which has been steadily depreciating over the past months, is unlikely to abate soon as it hit yet another record low on Monday.
India's macroeconomic outlook remains firmly positive, with easing inflation, strengthening domestic demand and improving policy transmission placing the economy on a stable growth path, noted the Monthly Economic Review released on Thursday, by the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry o