NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held talks with US secretary of state Marco Rubio and discussed the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives.Taking to X, Jaishankar emphasised the need to bring the “perpetrators, backers, and planners” of the attack to justice. “Discussed the Pahalgam terrorist attack with US…
NEW DELHI: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has raised concerns about what he describes as a “new face of Pakistani terrorism“, claiming that more than five lakh Pakistani women have entered India through marriages.In a social media post on X, Dubey said that the girls are yet to receive their Indian citizenship.“A new face of Pakistani…
US President Donald Trump is no stranger to controversy. This time, he came under fire for standing out – wearing blue in a sea of black – among the heads of state who had flocked to Vatican City to attend Pope Francis’s funeral mass on Saturday. The other global leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron…
NEW DELHI: Is everything alright with Mahendra Singh Dhoni? Are Chennai Super Kings staring at yet another setback? After guiding CSK to a five-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants, MS Dhoni was seen limping as he exited the stadium in Lucknow. While the legendary cricketer didn’t appear to be in visible pain, the limp was…
The Indian Consulate in Melbourne has been targeted in an act of vandalism, with the Indian High Commission in Canberra raising the issue with Australian authorities on Friday. The Consulate premises in Melbourne have previously been the site of similar provocations, with slogans defacing the premises in past years during periods of heightened international tension,…
President Trump has taken a whipsaw approach to tariffs, widening and shifting course in determining which countries and goods will be subject to them. But across Mr. Trump’s political career, his case for tariffs has remained consistent, relying on a number of false and misleading claims to describe a global trade system that is “unfair”…
Reciprocal tariffs on China were raised to 125% by Trump. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a 90-day pause on the rollout of reciprocal tariffs on most countries, with the exception of China. US stock markets reacted positively to the news, showing remarkable gains. The S&P 500 index climbed 5.7% after recovering from a…
A sharp sell-off in U.S. government bond markets has sparked fears about the growing fallout from President Trump’s sweeping tariffs and retaliation by China, the European Union and others, raising questions about what is typically seen as the safest corner for investors to take cover during times of turmoil. Yields on 10-year Treasuries — the…
Indians studying and living in Canada will see some relief amid high living expenses as the Canadian government raised the Federal Minimum Wage Rate for those working in the private sector. Starting April 1, Canada has raised the minimum wage from 17.30 Canadian dollars to $17.75 per hour for those working in the federally regulated…
NEW DELHI: Govt on Monday raised the price of household LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) for all categories, including subsidised refills supplied to poor families under the ‘Ujjwala’ scheme, and increased the special additional excise duty (SAED) on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre — dashing hopes of a fuel price cut by siphoning…