Trump announces 25% extra tariff on trade with Venezuela. Will it impact India’s oil imports?

India’s tariff woes are likely to mount further after US President Donald Trump on March 24 announced a new set of tariffs on countries purchasing oil and gas from Venezuela.…

Research reveals covert Chinese operation targeting dismissed federal employees

A secretive Chinese tech firm is behind a network of companies trying to recruit recently laid-off US government workers, news agency Reuters reported, citing job ads and a researcher. Max…

‘Not too many exceptions’: Trump signals tough tariff push as India and world brace for ‘Liberation Day’

As ‘Liberation Day’ inches closer, Donald Trump is keeping everyone guessing—again! The US President has dropped yet another cryptic hint about his big April 2 tariff shake-up, making it clear…

Eliminating opponents: On Erdoğan and Türkiye’s future

State crackdowns on political opposition are hardly new in President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Türkiye. Since coming to power in 2003 as Prime Minister, and later assuming the presidency under a…

Donald Trump cites India’s voter ID system in executive order to overhaul US election process

President Donald Trump, citing practices in countries like India and Brazil, where voter identification is linked to biometric databases, signed an executive order on Tuesday to overhaul the US election…

Russia, Ukraine agree to sea, energy truce; Washington seeks easing of sanctions

The United States reached separate deals on Tuesday with Ukraine and Russia to pause their attacks at sea and against energy targets, with Washington agreeing to push to lift some…

India Navy announces maiden India-African exercise, Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) Sagar

In the backdrop of massive inroads by China in Africa, the renewed threat of piracy and the continued threat from Houthi rebels to global shipping, the Indian Navy has announced…

Pakistan Jails Baloch Human Rights Activist

Pakistan has again arrested Mahrang Baloch, a prominent champion of human rights for the country’s ethnic Baloch minority, and barred her lawyer from visiting her in jail. “She was looking…

Cyberattack disrupts train ticket sales in Ukraine

Ukraine’s state-owned railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia said Monday that it was hit by a large-scale cyberattack. The cyberattack affected online ticket sales, including via the mobile app, while trains continue to…

Israeli strikes kill scores in Gaza as Egypt offers new ceasefire proposal

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed more than 65 Palestinians over the past day, including women and children, the Gaza Health Ministry said on Monday (March 24, 2025). In…