New Delhi: India will never negotiate at gunpoint, nor will it hurry into any deal over issues that are in the interest of its people, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said after Donald Trump’s move to “pause” the reciprocal tariffs Washington had imposed on New Delhi for a period of 90 days. The move was seen … Read more
New Delhi: India likes to do things differently. While the world has been struggling to get back on its feet after US President Donald Trump pulled the rug from underneath, with his reciprocal tariffs announcement, some nations, like China and Canada retaliated shortly after, with tit-for-tat tariffs. While China countered the US’ 34 per cent … Read more
Washington: While announcing his country’s “reciprocal tariffs” on those who tariff the United States, Donald Trump recalled his brief remark to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding trade ties with India, when the two leaders met in Washington recently. “You’ve not been treating us right,” he recalled as saying to PM Modi, when he spoke about … Read more
New Delhi: As China-India ties completed 75 years today, India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri spoke about the “lessons” for both nations to keep in mind as they work on new and promising beginnings at the end of seven-and-a-half decades. Here are the key highlights of the foreign secretary’s speech: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri was the … Read more
New Delhi: Going to jail is a nightmarish thought for most people, but being imprisoned in another country can be a hellish experience. Like nationals of many other countries, thousands of Indians too, have been languishing in prisons overseas – some for a few years, some for decades. Their voices and appeals unheard because of … Read more
For some people, the Kamasutra is little more than a name associated with condom brands, scented oils and chocolates shaped into erotic positions. In India, where sex remains a taboo subject, this ancient sex manual has often been reduced to merely a “dirty book”. But beneath this narrow view lies a deeper message: the Kamasutra … Read more
Today on February 18, all eyes are on YouTubers Ranveer Allahbadia and Samay Raina. The former has his Supreme Court plea hearing against the multiple FIRs against him, while the latter has been summoned by the cyber cell to record his statement in the ‘India’s Got Latent’ controversy in person. Samay has been summoned to … Read more
New Delhi: A man was arrested for smuggling a diamond necklace worth about rupees six crore at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, the customs department said today. The arrested individual, an Indian male passenger, had arrived from Bangkok on Air India flight AI 356, according to officials. The passenger was identified and stopped based … Read more
New Delhi: Pakistan’s notorious spy agency ISI has secretly sent four top members to Dhaka, raising a red flag in New Delhi. Acknowledging the development, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday that India is keeping a very close watch on the developments in its immediate neighbourhood, especially ones that having a bearing on … Read more
Washington DC: Donald Trump has sniffed trouble brewing afar against the United States – one that may topple the US’s position as a dominant global power and end Washington’s ability to impose economic sanctions against those it deems fit for the case. The storm in question is the steadily-expanding BRICS+ grouping. Within hours of taking … Read more