US vs China over South China Sea: Washington backs Philippines, Beijing hits back

Bigg Boss 20: Isha Rikhi evicted after three weeks in Salman Khan’s show

Musk plans to more than double xAI's chips to over 1.2 million Nvidia GPUs by year-end

After JU, clash erupts at SRFTI: BJP’s ‘Dimagi Naxal’ jibe sparks political firestorm after students protest RSS-linked event

‘Anti-social elements spreading false rumours’: LPU issues statement amid massive unrest over alleged rape

LPU students go on rampage, vandalise campus amid widespread protest: What's happening

Trump asked Xi to pressure Iran. China did not say yes — here’s what Beijing wants

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hails global crackdown on Iranian banks and airlines

An OpenAI agent escaped its locked test cage again, by hiding questions in DNS lookups

'Our video was trimmed': LPU girls who featured in rape-denial video make U-turn

3 males killed, four others injured in shooting after fight at strip club in Detroit

'Victory for low-budget consumers': Raghav Chadha hails 30-day telecom recharge rules

Claude rebuilt the 1989 game 'Prince of Persia' by reusing the original's own code

Beyond metros: How Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities could drive India’s next AI wave

Tesla builds first Cybertruck with its own refined lithium: Elon Musk's $1 billion Texas bet pays off

IndiGo flight suffers tail strike in Bengaluru while landing; DGCA to probe incident

The US and China set up an AI 'red telephone', but skipped the rulebook

‘Terror suspects arrested near UK air base were looking to do big damage’: Trump

Russian envoy claims US tactics to contain India were revealed in ‘Freudian slip’

IND vs WI 1st ODI: Kohli breaks Sachin's most runs in one country record with unbeaten 139 as India thump West Indies by 8 wickets

Researchers rebuilt exactly how 700 AI agents hacked Hugging Face: a 900-link chain trick

‘Olympic inclusion is our major target’: WPA President Ishaun Singh on pool’s global ambitions

Nations League: Spain sink England at Wembley; Modric shines for Croatia

Why has Iran released no proof of life of Mojtaba Khamenei? Araghchi reveals...

'What kind of confession is this?': Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif’s 'terrorists would be roaming New York' remark goes viral, raises alarm online. Watch

South Korea demands apology from Ukraine over North Korean prisoners' transfer

Beyond BrahMos: India targets Rs 50,000 crore in defence exports with unmatched price edge

Sri Lankan Tamil migrant worker gets death sentence in Saudi Arabia, help sought from India

Muslim marriage cannot shield sex with minor wife from prosecution under POCSO: Delhi HC

'Can't help but draw painful parallels to Nirbhaya case': SC on latest incidents of rape cases in Delhi-NCR

99.9% more powerful - Scientists find boy who can recall memories from just 3 months of age

'FIRST LOOK from inside Noah’s Ark': Researchers share video from inside mysterious mound in Turkey

UNSC reform momentum grows: Russia, Portugal, Mauritius push for India's permanent seat bid

8 US marines injured in Iranian missile attack on vessel in Strait of Hormuz: Report

New OTT releases this week (September 28-October 4, 2026): Dupahiya 2, Pooja Meri Jaan, Ohh My Dog- 5 titles coming on Netflix, Prime Video and more

Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed in clash near Pakistan border, Islamabad denies

Ceuta migrant crisis: Protesters take to streets as Spain grapples with migrant challenge

LPU suspend classes, postpones exams as violence escalates over rape claims: What's happening

New York City wants a 'kill switch' on every AI, and will pay whistleblowers who report violations

Are workplace rules changing — or are some old rules simply refusing to leave? The latest debate over job interviews has found an unlikely battleground: iced coffee.


Iced coffee sparks a hot workplace debate

India’s consumption story is moving beyond the metros. From fashion and beauty to home and personal care, Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities and brands telling niche stories are driving new demand. So, what is Shiprocket’s data telling us about India’s next consumption wave? On this edition of Big Business Bet, WION finds out from Atul Mehta, CEO – Domestic Shipping, Shiprocket.


Shiprocket decodes India’s new consumer 

Are you ready for the next round of GST changes? India's GST Council is set to meet on October 7, but this time reports suggest consumers should not expect another major overhaul of tax rates. Instead, the focus is expected to shift towards improving how the system works for businesses and taxpayers. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the meeting will focus on process reforms under what the government calls GST 2.0.


India's GST council is set to meet on October 7

Texas was once synonymous with American oil. Today, the state that helped power the United States with crude is becoming a powerhouse in another part of the energy business: Solar.


Texas turns its energy story towards solar

Venezuela's oil heartland is hoping a new wave of U.S. investment can revive an industry that once transformed the country. In Mene Grande, oil literally seeps from the ground. But despite that extraordinary wealth, residents face blackouts, failing infrastructure and mass emigration


Venezuela's oil heartland eyes US revival

American truckers, businesses and consumers could soon get some relief as the White House explores options to reduce diesel costs. With diesel prices climbing above $6.50 per gallon in many areas, the Trump administration is reportedly reviewing measures that could ease the burden on transportation and supply chains. One option under discussion is the federal diesel tax, currently around 24 cents per gallon. The move comes as high fuel costs continue to ripple through the economy, affecting everything from freight rates to grocery prices.


US Diesel prices surge to record highs 

Saudi Arabia is sharply increasing its crude oil exports despite the continuing conflict involving Iran. What’s particularly significant is that Saudi Arabia has been able to increase exports even after a key oil pipeline was damaged in a drone attack


Saudi oil exports surge despite Iran war 

China's share of global container exports has climbed to a record 40 percent, according to the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China.

‘China shock 2.0’ looms over global industry 

Cocoa prices are back in focus as supply concerns return to the world’s biggest producing region. Ghana has raised the price it pays cocoa farmers for the new season, but that comes as weather, disease and weaker crops threaten supplies across west africa. And for consumers, that could mean chocolate remains expensive, even if the price of cocoa itself has been moving sharply.


Cocoa crunch: Why chocolate may stay pricey

Bangladesh’s energy crisis is now hitting one of the country’s biggest export engines, its garment industry. Disruptions linked to the Strait of Hormuz, coupled with the prolonged outage of one of the country’s two LNG terminals, have intensified power shortages. But some factories are turning to renewable energy and backup generation to keep production running.


Hormuz shock hits Bangladesh’s economic lifeline

China is sharply increasing its energy imports from Canada amid escalating trade tensions between ottawa and Washington. In August, China’s crude oil imports from Canada rose nearly 35 percent year-on-year, while the value of those imports jumped 64 percent to 782 million dollars.


Canada emerges as a growing energy supplier to China 

The Trump-Xi meeting could become an important reference point for the next phase of U.S. tariff negotiations with the rest of the world. The two leaders are expected to focus on extending the existing U.S.–China trade truce, which is currently due to expire in November.

Will Trump-Xi set the tariff benchmark?

The U.S-China trade and technology rivalry is increasingly showing up in corporate balance sheets. An SCMP analysis of earnings reports from 18 listed companies finds direct financial impacts ranging from lost sales and cancelled orders to lower profits and inventory write-downs.

US-China tech war: Businesses in the front line

AMD has crossed a major milestone in the artificial intelligence boom. The company became the fourth AI chipmaker to join the trillion-dollar club.


AMD breaks into the trillion-dollar club 

Many businesses have expressed that they will not accept Unified Payments Interface transactions exceeding ₹2,000 following upcoming changes to transaction fee structures.
For millions of motorists accustomed to pulling up to a fuel station, scanning a QR code, and driving away without ever opening their wallets, this developing standoff introduces a surprising friction point.

Can businesses refuse UPI payments?

America's auto industry is sending a blunt message to the White House -- keep Chinese carmakers out.
In a letter sent Thursday, a unified coalition representing dealers, suppliers, and both domestic and foreign automakers including Tesla, urged President Trump to keep policies in place that block Chinese companies from selling, importing or manufacturing vehicles in the US

Auto industry wants china shut out 

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent held an eight-hour "very successful" meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York, laying the groundwork for Thursday's high-stakes Trump-Xi summit in Washington. The talks covered AI, tariffs and critical minerals, with both sides discussing a new "US-China AI Dialogue" and a notification mechanism for national-security-level AI incidents. Key issues carried over from May's Beijing meeting, including tariff cuts, China's critical mineral supply commitments and Chinese purchases of US soybeans and Boeing jets.


Trump & Xi set for Washington summit 

BRICS countries want to increase trade in their own currencies. But actually moving money across borders remains complicated.


BRICS Summit 2026: Can UPI power BRICS cross-border payments? 

Iran is stepping up its efforts to join the new development bank, the multilateral lender created by BRICS.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran has received support from some countries and is now working to meet the requirements for membership.

BRICS Summit 2026: Iran’s push for BRICS finance

The war in West Asia is now threatening two critical oil shipping routes at the same time.
The Strait of Hormuz remains severely disrupted, with vessel traffic falling to just seven transits on September 9, according to ship-tracking data. And now, the crisis is spreading to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

BRICS Summit 2026: Fuel prices in the war zone 

India’s trade with the expanded BRICS grouping remains heavily tilted towards imports. In the first quarter of financial year 2026-27, India imported goods worth about 99 billion dollars from its 10 BRICS partners, while exports stood at nearly 25 billion dollars.


India’s BRICS trade (April-June 2026)

BRICS Summit 2026: Can Tech Connect BRICS? 

Speaking at the BRICS Business Forum 2026 in New Delhi, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar highlighted the severe political and economic uncertainty facing the world, describing the global order as being "under churn" due to geopolitical conflicts and disruptions. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin took direct aim at the G7, declaring that BRICS has become the new engine of global growth by accounting for over 40% of world GDP and driving more than half of recent economic expansion. Both leaders urged BRICS nations to deepen market integration and build shock-resistant supply networks.


BRICS Summit 2026: Putin claims BRICS now drives over 50% of global economic growth

Donald Trump isn't in Delhi for the BRICS Summit, but his tariff threats are impossible to ignore. From trade pressure to wars in Ukraine and the Gulf, BRICS members are navigating a world where economics and geopolitics keep colliding. Local currency trade has quietly crossed 67% among member nations, even as India stays cautious, rejecting a common BRICS currency while still backing local-currency settlements as tools for resilience, not an anti-dollar crusade.


BRICS Summit 2026: Local currencies gain focus in BRICS

Singapore’s grocery shelves have welcomed a new option as US eggs return to the market for the first time in over two decades. Produced by farms in the US Midwest, these pasture-raised, free-range, and organic varieties are hitting local retail shelves with prices ranging from $12.80 to $14.80 for a dozen.


US eggs return to Singapore after 20 years

Fuel and petrochemical prices are rising far faster than crude oil, as refinery disruptions, geopolitical conflicts and tighter export controls squeeze global supplies.
The pressure is particularly visible in Japan, where a shortage of naphtha has even affected the packaging of popular snack products. Japanese media have dubbed the growing corporate anxiety “naphtha bankruptcies”.

Why pain at the pump is outpacing crude oil