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China is threatening to block the sale of more than 40 ports, owned by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison, to BlackRock BLK.N and MediteAAACrranean Shipping Company (MSC) if Chinese shipping company Cosco does not get a stake, the Wall Street Journal repor...
July 17, 2025 5:05 PM
India’s benchmark indices ended lower on Thursday, weighed down by selling in information technology and banking stocks amid weak Q1 earnings and concerns over foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows linked to global trade uncertainties. The...
July 17, 2025 4:50 PM
Four people died and more than 1,000 have been evacuated in South Korea after the country was lashed by torrential rain on Thursday, the safety ministry said. A driver was killed after a 10-metre-high (33 ft) roadside wall collapsed on top of a movi...
July 17, 2025 4:23 PM
A drone attack targeted an oilfield operated by Norwegian oil and gas firm DNO in Tawke, in the Zakho Administration area of northern Iraq, on Thursday, the Kurdistan region's counter-terrorism service said. The attack is the second on the DNO-opera...
July 17, 2025 4:39 PM
Indore, Surat, and Navi Mumbai have once again secured the top spots in urban sanitation, emerging as the cleanest cities in the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 rankings. The three cities were ranked first, second, and third, respectively, in the newly int...
July 17, 2025 5:03 PM
India’s growth story is a story of youthful ascent. The country’s demographic dividend is at the core of the fastest-growing major economy in the world. It is expected to play a significant role in India’s promising economic future, when the gl...
July 17, 2025 4:08 PM
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday expressed confidence that global oil prices could see a decline in the coming months. He also played down concerns about possible US sanctions over India’s continued purchase o...
July 17, 2025 5:01 PM
The British government said on Thursday it planned to give 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all UK elections in a major overhaul of the country's democratic system. The government said the proposed changes, which are subject to parliament ap...
July 17, 2025 3:32 PM
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued warning of extremely heavy rainfall (exceeding 21 cm) at isolated locations across several states, including parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh under the influence of depression over...
July 17, 2025 3:05 PM
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday presented the Swachh Survekshan Awards at a ceremony organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in the national capital. The awards, which recognise the cleanliness efforts of cities across the country...
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