The discussions, which marked Starmer's first official visit to Japan since taking office in July 2024, focused on strengthening bilateral ties at a moment of rising geopolitical uncertainty. Starmer described the partnership as vital against a backdrop of "geopolitical, economic and technol
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar raising serious objections to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.
Taiwan's gross domestic product (GDP) increased an estimated 8.63 per cent in 2025 from a year earlier, marking its strongest growth in 15 years. According to a report by Focus Taiwan, the economic expansion was primarily driven by a surge in exports and rising demand for artificial intellig
Ahead of the Union Budget 2026, Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Saturday criticised the government for lacking a clear, results-oriented vision, highlighting unemployment, underemployment, rising inflation, and the widening gap between rich and poor.
Heightened geopolitical risks are set to elevate credit pressures for emerging-market sovereigns and issuers in 2026, global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings said in a new report published on Friday.
"Northwest India recorded 12.1 per cent less rainfall, while East and Northeast India saw a massive 86.2 per cent shortfall. Central India also witnessed the decline, with rainfall plunging 79.4 per cent below normal," Jenamani said.
"The Chief Minister has become quiet after I raised his contempt of the Hon'ble Supreme Court. Of course the rest of the BJP just runs on rhetoric and screenshots. They run the risk of contempt too. When a court cites a report relied on by a party it does not make the language of the repo
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 31: Mitsu Chem Plast Limited (Mitsu, The Company) (BSE:540078), one of the leading global manufacturers of Blow Molded & Injection Molded products and a specialist in Hospital furniture components, Infrastructure Products, Packaging Bottles Drums, Jerry
South Korea and Japan last held the maritime exercises in 2017. The drills were stalled amid a series of incidents dampening their ties, such as a row over Japan's plan to hoist the Rising Sun Flag, a controversial flag regarded as symbolic of its past imperialism, on its vessel during a 201
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday recalled the third anniversary of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, describing it as a transformative political movement led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Kanyakumari to Kashmir that highlighted rising economic inequality, social polarisation and politica
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], January 31: World Cancer Day 2026 In a landmark move to curb the rising tide of oral malignancies, renowned Oral Health Expert Dr. Bharat Agravat https://www.drbharat.agravat.com/ has launched the 2026 "United by Unique" campaign. This global initiative bridges t
Chandigarh [India], January 31: Chandigarh University has witnessed a stupendous rise in placements over the past decade, with the number of recruiting companies surging from 282 in 2014 to over 1300 in 2025, a remarkable 325% increase. Likewise, annual job offers have risen from 2,410 to 10