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President Donald Trump launched a trade war Tuesday (March 4, 2025) against America’s three biggest trading partners, drawing immediate retaliation from Mexico, Canada and China and sending financial markets into a tailspin as the U.S. faced the threat of rekindled inflation and paralyzing uncertainty for business. Just after midnight, Mr. Trump imposed 25% taxes, or…
CBI said a case has been registered against a Senior Divisional Electrical Engineer and eight other railway officials along with unknown candidates. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has detected and busted a departmental examination paper leak scam under the East Central Railway (ECR) at Mughal Sarai in Uttar Pradesh…
Bofors scam was a big factor in Rajiv Gandhi’s defeat in the 1989 elections. NEW DELHI: India has sent a judicial request to the United States, seeking crucial information in connection with the Rs 64-crore Bofors case, potentially marking the revival of the probe into the scandal related to the purchase of 155mm field artillery…
Duplicate EPIC numbers: Do they pose threat to fair polls? Duplicity in some electors photo identity card (EPIC) numbers issued in parts the country – recently flagged by TMC – has become a bone of contention, with Trinamool and Congress even alleging a conspiracy to introduce fake voters. TOI takes a deep dive to investigate…
Ukraine requires a continuous and reliable supply of US weapons, ammunition, and essential military equipment to sustain its resistance against Russian aggression. US President Donald Trump has ordered a pause on all military aid to Ukraine, escalating tensions between Washington and Kyiv just days after a heated Oval Office confrontation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy….
External affairs minister S Jaishankar discussed issues related to trafficking and extremism in a meeting with UK’s secretary of state for home Yvette Cooper. India has been concerned about the activities of Khalistan separatists in the UK and the issue is learnt to have come up in the meeting.“We discussed the flow of talent, people-to-people…
A Trinamool Congress legislator has announced a cash award for the booth that delivers the maximum lead for the ruling party in next year’s Assembly polls, prompting strong reactions from Opposition parties. A video of Canning Paschim MLA Paresh Ram Das has surfaced on social media and local television news channels, where the MLA is…
A flooded house at Mulavukad in Kochi. According to Mulavukad panchayat member K.S. Ashalraj, tidal flooding has been serious in the panchayat, especially in areas lying close to fields that have been occupied for aquaculture. Unusually high tidal waters have flooded hundreds of homes lying close to the backwaters and the sea in and around Kochi, throwing life…
Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and party MLA Tej Pratap Yadav and other MLAs leave after attending the Budget session of the State Assembly, on March 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI The Bihar Assembly on Tuesday (March 5, 2025) witnessed a sharp exchange of words…
On October 3, 2024, Agra sessions court judge Vivek Sangal rejected his bail plea, whereupon the accused approached the high court. AGRA: A single-judge bench of Allahabad high court granted bail to a 26-year-old man accused of rape, exploitation and sharing photos of the survivor online on the conditions that “he will marry the woman,…