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Over 2 Lakh Indians Renounced Citizenship in 2024
More than two lakh Indians renounced their citizenship in 2024, according to a government statement in the Lok Sabha.
Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh provided the data in a written response to a query by…
Cabinet Extends Ujjwala Subsidy for 2025-26
The Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of a ₹300 per cylinder subsidy for PMUY beneficiaries for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
The subsidy will be provided for up to nine LPG refills per year for a 14.2 kg cylinder, with a total…
As Modi Heads to SCO Tianjin All Eyes Turn to D C Reaction
Paromita Das
New Delhi, 8th August: As global attention shifts toward the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit set for August 31–September 1 in Tianjin, all eyes are on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s long-awaited return to China.…
Oil, Lies & Hypocrisy: Bharat Calls Out Trump’s Global Bluff
Paromita Das
New Delhi, 8th August: Donald Trump often speaks as if America still commands unquestioned global supremacy. Yet his recent reaction in a press briefing—when confronted with America's double standards over Russian…
Parliament Passes Coastal Shipping Bill, 2025
The Rajya Sabha has passed the Coastal Shipping Bill, 2025, which was earlier cleared by the Lok Sabha on April 3.
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal stated the bill is central to increasing India’s coastal cargo to 230 million metric…
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%…
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…