Women-led development will add 2-3% to GDP: Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh PuriUnion Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday highlighted that shifting from "women-centric" to "women-led" deve...
10 Jun, 2026, 04.54 PM IST
PM Modi gets wishes from world leaders on becoming India's longest-serving elected prime ministerPrime Minister Narendra Modi becomes India's longest-serving elected leader. World leaders are sending congratulations. They praise his gov...
10 Jun, 2026, 04.01 PM IST
China, Taiwan spar over legality of coast guard patrols east of islandChina and Taiwan are in a dispute over Chinese coast guard patrols near Taiwan's waters. Taiwan claims these patrols are harassing merchant...
10 Jun, 2026, 12.34 PM IST
Philippines earthquake: Aftershocks complicate recovery from quake that killed 45 and displaced thousandsA powerful earthquake has devastated southern Mindanao, Philippines. Dozens of rescuers narrowly escaped a collapsing grocery in General Sa...
10 Jun, 2026, 12.28 PM IST
32,000 people displaced by the Philippine earthquake that killed at least 37A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday. At least 37 people died and over 32,000 were displaced. Resc...
09 Jun, 2026, 03.31 PM IST
India's biggest trade bet comes with six red flagsIndia may be adding more trade partners, but its latest FTA report card comes with several red marks. A new study by the Global Trade Resea...
09 Jun, 2026, 11.58 AM IST
BOJ to consider pausing bond taper next fiscal year, sources sayThe Bank of Japan is reportedly leaning towards pausing its bond purchase taper beyond next fiscal year, a move that would mark a significa...
09 Jun, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
JGB yields rise as investors focus on 30-year auction, BOJ meetingJapanese government bond yields are climbing. Investors are selling bonds as the Bank of Japan prepares for a potential interest rate incre...
09 Jun, 2026, 07.40 AM IST
BHAVYA scheme to help attract huge investments, create jobs: Piyush GoyalA new Rs 33,660 crore scheme, BHAVYA, will develop 100 industrial parks across India. This initiative aims to attract significant investmen...
08 Jun, 2026, 07.56 PM IST
Global markets: Japan's Nikkei slumps, yen trades above 160 level on tech, Gulf concernsJapan's Nikkei share average experienced its biggest drop in three months. The yen also weakened significantly against the dollar. Concerns...
08 Jun, 2026, 01.31 PM IST
Japanese PM Takaichi's proposed India trip in July to focus on energy supplies; critical mineralsJapanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may visit India in July for the annual Summit. This visit aims to strengthen cooperation with India,...
06 Jun, 2026, 11.03 AM IST
Global Market: Japan warns against excessive currency volatility as Yen nears key thresholdJapan signals readiness to step into currency markets if the yen weakens further. The currency is nearing a critical 160 per dollar mark. T...
05 Jun, 2026, 09.36 AM IST
Yen hits key 160 level for third session, dollar buoyed by Gulf woesThe Japanese yen is nearing a critical 160 per dollar level, prompting warnings of decisive action from Tokyo. Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar i...
05 Jun, 2026, 07.30 AM IST
In 1979, Japan released 30 mongooses onto Amami Oshima to kill venomous snakes, and it took 45 years to fix what happened nextJapan's ambitious plan to control venomous snakes on Amami Ćshima with Indian mongooses in 1979 backfired spectacularly. The introduced pre...
04 Jun, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
Global Market: Japanese bond yields mixed as BOJ rate-hike expectations and inflation concerns shape sentimentJapanese government bond yields saw mixed trading as investors weighed the Bank of Japan's potential interest rate hike against global infl...
04 Jun, 2026, 09.37 AM IST
Pakistan embarrassed in Japan as 'illegal' mosque inaugurated in presence of Pak ambassador now faces demolitionA mosque inaugurated by Pakistan's ambassador in Japan has sparked a diplomatic and legal controversy. Japanese authorities declared the st...
03 Jun, 2026, 08.50 AM IST
Tropical storm Jangmi hits Southwestern Japan: Injures 9 in Japan, people urged to evacuate, leaves thousands without powerTyphoon Jangmi, a severe tropical storm, battered southwestern Japan on Tuesday. The storm cut off power to tens of thousands of homes, gro...
02 Jun, 2026, 12.56 PM IST