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US tariff bill puts India trade at risk
A bipartisan group of US senators has unveiled legislation allowing tariffs of up to 100% on goods from India and other major buyers of Russian energy, raising fresh risks for trade ties and New Delhi’s oil strategy. The revised Sanctioning Russia Act targets the five largest purchasers of Russian...
Centre gets four weeks to defend NIA Act
The Supreme Court has given the Centre four weeks to respond to a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, a law that created the country’s central counter-terrorism agency. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the direction on Tuesday after...
Chidambaram warns DMK, NCP against BJP bill
Congress leader P Chidambaram has accused the BJP of seeking support from the DMK and the Nationalist Congress Party for a fresh attempt to pass the Constitution Bill during Parliament’s Monsoon Session. Chidambaram urged both parties to reject any revised version of the legislation, warning that support would amount...
Iranian missile strike kills seafarer near Hormuz
An Indian crew member was killed and eight others were injured after Iranian cruise missiles struck two Emirati oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the UAE Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday. The Mombasa and Al Bahiyah were hit in the southern shipping lane of the strait...
Temple-mosque litigants reject Supreme Court settlement route
Hindu and Muslim parties in three major Uttar Pradesh temple-mosque disputes have rejected a Supreme Court-backed mediation process, choosing to pursue judgments on the legal and constitutional questions raised by their cases. The litigants in the Gyanvapi mosque dispute in Varanasi, the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah dispute in Mathura...
Iranian strikes spread across Gulf after US attack
Explosions were heard across Doha, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on Sunday as Iran launched missiles and drones against Gulf states following a third wave of United States strikes on Iranian military targets. Air defence systems were activated across the region, with Qatar saying it intercepted incoming fire...
