Trump slaps 25% tariff on imports from India ‘plus a penalty’ for buying Russian oil, weapons, and ‘obnoxious’ trade barriers

Putting an end to months of speculation, U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (July 30, 2025) announced that imports from India will attract 25% tariffs from August 1, “plus a penalty”, citing India’s purchases of energy and military equipment from Russia, its high tariffs, and its “strenuous and obnoxious” non-monetary barriers to trade. India and…

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Parliament Monsoon session Day 8 LIVE: “Indus Water treaty was signed for appeasement”, says S Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha

Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday urged the Opposition to abandon what he termed as “cheap politics” following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in the Lok Sabha on Operation Sindoor, stating that the Prime Minister had categorically outlined the government’s stand. While speaking to ANI, Kiren Rijiju said, “… Prime Minister explained…

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India-US trade deal: Donald Trump says not finalized; hints at 20-25% tariff rate two days ahead of reciprocal tariff deadline

India-US trade deal: Trump’s remarks come two days ahead of the August 1, 2025 reciprocal tariff deadline. India-US trade deal: Ahead of his self-imposed tariff deadline, US President Donald Trump has said that a trade agreement with India has not yet been finalized. “India trade deal not been finalized,” said Trump. Asked whether India would…

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‘Lost everything…had only 2 children’: After Rajasthan school tragedy, heart-rending stories emerge

After the Jhalawar school tragedy in which lives of seven innocent children were lost and several others were left injured, heart-rending stories are emerging. The building of Piplodi Primary School in Jhalawar district of Rajasthan had collapsed on Friday. An inconsolably weeping mother of 12-year-old girl Meena and six-year-old boy Kanha, wished God had taken…

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