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Lal Bahadur Shastri, India's second Prime Minister, died in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on January 11, 1966 after he signed the Tashkent Declaration, ending the 1965 India-Pakistan War. The official cause of death was a heart attack. However, the circumstances surrounding his death remain a mystery, with persistent rumors of poisoning.

Joe Biden said Friday. Ten days before passing on the baton to Donald Trump, the Biden Administration on Friday slapped sanctions on scores of companies and entities that were helping Russia in its export of energy, in particular gas. Two of those companies were from India. «The sanctions are imposed today because they will have a profound effect on the growth of the Russian economy and make it more difficult for Putin to conduct his wars. »It is probable that gas prices could increase as much as USD 0.03 to USD 0.04 a gallon, but that's going to have a more profound impact on Russia's ability to continue to act in the way it's acting in the conduct of war," Biden said in response to a question.

US President- elect Donald Trump pretty recently criticized former US President George W. Bush for not shaking Donald Trump's hand during former US President Jimmy Carter’s funeral, reported Daily Beast. According to Daily Beast, on his War Room podcast, Steve Bannon labeled former US President George W. Bush as ‘the worst president in the history of the country’ being second only to James Buchanan and actually expressed severe disdain for ‘Bush-related’ individuals while calling them ‘bitter’ and eventually lacking class. Steve Bannon also recounted how that how former US president George W. Bush walked past US President- elect Donald Trump without even an acknowledgment and then instead greeting former US President Barack Obama which he actually interpreted as an attempt to humiliate Donald Trump, asserted Daily Beast. Adding onto that, he also noted that while Donald Trump reportedly does not care about the snub, Steve Bannon found it eventually indicative of a broader disrespect from the George W. Bush camp.

Japan has imposed several previous rounds of sanctions, and the latest step comes a month after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reaffirmed the country's policy at an online G7 summit in mid-December. «It is Japan's contribution as part of the international effort toward achieving global peace and resolving the problems surrounding Ukraine because of Russian invasion,» Hayashi said.

Biden's administration announced on Friday that it's expanding sanctions against Russia's critically important energy sector, unveiling a new effort to inflict pain on Moscow for its nearly 3-year-old war in Ukraine as President-elect Donald Trump gets set to return to office vowing to quickly end the conflict. The outgoing Democratic administration billed the new sanctions as the most significant to date against Moscow's oil and liquefied natural gas sectors, the driver of Russia's economy. Officials said the sanctions, which punish entities that do business with the Russians, have the potential to cost the Russian economy upward of billions of dollars per month. More than 180 oil-carrying vessels that are suspected to be part of a shadow fleet utilised by the Kremlin to evade oil sanctions as well as traders, oil field service firms and Russian energy officials are also targeted by the new sanctions.

Gold prices scaled a four-week peak on Friday and were set for their best week in seven, driven by safe-haven demand amid uncertainty over what policies U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will pursue, while markets awaited jobs data for clues on the trajectory of U.S. interest rates, as per a report. Spot gold climbed 0.4 per cent to $2,679.65 per ounce, as of 1250 (GMT) after hitting its highest level since December 13 earlier in the session. Prices have risen by more than 1 per cent this week. U.S. gold futures rose 0.6 per cent to $2,707.00, Reuters reported. The most bullish outcome for gold is the narrative of ballooning fiscal deficits and unsustainable debt weighing on the U.S. dollar in the longer term and causing doubts about its role as the world’s reserve currency, said Carsten Menke, analyst at Julius Baer, according to Reuters report.

Joe Biden prepares to leave office, Americans have a dimmer view of his presidency than they did at the end of Donald Trump's first term or Barack Obama's second, a new poll finds. Around one-quarter of U.S. adults said Biden was a «good» or «great» president, with less than 1 in 10 saying he was «great,» according to the survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. It's a stark illustration of how tarnished Biden's legacy has become, with many members of his own party seeing his Democratic presidency as merely mediocre. About one-third described Trump as «good» or «great» on the eve of the Republican's departure from the White House in 2021, according to AP-NORC polling, including about 2 in 10 who said he was «great» — even after he helped sparked a deadly insurrection that saw a mob of his supporters overrun the U.S. Capitol. Americans were similarly likely to describe both Biden and Trump as «poor» or «terrible» — about half said this characterized each president's time in office — but about 3 in 10 said Biden was «average,» while less than 2 in 10 said this about Trump.

Trump to resolve problems through dialogue, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, reaffirming Russian President Vladimir Putin's readiness for talks with Trump. There may be progress on setting up a meeting between Trump and Putin after Trump is sworn in on Jan. 20, Peskov told reporters. Trump said on Thursday a meeting was being set up between him and Putin, but offered no timeline. Trump said repeatedly during his election campaign that he could end the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours, but he and advisers have suggested more recently that it could be resolved within months of him taking office.

An oil tanker that burned for weeks in the Red Sea and threatened a massive oil spill has been “successfully” salvaged

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Saudi Arabia and other Arab states are jockeying for influence with Syria’s Islamist government, hoping to gain an advantage on rivals in the strategically positioned country despite misgivings about the jihadist past of its new leaders.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Two big speeches are coming up, President-elect Trump’s Inaugural Address on Monday, Jan. 20, and President Biden’s farewell address, expected in the days just preceding.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. TORONTO—The last time the U.S. seriously floated the idea of taking over Canada, it was 1866, and the dust had just settled on the Civil War.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Equities continued to dominate investors' minds in 2024. This is despite an eventful year with high volatility due to multiple global events, including a new war, weaker-than-expected economic growth, disappointing earnings, and subsequent FPI outflows.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. TEL AVIV—After a year marked by war and calls for isolating Israel on the world stage, its defense industry is on track to sell more weapons than ever in its history, spurred by foreign demand for its aerial-defense systems and significant government spending aimed at funding Israel’s ongoing military campaigns.

U.S. bitcoin miners are accumulating war chests of the cryptocurrency to help them withstand tightening margins as competition for resources intensifies.

A fiery bidding war unfolded on the second episode of Shark Tank India Season 4, delivering high drama and culminating in a blockbuster deal. Young entrepreneurs Devansh and Ackshay pitched their online peer-to-peer platform, Culture Circle, to the panel of sharks: Vineeta Singh, Namita Thapar, Aman Gupta, Ritesh Agarwal, and the newest addition, Kunal Bahl. The duo sought Rs 1.2 crore for 0.5% equity, valuing their company at a staggering Rs 240 crore.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As apprehensions grow in China, Europe and Japan about a possible trade war triggered by the incoming Trump administration, one should also spare a thought for developing countries. Their tried-and-tested method of expanding beyond agriculture to achieve middle-income status has been to embrace low-skilled export-oriented manufacturing.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For stock market bulls, 2025 hasn’t started on a promising note. After a strong rally in the first two trading days of the year, the market has faced significant volatility, eroding positive sentiment and casting doubts over a stable year ahead.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A civil war has erupted among Donald Trump’s supporters over the H-1B program, America’s primary visa for skilled workers. Does putting “America First" mean ending the program, as Steve Bannon believes, or supporting it, as Elon Musk and Mr.

The heads of Canada’s top banks expect many mortgage holders to be able to renew at lower rates over the next two years as the lenders compete for a larger share of the market.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation after facing an increasing loss of support both within his party and in the country