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Washington: The US and China have agreed to extend their trade-war truce by two months, to give more time for a potentially larger deal between the two countries, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said. Bessent made these remarks Wednesday shortly after Chinese leader Xi...

New Delhi: India’s semiconductor industry is moving from policy announcements to commercial production and ecosystem building, with Semicon 2.0 and SEMICON India 2026 creating the foundation for what industry leaders describe as a “positive spiral” of investment, manufacturing and localisation. Speaking after the conclusion of...

New Delhi: An IndiGo Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft with over 250 passengers on board returned to London’s Heathrow Airport early Wednesday due to a technical snag shortly after taking off for Delhi. An emergency was declared, following which the aircraft was given priority to land...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Wednesday that tax administrations of BRICS countries must strengthen their collective voice in the ongoing renegotiation of international tax rules. Addressing the inaugural session of the BRICS Tax Heads meeting here, Sitharaman said that BRICS countries are large...

New Delhi: The proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union could be signed by the end of this year, German Ambassador to India Dr Jasper Wieck said Wednesday, adding that unlocking the pact's economic potential and boosting bilateral trade and investment...

New Delhi: All banks, including Regional Rural Banks, will remain open Sunday for the convenience of customers in view of a strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), finance ministry said in a statement Wednesday. The UFBU, which claims to represent 90...

United Nations: US President Donald Trump has said that his administration strongly supports the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC), saying there is a need to shift energy infrastructure away from Iranian checkpoints amid multiple strikes on West Asian countries. Trump made these remarks while addressing...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP New Delhi: Odisha’s semiconductor ambitions received a signifi cant boost at SEMICON India 2026, with the three-day global technology event emerging as an important platform for the State to showcase its growing capabilities, attract fresh investments and position itself as an emerging...

New Delhi: Mark Zuckerberg's net worth surged by an estimated $25 billion in a single day after shares of Meta Platforms jumped nearly 12 per cent after the company announced artificial intelligence ambitions ahead of its annual Meta Connect conference. According to Forbes estimates, Zuckerberg's...

New Delhi: After Meta, US tech giant Google will report content flagged as child sexual abuse material (CSAM) directly to the Indian authorities, contrary to the long‑standing global practice of routing such reports through a US non‑profit organisation. Meta announced a similar change last week...