Corps Commander set to meet Chinese counterpart in N-E

India and China are likely to hold Corps Commander-level talks in the coming days amid reports of tension in the Taksing area of the Upper Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh. 

GSLV sheds 'naughty boy' tag with India's first geo-imaging satellite

In its first launch since January, the Indian Space Research Organisation sent an earth observation satellite, EOS-05, to space early Friday morning, using a GSLV rocket.

The EOS-05 is India's first dedicated imaging satellite to be placed in the geosynchronous orbit, about 36,000 km from Earth, from where it can keep constant watch over the country and provide real-time imaging service.

Rubio visit likely in Oct, Quad summit on G20 margins in US being explored

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is likely to visit India in October, and officials are preparing for a possible summit of Quad leaders in December in the US.

The Quad summit - the grouping comprises the US, India, Japan and Australia - is likely to take place on the side-lines of the summit of G20 leaders which, under the US presidency, will take place at the Trump National Doral Miami in Doral, Florida, on December 14-15. 

India in touch with Ukraine, Russia to help end war: EAM

India has been in continuous touch with both Ukraine and Russia and is trying to see if there are ideas and suggestions that will contribute to the mitigation or the cessation of the conflict, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said on Friday. 

Belgian PM takes a dig at 'arbitrary' tariffs, praises FTA

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever on Friday took a veiled swipe at US President Donald Trump's tariff policy, mocking countries that impose trade barriers "arbitrarily" and arguing that the India-EU Free Trade Agreement would help the two economies withstand economic disruption and coercion. 

Jobs to inflation: The likely factors behind mistrust in GDP data

The Union government on Monday released the GDP data for the April to June quarter, pegging growth at around 7.8%. Historically, this is a robust figure. Yet, possibly for the first time, a significant section of the public seems unwilling to accept it. 

World food prices highest since 2022 as supply risks mount: FAO

World food prices rose in August to their highest since late 2022, as adverse weather and war disruption in the Black Sea heightened concern over supply of staples, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday. 

FX reserves surge to new all-time high of $740.8 bn

India's Foreign exchange reserves climbed to another record high of $740.80 billion in the week to August 28, central bank data showed on Friday, boosted by heavy inflows from special schemes to attract dollar inflows into the country.