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It was not hackers, not satellites falling silent, and not a solar storm. It was older and simpler than that: a set of undersea cables cut in the Red Sea, the most volatile shipping lane in the world. For decades, experts warned that global internet infrastructure was fragile. When the cuts happened, the warnings became …
President Trump is pushing to restrict U.S. tech outsourcing to Indian companies, aiming to redirect jobs back to domestic workers while simultaneously challenging global labor flows. This policy forces U.S. firms to reconsider contracts, adjust costs, and restructure operations, creating pressure at the same time it opens opportunities for local hiring. Peter Navarro called for …
India-US trade is neatly balanced if we include imports and exports of IT services. True that. pic.twitter.com/ZEqORiHm86 — Arijit Roy🇮🇳 (@iArijitRoy) September 3, 2025
The penalty is real. The tariffs are live. At 12:01 a.m. EDT, the Trump administration doubled duties on Indian goods, jumping from 25% to 50% and hitting more than half of India’s exports to the United States. The White House cast the move as punishment for India’s continued purchases of Russian oil, framing every barrel …
It is a blackout. Thirteen nations have turned off the flow of mail to the United States. Germany. The UK. Australia. India. Sweden. Denmark. Italy. France. Austria. Switzerland. Korea. Japan. Thailand. No press release. No explanation. Just silence and severed logistics. The lifelines of commerce and family vanish overnight, and no one in Washington seems …
Elon Musk has once again raised alarm about the world’s declining population, calling it one of humanity’s greatest threats. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Musk shared a graph highlighting projected population changes between 2018 and 2100, drawing attention to dramatic demographic shifts in countries like Nigeria, the US, China, and India. The graph was initially …
BREAKING: Sam Altman just revealed who GPT-5 is really built for: > India is our 2nd largest market > It may become our LARGEST > We’ve taken a lot of feedback from users in india what they’d like from us… > more affordable access > and we’ve put that in GPT-5 Now it all makes …
India’s crude oil import bill could increase by USD 9 billion this financial year and USD 12 billion in the next, if the country stops buying Russian crude oil amid Washington’s latest action against New Delhi over the purchases. A report published by the State Bank of India (SBI) also said India can consider buying …
Earlier in the day, US President Donald Trump announced an extra 25 per cent trade tariff on India after he warned the country of action over its oil purchases from Russia, taking the total levy to 50 per cent. The additional tariffs are to be applicable after 21 days from today, coming into effect on …
President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on Indian goods effective August 6, 2025. While some reports say this pushes tariffs to 50%, that number is misleading. The Times of India explained, “President Donald Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on all Indian goods, escalating trade tensions between the United States and India” https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/donald-trump-tariffs-india-news-live-updates-russia-oil-india-us-trade-deal-tariff-impact-pm-modi/liveblog/123138458.cms. The …
“U.S. imports from China fell to 28.3 billion in April, the lowest since March 2020 amid rising tariffs and trade uncertainty.” https://www.tipranks.com/news/u-s-imports-from-china-at-lowest-level-since-2020-as-trade-deficit-halves “President Trump has warned that the European Union could face 35 % tariffs unless it meets a $600 billion investment commitment that he called a gift.” https://www.nypost.com/2025/08/05/us-news/trump-threatens-to-ratchet-up-tariffs-on-eu-if-it-fails-to-invest-600b-in-us/ “India has slammed the United States and EU for double …
Trump unleashed a major tariff threat on India over Russian oil trade. This marks a sharp escalation in U.S.–India tensions. “India is not only buying massive amounts of Russian Oil, they are then, for much of the Oil purchased, selling it on the Open Market for big profits. They don’t care how many people in …
Trump announced a 25% tariff on Indian goods that takes effect August 1. He also attached an additional import penalty tied to India’s purchase of Russian oil and defense equipment. The move arrives as months of trade talks failed to yield an agreement. India sent $87 billion in goods to the U.S. last year and faces the …
Something doesn’t ring true about the tariff ultimatum. Trump announced a 25 % tariff on India plus an added “penalty” for purchasing Russian energy and military goods starting August 1, framing it as both punitive and principled. He claimed India has “tariffs among the highest in the world” and uses “obnoxious non‑monetary trade barriers,” before declaring India …
The prime ministers of Britain and India sealed a hard-wrought trade agreement on Thursday that will slash tariffs on products including Scotch whisky and English gin shipped to India and Indian food and spices sent to the U.K.
1 survivor walks out unscathed | Miracle survivor of Air India plane crash | #EXCLUSIVE #planecrash #AirIndia #AirIndiaPlaneCrash | @sardesairajdeep pic.twitter.com/mI183xD3EP — IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) June 12, 2025 pic.twitter.com/OokdObPVWI — Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) June 12, 2025 Reports confirm that one survivor has been found from the Air India Boeing 787 crash in Ahmedabad2. …
The preference for only having boys is shrinking in China and India 👀 pic.twitter.com/4ajQXqspJ8 — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) June 9, 2025 The long-standing preference for male children in China and India is gradually declining. In China, the sex ratio at birth has dropped from 117.8 boys per 100 girls in 2006 to 109.8 in …
Turns out when they said "AGI", they meant "A Guy in India" — Dr. Decepticon Boba Fett👌 🇺🇸🇹🇼🇭🇰 (@xtreemmasheen3k) June 3, 2025 Bankrupt Microsoft-Backed ‘AI’ Company Was Using Indian Engineers To Fake It: Report Last week, British AI startup backed by Microsoft and the Qatar Investment Authority, Builder.ai, filed for bankruptcy after its CEO said …
INDIA NEWS: “India has fact-checked Trump, but he won’t let it go. He’s like a broken record.” News networks in India call Trump out for lying 🤥 that he is responsible for the India-Pakistan ceasefire. pic.twitter.com/0Mrgtspc2k — The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) May 26, 2025 India stating that Trump is a liar and he had no …
🚨 MASSIVE BREAKING: Trump has mediated India-Pakistan into a FULL CEASEFIRE, effective now. Just wow. pic.twitter.com/YzsvdJLb6d — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 10, 2025 OFFICIAL VIDEO: Pakistan launches Operation Bunyan ul Marsoos against India in retaliation for India’s unprovoked aggression, targeting key military positions. Pakistan also used ballistic missiles. pic.twitter.com/yUrwx0gcdX — Clash Report (@clashreport) May 10, …
by Michael What are the odds? When I heard that a study that was released in 2019 had analyzed the damage that would be done by a nuclear war between India and Pakistan in 2025, I knew that I had to investigate. It turns out that this study really does exist. According to the authors of …
War starts in the Indian subcontinent between India and Pakistan as India launches missiles into Pakistan. This could get ugly if left unchecked. Nuclear weapons on both sides. pic.twitter.com/4HI58J6487 — Culture Explorer (@CultureExploreX) May 6, 2025 #BREAKING: Pakistan Army confirms attack by India. India has launched an attack on Pakistan. Missiles fired at Kotli, Muzaffarabad, …
BREAKING: India offers zero-for-zero tariffs on both auto parts and steel from the United States. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) May 5, 2025 In a bid to advance its ongoing trade negotiations with the United States, India has reportedly offered to impose zero tariffs on select American goods, including steel, auto components, and pharmaceuticals—up to …
APPLE’S NEXT IPHONE IS SO COMPLICATED, IT HAS TO BE MADE IN CHINA Despite moving most iPhone production to India to dodge Trump’s tariffs, Apple is keeping its 20th-anniversary iPhone in China—because it’s reportedly too complex to build anywhere else. 2027 models require new parts and manufacturing techniques only China can handle—for now. Rumors hint …
⚠️Central banks have been AHEAD of the game: Since October 2022, the gold wealth of developed and emerging market central banks has DOUBLED. DM central banks' gold ownership hit $1.3 TRILLION while EM $800 billion. Poland, China, and India have been the largest buyers. pic.twitter.com/9RNfSBQuws — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) April 29, 2025 Chinese media …
🚨 SCOTT BESSENT: The tax bill is moving forward. It will give permanence to the 2017 tax cuts. President Trump is adding things for working Americans – no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on Social Security, making autopayments deductible. pic.twitter.com/vWhrE7r0Ws — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 29, 2025 Bessent just now: We …
by Michael India and Pakistan both have nuclear weapons, and now they are on the verge of war. It is being reported that India is considering a military response to a horrifying terror attack that occurred in Kashmir earlier this week, and Pakistani forces are already being mobilized in case that happens. If a full-blown war …
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India and Pakistan cancelled visas for their nationals to each other’s countries and Islamabad warned New Delhi for suspending a water-sharing treaty Thursday. The moves came after India blamed Pakistan for a deadly attack by gunmen that killed 26 people in disputed Kashmir. India said all visas issued to Pakistani nationals …
https://twitter.com/sam_bidwell/status/1915082261298372851 The Indus Waters Treaty is an important water-sharing treaty between India and Pakistan that was agreed upon in September 1960 after decades of talks, with the World Bank acting as a mediator. The treaty was signed in Karachi by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan\’s then-head of state, General Ayub Khan. Notwithstanding the …
