US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has suggested that the Donald Trump administration may be willing to “fix” the additional 25 per cent tariffs imposed on India over its purchases of Russian oil.In an interview with NBC News, Rubio said the US expects European nations to step up their own sanctions against Moscow. “I think […]
NEW DELHI: An expert appraisal committee of the Union environment ministry has granted clearance to the 2,220MW Oju hydroelectric project located in a strategically important region in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Subansiri district bordering China. One of the largest run-of-river hydro projects in India, it will cost around Rs 25,000 crore and is likely to take […]
Cardi B’s world is spinning faster than ever. Days after announcing she’s pregnant with her fourth child and her first with Stefon Diggs, Cardi jumped online to blast Offset for allegedly holding up their divorce with outrageous demands. According to Cardi, her estranged husband wants her to cover his back taxes, hand him millions, and […]
Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron (Imags/Agencies) French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said that US President Donald Trump could only be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize if he successfully stops the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians over Gaza, news agency AFP reported. Speaking to BFMTV from the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in […]
Shashi Tharoor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday highlighted the lack of engagement from the Indian-American community on issues affecting India, such as H-1B visa restrictions and trade tariffs, as he welcomed a visiting US Congressional delegation in New Delhi.Tharoor said the five-member delegation, all Democrats with four of them from […]
NEW DELHI: A soldier died from a bullet fired from his service rifle outside a military hospital in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. Police have started inquest proceedings to ascertain whether the soldier died of accidental firing or committed suicide, they said. The soldier-driver was waiting in a parked medicine […]
External Affairs Ministry engaged intensively during the weekend with the Donald Trump administration regarding H-1B fees concerns. (AI image) The White House clarification on the hikes $100,000 H1-B visa fee being only for new applicants and not for existing holders, along with the announcement that it was a one-time fee, rather than an annual cost […]
Protests rock multiple cities in Italyu (X/@AlternateMediaX) Tens of thousands of protesters and workers across Italy took to the streets on Monday in a nationwide mobilisation denouncing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with large-scale demonstrations, strikes, and blockades leading to transport disruptions and violent clashes in some cities.In Milan, the protests escalated when a group […]
Market attention will now shift to Piyush Goyal’s US visit for trade negotiations, the first since the Trump administration’s 50% tariff implementation. (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on Tuesday after being pulled into red the previous trading session after Donald Trump administration hiked […]
NEW DELHI: Agreeing to hear a plea filed by the organisation ‘Foundation for Independent Journalism’ seeking to quash the summons issued to it in a criminal defamation case, Supreme Court on Monday said time has come to decriminalise the defamation law.A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma passed the remark while […]
