Brendan Lynch, the assistant US trade representative for South and Central Asia will pay a five-day visit to India beginning Tuesday to discuss issues relating to trade and tariff between the two countries.
US airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels
US airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels pounded sites across the country into Monday, with the group saying the one attack in the capital killed at least one person and wounded more than a dozen others.
South Korean court overturns impeachment of PM Han
South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Monday overturned the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating the nation’s No. 2 official as acting leader, while not yet ruling on the separate impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol.
US, Russia launch ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia
US and Russian negotiators on Monday sat down for talks in Saudi Arabia on a partial ceasefire in Ukraine, hours after a round of negotiations between US and Ukrainian delegations, Russian news reports said.
Risky move
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 25% tariff on countries purchasing oil and gas from Venezuela marks yet another aggressive shift in global trade policy.
Tharoor describes Finance Bill classic case of ‘patchwork’
Criticising the Finance Bill, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor described it as “a classic case of patchwork solutions” when the Indian economy was facing serious “structural challenges”.
Woman IB officer found dead on railway track in Kerala; probe launched
A woman Intelligence Bureau officer was found dead on a railway track here on Monday, police said.
Bring Justice Yashwant Varma’s verdicts under scrutiny: Allahabad High Court Bar Association
The Allahabad High Court Bar Association on Monday demanded the scrutiny of judgments of Justice Yashwant Varma, subjected to an enquiry over the alleged discovery of huge cash from his residential home, and opposed his proposed repatriation to his parent Allahabad High Court.
Samsung tops domestic sales for 22 consecutive years
Samsung Electronics has held the No. 1 spot in annual sales among South Korean companies for 22 consecutive years from 2002 to 2023, an industry analysis report here showed on Monday.