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US won't use force to take Greenland, says Donald Trump in Davos

Speaking at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, Trump also said that the US is booming but Europe is 'not heading in the right direction'

Export surge helps China hit 2025 growth goal despite weak consumption

Nominal economic growth, which is unadjusted for price changes, was 4 per cent in 2025, the slowest since 1976 excluding the pandemic year of 2020

Won't be blackmailed: Germany, France to US; G7 FMs to meet soon

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said at a news conference on Monday he did not think Trump is considering militarily forceful intervention over Greenland

Kremlin claims Putin received Trump's invite to join Gaza 'Board of Peace'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif have also received invitations to join the Peace Board

Seeds Bill to protect farmers, not open doors to foreign products: Chouhan

"There is a misconception being spread that this will affect traditional seeds. That's not true," he said. The Bill's provisions do not apply to farmers and farm varieties

US seizes tanker linked to Venezuela ahead of US Prez's meet with Machado

The seizure marks the sixth vessel targeted in recent weeks that was either carrying Venezuelan oil or had done so in the past

Pakistan signs deal with Trump-linked crypto firm on $1 stablecoin

The announcement represents one of the first publicly announced tie-ups between World Liberty, a crypto-based finance platform launched in September 2024, and a sovereign state

India asks its citizens to leave Iran amid protests and crackdown

India has advised its citizens, including students and tourists, to leave Iran amid widespread protests and a security crackdown, and urged others to avoid travel to the country

Global central bank chiefs rally behind Fed chair Powell after Trump threat

Powell has been threatened with a probe over congressional testimony he gave last summer about the renovation of the Fed's headquarters

Working well with Venezuela: US President Trump cancels second attack

US President set to outline plan for Venezuelan oil

Venezuela Prez Maduro captured and flown out of country, announces Trump

The statement added that President Nicols Maduro had ordered all national defence plans to be implemented and declared a state of external disturbance

'Proud Moment': Leaders hail Isro's BlueBird Block-2 mission success

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh emphasised that this reflects the Government of India's unwavering commitment to strengthening the space sector

97 flights cancelled, over 200 delayed at Delhi airport due to fog

An official said 48 arrivals and 49 departures were cancelled at the airport

Did MGNREGA act as safety net for casual labour during sowing, harvest?

Civil society groups say the VB-G RAM G Bill could weaken casual labour's bargaining power, as MGNREGA served as a safety net and fall back option when farm wages turned unattractive

Civil society groups plan nationwide protest against scrapping of MGNREGA

Lok Sabha starts debate on VB-G RAM G that replaces MGNREGA, Parl Panel head wants new bill to be send to standing committee for detailed examination

Sebi eases re-KYC norms for NRIs; relaxes geotagging mandate for compliance

Sebi eases re-KYC rules for NRIs as markets fall ahead of the Fed decision, investors pile into Swiggy's share sale, and IPO frenzy continues with strong subscriptions

Fertiliser import likely to jump 41% in FY26 on strong monsoon demand: FAI

No supply shortage anywhere, country has adequate stocks, say officials

Parl panel asks govt to conduct long-term field trials on nano-fertilisers

To further promote nano-fertilisers, the panel has given many suggestions to the Department of Fertilizers, under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Benchmarks fall for third day on FPI outflows; IT and auto stocks drag

Among Sensex stocks, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, Trent, Infosys, Power Grid, HDFC Bank, HCLTech, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank, and Bajaj Finance were the major laggards

PM Narendra Modi, Mark Carney hail renewed momentum in bilateral ties

Canada moves closer towards modernising its citizenship-by-descent law