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Mint Quick Edit | Trump's Iran tariff threat puts more at risk than the White House may have realized

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- Even as US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor struck a positive note on bilateral ties, President Donald Trump has again put India in a difficult position by announcing a 25% tariff ... Read More


Critical mineral supply chains' boost vital for electronics sector: Vaishnaw

Washington DC, Jan. 14 -- Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday joined finance ministers from 10 countries at a multinational meeting in Washington to discuss strengthening critical minerals suppl... Read More


Religious leaders unite against terrorism, announce Peace DayPublished on: January 14, 2026 6:26 PM

Pakistan, Jan. 14 -- Religious leaders in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa united to condemn terrorism, calling it un-Islamic and a threat to national harmony. The National Peace Message Committee held a press conf... Read More


Japan's SMBC gets RBI nod to open India subsidiary after Yes Bank stake deal

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday said it has decided to allow Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC) to operate a wholly-owned arm in India, four months after the Japan... Read More


Positive steps needed to improve ties, FS Misri tells Chinese vice minister

India, Jan. 14 -- India on Wednesday emphasised the need for positive steps to create the proper environment for improving relations with China when foreign secretary Vikram Misri met Sun Haiyan, a se... Read More


Robert F Kennedy Jr reveals Trump's fast-food habit: 'McDonald's, candy, diet coke' - 'I don't know how he's alive'

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has said President Donald Trump has the "most unhinged" relationship with food in the cabinet, offering a candid and humorous account of t... Read More


2025 was 3rd-warmest year on record: Scientists

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- The planet experienced its third-warmest year on record in 2025, and average temperatures have exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming over three years, the longest period sin... Read More


Secretary-General of ASEAN holds bilateral meeting with Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology of China

Jakarta, Jan. 14 -- Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today had a bilateral meeting with H.E. Zhang Yunming, Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology of China, at the sideline... Read More


Indonesia's economic foundations remain firm amid global slowdown: FM

Jakarta, Jan. 14 -- Foreign Affairs Minister Sugiono stated that Indonesia's economic foundations remain strong amid a global economic slowdown driven by the use of economic policy as a geopolitical t... Read More


Secretary-General of ASEAN delivers keynote remarks at Lunch Dialogue with U.S. Industry

Jakarta, Jan. 14 -- Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today delivered keynote remarks at the Lunch Dialogue with U.S. Industry, hosted by the US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC), in Hanoi,... Read More