Ottawa: Canada will hit back at US tariffs with 25 percent levies of its own on select American goods, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday. “Canada will be responding to the US trade action with 25 percent tariffs against Can$155 billion ($106 billion) worth of American goods,” he said in a dramatic tone as he warned…
New Delhi: Ahead of the Assembly polls, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar criticised the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government for “failing” to provide essential services to residents, and said he feels “ashamed” to admit abroad that people in the national capital lack basic amenities under central schemes. He further said that Delhi has been “left…
Palm Beach: President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China — fulfilling one of his post-campaign commitments to voters that threatened to spark higher inflation and disrupt businesses across North America as the countries vowed harsh measures in response. Mexico’s president immediately ordered retaliatory…
Dhaka: Notwithstanding the tense relations between India and Bangladesh ever since the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August last year, a second consignment of rice from India arrived at Mongla Port on Saturday, a media report said. Two ships carrying 16,400 tonnes of rice arrived at the port in the morning, The…
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Gen Syed Asim Munir visited Balochistan on Saturday amid clashes in the restive province in which 18 security personnel and 23 terrorists have been killed in the last 24 hours, according to a media report. The army chief was given a comprehensive brief on the prevailing security situation in…
New Delhi: Hitting out at the government, Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047 is a pipe dream and will remain so for a long time at the current rate of growth. Addressing a press conference on the Union Budget, Chidambaram also cited Chief Economic Advisor…
New Delhi: The non-tax revenue collection from the telecom sector has been pegged 33 per cent lower at Rs 82,443 crore for the coming fiscal, according to the Budget documents, which also placed the revised FY25 realisations a tad higher than originally expected at the beginning of the fiscal. The revised estimates for FY25 place…
Sonia Gandhi, the 82-year-old Italian-born matriarch of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, has once again displayed the Congress party’s deeply ingrained elitism and disregard for India’s diverse fabric. Her uncharitable and uncharacteristic remarks against none other than the President of India, Draupadi Murmu, calling her ‘bechari’ (poor), ‘boring,’ and ‘tired,’ have ignited a firestorm of political debate….
The Union Budget 2025 comes at a crucial time when India’s economic growth has fallen to its lowest level in four years. Global uncertainties, including US tariff threats and rising geopolitical tensions, are creating new challenges. In response, the budget outlines a plan to strengthen the economy, with an emphasis on tax breaks, infrastructure development,…
Due to unnecessary tests and corporate style of treatment of recommending several procedures while neglecting thorough clinical examination and depending on laboratory results eventually crushing the common man’s pocket. In developing countries like the UK, USA first any patient even the highest dignitaries in the respective provinces should first go to a family physician or…
