Washington/Beijing: China now faces up to a 245% tariff on imports to the United States as a result of its retaliatory actions, the White House said in a statement on Tuesday evening. The announcement came as President Donald Trump signed an executive order launching an investigation into the national security risks associated with US reliance…
Boston: The federal government says it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University, since the institution said Monday it won’t comply with the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus. In a letter to Harvard Friday, the administration called for broad government and leadership reforms, a…
Washington: The United States has excluded certain electronics like smartphones and computers from President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, according to a list of items published by the US Customs and Border Protection late Friday. The US CBP listed some 20 products, also including semiconductor-based transducers, solid-state storage devices, and flat panel displays. The exclusions would…
Beijing: China on Friday upped its additional tariff on US goods to 125 per cent, retaliating to America’s 145 per cent levy even as President Xi Jinping urged the European Union to “jointly resist the unilateral bullying” by Washington. China, however, left the door open for talks between the world’s two top economies as the…
Bratislava/Nitra (Slovakia): President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday invited Slovakian businesses to join the ‘Make in India’ programme underscoring that India stands as a shining example of progress in today’s world of uncertainties. President Murmu also visited the Jaguar Land Rover facility here, met its Indian staff and witnessed the rollout of the Land Rover Defender…
Washington: US President Donald Trump’s steep tariff hike targeting Chinese goods, which took effect Thursday, brings Washington’s additional rate on many products to 145 percent, the White House confirms. Trump’s 90-day halt in fresh duties for dozens of countries has come into place, a White House order showed. But he has also doubled down by…
Washington: President Donald Trump has announced a 90-day pause for countries hit by higher US tariffs but a trade war with China has escalated. In a dramatic change of policy, just hours after levies against roughly 60 of America’s trading partners kicked in, Trump said he was authorising a universal “lowered reciprocal tariff of 10%”…
Bratislava (Slovakia): India and Slovakia have significant opportunities to strengthen their collaboration in film production and the growing media and entertainment industry, President Droupadi Murmu said here on Wednesday. In her discussions with her Slovak counterpart President Peter Pellegrini, Murmu, who is on a two-day State Visit, invited Slovakia to take part in the upcoming…
Moscow: Russia has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the May 9 celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Germany in World War II, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko has said. Moscow is expecting the Indian Prime Minister at the May 9 parade. The invitation has already been sent and the visit is…
Washington/Beijing: A fresh wave of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump came into effect Tuesday midnight (US Eastern time), with China facing the steepest hike—an unprecedented 104% on its goods. The move signals Washington’s tough stance on trade and has already triggered a sharp response from Beijing. India, too, is among the hardest-hit nations,…
