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State improves global ranking from 20th to fourth

NEW DELHI: Paving way for consolidation among the four Tata Group airlines, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved acquisition of entire shareholding in Air Asia India by Air India.

As Sequoia Capital looks beyond current investment weakness in new companies in Asia, it has raised $2.85 billion to fund Indian and Southeast Asian startups.

Equity markets tumbled again Tuesday to extend a global rout fueled by fears of recession, with the Federal Reserve preparing to ramp up interest rates as inflation shows no sign of slowing. Panic has swept through trading floors since data on Friday showed US consumer prices rising at their fastest…

Asian shares fell across the board after Wall Street tumbled into what’s called a bear market, indicating that major U.S. benchmarks and individual stocks have fallen 20% or more from a recent high for a sustained period of time

Southeast Asia is unenviably the region to which the major powers, be they the US, China, the European Union, India, Russia, Australia or Japan, are according to the highest priority at this juncture. All of these countries are on the same page as far as Asean is concerned. An Asean…

The US sought to bolster its support in Asia this weekend by reassuring nations they don’t need to join a coalition against China, drawing a stark contrast with Beijing’s threats to defend its interests with military force.

India and other Asian nations are becoming an increasingly vital source of oil revenues for Moscow as the U.S. and other Western countries cut their energy imports from Russia in line with sanctions over its war on Ukraine

KOLKATA: In Igor Stimac's football factory, one of the key features is the former Croatian World Cupper's distinct focus on future. In a team that boasts of veterans like Sunil Chhetri and Gurpreet Singh, Sahal Abdul Samad represents the face of young India: Vibrant, determined and fearless. And it's this…

Shares are lower in Asia after benchmarks on Wall Street tumbled on with a report that U.S. inflation worsened last month

The special summit held last month in Washington between US President Joe Biden and nine Southeast Asian leaders clearly emphasised his administration's attempts to engage the region it sees as central to countering China's rising influence in Asia and beyond.