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- Business
Indian gem jewellery industry welcomes zero-duty US access
Mumbai: The Indian gem jewellery industry on Saturday, February 7, welcomed the announcement of zero-duty access for diamonds and coloured gemstones to the US under the Interim Agreement framework, saying it is…
- India
Agriculture, dairy fully protected in India-US trade deal: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi: India has completely protected its agriculture and dairy sectors in the trade agreement with the US, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday, February 7, adding that the trade pact…
- India
‘Namaste Trump’ tops ‘Howdy Modi’ in India–US trade deal, says Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday, February 7, claimed that the India-US joint statement on an interim trade agreement is “silent” on details and took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…
- World
Russia, US agree nuclear arms talks need to start soon: Kremlin
Moscow: Russian and United States negotiators discussed the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between the two countries and agreed on the need to quickly launch new arms-control talks, the…
- Middle East
Shackled, deported: US sends Palestinians to West Bank on secret flights
Palestinians arrested by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the United States are being deported to the occupied West Bank by private jets in coordination with Israeli authorities, according to a…
- Middle East
Iran, United States set for talks in Oman over nuclear programme
Muscat: Iran and the United States stood poised on Friday, February 6, to hold negotiations in Oman at least over Tehran’s nuclear programme after a chaotic week that initially saw plans for…
- World
US lawmakers sound alarm on global attacks on religion
Washington: A joint House Foreign Affairs hearing on defending religious freedom delivered a stark warning that authoritarian regimes and extremist violence are accelerating a worldwide crackdown on faith communities, while US policy…
- World
Freight train derails in US, propane cars spill into river
Mansfield: A freight train derailed Thursday, February 5, in Connecticut, sending cars carrying flammable liquid propane into the water, though officials say they don’t appear to be leaking. Local and state officials…
- World
White House touts crime drop, border clampdown
Washington: The White House cited new crime and border data to argue that President Donald Trump’s law-and-order agenda is producing results, pointing to sharp declines in murders, aggressive deportations of criminal migrants,…
- India
India, US deepen cooperation in defence technology
New Delhi: India and the US have discussed ways to strengthen collaboration in “critical and emerging defence technologies” to meet the evolving requirements at a key meeting hosted here, officials said on…
- Business
US seizes over 200 website domains tied to India-based orgs
New York: US federal authorities have seized more than 200 website domains tied to an India-based transnational criminal organisation having illegal online pharmacies allegedly responsible for at least six fatal and four…
- World
US judge limits ICE warrantless arrests in Oregon
Portland: US immigration agents in Oregon must stop arresting people without warrants unless there’s a likelihood of escape, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, February 4. US District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai issued…
- Middle East
Iran unveils new underground missile base amid tensions with US
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has unveiled a new underground missile base amid tensions with the United States, according to local media reports. The base was unveiled during a visit…
- World
Nuclear arms control pact ends today, Russia signals freedom to act
Moscow: The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that it assumes parties to the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) between Russia and the United States are no longer bound by any…
- Politics
Congress says Goyal’s trade deal claims contradict US version
New Delhi: Terming Union minister Piyush Goyal’s remarks on the India-US trade deal in Parliament “non-statement”, the Congress on Wednesday, February 4, said his high-sounding claims go completely contrary to what the…
