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US says ‘no extension’ on Aug 1 tariff deadline
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - US administration on Monday said that the August 1 deadline for imposing reciprocal tariffs remains unchanged and there will be no extension beyond this time.
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ruled out any…
US-EU tariff deal ‘unsatisfactory’, ‘imbalanced’ says EU lawmaker
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – European Union lawmaker Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade on Monday has sharply criticized a draft trade agreement between the European Union and the United…
WHO calls to eliminate hepatitis ‘a global public threat’
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - World Health Agency on Monday urged the governments and partners to boost their efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat and reduce liver cancer deaths.
UN agency issued the appeal on …
OCHA reports 20 dead, 120 injured in Ukraine over weekend attacks
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS -UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Monday that at least 20 people were killed and 120 injured in Ukraine as of Friday.
OCHA noted that the most severe attacks occurred in the Sumy…
From Powerhouse to Exodus: The Fall of Bengal’s Industry
Paromita Das
New Delhi, 29th July: Once hailed as the industrial and intellectual nerve centre of Bharat, West Bengal today stands as a shadow of its glorious past. From the clanking factories of Howrah to the buzzing commercial streets of…
UN interagency reports decrease in global hunger as inequalities widens
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN interagency group on Monday released the flagship 2025 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report which estimated a global decline in hunger since 2022.
The report estimated 8.2% of the…
UNSG calls for action on two-State solution, says “breaking point’ reached in Mid-East conflict
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN head António Guterres on Monday has warned that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has reached a breaking point, called for bold political action on the two-State solution and halt what he described as the…
Guterres calls for truce in Cambodia-Thailand tensions
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN head António Guterres on Monday has welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand after days of deadly violence over their mutual border dispute.
Mr. Guterres noted that the deal was…
Pahalgam Massacre Political Storm As Chidambaram Speaks Out
Paromita Das
New Delhi, 29th July: Just days before Parliament is set to debate Operation Sindoor—Bharat's decisive retaliation after the brutal killing of 26 pilgrims in Pahalgam—senior Congress leader and former Union Home Minister P.…
MNS Goons Assault Coaching Centre Head
Three Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) members assaulted the head of a coaching center near Mumbai, an incident captured in a viral video.
The attack, reportedly over high fees and alleged skipped classes, is part of a recent surge in…