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Trump moves to axe Voice of America and other US-funded media, China and Russia are eager to fill the void. The targeting of VOA, Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia not only freezes some of the most dogged reporting on countries with heavily restricted media, but it comes after years of concerted efforts by Beijing and Moscow to promote their own worldview on the global media landscape. Trump issued an executive order Friday to pare down the nearly $1 billion US Agency for Global Media, with hundreds of journalists swiftly put on leave or fired, in his latest sweeping cut to the federal government. Lisa Curtis, who was a senior official on the National Security Council in Trump's first term and serves as board chair of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, formed in the Cold War to reach behind the Iron Curtain, said that closing the service «will actually help our adversaries.» «Countries like China, Russia and Iran are investing hundreds of millions of dollars pumping out anti-American propaganda and disinformation,» she said.

Indian market is likely to consolidate on Tuesday, tracking muted global cues. The Nifty Futures closed 0.65% higher at 22,589 on Monday. India VIX rose over 1% to 13.42 in the previous session.

Hamas warned that Israel's new airstrikes early Tuesday breached their ceasefire and put the fate of hostages in jeopardy. Israel said it launched the wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip because of a lack of progress in ongoing talks to extend the ceasefire. It was not immediately clear if the operation was a one-time pressure tactic or if the 17-month-old war was being resumed altogether. Hamas said Israel's government was responsible for an «unprovoked escalation» against Palestinians. Gaza's ministry of health said at least 44 people were killed in the airstrikes early Tuesday. Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, saying it was striking Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the strikes because of a lack of progress in ongoing talks to extend the ceasefire. It was not immediately clear if the operation was a one-time pressure tactic or if the 17-month-old war was being resumed altogether.

Gaza early Tuesday morning. Israel launched a new wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, saying it was striking Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the strikes because of a lack of progress in ongoing talks to extend the ceasefire. It was not immediately clear if the operation was a one-time pressure tactic or if the 17-month-old war was being resumed altogether. «This comes after Hamas repeatedly refused to release our hostages and rejected all offers it received from the U.S. presidential envoy, Steve Witkoff, and from the mediators,» Netanyahu's office said. Taher Nunu, a Hamas official, criticized the Israeli attacks. «The international community faces a moral test: either it allows the return of the crimes committed by the occupation army or it enforces a commitment to ending the aggression and war against innocent people in Gaza,» he said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mobile apps cybersecurity startup Protectt.ai said on Monday it has raised around $8.7 million at an undisclosed valuation in a Series-A funding round led by global venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP). The Mumbai-based company aims to use the funds to drive global expansion, undertake product innovation and nurture talent.

Adani Green Energy (AGEL) refinanced a $1.06 billion construction facility which was due March 2025, bond analysts are recommending that investors suggest targeted bond buybacks to the Adani Group to reduce risk and manage the large volume of debt coming due. The new facility is reportedly borrowed at a weighted life of 19 years, and now carries a funding cost of 9.2%. The loan it refinanced was taken in 2021 to develop wind-solar hybrid projects.

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Locals speculated that rumors of the Quran being burned during the protests triggered the violence, which eventually turned into a full-scale riot. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, in a video statement, urged the public not to believe the rumors and to restore peace, emphasizing Nagpur's longstanding reputation for calm. While the police contained one group, the other continued to attack officers and vandalize vehicles, forcing authorities to fire tear gas shells.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India is focusing its US engagement on a trade deal rather than Washington's contentious plans to impose reciprocal tariffs. According to three senior government officials, India is not engaging with the US on reciprocal tariffs; instead, discussions remain centered on shaping a proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA).

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: When Bell Laboratories developed the first silicon solar cell in 1954, a technological breakthrough that converted sunlight into electricity, the invention made headlines. “It may mark the beginning of a new era," went a story in The New York Times, “leading eventually to the realization of one of mankind’s most cherished dreams—the harnessing of the almost limitless energies of the sun." That hope was born out of a humbling statistic: the amount of sunlight that strikes the earth’s surface in an hour and a half is enough to meet the world’s energy demand for a year.

The market sell-off is not over yet as consumer and corporate confidence take a dive on tariff uncertainty, according to Deutsche Bank.

Sunita Williams Return LIVE: NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally set to return to Earth after spending nearly nine months at the International Space Station (ISS). The space agency is now targeting an ‘early’ return for the astronauts.Space X's Dragon 10, carrying, Crew 10, which will replace Sunita Williams, and other Crew 9 astronauts, successfully docked at the International Space on Sunday, March 16.Catch all Sunita Williams return LIVE Updates hereNASA's Mission managers are targeting for an 'early' Crew-9 return.

Shalimar Paints Ltd with markets regulator Sebi on payment of Rs 3.04 lakh. This came after an application was filed by Urvi Jindal with Sebi proposing to settle the enforcement proceedings that may be initiated against her for the alleged violations through a settlement order and accordingly, the settlement amount was remitted. "...the specified proceedings, in respect of which the summary settlement notices were issued, are hereby settled in respect of the applicants (Urvi Jindal along with the Persons Acting in Concert), " Sebi said in a settlement order passed on Thursday.

net direct tax collections to comfortably meet the upwardly revised target of Rs 22.37 lakh crore by the end of this fiscal. Net direct tax collections from April 1, 2024, to March 15, 2024, stood at Rs Rs 21.26 lakh crore, up 13.13% year on year, boosted by total advance tax collections of Rs 10.44 lakh crore, up 14.62%, official data released Monday said. The advance tax collection for the March quarter of Rs 2.94 lakh crore Corporates have paid Rs 7.57 lakh crore advance tax and individuals, firms and LLPs have paid Rs 2.87 lakh crore as advance tax from April to March 15 period. Out of the net direct tax collections corporate tax stood at Rs 9.69 lakh crore and personal income tax stood at Rs 11.01 lakh crore.

green card holders are increasingly facing secondary inspections and overnight detentions by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at American airports. According to TOI's Lubna Kably, immigration attorneys have reported a growing trend of CBP officials questioning elderly Indians who spend winter months in India and pressuring them to voluntarily surrender their green cards by signing Form I-407. Under the US Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), a lawful permanent resident (LPR), or green card holder, returning to the US after an absence of more than 180 days is treated as seeking «re-admission» and becomes subject to grounds of inadmissibility. Although green card abandonment is typically considered when someone stays outside the US for more than a year, attorneys are now seeing increased scrutiny even for shorter absences. Ashwin Sharma, an immigration attorney based in Florida, said, “I have personally handled cases recently where the CBP has targeted elderly Indian green card holders, particularly grandparents who happen to have spent a bit longer outside the US, and pressured them to sign Form I-407 to ‘voluntarily’ surrender their lawful permanent resident status (green card). And the moment they have tried to push back, they have been met with threats of detention or ‘removal’ by the CBP officers who have been emboldened by Trump to see themselves as judge, jury, and executioner.”

Talking to PTI, Clarkson also said that while India has a net-zero target (balancing emissions with removals) for 2070, there is a need for greater ambition. She suggested that India should align with other countries in moving its net-zero goal forward.

reciprocal tariffs, which should be negated through higher export goals across both manufacturing and services fronts, SBI Research said Monday. This, it said, will be driven by India’s diversified exports kitty, value addition, alternate areas and new routes that transcend from Europe to the US via the Middle-East, redrawing new supply chain algorithms. “We estimated the decline in exports in the range of 3-3.5% which again should be negated through higher export goals across both manufacturing and services fronts,” SBI Research said, adding that India stands to gain in an increasingly uncertain world of tariffs. India has a $13 million trade deficit for aluminium and $406 million for steel with the US and can potentially take advantage of this. India is among the top 10 sources for aluminium for the US but its share has declined to 2.8% in 2024 from 3% in 2018. India is negotiating free trade agreement (FTA) with the UK, Canada, and the EU, targeting sectors like services, digital trade, and sustainable development. “The shift towards regional supply chains and the impact of geopolitical changes, such as the US tariff war are influencing India’s FTA strategies to ensure alignment with global trade dynamics,” it said.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are preparing for their return to Earth after spending over nine months aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The duo are set to return to Earth on Tuesday evening a day earlier than the previously reported schedule, NASA said citing «favourable conditions». Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are to be transported home with another American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon craft, which arrived at the ISS early Sunday. Williams and Wilmore have been stuck in the space since June after the Boeing Starliner spacecraft they were testing on its maiden crewed votage suffered propulsion issues and was deemed unfit to fly them back to Earth. ALSO READ: 'The hardest thing has been...': NASA's Sunita Williams reveals what she’ll miss about space after returning to Earth «Nasa and SpaceX met on Sunday to assess weather and splashdown conditions off Florida’s coast for the return of the agency’s Crew-9 mission from the International Space Station. Mission managers are targeting an earlier Crew-9 return opportunity based on favorable conditions forecasted for the evening of Tuesday, March 18,» said the space agency in an official statement.

JM Financial has reiterated its 'Buy' rating on Varun Beverages with a target price of Rs 675, implying 38% upside from the previous day's closing price. The brokerage believes the recent 30% correction in the stock is overdone, citing strong growth drivers in both domestic and international markets. The Indian beverage market, with an estimated size of 2.4 billion cases, is largely a duopoly, with Coca-Cola and PepsiCo holding a combined market share of around 80-90%. However, competitive intensity has increased following the relaunch of Campa by Reliance Consumer Products in March 2023.

«So, the bias is positive and the breakout on the index will happen above 22,750 on Nifty on the upside and on the downside the texture could deteriorate only if we break 22,100,» says Aditya Arora, Adlytick. Nifty has been sideways for the last five to six consecutive sessions. When are we going to really pick up a trend? Aditya Arora: The market is consolidating with positive bias. Although market is consolidating in a tight range of 22,200 to 22,700, but a lot of midcaps and smallcaps are doing well. A lot of sectors are coming out of that beaten down space where every day it was a red day, but now we see green days.

aluminum tariffs as Washington edges towards an all-out trade war with major partners. Since January, Trump has imposed levies on multiple trading partners and imports — including steel and aluminum — roiling financial markets and fanning fears that his plans could tip the world's biggest economy into a recession. The president told reporters aboard Air Force One he did not plan to make exceptions to the tariffs, saying: «No, I have no intention of that.» He instead doubled down on a pledge to impose reciprocal levies as soon as April 2 to remedy trade practices Washington deems unfair, raising the potential for more products and trading partners to be specifically targeted. «April 2 is a liberating day for our country,» he said.