New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) US tech giant Apple has increased iPhone production in India by about 53 per cent in 2025, assembling around 55 million units compared with 36 million a year earlier, according to reports.A report from Bloomberg said the tech giant makes a quarter of its flagship products in India to avoid tariffs on China.Apple produces about 220–230 million iPhones annually worldwide, with India’s share rising rapidly, primarily due to government supported production‑linked inc…
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Sydney, March 7 (IANS) Two-time champion Japan advanced to the knockout stage of the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup after thrashing India 11-0 in their second group stage match on Saturday night.Riko Ueki and Hinata Miyazawa each scored hat-tricks, and Kiko Seike scored twice as Japan recorded the biggest win of the tournament so far at the Perth Rectangular Stadium in Western Australia to guarantee progression to the quarterfinals.Japan controlled the match from the start, scoring three times in th…
Perth, March 6 (IANS) The Indian senior women’s national team will face the mighty Japan in their second Group C match of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 at the Perth Rectangular Stadium in Perth, Australia, on Saturday. India currently stand third in the group despite the 1-2 loss against Vietnam in their first match, after Japan defeated Chinese Taipei 2-0.Historically, Japan, eighth in the FIFA Women’s World Rankings, have had a clear advantage over the Blue Tigresses (ranked 6…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) When Sanfida Nongrum found the net in the 52nd minute after coming off the bench at half-time against Vietnam in India’s opening match, the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 at the Perth Rectangular Stadium, it marked the return of an Indian goal at the continental showpiece and announced the arrival of a new face on the international stage. But an injury-time goal condemned India to a 1-2 defeat against Vietnam in their first match in Group C of the AFC Women’…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) India is expected to contribute as much as 17 per cent to global real GDP growth in 2026 as it continues to be the world’s fastest-growing major economy, according to the latest data compiled by the IMF.Among the other countries in the IMF’s top 10 list, the USA is expected to contribute 9.9 per cent to the world’s real GDP growth, followed by Indonesia with 3.8 per cent, Turkiye 2.2 per cent, Saudi Arabia 1.7 per cent, Vietnam 1.6 per cent, while both Nigeria and B…
Washington, March 5 (IANS) US farm trade strategy increasingly centres on major markets such as India and China, the Agriculture Department’s top trade official told lawmakers, highlighting new export opportunities even as legislators clashed over tariffs, food aid policy, and the country’s widening agricultural trade deficit.Appearing before the House Appropriations subcommittee overseeing agriculture funding on Wednesday (local time), Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs L…
Perth, March 4 (IANS) An injury-time goal condemned two-time runners-up India to a 1-2 defeat against Vietnam in their first match in Group C of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 at the Perth Rectangular Stadium in Perth on Wednesday.Nguyen Thi Van Su (30’, 90+4’) scored in each half for Vietnam, while debutant Sanfida Nongrum (52’), who came off the bench in the second half, scored India’s lone goal as the Blue Tigresses made a disappointing start to their campaign.Vietnam contro…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) While the US and China are locked in an intense rivalry in the AI race to gain a dominant position in the world, countries such as India, Indonesia, and Vietnam are eyeing the frontier technology with the more modest objective of meeting their developmental goals and maintaining digital autonomy, according to an article.The United States leads frontier innovation, from large language models to artificial general intelligence (AGI), while China excels in embodied AI, ind…
Perth, March 4 (IANS) Former champions Japan opened their campaign in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup with an easy 2-0 win over Chinese Taipei in Western Australia on Wednesday. After failing to capitalise on repeated chances to open the scoring in the first hour, Japan got the breakthrough in the 61st minute when midfielder Momoko Tanikawa controlled the ball with her chest in the penalty area before finishing with her right foot.Forward Kiko Seike sealed the win for the 2014 and 2018 champion in the…
Perth, March 3 (IANS) After four years of hurt, the Indian senior women’s national team is finally ready to begin its AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 journey against Vietnam at the Perth Rectangular Stadium on Wednesday in Perth, Australia, starting its campaign with a clash against Vietnam.The Blue Tigresses’ World Cup dream came to a grinding halt in their own backyard when the team pulled out of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022. However, their magnificent performance in the qualifiers la…