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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The success of European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen’s visit to India must not be measured merely in terms of the progress made on free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations. The new ground covered by our bilateral ties should also be considered.

France has urged the country's research institutions to consider how to welcome scientists abandoning the United States in response to President Donald Trump's policies, AFP learned on Sunday. Since Trump returned to the White House, his government has cut federal funding for life-saving research and moved to dismiss hundreds of federal workers working on health and climate. «Many well-known researchers are already questioning their future in the United States,» France's minister for higher education and research Philippe Baptiste wrote in a letter to the country's institutions.

Waqf Amendment Bill. Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to move a statutory resolution seeking Parliament approval for the proclamation of President's Rule in Manipur. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is also scheduled to table the budget for Manipur on Monday. Manipur has been under President's Rule since February 13 after the resignation of Chief Minister N Biren Singh.

The automobile sector, on the other hand, is expected to have a very minimal impact owing to the US being a small export market. Terming India as a very high tariff nation, US President Donald Trump has said that reciprocal tariffs on countries that impose levies on American goods will kick in on April 2.

Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hamid Karra on Saturday said that National Hydroelectric Power Corporation is no less than East India Company and is draining the resources of the J&K, besides taking undue consultancy charges from the regional entities. Karra, while speaking on the budget presented by the Omar Abdullah led government in J&K Assembly, also accused the NHPC of inappropriately taking Rs 300 crore as consultancy charges over the last ten years from the regional entity. “A corporate entity which can be considered nothing less than the East India Company…I am talking about NHPC. Post the commissioning of 900 MW Baglihar power project in 2008 which was independently executed and commissioned by state arm JK Power Development Corporation, NHPC came back as Chenab Valley Power Projects (CVPP) — a joint venture between JKSPDC (49% stake), NHPC(49% stake) & PTC (2% stake),” said Karra in the assembly.

Ukraine. Last week, that group of experts went public for the first time, publishing a 31-page paper that delves into the technical details of how a ceasefire along a more than 700-mile front line could be monitored and enforced. The paper was shared last month via another confidential channel: a recurring meeting in Geneva between American, Russian and Ukrainian foreign-policy experts who are close to their governments. The paper, one of the most detailed templates for a Ukraine ceasefire to have been published, is a sign of how quickly the topic of planning for a ceasefire has gone from a controversial and theoretical exercise to an urgent and practical issue.

Pawan Khera slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government on Donald Trump's statement on India agreeing to 'reduce' tariffs and questioned whether the reported deal was signed «under pressure.» Noting Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal's visit to US, Pawan Khera questioned the «secrecy» behind the reported deal and asked why the Indians are getting to know about it through the US President. «140 crore Indians are getting to know our own government's Trade Policy through the US President — Trump. Has the GOI taken a decision to cut Tariffs under pressure by PM Modi's close friend — Mr. Donald Trump? Has Union Minister Piyush Goyal, who is in the United States to apparently negotiate a Trade Deal, buckled under pressure and signed on the dotted line dictated by 'Howdy Modi's close compatriot Namaste Trump'?» Khera said in the statement.

Donald Trump. Consumer spending in China has been mired in a slump since the end of the pandemic, fuelling fears of a deflationary spiral. Adding to the pressure is a second term as President Trump, who has since taking office in January slapped sweeping tariffs on Chinese products.

crypto scandal that’s ensnared the president of one of South America’s biggest countries wasn’t the first time that members of the Davis family found themselves at the center of controversy. Long before Hayden Davis became famous for getting Argentine President Javier Milei to promote a memecoin, his father told tales of counterfeiting checks and assuming fake identities as a young man, eventually ending up in prison. Further up the family tree, the tales get even wilder: Hayden’s grandfather was murdered by followers of his great-grandfather, the head of a polygamist cult that practiced blood sacrifice. Hayden is the 28-year-old chief executive officer of Kelsier Ventures, an obscure investment firm which he runs with his brother Gideon, 25, and father Tom, 54. The company and Hayden’s memecoin Libra are at the heart of a scandal that’s rattled investors in Argentina after Milei promoted the token with the promise that it would raise money for small businesses in the nation.

India is examining its import basket to finalise the list of items for which it could build a bespoke — and lower — tariff structure for the US, while it also explores areas where further levy reductions are possible through an extension of the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) approach. The Centre has discussed the minute details of preferential tariff reductions for the US through both a trade pact and on an MFN basis for sectors including agriculture and automobiles — areas that would benefit US exporters were India to reduce tariffs further. To be sure, countries can grant duty cuts to one another’s imports on a preferential basis in a free trade agreement (FTA). “There have been discussions on giving concessions on the MFN and FTA basis,” said an official, as India and the US aim to conclude the first tranche of their Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) by fall this year.

Marco Rubio and billionaire Elon Musk exchanged sharp words over recent staffing cuts in the federal government during a recent cabinet meeting at the White House, as per reports.

While the meeting marked a significant shift from the stringent oversight seen during President Joe Biden’s tenure, many in the industry expressed disappointment over the lack of concrete commitments from the administration, as per a report by NBC News.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When Donald Trump takes office on January 20th, deportations will be a priority. The president-elect has promised the biggest removals in American history, with workplace raids and the revocation of parole programmes.

Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that India is poised to navigate global challenges effectively, even as tensions rise over tariff impositions by US President Donald Trump. Out of al the geopolitical shifts, India will come out in better conditions. The reason is the pragmatism with which we are approaching this. We are looking by seeing what is good for the country," said Ashwini Vaishnaw. «In the first 60 years of independence we did about 20,000 kms of railway tracks and in the last 10 years we have done 45,000 kms. In the last 11 years, we have constructed 34,000km of new railway tracks. That’s more than the entire network of Germany. That’s the pace at which we are working,» added Vaishnaw during the fireside chat.

Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, keeps secret blacklists of ex-staff who are ruled out for rehiring, even if they had impeccable performance records at the company, a new report revealed. The workers, who were fired or let go, may be permanently shut out from being able to come back to Meta, usually for reasons that have nothing to do with their work performance, according to Business Insider.

viral meme that hilariously blends Hollywood and global politics. Taking inspiration from The Godfather, the meme reimagines China as Don Corleone, with Canada, Greenland, and Panama stepping into the role of the desperate undertaker Bonasera—seeking favors they once shunned. The meme brilliantly uses the legendary movie dialogue to poke fun at the current geopolitical scenario, where former U.S. President Donald Trump has sparked controversy with his bold statements about bringing Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal under American control.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Trump and his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff have threatened a return to war in the Gaza Strip if Hamas doesn’t release its remaining hostages. Israel is already plotting out how that would happen.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Last night US President Donald Trump announced – unilaterally – that India has agreed to take its tariffs “way down". For those of us who had hoped reality would somehow turn out more sober than Trump’s rhetoric suggests, his shock decisions have been a rude awakening.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has sharply reacted to the manner in which her mother and former Bihar CM Rabri Devi was addressed by Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar a day ago. During a heated debate with women members of the RJD inside the legislative council, the chief minister had pointed towards Rabri Devi, the leader of the opposition, and said in Hindi «her husband installed her when he hit a rough patch». Rabri Devi first became the chief minister in 1997 when her husband Lalu Prasad, the RJD president, had to give up the post following a CBI charge sheet in a fodder scam. Kumar's use of the expression «iske husband» was deemed as insulting and while members of her party opposed the same inside the House, Tejashwi Yadav later told reporters, «It shows the pitiable state of mind of the chief minister who is evidently not fit to run the state».

The International Monetary Fund Managing director promised unspecified help to the South Asian nation during a virtual meeting with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, his office said Saturday. «The economy has stabilised and is now performing well,» Georgieva said during her overnight meeting with Dissanayake, according to a video clip shared by the Sri Lankan presidency.

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah's statement during his budget presentation Friday has raised uncertainty and concern within the industry. PVR INOX, which operates 215 screens in Karnataka out of its total 1,728, will wait for a government order and assess its conditions before evaluating its position, said chief executive Pramod Arora. He also cautioned that implementation of such a cap would also hurt the state’s tax revenue.