In retaliation to hiked tariffs by the Donald Trump government, China has clapped back at the US by announcing new taxes and restrictions on American products. This comes in response to heavy tariffs recently introduced by U.S. President Donald Trump. China’s Finance Ministry said it will add a 34% tax on all U.S. goods starting April 10. And from April 4, China will also limit the export of certain rare-earth metals—like samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium—to the U.S. According to China’s Commerce Ministry, these steps are being taken to protect the country’s safety and interests.
05 April,2025 02:31 PM ISTAttacking India on tariffs yet again, US President Donald Trump said that "...India charges us massive tariffs. Massive. You can't even sell anything in India...They have agreed, by the way; they want to cut their tariffs way down now because somebody is finally exposing them for what they have done...". In recent days, Trump has slammed countries like India, China, and Canada on tariffs and warned them of reciprocal tariffs starting in April.
08 March,2025 12:47 PM ISTPledging to make US the world’s crypto capital, US President Donald Trump hosted first ever Digital Asset Summit. Bringing together key figures from the blockchain world, Trump openly expressed his support for the digital assets. He also announced about the executive order he signed recently to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve for the US.
08 March,2025 11:57 AM ISTUS President Donald Trump recently revealed plans to bring back the stranded astronauts. NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams have been unexpectedly stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) since June 2024. Their return was delayed due to technical issues with their spacecraft, turning what was supposed to be a short mission into an extended stay in space.
07 March,2025 02:30 PM ISTSlamming India and other nations like China and Canada over high tariffs, Donald Trump said that, “The big one will be on April 2nd when reciprocal tariffs, if India and China or any of the high-tariff charging nation. Canada charges us 250% for our milk products and other products and a tremendous tariff on lumber and things as such. We don't need their lumber. We have more lumber than they do. We don't need Canada's lumber. So what I'm doing is I'll be signing an executive order freeing up our forests so that we're allowed to take down trees and make a lot of money and then re-harvest trees...We don't need trees from Canada. We don't need cars from Canada. We don't need energy from Canada. We don't need anything from Canada...We can be self-sustaining, which is in most things... I'm going to be freeing that up very shortly so that we don't have to go to other countries to buy lumber. You know, why should we be buying lumber from other countries? Paying tariffs, paying big prices, extraordinary prices. And we have lumber. We have the best lumber..."
07 March,2025 02:20 PM ISTIndian-origin Kash Patel took oath on the Bhagavad Gita, as the 9th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). On Kash Patel to be sworn in as the Director of FBI, US President Donald Trump said, "... One of the reasons I love Kash (Patel) and wanted to put him in is because of the respect the agents had for him. He will go down as the best ever at that position. Turned out he was very easy to get approved. He is a tough and strong guy. He has his opinions... Trey Gowdy came out with an incredible statement and said that Kash is an incredible person and people don't realise it. When he said that, there was no doubt left. It was a big statement made by someone who is respected and is on the moderate side...”
22 February,2025 01:33 PM ISTWhile speaking at the Republican Governors Association Meeting, US President Donald Trump took a hilarious jibe at Former US President Joe Biden over funding to WHO. He said, "That's why you're not President anymore”, while attacking Biden over WHO funding.
21 February,2025 12:24 PM ISTWhile US prepares to deport 2nd batch of illegal immigrants to India, on the illegal immigration issue, PM Narendra Modi said, "...Those who stay in other countries illegally do not have any legal right to be there. As far as India and the US are concerned, we have always said that those who are verified and are truly the citizens of India - if they live in the US illegally, India is ready to take them back. But it doesn't stop just there for us. These are people from ordinary families. They are shown big dreams and most of them are such who are misled and brought here. So, we should attack this entire system of human trafficking. Together, it should be the effort of the US and India to destroy such an ecosystem from its roots so that human trafficking ends...Our bigger fight is against that entire ecosystem and we are confident that President Trump will fully cooperate with India in finishing this ecosystem."
14 February,2025 11:41 AM ISTIn Donald Trump’s second term as the US President, his close association with Elon Musk has always been a talking point. In a recent press conference, Trump openly heaped praises on Elon Musk and his ‘DOGE work’. Take a look.
08 February,2025 11:26 AM ISTIn a tragic incident, on 29th January, a collision took place between a passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near the Reagan Washington National Airport. The area has been cordoned off. Residents from the area gave their first account of witnessing the tragedy. Surveillance footage showed two aircraft lights moving toward each other before they crashed and exploded mid-air.
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