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Washington: US President Donald Trump Wednesday announced that he has signed an executive order imposing an additional 25 per cent tariff on imports from India, citing the country’s continued purchase of Russian oil. The White House said the decision is aimed at strengthening measures taken...

New York: US President Donald Trump Tuesday said India has not been a good trading partner and announced that he will raise the tariffs on New Delhi "very substantially" over the next 24 hours because it is buying Russian oil. "With India, what people don't...

Dehradun: A cloudburst led to flash floods in the high-altitude villages of Dharali in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district Tuesday, with several houses being damaged or swept away in the raging waters, according to people in the area. The cloudburst took place in the catchment area of...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting Tuesday, marking the first such gathering during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament. The high-stakes meeting, being held in the Parliament complex, will see the participation of all Members of Parliament from...

New Delhi: The Indian government Monday said that the targeting of the country by the US over Russian oil purchase is unjustified and unreasonable, after American President Donald Trump threatened to impose hefty tariffs on New Delhi. An official statement said that like any major...

New York/Washington/New Delhi: In a fresh trade threat against India, President Donald Trump on Monday said he will "substantially" raise US tariffs on New Delhi, accusing it of buying massive amounts of Russian oil and selling it for big profits. Last week, the Trump administration...

Ranchi: JMM founder Shibu Soren died Monday, his son and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said. The death of the 81-year-old leader marks the end of a political era that saw the tribal movement rise to national prominence. Shibu Soren, a former Chief Minister of...

Bhubaneswar: In the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) question paper leak case, the Crime Branch Sunday arrested Nihar Mohanty, vice president of the Board of Secondary Education. Mohanty was taken into custody after being questioned by the agency a day earlier. The BSE was supposed...

Indore: Madhya Pradesh Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya Sunday launched a scathing attack on Congress following the acquittal of all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, saying the court's verdict is a "slap on the face" of the Congress, which he alleged had tried to...

Bhubaneswar: The burn victim from Balanga passed away in AIIMS Delhi while under medical care, a source said Saturday. The victim had suffered over 70 per cent burn injuries and was on a ventilator for several days, the source added. Though the case was initially...