Led by technology companies, the total market capitalisation of top 50 firms in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region surged to $8.1 trillion in 2024, reflecting a 20.6 per cent year-on-year increase, according to a new report.
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second term in office, the global economy braces for a wave of uncertainty.
In January so far, foreign investors have withdrawn Rs 22,194 crore from Indian equities.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent India at the inauguration of Mr Donald Trump as the President of the United States on January 20.
Taking to the social media platform Truth Social, the President-elect argued that this effort should have been focused on issues such as crime in New York City and the State.
The official death toll in Russia is 2,212, although the Kremlin has ascribed the deaths of more than 60 per cent of coronavirus patients in April to other causes.
He also spoke about how the health crisis has underscored racial inequality in America, and expressed outrage at the killing of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot dead on February 23 while out for a jog in Georgia.
In a tweet, shortly after midnight on Friday, Donald Trump announced that his country would donate ventilators to India in the fight against COVID-19. 'We stand with India and Narendra Modi during this pandemic,' he had said.
China, as per the trade deal inked earlier this year, is buying a lot more of American goods than last year.
Trump also lauded Indian-American scientists and researchers for their efforts in developing medicines and vaccines to treat the deadly Coronavirus.
