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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he's levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico. Trump announced the tariffs on two of the United States' biggest trade partners in letters posted to his social media account. In his letter to Mexico's leader, Trump acknowledged that the country has been helpful in stemming the flow of undocumented migrants and fentanyl into the United States. But he said the country has not done enough to stop North America from turning into a "Narco-Trafficking Playground."...more
MOSCOW: In a quiet but significant shift, Russian President Vladimir Putin has conveyed to both Iranian officials and US President Donald Trump that he supports a nuclear deal in which Iran would give up all uranium enrichment, Axios reported, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter. This position is a notable reversal of Russia’s long-standing public support for Iran’s right to enrich uranium, and comes in the wake of the 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran, which damaged key Iranian nuclear facilities....more
GENEVA: The U.N. human rights office said on Friday that it had recorded at least 798 killings both at aid points run by the U.S.- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) and near humanitarian convoys run by other relief groups, including the U.N. The GHF uses private U.S. security and logistics companies to get supplies into Gaza, largely bypassing a U.N.-led system that Israel says had let militants divert aid....more
KABUL: A six-year-old girl has allegedly been forced to marry a 45-year-old man in southern Afghanistan after her father sold her for money. According to US-based Afghan outlet Amu.tv, the marriage occurred in Marjah district, with the man, who has two other wives, allegedly paying the child's family for the union. The Taliban, reportedly "horrified" by the situation, intervened to prevent the man from taking the child to his home, stating she could be sent to her husband's household at the age of nine. Local Taliban authorities have not issued a statement, but they have so far blocked the girl from being taken to the man's residence....more
By Deepak Arora
 SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has emphasized that it is the collective responsibility of the government and tourism stakeholders to ensure that Jammu & Kashmir regains and retains its position as the country’s premier tourism hub. Delivering his inaugural address at the Jammu & Kashmir Tourism Revival Dialogue conference, Omar Abdullah said “It is binding on us to do everything in our power to bring back Jammu & Kashmir to the top of the country’s tourism map, and keep it there.”...more
MUMBAI: Tesla Inc. will open its first showroom in India on Tuesday and begin deliveries as early as next month, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Elon Musk-led electric vehicle maker looks to tap potential demand in the third-largest automobile market to counter slowing sales elsewhere. The opening of the Mumbai showroom will mark the formal entry of Tesla into the market, giving prospective customers access to pricing, available variants, and trim options, according to one of the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private....more
By Deepak Arora
 SRINAGAR: As many as 60 golfers including Corporate from different parts of India participated in a golf tournament "Golfing in Paradise" at the Royal Spring Golf Course here. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah inaugurated the tournament by hitting the first straight and long shot. Former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah was also present and played in the tournament. D P Singh, Chairman, Sara Group, who had organized the tournament, said the "Golfing in Paradise" tournament was an experiential extension of the Jammu & Kashmir Tourism Revival Dialogue, held on the previous day at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC)....more
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has announced new 50 per cent tariffs on copper, after having implemented similar duties on steel and aluminium imports. He also warned that the duties on pharmaceuticals imported by the United States could increase by as much as 200 per cent after a year.
The US President clarified that he would not extend an August 1 deadline for higher US tariffs to take effect on dozens of economies across the globe. The move is significant for New Delhi, as the US is India's largest overseas market for pharmaceuticals and a major exporter of copper and copper products....more
STRASBOURG: Europe's top human rights court found that Russia "shot down" Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew members. Judges at the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday also delivered damning judgments against Russia in three other cases brought by Kyiv and the Netherlands accusing Moscow of atrocities in Ukraine dating back more than a decade....more
NEW DELHI: Tremors were felt in Delhi after an earthquake of magnitude 3.7 struck Haryana Friday evening. The epicentre of the earthquake was at Jhajjar. This was the second earthquake to hit Haryana in two days, sending tremors across Delhi and its neighbouring areas. The earthquake struck at a depth of 10 km at 7.49 pm, the National Centre for Seismology said. Tremors were also felt in Haryana's Rohtak and Bahadurgarh districts....more
MOSCOW: The Pakistani embassy in Russia said on Friday that the two countries have signed a “protocol to restore and Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) in Karachi", in what it called was a “reaffirmation” of their "long-standing industrial partnership". The agreement was signed at the Pakistan embassy in Moscow by Pakistan's secretary of industries and production Saif Anjum and Vadim Velichko, general director of industrial engineering LLC from the Russian side....more
LONDON: India captain Shubman Gill has started off the 5-match Test series against England on a fiery note, having scored over 585 runs already in the first two matches. With three games to go, Gill can etch his name in history for multiple reasons, provided he continues the same form that he has displayed in Leeds and Birmingham. With the next challenge awaiting Gill and Team India at Lord's, the skipper has the opportunity to break multiple records held by none other than the GOAT, Sir Donald Bradman....more
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he is strongly considering supporting a proposed sanctions bill aimed at pressuring Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. The legislation, known as the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, includes a provision to impose a 500 per cent tariff on countries like India and China that continue purchasing Russian energy products....more
NEW DELHI: Aadhaar, ration cards, and an identity card issued by the Election Commission itself should be considered as valid documents to re-verify voters' identities - a process that has been allowed to continue - ahead of the Bihar election this year, the Supreme Court observed Thursday. "In our opinion it will be in the interest of justice if these three are included," the court said....more |
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