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Foreign investors dump record Indian bonds as weak rupee erodes returns

The selling comes as the rupee tested a series of record lows against the dollar this month, eroding returns for foreigners

Foreign investors dump record Indian bonds as weak rupee erodes returns
Updated On : 31 Dec 2025 | 9:18 AM IST

UAE to withdraw troops from Yemen following clash with Saudi Arabia

Abu Dhabi had earlier denied allegations by Riyadh that it's been directing a separatist group in the south of Yemen in a way that threatened the kingdom's border

UAE to withdraw troops from Yemen following clash with Saudi Arabia
Updated On : 31 Dec 2025 | 7:54 AM IST

China's factory activity rises in December, ending record 8-month slump

The official manufacturing purchasing managers' index rose to 50.1 from 49.2 last month, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics

China's factory activity rises in December, ending record 8-month slump
Updated On : 31 Dec 2025 | 7:50 AM IST

Trump's covert Venezuela strike raises new questions on next steps

The attack is likely to inject additional energy into heated discussions in US Congress about the strategy toward Venezuela, and the debate about how far Trump can go without seeking authorisation

Trump's covert Venezuela strike raises new questions on next steps
Updated On : 31 Dec 2025 | 7:36 AM IST

Elon Musk's xAI buys third building to expand 'Colossus' data centre

Musk has already built one data center in Memphis, known as Colossus, and is currently constructing a second nearby site dubbed Colossus 2

Elon Musk's xAI buys third building to expand 'Colossus' data centre
Updated On : 31 Dec 2025 | 7:34 AM IST

Why Russian oil shipments to India are set to plunge in Dec and what's next

Overall Russian oil deliveries to India had slowed to as little as 712,000 barrels a day in the second week of December, before rising, according to Kpler

Why Russian oil shipments to India are set to plunge in Dec and what's next
Updated On : 30 Dec 2025 | 11:12 AM IST

Trump might still fire Jerome Powell as decision to pick Fed chair nears

Trump did not specify who is his leading chair candidate and said an announcement would be made in "January sometime"

Trump might still fire Jerome Powell as decision to pick Fed chair nears
Updated On : 30 Dec 2025 | 9:21 AM IST

Meta to acquire Singapore startup Manus in bid to bolster AI push

Meta is spending aggressively to compete in the AI race against rivals like OpenAI, Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Microsoft Corp

Meta to acquire Singapore startup Manus in bid to bolster AI push
Updated On : 30 Dec 2025 | 9:12 AM IST

Fight over Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee heads to US appeals court

The H-1B visa program is a cornerstone of employment-based immigration, allowing companies in the US to hire college-educated foreign workers for specialized occupations

Fight over Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee heads to US appeals court
Updated On : 30 Dec 2025 | 8:56 AM IST

Blinkit, Zomato tailor quick-commerce for India's tier-2, tier-3 cities

Rising incomes, cheap smartphones and data, and improved roads have begun knitting smaller cities and industrial hubs into the national economy

Blinkit, Zomato tailor quick-commerce for India's tier-2, tier-3 cities
Updated On : 30 Dec 2025 | 7:49 AM IST

Tough job market has people using dating apps to get interviews

The overall US unemployment rate continued to climb throughout 2025, reaching 4.6 per cent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Tough job market has people using dating apps to get interviews
Updated On : 29 Dec 2025 | 11:11 PM IST

China takes swipe at Trump's mediation bid in Thailand-Cambodia conflict

China promotes peace without imposing on others, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during talks with Thai counterpart in Yunnan, holding separate discussions the same day with Cambodia's Sokhonn

China takes swipe at Trump's mediation bid in Thailand-Cambodia conflict
Updated On : 29 Dec 2025 | 10:41 AM IST

North Korea's Kim Jong Un tests long-range cruise missile over West Sea

The results of the exercise provided a practical verification and a clear demonstration of the reliability and combat power of North Korea's strategic counterattack capabilities, Kim Jong Un said

North Korea's Kim Jong Un tests long-range cruise missile over West Sea
Updated On : 29 Dec 2025 | 9:44 AM IST

Americans watch fewer new TV shows, turn more to free streaming platforms

As streaming penetrated almost every corner of US society, it attracted many more price-sensitive viewers - people who are dropping cable or trading broadcast TV for other free options

Americans watch fewer new TV shows, turn more to free streaming platforms
Updated On : 29 Dec 2025 | 9:37 AM IST

Brigitte Bardot, French screen icon and animal rights activist, dies at 91

The archetype of beauty to millions of men, Bardot spawned an era of curvy, pouting, insouciant actresses with her role as a self-assured small-town sexpot in And God Created Woman (1956)

Brigitte Bardot, French screen icon and animal rights activist, dies at 91
Updated On : 28 Dec 2025 | 11:25 PM IST

7.0-magnitude earthquake jolts Taiwan, strong tremors felt in Taipei

The epicenter was off Taiwan's northeastern coast, some 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) east of Yilan County, according to the agency's preliminary reading based on the Richter scale

7.0-magnitude earthquake jolts Taiwan, strong tremors felt in Taipei
Updated On : 27 Dec 2025 | 10:13 PM IST

FBI to 'permanently close' headquarters, shift staff to new building: Patel

Built in the brutalist architectural style and opened on Pennsylvania Avenue in 1975, the J Edgar Hoover building has long had detractors who said it was decrepit and no longer suited for the FBI

FBI to 'permanently close' headquarters, shift staff to new building: Patel
Updated On : 27 Dec 2025 | 10:02 AM IST

Major storms disrupt travel across US; over 1,600 flights cancelled

New York City's three major airports - LaGuardia, JFK, and Newark - were hit hard by the disruptions, with as much as 9 inches (23 centimeters) of snow forecast for the areas

Major storms disrupt travel across US; over 1,600 flights cancelled
Updated On : 27 Dec 2025 | 8:28 AM IST

Nigeria open to more US strikes after Christmas attack on terrorists

Nigeria is coordinating the effort with the US and more American attacks are expected, according to senior Nigerian officials who asked not to be identified to discuss matters that aren't public

Nigeria open to more US strikes after Christmas attack on terrorists
Updated On : 27 Dec 2025 | 8:24 AM IST

Dutch NGO seeking $1.6 bn for alleged health damage, says Tata Steel

Stichting Frisse Wind.nu has submitted the legal papers initiating the lawsuit at the District Court North Holland in Haarlem, according to a Tata Steel statement

Dutch NGO seeking $1.6 bn for alleged health damage, says Tata Steel
Updated On : 26 Dec 2025 | 1:02 PM IST