A large portion of Indian exports of these products already attract antidumping and countervailing duties in the US. India has approached the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over the Donald Trump administration’s move of announcing safeguard tariffs of 25% to 55% from August 15 for quartz surface products.India approached the WTO on August 14 seeking consultations…
NEW DELHI: Industrial production growth slowed to 4.9% in April 2026 from 5.7% a year earlier on account of a contraction in mining and quarrying and slowdown in other sectors. The statistics ministry Monday released the new IIP series, with 2022-23 as the base year (from 2011-12), updating the methodology and broadening the coverage of…
Weight loss journeys often affect far more than physical appearance. From emotional stress and changing relationships with food to hormonal shifts, sleep disturbances, and mental fatigue, the process can reshape multiple aspects of daily life. Weight loss stories are usually told through numbers. A smaller waistline. Fewer kilograms on the scale. Before-and-after photos lined up…
PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi trolled for ‘long queues at petrol pumps in India’ remark NEW DELHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi has come under heavy criticism online after making claims about fuel shortages in India while Pakistan itself deals with a worsening energy crisis. His remarks came at a time when PSL 2026…
A shooting attempt disrupted US President Donald Trump’s ballroom address at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, triggering immediate evacuation, panic and a massive security response at a Washington D hotel Saturday night. The incident unfolded at the Washington Hilton shortly before Trump was due to speak, as guests reported hearing multiple gunshots near a security…
As part of an anti-India espionage network, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested a Kolkata-based man for allegedly passing confidential security-related information to Pakistan Intelligence Officers (PIOs).Sharing details of the arrest on X, the official NIA India account said, “A Pak-backed spy, Zafar Riaz @ Rizvi of Kolkata, has been arrested in an…
Saikat Chakrabarti (Courtesy: campaign website – saikat.us/en) Saikat Chakrabarti, founding engineer of the payment processing platform Stripe, is mobilising his tech fortune for a full-scale political revolution. The 40-year-old tech millionaire is running a high-stakes campaign to win the deeply blue San Francisco congressional seat being vacated by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. His goal:…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday specified the growing importance of the Indian Navy, saying recent global developments have once again proved that every nation needs a strong and responsive naval force to safeguard its interests.Speaking at the commissioning ceremony of INS Mahendragiri in Visakhapatnam, Rajnath said,…
Survival story of 16-year-old Md Imran (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: The bus pulled away just after 8 PM. Md Imran, hungry after eight hours on the road, had stepped off during a scheduled ten-minute stop in Bratislava, Slovakia, just looking for biscuits and coffee. He made it back to the platform in time and frantically…
The CEO of Canadian artificial intelligence (AI) company Cohere is urging democratic nations to stop “renting” AI from foreign countries, warning that over-reliance on ‘external’ tech giants poses a massive national security threat. Aidan Gomez’s warning comes weeks after the US government restricted foreign access to Anthropic’s advanced “Mythos” AI model. Gomez says that the…