China on Thursday criticised the United States for imposing steep new tariffs on India over its continued purchase of Russian oil, calling it a clear case of “tariff abuse” and urging restraint. The strong response came after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order placing an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods,…
United States President Donald Trump on August 6 announced an additional tariff of 25 per cent on India, taking the total to 50 per cent, making tariffs on India one of the highest in the world. The tariffs, as per Trump, are a sanction against India for importing fuel from Russia. Trump alleges that India,…
Republican senator and Trump ally Marsha Blackburn announced on Wednesday that she will contest for the post of governor in Tennesse. A strong supporter of Donald Trump, Blackburn represents a state he won by almost 30 percentage points; if successful next year, she would be the first female governor in Tennessee’s history BLACKBURN’S OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT…
Indian-American Republican leader and former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley Indian-American Republican leader Nikki Haley criticised President Donald Trump for threatening to increase tariffs on Russian oil imports from India, warning that such a move could damage ties with a key American ally while giving China leniency.In a post on X on…
Chirag Paswan and Nitish Kumar (R) NEW DELHI: “I feel ashamed that I am supporting a government where crime has become uncontrolled,” said LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Saturday, stirring political waters with a pointed attack on Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar — even as his party remains part of the BJP-led NDA….
SRINAGAR: As Congress launched protests in Delhi on Tuesday for restoration of J&K’s statehood, chief minister Omar Abdullah voiced displeasure at not being consulted or informed by its INDIA bloc ally.“Let them talk to us first. We only read about these things (protests) in newspapers. No one reached out to us. Even during the recent…
J&K CM Omar Abdullah (PTI photo/file) NEW DELHI: The central government’s plan to divert surplus water from the three western rivers of the Indus system in Jammu and Kashmir to Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan has sparked a sharp war of words among leaders of the northern states.Speaking of the 113 km-long canal proposed for redirecting…
Donald Trump’s ally Laura Loomer called for restrictions on H-1B visas after the US banned Indian travel agents accused of illegal migration.Loomer, a vocal critic of immigrant employment, posted on X: “Let’s go. Now do the H1B visas. Thank you for your attention to this very important matter!”Her remarks come after the US government implemented…
The United States has made the decision to lift sanctions on Antal Rogan, a senior assistant to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbn. The US Department of State stated that the move was made because maintaining the sanctions was no longer consistent with American foreign policy objectives. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke on the…
Before President Barack Obama was sworn into office in 2009, Benjamin Netanyahu called the Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas out of the blue and asked for a lesson in what was essentially a foreign tongue: the language of Democrats. “I speak Republican and you speak Democratic, and I need the intermediary,” said Mr. Netanyahu, who was…