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February 27, 2025 9:18 AM

Trump to impose 25 percent tariffs on EU, claims bloc was ‘formed to screw US’

US President Donald Trump has said that his administration has made a decision to impose 25 per cent tariffs on products from the European Union (EU), including cars and claimed that the EU -- a 27-country bloc -- was "formed to screw the US". "We have made a decision. We'll be announcing it very soon, and it'll be 25 per cent generally speaking, and that'll be on cars and all other things," Trump told reporters on Wednesday at a White House Cabinet meeting. The EU is the US's third largest tr...

January 20, 2025 8:02 PM

EAM Jaishankar represents PM Modi as special envoy at Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is representing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his Special Envoy at Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th President of the United States in Washington, D.C., today. Sources reveal that Jaishankar is carrying a personal letter from PM Modi addressed to President Trump. As per established protocol, India often delegates Special Envoys of the Prime Minister to attend such inaugural events of Heads of State and Government. For instance, Defence Minister ...

January 20, 2025 9:13 AM

Trump’s swearing-in to be held indoors, with multiple threats Washington takes no chances

For the swearing-in of US President-elect Donald Trump, who has survived two assassination attempts, Washington is taking no chances mobilising a huge safety cordon of tens of thousands of personnel, putting miles of fences, installing vehicle barriers, and deploying helicopters and drones. Moving the ceremony indoors to the Capitol because of the freezing weather on Monday may lessen some risks but major threats remain. "From radiological threats to flat tires, the Secret Service has spent ove...

January 2, 2025 8:53 AM

US President confirms probe into connection between New Orleans attack & Cybertruck explosion

United States President Joe Biden said on Wednesday (local time) that law enforcement is investigating any possible connection between the New Orleans 'terror' attack and the Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. The vehicles used in both incidents were rented from a car rental site, 'Turo', prompting authorities to look for links between the two events. "We're tracking the explosion of a Cybertruck outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas. Law enforcement a...

December 30, 2024 9:18 AM

Jimmy Carter, former US president and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, dead at 100

Jimmy Carter, the earnest Georgia peanut farmer who as U.S. president struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis but brokered peace between Israel and Egypt and later received the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work, died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday. He was 100. Carter, a Democrat, became president in January 1977 after defeating incumbent Republican President Gerald Ford in the 1976 election. His one-term presidency was marked by the highs of the 1978 Camp...

December 30, 2024 9:09 AM

World leaders extend condolences after tragic plane crash in South Korea claims over 170 lives

World leaders have expressed condolences and solidarity with South Korea after the tragic airplane crash in Muan claimed over 170 lives. In a statement released by the White House, US President Joe Biden expressed his grief over the accident and pledged support to South Korea. "Jill and I are deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life that occurred as a result of the Jeju Airlines accident in Muan, Republic of Korea. As close allies, the American people share deep bonds of friendship with the...

November 1, 2024 8:35 AM

Donald Trump vows to protect Hindu Americans from radical left, strengthen ties with India

Ahead of the upcoming presidential elections, former US President Donald Trump vowed to safeguard the interests of Hindu Americans, protecting them from the "anti-religion agenda of the radical left." In a bid to strengthen ties with India, Trump also expressed his desire to boost partnership with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whom he referred to as a "good friend." Sharing a post on X, Trump wrote, "We will also protect Hindu Americans against the anti-religion agenda of the radical left. We w...

September 19, 2024 9:06 AM

US President looking forward to welcome Quad leaders including PM Modi: White House

US President Joe Biden is looking forward to bringing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to his hometown, Delaware, for the Quad Summit set to be held on September 21, White House said on Wednesday (local time). Notably, the mega summit also marks Biden's last Quad summit of his term ahead of the presidential elections in the US. While addressing a press briefing on Wednesday (local time), White House Press Secreta...

September 19, 2024 8:38 AM

PM Modi, Trump are strong leaders who respect each other, says former US President’s close aide

After former US President Donald Trump announced that he would meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his New York visit, Trump's close aide Al Mason called them "strong leaders" who respect each other. He said that the meeting between Trump and PM Modi next week in New York will further cement the bond between the two leaders. In an interview with ANI, he said that Trump and PM Modi enjoyed "warm relations" and shared a "strong bond" when the former was in office. Al Mason stated that Indian...

September 17, 2024 9:20 AM

US: Donald Trump blames Biden, Harris’ ‘rhetoric’ for assassination bid

Former US President Donald Trump has launched a fiery attack on US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris' for their 'rhetoric'. The Republican presidential candidate claimed that the suspected gunman 'acted' on 'highly inflammatory language' of Democrats. It was, notably, the second assassination bid against the former US President since July. The suspected gunman, Ryan Wesley Routh, possessed an AK-47-style rifle pointing through the chain-link fence out towards the green, a go-...