International

New Delhi: Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., President of the Philippines, will undertake a State Visit to India from August 4 to 8 with an aim to deepen bilateral cooperation across a wide range of sectors, including defence and maritime security. This will be his first...

New York: President Donald Trump Wednesday referred to the BRICS grouping and the "tremendous" trade deficit with New Delhi for announcing the 25 per cent tariff and said the US is currently negotiating with India. “Well, we're negotiating right now, and it's also BRICS. You...

New Delhi: The Government of India Wednesday said it is studying the implications of US President Donald Trump's announcement to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Indian goods, along with a penalty from August 1. Trump announced the imposition of a 25 per cent tariff...

New Delhi: India's seafood exports, especially shrimps, will be "severely" impacted due to the imposition of higher US tariff of 25 per cent plus penalty to be effective from August 1, agri-economist Ashok Gulati said Wednesday. US President Donald Trump's decision to impose higher tariff...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has announced a 25 per cent tariff on India from August 1, amid signs of some stalemate in the ongoing negotiations between the two countries on a bilateral trade deal. Trump, announcing the tariff, listed India's high tariffs, its procurement...

Bangkok: China's top leaders have pledged to help companies slammed by higher US tariffs but held back on major moves after trade talks with the US this week kept businesses and planners in limbo. At their summer economic planning meeting, the powerful Politburo of the...

Canberra: Australia will include YouTube in its world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 after initially exempting the platform, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Wednesday. Albanese and Anika Wells, the minister for communications, said at a press conference in Canberra that the federal...

Tokyo: A tsunami hit coastal areas of Russia's Kuril Islands and Japan's large northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia early Wednesday. Warnings are also in place for Alaska, Hawaii and other coasts south toward New Zealand....

A giant crocodile swam away safely after a close encounter while crossing a popular river in Kakadu National Park, Australia. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media, and fortunately, the crocodile was unharmed. The footage, which has been circulating online since...

New York/Washington: India is projected to grow at 6.4 per cent in fiscal year 2025 and 2026, and the country's stable growth is driven by a reform momentum supporting robust consumption growth and a push for public investment, the International Monetary Fund has said. The...