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India, others at risk of up to 100% tariffs as US Senate votes to advance Russia sanctions bill

US Senate introduced Russia sanctions bill risking 100% tariffs on India and others also

July 29, 2026 / News, Business, Business and Finance, Business and Leadership, Current Affairs, international news, International Relations, Investing / / Leave a Comment

US Senate introduced Russia sanctions bill risking 100% tariffs on India and others also The US Senate advanced the Russia sanctions bill during President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Capitol visit, raising potential 100% tariff risks for India. The Senate’s move on the Russia sanctions bill puts India in a difficult and very practical bind. It is not […]

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US imposes tariff on Indian goods over forced labour concerns

US imposes tariffs on Indian goods over labour concerns.

July 24, 2026 / News, Business, Business and Finance, Business and Leadership, Current Affairs, international news, International Relations / / Leave a Comment

US imposes tariffs on Indian goods over labour concerns. The United States is India’s second-largest trading partner and its biggest export destination, making the move economically significant. The new US tariff move is a warning shot, but not a shutdown of the India–US trade relationship. Washington has lowered the rate for India from the earlier

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Trump hits Canada with 50 per cent tariffs

Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian imports.

July 21, 2026 / News, Business, Business and Finance, Business and Leadership, Current Affairs, Economics, international news, International Relations / / Leave a Comment

Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian imports. The White House said Canada’s policies unfairly disadvantaged American exporters while favouring other international trading partners. The move, framed by the White House as a response to Canada’s “discriminatory treatment” of American exports, is set to hit a wide range of goods and revive fears of a broader

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US authorizes Iranian oil sales amid talks on final peace deal

US approves Iranian oil sales, raising hopes for peace

June 23, 2026 / News, Business, Business and Finance, Business and Leadership, international news, International Relations /

US approves Iranian oil sales, raising hopes for peace For nearly half a century, the relationship between the United States and Iran has been defined by suspicion, hostility, and an almost impenetrable wall of sanctions. But on Monday, something remarkable happened in Washington—a crack appeared in that wall, not through force or confrontation, but through

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Cuba prez Díaz-Canel announces economic reforms for investments

Cuba’s Díaz-Canel Announces Economic Reforms to Boost Investments

June 13, 2026 / News, Business, Business and Finance, Business and Leadership, Current Affairs, Economics, international news /

Cuba’s Díaz-Canel Announces Economic Reforms to Boost Investments Cuba’s Díaz-Canel Unveils Economic Reforms to Attract Investments Fuel Shortages, Food Insecurity Drive Cuba’s Economic Reforms Fuel Shortages and Food Insecurity Spur Cuba’s Reforms Díaz-Canel Announces Major Economic Reforms: ‘Time to Change’ as Cuba Faces Fuel Crisis and US Pressure HAVANA – In a significant policy shift

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Geopolitical tensions biggest threat to India’s growth: RBI Annual Report

RBI warns global tensions threaten India’s steady growth momentum

May 29, 2026 / News, Business, Business and Finance, Business and Leadership, Economics, international news /

RBI warns global tensions threaten India’s steady growth momentum RBI says geopolitical risks now cloud global growth outlook The Reserve Bank of India’s Annual Report for 2025–26 arrives at a moment when headlines are dominated by conflict, commodity gyrations and anxious markets. Read closely, however, the report offers a quieter, steadier message: India’s economy is

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Singapore court sentences Byju’s founder Raveendran to 6 months in jail

Singapore court jails Byju’s founder Raveendran for six months.

May 27, 2026 / News, Business, Business and Finance, Business and Leadership, Current Affairs, international news /

Singapore court jails Byju’s founder Raveendran for six months. Singapore court orders Byju Raveendran surrender in contempt case. Byju Raveendran, founder of edtech giant Byju’s, was on Wednesday ordered by a Singapore court to serve six months in jail for contempt, in the latest legal blow to the embattled entrepreneur. The court also directed him

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India, Sweden agree to elevate ties to Strategic Partnership

India, Sweden deepen friendship with new strategic partnership

May 18, 2026 / News, Business and Finance, Business and Leadership, Current Affairs, international news /

India, Sweden deepen friendship with new strategic partnership Modi, Kristersson strengthen India-Sweden ties with strategic partnership On Sunday, May 17, 2026, India and Sweden announced a significant upgrade in their relationship, agreeing to elevate ties to a Strategic Partnership as Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Swedish counterpart, Ulf Kristersson, in Stockholm. The move, reached

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Iran war effect: Why is Modi asking Indians to avoid foreign trips, gold?

Modi urges Indians cut travel, gold amid Iran crisis.

May 12, 2026 / News, Business, Business and Finance, Business and Leadership, Current Affairs, international news /

Modi urges Indians cut travel, gold amid Iran crisis. Modi urges Indians stay home as Iran war fuels crisis. Modi’s Wake-Up Call: Work from Home, Skip the Gold, Save India from Iran War Squeeze Picture this: You’re in Hyderabad, fuel gauge blinking red, grocery bills climbing, and the news blaring about Hormuz chaos. Then Prime

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Tim Cook to step down as Apple CEO after nearly 15 years

Tim Cook leaving Apple after nearly 15 years as CEO

April 21, 2026 / News, Business and Finance, Business and Leadership, Career, international news /

Tim Cook leaving Apple after nearly 15 years as CEO Tim Cook Bows Out: Apple’s Steady Hand Passes the Torch After $3.6 Trillion Boom It’s the end of an era that feels like saying goodbye to a favorite uncle who’s quietly built your family fortune. Apple CEO Tim Cook, 65, is stepping down on September

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