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Trump Threatens 104% Tariff on China if it Fails to Withdraw Retaliatory Tariff

April 7, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 7: After denying that the US President was planning to suspend reciprocal tariffs for 90 days for all countries except China, Mr Donald Trump on Monday threatened huge additional tariffs on imports from China if Beijing did not withdraw its retaliatory 34% tariffs, adding that Washington would begin negotiations with […]

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US Supreme Court Clears Tahawwur Rana’s Extradition to India

April 7, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Apr 7: The US Supreme Court has denied 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana’s final legal appeal seeking a stay on his extradition to India. Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin who was based in Chicago, is wanted for his role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks and faces trial […]

Business

Roving Periscope: Despite Trump’s tariffs, India to push growth story ahead

April 7, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: While some economists insist that the Trump tariffs could slow down India’s growth by 20 to 40 basis points in 2025-26 amid the ongoing global disruptions, the Union Finance Ministry believes India is likely to meet its projected growth target of 6.3 percent to 6.8 percent in FY26, The higher […]

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Markets: Trump tariffs roil world bourses; Sensex, Nifty tank 3% on “Black Monday”

April 7, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As the world economy and markets plunged southward after US President Donald Trump’s latest round of ‘reciprocal tariffs,’ the Indian equity markets on “Black Monday” markets reacted negatively with Sensex and Nifty sinking precipitously by 3 percent, the media reported. Even as anti-Donald Trump demonstrations across the US, Europe, and […]

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Millions Demonstrate against Trump, Musk in US, Elsewhere

April 6, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 6: Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of major US cities on Saturday to oppose, what left-leaning organizations called his “authoritarian overreach and billionaire-backed agenda,” the divisive policies of President Donald Trump in the largest demonstrations since his return to the White House for the second term in January. Crowds […]

Business

Neighbours: India, Sri Lanka ink pacts for defense, energy cooperation

April 5, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: For the first time, India and Sri Lanka signed an ambitious defence cooperation pact on Saturday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlining a broader roadmap for deeper bilateral cooperation. The pact asserts that the security of the two neighbours is interlinked and interdependent. According to a media report, the defense […]

Business

Roving Periscope: Trump tariffs trigger market crash; trillions lost, global recession feared

April 5, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As the US started collecting the initial ‘baseline’ 10 percent tariff on Friday, the Wall Street crashed, and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. feared that the American economy could fall into a recession in 2025 itself after accounting for the likely impact of the 10 to 49 percent tariffs announced this […]

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5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Nepal, No casualty Reported

April 4, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Apr 4: An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 struck Nepal on Friday evening, with light tremors felt across parts of Northern India including Delhi-NCR. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake struck at a depth of 20km at 7.52pm (local time) with its epicentre being about three kilometres from Garkhakot, Nepal. No […]

Defence

South Korea: Court upholds President Yoon’s impeachment over martial law orders

April 4, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Friday upheld the ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment over his short-lived martial law declaration, voting unanimously to strip him of office for violating the constitution. Angry South Korean lawmakers had suspended Yoon, 64, over his December 3, 2024, attempt to subvert civilian rule, and […]

Business

Trump tariffs: “It will harm the US more than India,” says former RBI chief Rajan

April 4, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: After applauding the Narendra Modi government in January 2025, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday said the reciprocal tariffs President Donald Trump has imposed on India, besides other countries, will impact the US more than the South Asian nation. Speaking about the Trump administration’s decision to impose reciprocal tariffs […]