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Trump did not specify what the new tariff would be, but it comes just days after he unveiled a hefty 25% levy on India. In a statement, a spokesman for India's foreign ministry, Randhir Jaiswal, said the US had encouraged India to import Russian gas at the start of the conflict, "for strengthening global energy markets stability". He said India "began importing from Russia because traditional supplies were diverted to Europe after the outbreak of the conflict". India also criticised the US - ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump last Wednesday announced 25% tariffs on Indian imports from August 7 and threatened more penalties over New Delhi's purchases of Russian oil. Below is a timeline of how India, once seen as the frontrunner for a U.S. deal, ended up facing steep tariffs after Trump escalated tensions, and called it a "dead economy." February Modi visits Washington * Indian Prime Minister Narendra agrees to work toward a limited trade deal by fall 2025 with the Un ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr of the Philippines will soon be arriving in India on a state visit, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Monday. Sharing the update on X, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "President Mr. Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., of Philippines @bongbongmarcos, will soon be arriving in on a State Visit. Watch highlights of the special & multifaceted India-Philippines relationship." Also Read | 'Not Acceptable for In ...Read More >
A total of 1,703 Indian nationals -- including 141 women -- have been deported from the United States between January 20 and July 22, 2025, the government informed Parliament on Friday. The majority of these deportees hail from Punjab (620) and Haryana (604), followed by Gujarat (245), Jammu & Kashmir (10), and six individuals with unverified state origins. Responding to a question by DMK MP Kanimozhi in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said the governme ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)[India], August 4(ANI): In view of the prevailing inclement weather and consistent rainfall in several districts, all government and private schools from Classes 1 to 12 will remain shut today in Lucknow, District Magistrate Visakh G. Iyer announced on Monday. In Ayodhya's Jalwanpura locality, residents were seen wading through knee-deep floodwaters after the Saryu river overflowed due to persistent downpours. Also Read | Flood-Like Situation in Varanasi: Several Areas i ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 4 (ANI): Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan made strong remarks on the necessity of education while addressing a gathering at the Agaram Foundation event in Chennai. Education is the only weapon that can break the chains of dictatorship and Sanatan, the Rajya Sabha MP said on Sunday. Kamal Haasan added, Dont take anything else in your hands, only education. We cannot win without it, because the majority can make you lose. Majority Fools (Moo ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 4 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognisance of the tragic incident in Sitapur district, where a wall collapse led to the death of young girls. The CM expressed condolences to the bereaved families. As per the press release, he directed district administration officials to ensure that the injured are immediately taken to the hospital and are provided with the best possible medical care. He wished for speedy recovery of the in ...Read More >
Indian negotiators had not expected to conclude a meaningful deal in time to meet Mr. Trump's revised deadline of Aug. 1. But they did expect to be treated as well as their neighbors, and to keep haggling with American officials until October or November, when Mr. Trump was invited to visit India as part of the Quad defense group, which brings together four big democracies -- India, the United States, Japan and Australia -- with a shared interest in standing up to China. Instead, they were fed ...Read More >
No decision has been taken as yet on stopping imports from Russia, the people said, asking not to be named due to the sensitivity of the matter. Both state-run and private refiners are allowed to buy from their preferred sources, and crude purchases remain a commercial decision made by them, several of the people said. Trump blasted India on Wednesday for continuing to purchase most of its military equipment and energy from Russia. The US leader imposed a surprise 25 per cent tariff on India an ...Read More >
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing growing trade friction with the United States, conveyed a strong and unwavering message: India will prioritize the welfare of its farmers, youth, and small industries above all. Against a backdrop of rising global economic instability and a proposed 25% tariff on Indian imports by the U.S., Modi underscored that India's farmers and small businesses remain central to the government's policy. According to Prime Minister Modi, "Our farmers, our small-scale ...Read More >
India is importing more crude oil from the United States. Imports have increased significantly since January 2025. The rise is particularly noticeable in the April-June quarter. The financial value of these imports has more than doubled. India's imports of LPG and LNG from America have also increased. Both countries are optimistic about their relationship. India has dramatically increased its crude oil imports from the United States since President Donald Trump returned to the White House for h ...Read More >
India's Crude Oil Imports From U.S. Jump 51% Since Donald Trump's Return To White House India has sharply increased crude oil imports from the US during President Donald Trump's second term, marking a major energy policy shift. In the first half of 2025, US crude imports rose over 50% year-on-year, reaching 0.271 million barrels per day. The April-June quarter saw a 114% surge, with the value rising from $1.73 billion to $3.7 billion. In July, imports rose 23% over June, increasing the US share ...Read More >
The cancellation comes from Indian reactions to US tariffs, Russian defense ties, and a preference for domestic military production over foreign hardware purchases. Earlier this year, US President Donald Trump opened the door to India purchasing the fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. However, New Delhi has all but slammed shut that door, after Trump also announced a 25 percent tariff on Indian goods that was to go into effect on Friday. Indian officials were reportedly "shocke ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that India's first bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will commence operations "very soon," and it will reduce travel time between the two cities to just 2 hours and 7 minutes. Talking to reporters at the Bhavnagar terminus in Gujarat, after virtually flagging off three trains: the Ayodhya Express, Rewa-Pune Express, and Jabalpur-Raipur Express, Vaishnaw stated that the bullet train project is moving quick ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 30: India has expressed its disinterest in buying the fifth-generation F-35 stealth fighter jet after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Indian imports. According to a Bloomberg report, after President Donald Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on Indian imports, the Indian government has informed the US that it is not interested in buying the fifth-generation F-35 stealth fighter jet from the US. The report states that the Indian government is considering ...Read More >
Back in April, Trump had announced tariffs of up to 27% on Indian goods, which was later paused. Since then, both sides have been racing to negotiate an agreement, with officials sometimes sounding positive and at other times, measured. "We continue to speak with our Indian counterparts. We've always had very constructive discussions with them," US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said earlier this week. He also acknowledged that although he had earlier said a deal with India might be "imm ...Read More >
A refund scheme for returned bottles and fines for littering are also being planned to curb public nuisance Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday told the legislative assembly that the state government was considering a ban on the sale of glass liquor bottles near beaches and replacing them with cans amid concerns over tourists getting injured by shards of broken glass. He was responding to a question raised by BJP MLA Michael Lobo, who complained that tourists have been getting ...Read More >
US President Donald Trump announced a 25% import duty plus unspecified penalties on Indian goods from August 1, citing India's purchases of Russian crude oil and military equipment. The surprise move comes amid ongoing trade talks. The tariffs may impact Indian exports like telecom, apparel, and gems. India currently holds a $44.4 billion trade surplus with the US across goods and services. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the imposition of a 25 per cent additional import duty p ...Read More >
New Delhi/Imphal, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has made a second consecutive arrest in the 2024 killings in Manipur's Jiribam, central probe agency sources said on Friday. The NIA in a statement said that the national probe agency caught Lalrosang Hmar alias Rosang, a resident of Moinathol Village in southern Assam's Cachar district, from the Mizoram capital Aizawl on Thursday. The arrest came after the arrest of another key accused, Thanglienlal Hmar, by a jo ...Read More >
New Delhi: America's H1-B visa has been an important way for foreigners to get work here and people from all over the world try to get this document, especially Indians who go to great lengths to get an H1-B visa in large numbers. According to reports, the Trump administration is going to make big changes in the rules for issuing this visa, which can have a direct impact on Indians. The Trump administration is also considering making the citizenship test stricter. Joseph Edlow, the new directo ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India on Friday distanced itself from the White House's call to award the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump, saying any such queries should be directed to Washington. This came after White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed that Trump had brokered peace in multiple global conflicts, including between India and Pakistan."As far as the statements of the White House are concerned, please take your question to them," said ministry of external affairs spokesperson ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) Trades worth nearly Rs 3.21 lakh crore have been conducted through the electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platform during the last five financial years, the government said on Friday. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Agriculture Ramnath Thakur said, "From 1st April, 2020 to 31st March, 2025, trade worth Rs 3,20,766 crore has been conducted through electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)". The minister was replying to a quest ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) Domestic export sectors such as leather, footwear, textiles and shrimp will be hit hard by the imposition of the 25 per cent tariff by the US, industry experts say. "Quick estimates suggest that India's goods exports in FY 2026 may come down by 30 per cent from USD 86.5 billion in FY 2025 to USD 60.6 billion in FY 2026," GTRI Founder Ajay Srivastava said. The duty, announced this week, will come into force from August 7 (9.30 am IST). These will be over and above the exi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - Congress party cornored Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to issue public statement after US President Donald Trump's claim that five fighter jets were downed during recent Pak-India military flare-up. The controversy started after President Trump, speaking at a White House dinner attended by Republican lawmakers, said "Planes were being shot out of the air. Five, five, four or five, but I think five jets were shot down actually," referring to the cross-border tensions between arc ...Read More >
Amit Malviya, the BJP IT head, criticized Rahul Gandhi for his demand for clarification from PM Modi regarding Donald Trump's remarks on the India-Pakistan conflict. Malviya accused Gandhi of possessing a "traitor's mindset," questioning his sympathy towards Pakistan. He further alleged that Congress consistently feels the pain whenever the Indian Army takes action against the enemy. The BJP IT department head Amit Malviya on Saturday lambasted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of havi ...Read More >
Trump claims US diplomacy helped prevent war between India and Pakistan amid 2025 tensions following the Pahalgam terror attack. US President Donald Trump has once again made claims that his administration has played a major role in preventing major war between India and Pakistan during a period of high tension in 2025. He stated that the US intervened diplomatically and leveraged trade pressure to help de-escalate the situation between the two nuclear-armed nations. "We stopped a lot of wars ...Read More >
TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday claimed that up to five fighter jets were shot down during the recent India-Pakistan conflict, triggering a social media dogfight between partisans over which country came up trumps in the brief war. At a White House dinner with Republican lawmakers, Trump, who is under political siege domestically over the Epstein tapes, resorted to his oft-repeated claims about being a global peacemaker, citing his role in defusing the Indi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) The BJP on Saturday lambasted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of having a "traitor's mindset" after he demanded a clarification from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on US President Donald Trump's latest remarks on India-Pakistan military conflict. Speaking at the White House during a dinner he hosted for Republican senators on Friday, Trump said that "five jets were shot down" during the India-Pakistan conflict in May, and repeated his assertion that the fighting ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) The BJP IT department head Amit Malviya on Saturday lambasted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of having a "traitor's mindset" after he demanded a clarification from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on US President Donald Trump's latest remarks on India-Pakistan military conflict. Speaking at the White House during a dinner he hosted for Republican senators on Friday, Trump said that "five jets were shot down" during the India-Pakistan conflict in May, and repeated ...Read More >
Mandya (Karnataka) [India], July 19 (ANI): A vehicle in the convoy of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar overturned on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway near Mandya district on Saturday, leaving two police personnel injured. Shivakumar, who was following the escort vehicle in his own car, was unharmed in the incident, said officials. Also Read | Chandan Mishra Murder: 5 Held in West Bengal, Prime Suspects Manage to Flee, Say Police. The incident occurred near Goudahalli-T.M. Hosur wh ...Read More >
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