A sudden air blast in the mine caused an accident when a coal shaft collapsed in Asansol of west Bengal’s East Burdwan district on Thursday, officials said. One worker has died in the incident so far while atleast 40 miners have been injured in the accident. The incident took place at the Parashia mine in the Kunustriya area of ​​Eastern Coalfield Limited (ECL).
Air India ​posted a $2.8 billion loss for ‌fiscal â year 2025-26, â shareholder ​Singapore Airlines revealed in ​its annual financial statements ​on â Thursday, its ‌biggest ​loss ​since â it was bought by the ​Tata Group in ​2022. Air India’s losses amounted to 3.56 ‌billion Singapore dollars, the ​annual ​report â showed, which at current exchange rates ​was $2.8 billion.
Speaking at the state banquet, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that US-China ties are the most important bilateral ties in the world.
In other news, speaking at the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Thursday, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said more than 80 BRICS meetings have been held with active participation from all members, helping deepen cooperation across sectors. Stressing the need for an inclusive and collaborative BRICS framework, Jaishankar said India has also been engaging partner countries as Chair. He added that for the smooth advancement of BRICS, newer members must fully appreciate and subscribe to the bloc’s consensus on key issues.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said the Taiwan issue was the most important matter in U.S.-China relations and warned that the two countries could come into conflict if it was not handled properly, state news agency Xinhua reported.
Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump on Thursday that the success of China and the United States should be seen as an opportunity for each other, stressing that stable Sino-US relations are beneficial for the world. Xi said the two countries should act as “partners, not rivals†as high-stakes talks between the leaders got underway in Beijing.
US President Donald Trump arrived at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Thursday and met Chinese President Xi Jinping to begin two days of high-level talks likely to centre around trade, Iran and Taiwan expected to dominate discussions between the two leaders. The visit marks Trump’s first trip to China since 2017 and comes at a politically sensitive moment for the U.S. president, whose approval ratings have been hit by the ongoing Iran conflict. Joining Trump on the trip is a heavyweight business delegation that includes Elon Musk and Jensen Huang.
At the centre of the summit is a trade understanding reached last October, when Trump suspended triple-digit tariffs on Chinese goods and Beijing eased pressure on global rare earth exports. Moreover, Taiwan is expected to emerge as one of the most sensitive flashpoints during the summit. China reiterated this week that it strongly opposes U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, including a proposed $14-billion package awaiting Trump’s approval.
