Donald Trump drops tariff bomb on India

TOI correspondent from Washington: The United States on Monday declared what is effectively a limited trade war on India, notifying a 50 percent tariff (25 percent taxes and 25 percent penalty) on most goods import from India. Issued by the Department of Homeland Security, the notification said the tariffs are in response to “threats to…

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PM Modi avoided four Donald Trump calls, says German media, as US-India ties sour | India News

TOI correspondent from Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi refused to take four calls from US President Donald Trump in recent weeks amid a raging trade dispute, a German newspaper has reported, as ties between Washington and New Delhi have soured rapidly, testing what both sides repeatedly said was the most consequential relationship of the 21st…

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‘Bitter’ egg-cident: Upset over wife’s refusal to cook egg curry, man takes own life in Chhattisgarh | India News

AI-generated image for representation NEW DELHI: A man in Chhattisgarh allegedly took his own life on Monday after his wife refused to cook egg curry, police said on Tuesday.Upset over her refusal, the man left the house and was later found hanging from a tree near his home, police said.The incident occurred in Sankara village…

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‘Floating F-35:’ Rajnath Singh’s indirect swipe at US jet; hails new frigates as ‘game changers’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday commissioned two advanced multi-mission stealth frigates, INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri, at the Eastern Command of the Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam, marking a major boost to the country’s maritime strength.Indirectly, referring to the United States, Rajnath said, “One country has the F-35 (fifth-generation fighter jet) flying in…

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Bihar to provide free land, interest subvention of up to Rs 40 cr to investors under new policy: CM Nitish Kumar | India News

PATNA: The Bihar government on Tuesday announced a new policy under which free land and interest subvention of up to Rs 40 crore would be provided to those investing in the industrial sector.Chief minister Nitish Kumar asserted that the ‘Bihar Industrial Investment Promotion Package 2025 (BIPPP-2025)’ will boost industrial growth in the agrarian state and…

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Bills on removal of ‘tainted’ netas: Kapil Sibal counters Amit Shah’s ‘morality pitch’; ‘Has any BJP minister been arrested?’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah‘s “morality pitch” to back the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025 met a strong counter from Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal who accused the Modi government of “weaponising” laws to target the opposition.“I don’t think in the history of India, there has been a government which is more constitutionally…

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New BJP president: Is Shivraj Singh Chouhan leading the race? Agriculture minister responds | India News

Shivraj Singh Chouhan (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday sidestepped questions about the possibility of him becoming the next BJP president, saying his focus in entirely on boosting agricultural production and improving farmers’ income.When asked about his reported meeting with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in New Delhi over the…

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Scindia, Ramdev, Kangana Ranaut among dignitaries at RSS’ centenary celebrations | India News

Baba Ramdev and Kangana Ranaut (File photo) NEW DELHI: Yoga guru Ramdev, JDU leader KC Tyagi, Bollywood actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut and Union ministers Jyotiraditya Scindia and Anupriya Patel were among the dignitaries who attended the centenary celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Tuesday. The three-day programme, themed “100 Years Journey…

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