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Trump 50% tariff sends jitters through Indian markets
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - The stock market on Thursday erased all the intraday losses in the final hour of buying. Indices remained under pressure for the most part of the session.
Market faced initial pressure after Trump’s executive…
When Followers Fade: Haley and Musk Set Trump’s Stage on Fire
Paromita Das
New Delhi, 8th August: A tide is turning within the American political landscape—and it's turning against Donald Trump. The former president, once the undisputed figurehead of the GOP, is now facing growing dissatisfaction not…
Goldman Sachs lowers India GDP forecast after 50% tariff
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Goldman Sachs in its revised outlook on Thursday lowered India’s real GDP growth projection marginally by 0.1 percentage pointed for calendar year 2025 to 6.5% and by 0.2 percentage point for 2026 to 6.4%…
New Zealand sends aid to Samoa to tackle deadly dengue outbreak
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - New Zealand on Thursday has pledged support to Samoa amid a severe dengue outbreak that has so far claimed the lives of five Samoan children.
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said that the New…
Kremlin top aide says agreement reached for Trump-Putin meeting ‘in coming days’
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov on Thursday announced that Trump and Putin set to meet soon to discuss ending the Ukraine war, as pressure mounts on Moscow. Zelensky urges caution, warning against Russian deception…
Tharoor says India must impose 50% tariff on American exports as retaliation
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday urges India to impose a 50% tariff on US exports in response to Donald Trump’s steep trade hike on Indian goods, calling for a firm retaliatory stance.
Tharoor reacted to…
WH trade adviser says “Don’t want to get to a point where we hurt ourselves,” on 50% tariffs on…
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro on Thursday has said that the US already has 50 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods, similar to India, but the reasoning behind them is starkly different, according to…
Zelenskyy says Pakistani, Chinese mercenaries fighting with Russian troops in Ukraine
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday has said Pakistani and Chinese mercenaries are fighting alongside Russian troops in the Vovchansk region in northeastern Ukraine.
‘’I was with those defending…
Israel Antifa urges FM to address glorification of Nazism in Ukraine
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - The Israeli anti-fascist movement on Thursday has called on Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar to clearly state his position on Ukraine’s glorification of Ukrainian Nazi criminals, according to a letter by…
Trump says “Billions now pouring into US” 1st wave of India tariffs takes effect
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON- US President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed that ‘billions of dollars’ are now flowing into America after the first round of U.S. tariffs on Indian imports has taken effect, with the duties rising trade…