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India and Russia strengthen defence ties amid US tariff threats

The meeting underscored the longstanding and wide-ranging cooperation between the two countries in the defence sector, guided by the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MMTC).

Aug 6, 2025

Will raise tariffs on India substantially in next 24 hours: Trump

"India has the highest tariffs. We do very little business with India. We settled on 25 per cent, but I think I am going to raise that substantially within the next 24 hours," the US President was quoted as saying.

Aug 6, 2025

VinFast doubles down on India with showroom and assembly plant in Tamil Nadu

VinFast has officially inaugurated its first electric vehicle assembly plant outside Vietnam in Tamil Nadu, just days after launching its largest showroom in India, marking a major leap in its expansion into the Indian EV market.

Aug 4, 2025

India's top 7 cities record 65 pc jump in green office space since 2019: Report

Grade A office developers are increasingly constructing LEED, IGBC or GRIHA-certified stock to stay in sync with the demand. Approximately 530 Mn sq. ft. of Grade A office stock in the top 7 cities out of the total Grade A office stock of 865 Mn sq. ft. is green certified as of the first half of (H1) 2025 across cities. Back in 2019, approximately 322 Mn sq. ft. had such certification, the report states.

Aug 4, 2025

India reaffirms sovereignty in Kashmir amid Pakistan's continued obstructionism

Despite numerous international appeals, Islamabad has maintained and supported terror infrastructure across the Line of Control (LoC), thereby undermining diplomatic efforts and regional stability. India's decision to revoke Article 370 on August 5, 2019, was upheld by the Supreme Court in December 2023 as constitutionally valid and consistent with the principles of Indian federalism.

Aug 3, 2025

PCB issues blanket ban on future participation in WCL amid India's withdrawal

The PCB, during its 79th BoG meeting held virtually under the chairmanship of Mohsin Naqvi reviewed with considerable disappointment WCL's appalling conduct of awarding points to a willfully forfeiting team, and the content of the press releases of the WCL announcing the cancellation of the scheduled India vs. Pakistan legends matches, which were tainted with hypocrisy and bias.

Aug 3, 2025

India, UN Lead Global Effort to Boost South-South Capacity Building Initiative

"Fostering South-South cooperation to achieve SDG goals. The first phase of four projects in nine partner countries, under the aegis of 'India-UN Global Capacity Building Initiative' was launched today by Secretary (West) Tanmaya Lal.

Aug 2, 2025

Who is Lt Gen Pushpendra Singh: New Vice Chief of Army Staff

Commissioned from the 4th Battalion of The Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) in December 1987, Lt Gen Singh began his military career after completing his education at La Martiniere College, Lucknow, Lucknow University, and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.

Aug 1, 2025

Global AI Horizons: A Collaborative Intelligence Ecosystem for 2030

China's systemic integration, America's AGI ambition, Russia's security focus, Taiwan's hardware leadership, South Korea's consumer innovation, and contributions from Europe and India form a global mosaic. The advancements, xAI's Grok 3, TSMC's neuromorphic chips, Baidu's autonomous systems, herald this future.

Aug 1, 2025

Trump's 25 per cent tariff on India comes into effect today

He also criticised India for having what he described as "the most strenuous and obnoxious non-monetary trade barriers" in the world.

Aug 1, 2025

Maybe they'll be selling oil to India someday: Trump says US to help develop 'massive reserves' in Pakistan

Posting on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump wrote, "We have just concluded a deal with the country of Pakistan, whereby Pakistan and the United States will work together on developing their massive oil reserves. We are in the process of choosing the oil company that will lead this partnership. Who knows, maybe they'll be selling oil to India someday!"

Jul 31, 2025

India, US still negotiating, says Trump after threat of 25 per cent tariff

"We're talking to India now, we'll see what happens," he said on Wednesday, hours after he had threatened the 25 per cent tariffs and the 100 per cent penalty for buyers of Russian energy he had proposed. He said that India, which he asserted has one of the highest tariffs in the world, was now "willing to cut it very substantially."

Jul 31, 2025

More negotiations needed with India to sign trade deal: Jamieson Greer

In an interview with CNBC, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said that Washington needs additional talks to finalise a trade agreement with New Delhi. "We continue to speak with our Indian counterparts, we've always had very constructive discussions with them," Greer was quoted as saying.

Jul 29, 2025

Air India crash: Two UK families receive wrong bodies; India refutes claim

As per reports, two UK-based families of Air India crash victims have received wrong bodies. The Foreign Ministry of India has finally responded to the incident.

Jul 24, 2025

How India's diplomacy exposed TRF's Pakistan nexus; declared FTO by US

The dossier also highlighted the role of Sheikh Sajjad Gul, a Kashmiri face of the LeT, chosen by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to lead the TRF.

Jul 23, 2025

India to be 3rd-largest economy by 2028, to reach $10.6 trillion by 2035: Morgan Stanley

Embedded in this forecast is the likelihood that three to five states (Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka) will have an economy of nearly $1 trillion each, ranking in the top 20 global economies between 2030 and 2035, the report projected.

Jul 23, 2025

India extends medical support to B'desh air crash victims, PM Modi expresses condolences

The crash occurred when a Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI training aircraft slammed into the Milestone School and College campus in Uttara, a densely populated suburb of the capital, triggering a massive explosion and fire.

Jul 23, 2025

Over 20 lakh kg drugs seized in 2022; UP leads, AP, Odisha trail behind

India's escalating drug crisis has sparked alarm across enforcement agencies, with over 20.8 lakh kilograms of narcotics seized in 2022 alone - as compared to 11.37 lakh kilograms in 2021.

Jul 22, 2025

Govt to ensure country's interests are protected as India, US negotiate trade deal

Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Jitin Prasada, stated this in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. "Every FTA is unique and is based on specific dynamics of trade and is aimed at maximising benefits for both nations. India and US are negotiating a Bilateral Trade Agreement which has not been signed as yet," he added.

Jul 22, 2025

Sensex, Nifty open nearly flat as investors wait for India-US trade deal

Marginal selling was also seen in midcap and smallcap stocks. Nifty midcap 100 index was down 87 points or 0.15 per cent at 59,017 and Nifty smallcap 100 index was down 65 points or 0.36 per cent at 18,892.

Jul 21, 2025