New York: The Donald Trump-led administration, in recent days, has targeted India with additional tariffs and statements that directly link the country with the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Amid Trump’s tirade, a New York Times article on Saturday claimed that the US president attempted to reach out to Prime Minister Narendra Modi “several times” over the…
New Delhi: Pinning hopes on the underlying resilience of the Indian economy, Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran on Saturday said the high growth momentum exhibited in the first quarter of the current fiscal is expected to continue in the coming quarter as well, with a downward bias emanating from high US tariffs. The…
Indore: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Saturday said India will become the world’s third-largest economy soon, and credited the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana for boosting the country’s growth. His remark came at a time when India’s GDP grew 7.8 per cent in the April-June quarter of the current fiscal, the…
Bengaluru: Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Saturday questioned the involvement of retired High Court judges in the ongoing process to elect the Vice President, criticising their signature campaign and comments against Union Home Minister Amit Shah. He said the Vice President’s election is a political matter, and the participation of retired judges…
Tianjin: After a gap of over seven years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in China on Saturday on a keenly watched visit that assumed greater significance in view of the sudden downturn in India-US ties triggered by Washington’s policies on tariffs. Modi is in China primarily to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation…
Noida: Union Electronics and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday inaugurated Optiemus Infracom’s tempered glass screen protectors factory here with an outlay of Rs 870 crore. Earlier this month, the company launched RhinoTech — Made-in-India tempered glass screen protectors, which use glass engineered by US-based Corning. Optiemus Infracom has invested Rs 70 crore in the…
Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday left for China to attend the SCO summit after wrapping up a two-day visit to Japan. During his visit, India and Japan firmed up 13 key agreements and declarations and announced the launch of several transformative initiatives. “This visit to Japan will be remembered for the productive outcomes…
Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited a semiconductor plant at Sendai in the Japanese prefecture of Miyagi, a day after New Delhi and Tokyo resolved to deepen cooperation in the critical technology sector. Modi, accompanied by his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba, travelled in a bullet train to Sendai, situated at a distance of…
New Delhi: India’s defence architecture should not be dependent on any uncertain “foreign interference”, and it should be based on its own capabilities, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday. He said the government plans to provide complete aerial security to all important installations across the country under the proposed Sudarshan Chakra air defence system…
Washington: A US appeals court on Friday ruled that many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which have upended global trade, were illegal — but allowed them to remain in place for now, giving him time to take the fight to the Supreme Court. The 7-4 ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal…
