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New Delhi: India must focus on building enduring national capabilities and economic sovereignty in the face of shrinking space for rules-based trading, anti-immigrant stance, weaponisation of energy sources and growing use of export controls in critical sectors, the Economic Survey said Thursday. It said the...

The conclusion of the India–EU Free Trade Agreement has drawn strong and positive reactions worldwide, cutting across international media, foreign political leadership, global business heads and respected policy experts. The deal is widely described as historic, strategic and timely, both economically and geopolitically. International media...

Beijing: The leaders of Britain and China called Thursday for a "comprehensive strategic partnership" to deepen ties between their nations at a time of growing global turbulence and uncertainty. Neither Prime Minister Keir Starmer nor President Xi Jinping publicly mentioned Donald Trump, but the US...

Hanoi: Vietnam and the European Union Thursday upgraded ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam's highest diplomatic level, as both recalibrate trade amid disruptions to global finance driven by U.S. tariff pressure. The upgrade places the EU on the same diplomatic footing as the United...

New Delhi: Foreign Ministers of several countries have started arriving in New Delhi to attend the second India–Arab Foreign Ministers' Meeting, slated for January 31. Comoros Foreign Minister Mbae Mohamed, State of Palestine Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin and Sudan's Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim arrived...

Bhubaneswar: The sixth State Finance Commission (SFC) of Odisha Wednesday submitted its final report to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, recommending the formation of a strong financial foundation in the grassroots level in the state. The commission, headed by retired IAS officer, Dr Arun Kumar...

New Delhi: India and the US have made "very significant" progress in their negotiations for a trade deal, with New Delhi maintaining steady momentum in talks with Washington for a positive outcome even during the final stages of concluding its free trade pact with the...

Rourkela: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday launched 20 industrial projects worth Rs 8,884 crore in Rourkela. These include the inauguration of 11 projects at an investment of Rs 5,708 crore and foundation stones for nine projects worth Rs 3,176 crore. Attending the silver...

New York: Amazon is cutting about 16,000 jobs in the latest round of mass layoffs for the tech industry. Beth Galetti, a senior vice president at the e-commerce company, made the announcement Wednesday in a blog post. The latest reductions follow a round of job...

New Delhi: India's industrial production growth accelerated to over a two-year high of 7.8 per cent in December 2025, driven by strong performances in mining, manufacturing and electricity, according to official data released on Wednesday. The factory output, measured in terms of the Index of...