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4 Reasons China's BYD EV Is One Step Ahead Of Tesla (According To Reviews)
With the electric vehicle arms race in full swing, more manufacturers are getting in on the action than ever, and everyone has something interesting to bring to the table. One of the most ubiquitous, inexpensive, and advanced among the many...

India-Sri Lanka FTA Needs to be Upgraded: Lankan PM
PC-X @Harini AmasuriyaNew Delhi– The India-Sri Lanka free trade agreement (FTA), signed way back in 1998, “needs to be upgraded”, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said on Friday. In her address at NDTV World Summit here, she also said...

Afrojack: ‘When something happens in Europe, it doesn’t always go viral, but in India, it goes worldwide instantly’
For Dutch DJ-producer Nick Leonardus van de Wall aKa Afrojack, India is not just another stop on his world tour — it’s a place that keeps calling him back. “The fans, the energy of the fans — everyone is very passionate about the music,” he says....

Is Quad Group Dying Or Just Being Outsourced To Fight China?
Written by Uriel Araujo, Anthropology PhD, is a social scientist specializing in ethnic and religious conflicts, with extensive research on geopolitical dynamics and cultural interactions The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue — or “Quad” — has long...

Desco Infratech, KPI Green Hydrogen and Ammonia join hands for hydrogen-natural gas blending
KP Group company KPI Green Hydrogen and Ammonia, Desco Infratech Ltd, and Naveriya Gas have joined hands to spearhead hydrogen–natural gas blending projects, a statement said on Saturday. Under the partnership, the three companies will initiate...
US has become 'less and less important' to China. Here's why.
00:00 Julie And uh if there is no rapprochement, does China have the tools that it needs to still fight deflation? You know, if they're not if if the US is not buying, for example, if they're not getting that influx of capital from the US. 00:13...
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Building the arsenal of trust: India–UK reset the rules of strategic cooperation
The meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Mumbai, accompanied by the largest-ever UK CEO and academic delegation, was much more than a ceremonial reprise of bilateral friendship. Instead, it illuminated...

WOL3D unveils BRAHMA, India’s largest 3D printing farm
WOL3D has launched BRAHMA, India’s largest consumer 3D printing farm.WOL3D has launched BRAHMA, which it describes as India’s largest consumer 3D printing farm, with a planned installation of over 200 printers. The facility combines Fused...

DP World India Championship 2025: Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and other global golf icons shine at Delhi Golf Club
Delhi-NCR is witnessing a sporting spectacle as the DP World India Championship 2025 unfolds at the Delhi Golf Club, bringing together some of the biggest names in international golf. For the first time ever, Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Shane...

Data is the new oil, data centres new refineries: Ashwini Vaishnaw
New Delhi: Underlining India’s ambitious digital transformation agenda, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Saturday described data as “the new oil” and data centres as “the new refineries.” Speaking at...

Lithium Must Not Go the Oil Way, By Umar Abdulsalam
Just over five years ago, Nigeria reported the discovery of vast lithium, with confirmed deposits across 10 states of Cross River, Ekiti, Kaduna, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Plateau and Zamfara, with a total estimated value, worth over...

Trump reiterates claim of solving India-Pakistan war, calls for Russia-Ukraine peace after Zelenskyy meeting
US President Donald Trump on Friday, October 17, reiterated his claim of having averted a potential war between India and Pakistan, even as he voiced optimism about brokering peace between Russia and Ukraine. His remarks followed a meeting with...

India aims for 100% self-sufficiency in defence manufacturing by 2029, says Rajnath singh
Defence minister, Rajnath Singh.India, which was once heavily import dependent, is now producing 65 per cent of its defence hardware at home but the resolve is to increase this to 100 per cent, with all equipment needed by the armed forces to be...

A Worrying Sign for the Global Economy: Gold-to-Oil Ratio Hits a Record High
The liveblog has ended. No liveblog updates yet. Load more Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Financial markets are closely tracking a typically overlooked indicator: the gold-to-oil ratio, which measures how many barrels of oil can be bought with...
Global forum explores greatest common denominator for people-centered, shared development
This photo taken on Oct. 17, 2025 shows the opening ceremony of the 2025 Tongzhou Global Development Forum in Beijing, capital of China. (Renmin University of China/Handout via Xinhua) BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Experts at a global development...

Ashwini Vaishnaw Says Data Is ‘The New Oil’ and Describes Data Centres As ‘The New Refineries’ Driving India’s Digital Growth (Watch Video)
New Delhi, October 18: Underlining India’s ambitious digital transformation agenda, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Saturday described data as “the new oil” and data centres as “the new refineries.”...

Nepal-India cross-border petroleum pipeline completes six years of operation
Petroleum pipeline in Nepal. (File photo) KATHMANDU: The Nepal–India cross-border petroleum pipeline has completed six years of operation, supplying the country with a significant portion of its fuel needs, Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) officials...

China’s Deep-Sea ‘Spider’ Unveils the Mysteries of Ghostly Cosmic Neutrinos, Transforming Our Understanding of the Universe
IN A NUTSHELL 🔬 Chinese scientists have achieved a major milestone with the successful test of the Spider deployment device. 🌊 The Trident neutrino telescope is planned for the South China Sea, aiming to capture elusive neutrinos. 🔍 The test...

Oil posts third weekly decline on concerns over global glut
Oil limped to a third week of losses, weighed down by signs the market is tipping into the surplus analysts have been awaiting. West Texas Intermediate ended the day little changed near $57 a barrel, down 2.3 per cent this week in its longest...

The lab where GM is cooking up new EV batteries to beat China
Inside General Motors’ fast-growing battery labs in suburban Detroit, scientists and engineers are analyzing stresses on lithium-ion cells: desert heat, arctic cold, jungle humidity, enough charging and discharging for a half-dozen Frankenstein...