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TikTok's return in US comes with scrutiny over reach of Trump's powers

There are also questions about whether the extension would be legal once the ban kicked in on Sunday

China faces Trump's return just as its reliance on exports increases

China's record trade surplus of nearly $1 trillion last year was equivalent to more than 5 per cent of its gross domestic product, the highest level since 2015

Here's why jailing Imran Khan won't fix Pak's economic, political problems

Khan has languished in jail since May 2023 while multiple criminal cases against him run their course

'American decline' to end, says Donald Trump at inauguration eve rally

Tomorrow at noon, the curtain closes our four long years of American decline, and we begin a brand new day of American strength and prosperity, says Trump

UK facing threat of possible Trump tariffs braces for 'all scenarios'

Trump has repeatedly vowed to impose tariffs of as much as 20 per cent on imports to the US

Donald Trump's win sparked euphoria in markets, now comes the real test

The Treasury yield curve has also steepened sharply since late November after flattening initially. Meanwhile, Bitcoin and the dollar have held their gains

Apple, Google remove TikTok from US app stores as nationwide ban kicks in

Their moves followed TikTok's decision to proactively suspend its services to US-based users a few hours earlier when it took its platform offline

Blackouts in Iran leave industry in tatters ahead of Donald Trump's return

Since November, producers have been denied electricity for as many as two days a week as the aging grid staggers under international sanctions and lack of foreign investment

US TikTok users lose access to app; Trump likely to give 90-day reprieve

A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US, according to an in-app pop-up message. Unfortunately, that means you can't use TikTok for now

AI startup Perplexity said to submit bid to merge with TikTok's US unit

A merger with TikTok may give Perplexity access to a vast user base and a wealth of data that would feed its AI-driven search engine

US, Indian leaders to work towards easier nuclear liability laws: Garcetti

Ambassador Eric Garcetti said leaders from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, as well as opposition parties were interested in looking for a "way forward" on the matter

China's BYD launches Sealion 7 EV in India, deliveries to begin in March

The company did not give details of pricing as it started accepting bookings for the vehicle at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 in New Delhi

US to take extraordinary steps to avert a default, says treasury secy

Yellen wrote in a letter to bipartisan congressional leaders Friday she was advising them of the extraordinary measures that Treasury will begin using on January 21

Biden admin allocates $27 bn to clean energy before Trump transition

The move marks President Joe Biden's last-ditch efforts to secure his climate legacy before Trump takes charge

Donald Trump plans on designating cryptocurrency as a national priority

Still under discussion for inclusion in the executive order is a directive for all government agencies to review policies about digital assets and possibly pause any litigation involving crypto

HDFC Bank, Hindustan Unilever squeeze amidst middle class struggles

HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank are expected to report increases in bad loans, which should lead to higher provisions and weigh on quarterly profit

India's $4 trillion economy has entered structural slowdown: UBS Group

The deceleration is underpinned by a long-term moderation in credit growth, foreign direct investment, export competitiveness and earnings potential, UBS said

'Unease' of doing business in India: Bureaucracy pushes factory costs up

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Make in India" campaign has also got lost somewhere in the labyrinths of this bureaucratic maze

'TikTok Refugees' in US test Xi's firewall while embracing Chinese RedNote

After the US Supreme Court signaled it was likely to uphold a law banning the popular TikTok social media app, a reported 700,000 new users flooded onto the Chinese app, Xiaohongshu

As pressure mounts, UK govt announces probes into child rape gangs

The announcement marks a partial retreat by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who had pushed back against demands by Musk and others for a fresh national inquiry into the child rape gangs