Spread the love       Donald Trump (AP image) The European Parliament is planning to suspend approval of the EU-US trade deal agreed last July in response to President Donald Trump’s threat to impose new tariffs on European nations over Greenland.The decision is expected to be formally announced in Strasbourg on Wednesday, signaling heightened tensions between Washington and its European allies, according...

Spread the love       Scott Bessent US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed that India has scaled back purchases of Russian oil following trade action taken by President Donald Trump, linking New Delhi’s move to the imposition of tariffs by Washington.Speaking at the World Economic Forum in an interview with Fox Business, Bessent, talking about the Russian Sanctions Bill, said India began...

Spread the love       A petition has been floated to counter President Donald Trump’s aggression to grab Greenland, claiming that California should then come to Denmark. The petition is satirical but is gaining support and already collected around 290K signatures. They said Trump might even agree to sell Dem-ruled California as he is not California’s biggest fan, and if he’s given...

Spread the love       MADURAI: What was passed off as a fire accident in the LIC building in Madurai, which killed a woman officer last month, has turned out to be a pre-planned murder by her colleague. Late on Monday night, police arrested assistant administrative officer D Ram, 46, for setting afire senior branch manager A Kalyani Nambi, 54, of Ponmeni,...

Spread the love       Retd astronaut Sunita Williams at the US Embassy in New Delhi (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Calling her visit to India a homecoming, Indian-origin Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams on Tuesday said India held personal importance for her as it was the country where her father was born.Speaking at an interactive session at the American Center in New Delhi,...

Spread the love       Vande Bharat (PTI image) Vande Bharat sleeper, Indian Railways’ new train for overnight premium travel, has received overwhelming passenger response, according to the Ministry of Railways. The first commercial run of Vande Bharat Sleeper train between Kamakhya and Howrah saw all tickets selling out within hours of bookings opening, Indian Railways said.According to railway officials, reservations for...

Spread the love       The TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump is heading out to Davos on Wednesday for the swish annual economic meet after torching European allies with leaked texts, memes, and incendiary rhetoric. The MAGA supremo has now doubled down on his demand for acquiring Greenland, sowing panic and discord in Europe, bringing the 76-year old Atlantic...

Spread the love       French president Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said Europe would not be intimidated or “give in to bullies,” delivering his strongest rebuke yet of US president Donald Trump’s threat to impose steep tariffs if Europe blocks a US takeover of Greenland.Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Macron said France and Europe would not “passively accept the...

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: India has reportedly asked dependents of Mission & Post officials in Bangladesh to return home as a precautionary step, according to ANI sources. However, they added that the the Indian Mission and all Posts continue to remain open and fully operational.Ties between New Delhi and Dhaka have remained strained since the interim government led by...

Spread the love       <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-126825578,imgsize-515504,width-400,resizemode-4/stock-market-crash.jpg" alt="Stock market crash: Nifty50, BSE Sensex close at over 3-month lows; Rs 9.86 lakh crore wiped out – what’s the road ahead?" title=" Foreign investors sold Indian equities worth about $3 billion in January, the largest monthly outflow since August. (AI image) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Foreign investors sold Indian equities worth about $3 billion in...