World’s newest Beijing problem

China is famous for zealously pushing growth. So, much was made of its recent decision to lower its GDP target to between 4.5% and 5%. But this was a marginal change. China’s irrational hopes for growth are an increasingly big problem for the world. Read full story on TOI+ Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Disclaimer Views…

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‘Told on good authority’: Donald Trump says killing of protesters in Iran ‘stopping’; claims ‘no plans for executions’

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he has been informed “on good authority” that executions in Iran “are stopping”. Although Tehran had indicated it may carry out rapid trials and executions amid a harsh crackdown on protesters.“We’ve been told that the killing in Iran is stopping — it’s stopped — it’s stopping,” Trump…

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Delimitation decoded: What the Centre tried to do, why opposition shot it down & what happens next | India News

. NEW DELHI: Parliament has voted down the government’s proposal to expand the Lok Sabha from 543 to 850 seats, implement 33% reservation for women, and redraw constituencies accordingly, but the defeat has not closed the issue. If anything, it has exposed how a once-technical constitutional mechanism has become one of the most consequential unresolved…

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Smriti Mandhana shares cryptic Lord Krishna quote from Bhagavad Gita in year-end post after calling off wedding with Palaash Muchhal |

2025 turned out to be a landmark year for Smriti Mandhana both professionally and personally. On November 2, she etched her name in history as the Indian women’s cricket team lifted the World Cup for the first time, a moment that made the entire nation proud. Around the same time, her wedding preparations with music…

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‘India-EU trade pact to better tech access’

NEW DELHI: The proposed India-EU free trade agreement (FTA) is expected to improve access to technology and create new opportunities for localisation and exports, Skoda Auto Volkswagen India MD and CEO Piyush Arora told TOI. “The FTA strengthens our strategy of developing products in India for the Indian market, while also creating opportunities for exports……

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Braxton Berrios breaks silence on Alix Earle and Alex Cooper feud during unexpected coffee date outing | NFL News

Braxton Berrios, Alix Earle and Alex Cooper (Getty Images) Braxton Berrios has largely stayed out of the noise, but the story around him keeps getting louder. As tensions between Alix Earle and Alex Cooper spill further into public view, the Houston Texans wide receiver found himself pulled into it, if only briefly. TMZ caught Berrios…

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‘Clean water not available even today’: Rahul Gandhi meets Indore victims; slams MP government | India News

Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday visited Madhya Pradesh to meet patients and families affected by the recent vomiting and diarrhoea outbreak linked to water contamination in Indore.Gandhi visited four patients undergoing treatment at Bombay Hospital, a private facility, enquiring about their health and meeting their family members, ANI reported….

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