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Donald Trump defended his plan to increase tariffs on Chinese imports if elected for a second term, saying he did not mind if China retaliated with tariffs of its own on US goods. «That's OK, they might do that, but they didn't do that with me,» he said.

The U.S., despite decades of research and studies, remains without authentic high-speed rail options. Since 1987, investors have attempted to introduce bullet train service to Texas. In 2014, a group organized under the name Texas Central launched the most recent attempt to connect Dallas to Houston with a bullet train that travels more than 200 miles per hour, shortening a three and a half hour drive to a 90-minute train ride. «You cannot do that in a car,» said Andy Byford, senior vice president of high-speed rail programs at Amtrak.

Raymond James has deepened the bench of its public finance division with the hiring of 10 former Citi staffers.

Former Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Thomas Hoenig reacts to Jerome Powell saying the Fed is not ready to start cutting rates on 'Cavuto: Coast to Coast.'

 'Kudlow' panelists Art Laffer and Steve Moore react to voters ditching 'Bidenomics' ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

₹30/kg, whichever is higher," Singh said. “We are requesting a duty cut to protect the small industries in India, and the inverted duty structure needs to be urgently addressed," the AIRIA president said. Explaining the need for restructuring the inverted duty, Singh said, “When we import raw material, the industry must pay more duty.

Mumbai Coastal Road. A 10.5-kilometer-long stretch will be opened for traffic in the first phase, an official earlier said, adding that motorists can enter the coastal road from Worli Seaface, Haji Ali interchange and Amarson's interchange points, and exit at Marine Lines.

RFG Advisory, an InvestmentNews Best Places to Work for Financial Advisors in the USA for 2024, has bolstered its executive leadership team.

Congress leader and Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday said there are discussions in the party that seven to eight Ministers should contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka. He, however, said the party will ultimately decide as to who the candidates should be for the 28 Lok Sabha segments. «There are discussions that seven to eight Ministers should contest, among the Ministers. Whoever agrees in the interest of the party, they will be fielded. There may be some clarity on it after today's meeting (of the screening committee),» Parameshwara told reporters here. Asked about Social Welfare Minister H C Mahadevappa not willing to contest, he said, «He (Mahadevappa) is saying that he doesn't want to contest and the ticket be given to his son. Party will ultimately decide whether it will be Mahadevappa or his son or someone else. He cannot be pressured if he doesn't want to (contest).»

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday claimed that the Trinamool Congress was in a sorry state of affairs owing to internal squabbles and that was being reflected in its choice of candidates for the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal. The TMC announced the names of its candidates for all the 42 seats in the state, leaving no constituency for its INDIA bloc alliance partners, at its mega rally in Kolkata on Sunday. «TMC is in a sorry state of affairs owing to internal squabbles,» the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee president told reporters at a press conference here. Claiming that Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee is «directionless», the leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha said the TMC was having to show off its might through a public meeting which seemed to be more like a corporate show than a political event.

BEIJING — China's weeklong annual parliamentary meetings ended on Monday and for the first time in decades, the Chinese premier did not host a press conference.

Mahip Dwivedi as vice president of marketing. He was the chief marketing officer at Tyke Investment before starting in his new role in December. Dwivedi will spearhead Pepperfry’s marketing strategy, brand communication, performance marketing, retention and public relations functions.

(Reuters) — U.S. stock index futures slipped on Monday, as investors awaited key inflation figures this week that could provide cues on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy path, after a mixed jobs data reinforced expectations that it will begin easing by mid-year.

Shortly after Israel launched its sweeping military operation in Gaza in response to Hamas’s Oct. 7 assault, Jake Sullivan, President Biden’s national security adviser, sat down for an hour-long private meeting at the White House with a group of Muslim and Arab-American leaders. They implored the administration to do more to protect Palestinian civilians in the Gaza, as well as the West Bank, where settler violence was escalating.

Michael Polsky is getting into fights all over the country. The Chicago billionaire, a Ukrainian immigrant who made his fortune through wind, solar and other renewable-energy projects, wants to build a lot more. And he also wants to build natural-gas-fired power plants.

Assam Cabinet approved the formation of a development council for the 'Kiran Sheikh' community, residing in the Barak Valley. Assam's Tourism Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah that the decision was taken at a meeting of the council of ministers, presided over by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday. «The Kiran Sheikh community in Barak Valley had been demanding a development council for long, » The minister said.

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By Abraham Achirga and Seun Sanni

Bar & Bench reported on March 11. The plea cites Section 7 and 8 of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and terms of office Act 2023, with the plea, the report said. The plea also seeks direction to appoint member of election commission as per Arup Baranwal judgment.

By Yuka Obayashi

Read here. Bengaluru is currently in the grip of a severe water crisis, with residents experiencing daily water cuts and certain areas receiving water only on alternate days. In response to this pressing issue, the BJP has declared a protest at Freedom Park on Monday, aimed at shedding light on the water woes plaguing the city.