Even as citizenship issues are being raised in many parts of the country, a new report questions the legal process followed by the Foreigners Tribunals (FTs) and Gauhati high court in declaring 1.6 lakh people as “foreigners” in Assam.According to the report, citizenship was denied on the basis of minor spelling errors and confusion between…
NEW DELHI: PM Modi responded on Thursday to US President Donald Trump’s decision to raise the tariff against India to 50% by ruling out concessions to American business in the agriculture, dairy and fishery sectors, and said he was ready to pay any price he may personally have to pay for resisting the pressure.“For us,…
NEW DELHI: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva dialled PM Modi to discuss “imposition of unilateral tariffs”, exploring possibility of greater integration between the two countries. Backing India’s upcoming Brics presidency, Lula accepted Modi’s invitation to visit India early next year, according to a readout by his office.Both Brazil and India have been slapped…
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Having worked out a three-way split of 25% US reciprocal tariffs that kicked in on Thursday, Indian exporters are rushing shipments ahead of the Aug 27 deadline, when Donald Trump’s “secondary sanctions” on India will double the customs duty to 50%.“We are advancing the shipments and planning to ship goods for the four…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with party leader Sonia Gandhi, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, his daughter and party leader Supriya Sule during INDIA bloc dinner meet (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Leaders of the INDIA bloc gathered for a dinner meeting hosted by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday evening to discuss the ongoing Special Intensive…
US President Donald Trump (AI image) A senior Indian diplomat on Thursday criticised the Donald Trump administration’s imposition of 50 per cent tariffs on Indian exports to the US, calling the move “unilateral” and lacking any “logic or reason”, even as he confirmed that bilateral trade negotiations between the two sides would continue.“This is a…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said his government has no intention of permanently occupying or governing Gaza, despite speculation that a major military push could lead to a full reentry into the Palestinian territory for the first time since 2005.Speaking to Fox News, Netanyahu said, “We don’t want to keep it. We want…
Magic Johnson’s comment on Stephen Curry’s mother Sonya Curry once broke internet like wildfire (Image Credit: Getty Images) Magic Johnson raised many eyebrows when he made an outrageous remark about Stephen Curry’s mother. The occasion was Stephen Curry’s winning the PBWA Magic Johnson Award. The award was given for displaying “cooperation and grace in dealing…
Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju (PTI image) NEW DELHI: The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Wednesday held a key strategy meeting to discuss the upcoming Vice-Presidential election following the sudden resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar. The meeting, chaired by defence minister Rajnath Singh was attended by all alliance floor leaders.Following the discussions, the alliance…
“See the ball, hit the ball!” — that’s been the simple yet deadly effective mantra of Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Whether it’s in first-class cricket, representing India Under-19, or donning the Rajasthan Royals jersey in the IPL, the 14-year-old prodigy from Samastipur, Bihar has captured attention with his fearless and explosive batting style.On Thursday, Suryavanshi was part…
