Washington: While announcing his country’s “reciprocal tariffs” on those who tariff the United States, Donald Trump recalled his brief remark to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding trade ties with India, when the two leaders met in Washington recently. “You’ve not been treating us right,” he recalled as saying to PM Modi, when he spoke about … Read more
New Delhi: As China-India ties completed 75 years on Tuesday, India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri spoke about the “lessons” for both nations to keep in mind as they work on new and promising beginnings at the end of seven-and-a-half decades. Here are the key highlights of the foreign secretary’s speech: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri was … Read more
Washington: Little over twenty-four hours before he drops the reciprocal tariff bomb for the world, including his countrymen to deal with, Donald Trump has made a stunning claim – that he heard India will drop tariffs on US imports substantially. During a press briefing at the Oval Office in the White House, President Trump was … Read more
New Delhi: In a landmark moment for the India-US civil nuclear deal, which was signed two decades ago, the US’ Department of Energy or DoE has given the final approval permitting a US company to jointly design and build nuclear power plants in India. Though the overall framework of the India-US civil nuclear agreement was … Read more
New Delhi: Going to jail is a nightmarish thought for most people, but being imprisoned in another country can be a hellish experience. Like nationals of many other countries, thousands of Indians too, have been languishing in prisons overseas – some for a few years, some for decades. Their voices and appeals unheard because of … Read more
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to King Philippe of Belgium, where he discussed the deepening of India-Belgium bilateral ties. PM Modi said that he appreciated the recent Belgian Economic Mission to India led by Princess Astrid. In a post on X, he said, “It was a pleasure to speak with HM … Read more
New Delhi: In a strongly-worded rebuttal, India said today that it is the US religious freedom body USCIRF that should be designated internationally as an “entity of concern” for its repeated “pattern of biased and politically motivated assessments” and “misrepresentation” of facts. New Delhi’s statement came hours after the US body’s annual religious freedom report … Read more
Washington: The United States has named India, along with China, a “state actor” in enabling direct and indirect supply of precursor chemicals for illicit fentanyl drug production by criminal organisations. The use of fentanyl, among other synthetic opioids, is the most lethal drug trafficked into the United States, and has claimed the lives of more … Read more
For some people, the Kamasutra is little more than a name associated with condom brands, scented oils and chocolates shaped into erotic positions. In India, where sex remains a taboo subject, this ancient sex manual has often been reduced to merely a “dirty book”. But beneath this narrow view lies a deeper message: the Kamasutra … Read more
Online brokerage platform Zerodha’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Nithin Kamath, in a social media post on platform X, highlighted that purchasing life insurance and health insurance is the first thing essential for anyone starting on their personal finance journey. Also Read | Zerodha’s Nikhil Kamath, Nithin Kamath gift ₹1.5 crore Mercedes GLS to mom “The … Read more
HCL Technologies Chairperson Roshni Nadar Malhotra has emerged as one of the wealthiest people in India and ranked as the richest woman in the nation after her father, Shiv Nadar, gifted her a stake in HCL Tech, Vama Delhi earlier this month. According to Mint’s earlier report, the billionaire founder of HCL Tech, Shiv Nadar, … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday responded firmly when asked whether the Adani Group matter was discussed during his talks with US President Trump, stating that such individual matters are not discussed between leaders of nations.“India is a democracy and our culture is ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’, we consider the whole world as one family. I believe … Read more