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<![CDATA[Thu, 10 Apr 2025 08:05:00 +0530]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs for all countries, except China – for which he announced an immediate increase in tariffs to 125 per cent.]]> <![CDATA[
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a 90-day pause on his sweeping tariffs on all countries, barring China – a move that seemed nearly impossible just 24 hours ago. According to Trump, who had introduced the slew of tariffs to address the alleged trade imbalance with the US, over 75 countries had negotiated and not retaliated against him – which led to the pause. During the 90 days, a significantly reduced reciprocal tariff of just 10 per cent would be in effect, he said.
For China, however, Trump announced an immediate increase in tariffs on China to 125 per cent, up from the previously declared 104 per cent.
“Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125%, effective immediately. At some point, hopefully in the near future, China will realize that the days of ripping off the US and other countries, is no longer sustainable or acceptable,” he wrote on Truth Social.
“China wants to make a deal. They just don’t know how quite to go about it…President Xi Jinping is a proud man. They don’t know quite how to go about it, but they’ll figure it out,” he added.
Why did Trump hit a pause on tariffs?
For days, fellow Republicans and business executives had been insisting the US President to stop the tariffs, given the fear of a major trade war, triggering a global market meltdown, and raising concerns of a looming global recession. However, he stayed put, saying, “My policies will never change”.
By Wednesday, it had become clear that the campaign to convince Trump to go back on the tariffs would not change as they had come into effect.
However, a growing alarm inside the Treasury Department over the developments in the bond market was the only factor that made Trump hit a pause on his reciprocal tariff regime, reported CNN. According to the report, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent raised the concerns to Trump, while White House economic officials briefed him on the accelerating selloff in the US Treasury market.
As Trump addressed reporters after the announcement of the pause on tariffs – it indicated that the decision was more of an impulse-driven one rather than a mapped-out strategy.
“The bond market is very tricky, I was watching it. The bond market right now is beautiful. But yeah, I saw last night where people were getting a little queasy. We didn’t have access to lawyers, or it was just wrote up. We wrote it up from our hearts, right? It was written from the heart, and I think it was well written too, but it was written from the heart,” he said.
“I thought that people were jumping a little bit out of line…They were getting yippie, you know, they were getting a little bit a little bit afraid. You have to be flexible,” he said.
US stocks surged
Wall Street stocks rocketed higher on Wednesday following Trump’s shock move to pause many new tariffs, lifting an equity market beaten down by days of losses amid rising recession worries. Within moments of the announcement, the Dow index surged ahead around 2,500 points along the way to a nearly eight-percent gain on the session. While, the tech-rich Nasdaq gained 12.2 percent to notch its best day in 24 years, and the S&P 500 surged 6.0 percent higher to 5,281.44 points.
Oil prices jumped more than four percent, while the dollar also strengthened.
India impact
Ever since Trump imposed a 26 per cent customised reciprocal tariff on Indian imports, the Indian markets have taken a plunge. However, with the 90-day pause, the stocks are likely to get a breather, with New Delhi getting more time to work on the deal with the US.
Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Wednesday said that reciprocal tariffs and discussions are ongoing between India and US Trade teams for an expeditious conclusion of a mutually beneficial multi-sectoral bilateral trade agreement.
“India and the United States are very strong partners when it comes to trade relations, economic relations, investment relations, commercial relations, and we hope that these relations will continue to foster and deepen. As far as trade issues are concerned, we are in negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement, and hopefully we will be able to address these issues and conclude this particular agreement expeditiously,” he said.
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<![CDATA[Thu, 10 Apr 2025 08:21:00 +0530]]><![CDATA[In a stunning turn of events, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday reversed his sweeping tariffs on most nations for at least 90 days.]]> <![CDATA[
In a stunning turn of events, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday reversed his sweeping tariffs on most nations for at least 90 days. However, he ramped up pressure on China, on which the pause does not apply, further escalating a high-stakes confrontation between the world’s two largest economies.
Instead, Trump slapped a punishing 125 per cent tax on all Chinese goods, while China announced new tariffs of 84 per cent on all US imports, further escalating a high-stakes confrontation between the two largest economies of the world, and fuelling fresh market volatility. The two countries have traded tit-for-tat tariff hikes repeatedly over the past week.
After making an example out of China, the White House sent a stark warning to trading partners– “DO NOT RETALIATE AND YOU WILL BE REWARDED.”
Meanwhile, China refused to back down against America’s aggression, and its 84 per cent tariffs on US imports came into effect at 12.01 pm on Thursday, according to the Chinese state news agency, Xinhua.
Before levies came into force, Beijing’s Commerce Minister had said the ‘reciprocal tariffs’ by the US are “a serious infringement of the legitimate interests of all countries”.
Per a Xinhua report, an official from the Ministry earlier said that no one would win in a trade war.
“I want to emphasize that there is no winner in a trade war, and that China does not want a trade war. But the Chinese government will by no means sit by when the legitimate rights and interests of its people are being hurt and deprived,” the official said on Wednesday.
Trump’s U Turn
Trump’s turnabout, which came less than 24 hours after steep new tariffs kicked in on most trading partners, followed the most intense episode of financial market volatility since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The upheaval erased trillions of dollars from stock markets and led to an unsettling surge in U.S. government bond yields that appeared to catch Trump’s attention.
“I thought that people were jumping a little bit out of line, they were getting yippy, you know,” the American President told reporters after the announcement, referring to a golf term.
Since returning to the White House in January, the Republican billionaire has repeatedly threatened an array of punitive measures on trading partners, only to revoke some of them at the last minute. The on-again, off-again approach has baffled world leaders and spooked business executives. Trump told reporters that he had been considering a pause for several days. On Monday, the White House denounced a report that the administration was considering such a move, calling it “fake news.”
Furthermore, the reversal of the country-specific tariffs is not absolute. A 10 per cent blanket duty on almost all US imports will remain in effect, the White House said. The announcement also does not appear to affect duties on autos, steel and aluminum that are already in place.
The 90-day freeze also does not apply to duties paid by Canada and Mexico, because their goods are still subject to 25 per cent fentanyl-related tariffs if they do not comply with the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement’s rules of origin. Those duties remain in place for the moment, with an indefinite exemption for USMCA-compliant goods.
“Be Flexible’
The day’s events cast into stark relief the uncertainty surrounding Trump’s policies and how he and his team create and implement them.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent asserted that the pullback had been the plan all along to bring countries to the bargaining table. Trump, though, later indicated that the near-panic in markets that had unfolded since his April 2 announcements had factored in to his thinking. Despite insisting for days that his policies would never change, he told reporters on Wednesday: “You have to be flexible.”
‘China Unlikely To Change Strategy’
Experts believe that while Trump’s new strategy will come as a relief to many nations, Beijing is unlikely to change its strategy and back down.
“China is unlikely to change its strategy: stand firm, absorb pressure, and let Trump overplay his hand. Beijing believes Trump sees concessions as a weakness, so giving ground only invites more pressure,” Daniel Russel, vice president of international security and diplomacy at the Asia Society Policy Institute, told Reuters.
“Other countries will welcome the 90-day stay of execution — if it lasts — but the whiplash from constant zigzags creates more of the uncertainty that businesses and governments hate,” he added
Meanwhile, Trump indicated a resolution with China was possible as well. But officials have said they will prioritize talks with other countries.
“China wants to make a deal,” Trump said. “They just don’t know how quite to go about it.”
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<![CDATA[Thu, 10 Apr 2025 08:26:00 +0530]]><![CDATA[Most stock markets across the world rebounded strongly after US President Donald Trump’s stunning U-turn on sweeping reciprocal tariffs on most trading partners.]]> <![CDATA[
Most stock markets across the world rebounded strongly after US President Donald Trump’s stunning U-turn on sweeping reciprocal tariffs on most trading partners. The American leader on Wednesday announced a 90-day pause on the most onerous new tariffs on imports to the United States for every country except China.
Trump’s announcement came on Wednesday afternoon after days of market turmoil, with bond prices and the US dollar selling off earlier in the day on fears that the administration’s plans to raise tariffs to levels last seen more than 100 years ago would push the economy into recession.
The news of a pause brought sudden relief to the market, sending US stocks soaring, while markets in the Asia Pacific region also witnessed a strong rebound in early trade on Thursday.
On Wall Street Wednesday, the Dow index soared to close nearly eight percent higher while the Nasdaq rose over 12 per cent to notch its best day in 24 years.
The S&P 500 ended 9.5 per cent higher, posting its best day since 2008. The one-day gain was the third biggest since World War II for the main stock market benchmark, according to FactSet.
The Nasdaq rose 12.2 per cent in its biggest one-day gain since January 3, 2001, and its second-biggest on record. But investors said uncertainty about the longer-term plan for tariffs persisted.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 was up 8.3 percent in morning trade on Thursday, while in Seoul, the Kospi was up over five percent. In Australia, the ASX 200 jumped more than six percent.
Stocks surged in Hong Kong as well, while Shanghai also advanced even as Trump ramped up levies on China to a punishing 125 per cent.
The Hang Seng Index climbed 2.69 percent, or 545.94 points, to 20,810.43, while the Shanghai Composite Index jumped 1.29 percent, or 41.03 points, to 3,227.84.
Taiwan stocks surged 9.2 percent in early trading, tracking global markets higher. The Taiex index jumped 1,590.79 points to 18,982.55 in the first five minutes of trading, as Taiwanese tech giants TSMC soared 10 percent and Foxconn 9.8 percent.
In Vietnam, stocks soared more than 6.5 percent on Thursday after Washington delayed the imposition of a 46 percent tariff on exports from the country. The main index was up by 72.41 points, or 6.62 percent, to 1,166.71 points shortly after opening on Thursday.
Indonesia’s benchmark stock index rallied nearly five percent higher at the open. The Jakarta Composite Index was up 289.2 points, or 4.85 percent, to 6,257.18 shortly after markets opened on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the Japanese yen, seen as a safe haven, climbed by 0.64 percent against the greenback, to 146.83 yen to the dollar, and gold gained 0.5 percent to 3,097 dollars an ounce.
“Pivotal Moment’
Masayuki Kubota from Rakuten Securities in Japan told news agency AFP that Trump’s announcement was “a wonderful big surprise”.
Gina Bolvin, president of Bolvin Wealth Management Group in Boston, called the move a ” pivotal moment we’ve been waiting for.”
“The timing couldn’t be better, coinciding with the start of earnings season. However, uncertainty looms over what happens after the 90-day period, leaving investors to grapple with potential volatility ahead,” Bolvin told Reuters.
The selloff in U.S. assets since Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs on April 2 has been broad and deep, with Deutsche Bank analysts in a note earlier on Wednesday saying that the “market has lost faith” in them and the world was entering uncharted territory in the global financial system.
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<![CDATA[Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:04:00 +0530]]><![CDATA[Former Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Arun Prakash, spoke to NDTV on the induction of the Rafale fighter jets, explaining how it will add a “kinetic push in the Navy’s striking power”.]]> <![CDATA[
The Indian Navy will soon get 26 Rafale-M fighter aircraft, a significant upgrade in its fighter fleet in over a decade. Sources told NDTV that a government-to-government deal of Rs 63,000 crore will be signed soon between India and France to finalise the deal.
The Navy currently operates the MiG-29K fighter jets for its two aircraft carriers – INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya. The Navy will induct 26 Rafale-M fighter jets – 22 single-seater fighters and four double-seater trainer aircraft.
“Rafale – A Kinetic Push”
Former Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Arun Prakash, spoke to NDTV on the induction of the Rafale fighter jets, explaining how it will add a “kinetic push in the Navy’s striking power”. The former Navy chief also spoke on Chinese aircraft carrier deployments in the Indian Ocean and on the debate over whether aircraft carriers are more vulnerable to attacks than they have ever been.
On a question about what the Rafale addition means for the Navy, Admiral Prakash said, “It’s going to add a huge punch, kinetic punch to Indian Navy’s striking power in many dimensions, air defense, anti-shipping strike, electronic warfare, you name it. The Rafale is a fine and capable aircraft. It’s a welcome addition. The Rafale is probably half a generation or a generation ahead of the MiG-29K. So it’s going to add a punch to the fleet at sea.”
To a follow-up question on how it adds a punch to the fighter fleet, Admiral Prakash explained, “The MiG-29K was an adaptation of a land-based fighter, the MiG-29. And when we got it, it was virtually in a prototype state. It took a few years to sort out all the bugs to achieve stable operations. But the Rafale comes about 10 years after the MiG-29. So it’s electronics, it’s data fusion, and the weapons it carries will certainly make it a more capable aircraft than the MiG-29.”
“It will certainly add to the kinetic punch of the fleet at sea, to the aircraft carriers. When we acquired the Vikramaditya and the Vikrant, we hadn’t factored in the acquisition of the Rafale, or for that matter, any other fighter other than the MiG-29K, perhaps the Tejas.”
The Indian Air Force operates 36 Rafale fighter jets in two squadrons – The 17 Squadron (the Golden Arrows) and the 101 Squadron (The Falcons), based in Ambala and Hashimara, respectively. The 4.5 generation multi-role fighter aircraft is capable of conducting all combat aviation missions like air superiority, close-air-support, ground attack missions, electronic warfare, etc.
According to its manufacturer, Dassault Aviation, all the variants – Rafale C (Air Force) and Rafale-M (Marine) have the maximum airframe and equipment commonality.
‘MiG-29 Was A Hobson’s Choice For Us’
Admiral Prakash, who was closely involved during the induction of the INS Vikramaditya, further explained the reason behind the induction of the MiG-29 into the Navy and said it was more of a “Hobson’s choice for us”.
INS Vikramaditya was a Kiev-class aircraft carrier and was named Admiral Gorshkov in Russia. The acquisition of Gorshkov had been under consideration since 1994, and 10 years later, in 2004, a deal was signed between India and Russia.
Admiral Arun Prakash oversaw the induction of the aircraft carrier into the Navy. Speaking to NDTV, the former Navy chief said, “When we were negotiating for the Gorshkov, which later became the Vikramaditya. That was the late 1990s. Then, firstly, there were no ski-jump capable aircraft available other than the Sea Harrier, which we already had. And the Russians were just developing the MiG-29 and the Sukhoi-27. We went to the French; we sent a team to France to evaluate the Rafale, and they said, Sorry, at this point, we cannot offer you the Rafale-M. And of course, those days, the political situation did not allow us to even contemplate acquiring, say, an F-18 or something. Of course, apart from the fact that the F-18 had not been proved off the ski-jump.”
“Our choices were limited. And then, when we started negotiating for the Vikramaditya-Gorshkov, the MiG-29 was more or less a Hobson’s choice for us. So we had to take it. It’s only subsequently that the Americans offered the F-18; they proved it off the ski-jump, the French proved the Rafale off the ski-jump, and they came to India to go out to do it. And then we had these options available.” The MiG-29K fighter jets were inducted into the Naval fighter fleet in 2013, and in 2016, India phased out the last remaining Sea Harriers after almost 30 years of years.
The Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet underwent operational demonstration tests at the ski-jump facility at INS Hansa in Goa in 2022. However, with India’s decision to opt for the Rafale, the US fighter jet failed to secure a place in the Indian Air Force or Navy.
Admiral Prakash said the Rafale fighter jets will be an addition to the naval variant of the India-made Tejas fighter jet, which is still in trials for the sea and the future Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF).
In its 2015 report, the Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) highlighted issues with the MiG-29K’s airframe, its RD MK-33 engine and its fly-by-wire system, and said the “Aircraft were being technically accepted despite having discrepancies/anomalies.”
Chinese Threat In The Indian Ocean?
To a question on whether it’s just a matter of time before Chinese carrier battle groups deploy in the Indian Ocean region, Admiral Prakash said, “Yes, the fact that we’ve not seen a Chinese task force cruising around in our waters is because they lack air cover, integral air cover. But as soon as they have three aircraft, they’ve already got two, and a third one is doing trials. But as soon as they can spare an aircraft carrier, which will provide air cover, organic air cover to their forces, maritime forces, I do not doubt that they will put in an appearance in our waters.”
“The fact that they’ve got birthing facilities in Djibouti, where they set up their first overseas base, means that they’ve got logistic support of their own, not just in Pakistan (Gwadar port), which is an ally.”
China has commissioned two aircraft carriers – Liaoning and Shandong – the former is a Soviet-era aircraft carrier, which Beijing commissioned in 2012, and the latter is its first domestically built carrier. The third aircraft carrier, Fujian, is China’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier ever built, with a potent aircraft launching system. Fujian underwent sea trials and is yet to be commissioned.
The US Department of Defence, in its latest report on Chinese naval modernization, said Beijing is reportedly building a fourth aircraft carrier similar to Fujian and is expected to be nuclear-powered
Admiral Prakash said if China comes into our waters, then the nearest base is at least 3,000 nautical miles away in Hainan, leading to an extended logistical Chain for them. So if a need arises for them for technical assistance and logistical support, then “Djibouti is a great reassurance” for the Chinese Navy and “if they get Gwadar, it will be a bonus.”
Aircraft Carriers More Vulnerable To Attacks?
Admiral Arun Prakash was a naval aviator and a gallantry award recipient. He was one of the two pilots who were deputed to the Indian Air Force during the 1971 war, where he flew the Hawker Hunters and was awarded a Vir Chakra for action in the air.
Admiral Prakash disagreed with the argument that aircraft carriers are vulnerable, especially after the attacks in the Black Sea in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and drone attacks from Houthis on naval platforms in the Red Sea.
“Well, inherently, an aircraft carrier is possibly the most protected warship there is. It has its fighter cover. It has radar coverage. It has anti-submarine helicopters. So, an aircraft carrier protects the rest of the fleet. It’s the wrong logic to think that it needs escorts. It does need escorts, but it’s a mutual sort of relationship. And I think we must focus on the recent events,” the former Navy chief said.
“Firstly, the Houthis have been firing ballistic missiles, I don’t know how capable those missiles are, at American aircraft carriers. They’ve all been shot down. No US Navy carrier has so far been affected by that.”
“Secondly, Iran launched a few hundred missiles at Israel in the recent past. Most of those missiles were shot down, not just by the Israeli Iron Dome system, but by US Navy ships which were parked in the eastern Mediterranean. Their anti-ballistic missile defense shot down most of the ballistic missiles fired by Iran,” he said.
“This scare of aircraft carriers being overly susceptible to missile attacks has now, I think, been more or less proved otherwise. Aircraft carriers can defend themselves…So, let’s not frighten ourselves overly about the vulnerability of aircraft carriers. They have so much more,” Admiral Prakash said.
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<![CDATA[Thu, 10 Apr 2025 01:27:00 +0530]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, which was meant to impose levies against all those who tariff US goods, has taken a fresh turn. It has evolved into a slugfest between China and the United States.]]> <![CDATA[
Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, which was meant to impose levies against all those who tariff US goods, has taken a fresh turn. It has evolved into a slugfest between China and the United States, with Washington now imposing a punishing 125 per cent tax on all Chinese goods. At the same time, tariffs on other nations have been put on hold.
Announcing this on his social media platform Truth Social, President Trump said that while China will have to bear the brunt of 125 per cent tariffs, Washington has put a 90-day pause on the other 75 countries against whom reciprocal tariffs were imposed on April 2.
CHINA PUNISHED, PUT IN THE CORNER
Slamming China for its “lack of respect” shown to world’s markets, President Trump intensified his punishing tariffs against the world’s second-largest economy. “Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125%, effective immediately,” he wrote.
Reiterating his criticism of China for “robbing” and “ripping off” the United States’ economy for decades with its punitive tariff structures, unfair trade practices, currency manipulation tactics, and unjustified subsidy norms, President Trump wrote that “At some point, hopefully in the near future, China will realize that the days of ripping off the USA, and other countries, is no longer sustainable or acceptable.”
While putting China in the corner, Donald Trump gave respite to the 75 other nations that he had imposed “discounted reciprocal tariffs” on last week, saying that he has ordered an immediate pause on such levies after seeing a humble and proactive approach by these nations in trying to resolve the trade imbalance with the United States.
RESPITE FOR THE OTHERS
Complementing the 75 other nations for “not retaliating in any way” and instead, respecting his suggestions, he wrote, “Conversely, and based on the fact that more than 75 Countries have called Representatives of the United States, including the Departments of Commerce, Treasury, and the USTR, to negotiate a solution to the subjects being discussed relative to Trade, Trade Barriers, Tariffs, Currency Manipulation, and Non Monetary Tariffs, and that these Countries have not, at my strong suggestion, retaliated in any way, shape, or form against the United States, I have authorized a 90 day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%, also effective immediately.”
And so, in a move that may well be seen as a softening of his stand, Donald Trump, with the stroke of his pen, changed the entire dynamic of his “Liberation Day” move. Today’s move by President Trump also hints at being one to redeem his image across the world, for which he himself was to blame over his vastly unpopular decision, which turned away US allies and made friendly nations revolt by looking for alternatives.
MOVE TO ISOLATE CHINA OVER TARIFFS
Now, President Trump latest pivot has singled out Beijing, and given a clear indication that America has one main adversary – China.
China’s Xi Jinping, who has been matching Donald Trump step for step, may find Beijing increasingly isolated. Till Trump’s tariffs were acting like a thorn for US allies and other neutral nations, they were gravitating towards China – the second-largest economy and largest exporter of goods. But with Trump’s decision to put a “pause” on reciprocal tariffs on most nations, the status-quo is reversed, and they may well gravitate towards America – the largest economy and the oldest democracy.
Within minutes of Donald Trump’s announcement today, the US stock markets surged. Wall Street stocks rocketed higher immediately. The S&P 500 surged 6.0 percent higher to 5,281.44, snapping a brutal run of losses since Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement a week ago.
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<![CDATA[Thu, 10 Apr 2025 06:53:00 +0530]]><![CDATA[Tahawwur Rana, India’s most wanted who is accused of plotting the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, is on way back to face the law.]]> <![CDATA[
Tahawwur Hussain Rana, India’s most wanted who is accused of plotting the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, is on way back to face the law. A special flight carrying him departed from the US this evening after he exhausted all legal avenues to stop his extradition.
Rana, 64, will land in Delhi this afternoon, sources said, and he will be arrested by the National Investigation Agency immediately. A joint team of the National Investigation Agency and the Research and Analysis Wing is reportedly bringing him back.
He is likely to be presented in a Delhi court, sources said. The Mumbai police have not been officially informed when he would be transferred to the city. He has been charged with criminal conspiracy, waging war against the government of India, murder and forgery and under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
A Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin who was based in Chicago, Tahawwur Rana is accused of playing a key role in the attacks that cost 166 lives.
Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley, prime accused in the 2008 attack, had said Rana had extended logistical and financial support for the terror operation and in its run-up. Headley had conducted a recce of Mumbai before the attacks by posing as an employee of Rana’s immigration consultancy.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested Rana in Chicago in October 2009 — a year after the Mumbai attacks — for providing support for an aborted plan to attack a newspaper in Danish capital Copenhagen and providing material support to Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba, which was responsible for the Mumbai attacks. In 2011, Rana was convicted in the US for conspiracy and was lately lodged at a metropolitan detention centre in Los Angeles.
During a joint press conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the White House in February, President Donald Trump had announced that his administration has approved the extradition of “very evil” Rana.
“I am pleased to announce that my administration has approved the extradition of one of the plotters and one of the very evil people of the world, having to do with the horrific 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack to face justice in India. So he is going to be going back to India to face justice,” President Trump had said.
The three-day attack that devastated India’s financial capital in 2008 had targeted hotels, a train station and a Jewish center in Mumbai. India has said that Lashkar-e-Taiba orchestrated the attacks. Pakistan’s government has denied any involvement.
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The US immigration authorities have announced that they will screen social media accounts and deny visas or residence permits to individuals who post anti-Semitic content.
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which is an agency of the Homeland Security Department, said it will begin considering “aliens’ antisemitic activity” on social media and the “physical harassment” of Jewish individuals as grounds for denying immigration benefit requests
The policy will be effective immediately and apply to student visas and requests for permanent resident “green cards” to stay in the US, it said in a statement.
Posts defined as anti-Semitic will include social media activity in support of groups classified by the US as terrorists, including Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis.
“USCIS will consider social media content that indicates an alien endorsing, espousing, promoting, or supporting antisemitic terrorism, antisemitic terrorist organizations, or other antisemitic activity as a negative factor in any USCIS discretionary analysis when adjudicating immigration benefit requests,” the agency said.
DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin said there was “no room” in the US for the “rest of the world’s terrorist sympathizers”.
“We are under no obligation to admit them or let them stay here,” she said.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem “has made it clear that anyone who thinks they can come to America and hide behind the First Amendment to advocate for anti-Semitic violence and terrorism — think again. You are not welcome here,” Ms McLaughlin added.
Donald Trump’s Tough Stance
Since coming to power in January, President Donald Trump has deported some foreign students, has revoked multiple visas and has warned universities of federal funding cuts over pro-Palestinian protests.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said late last month that he has revoked visas for some 300 people and was doing so on a daily basis.
“It might be more than 300 at this point. We do it every day. Every time I find one of these lunatics, I take away their visas,” the top US diplomat said on March 27. One of the most high-profile deportation cases is pro-Palestinian demonstrator Mahmoud Khalil, who led protests at Columbia University in New York last year.
Khalil, a native of Syria and citizen of Algeria, entered the US on a student visa in 2022 and later filed to become a permanent resident in 2024.
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Mumbai ‘Chai Wala’ known as ‘Chhotu’ aka Mohammed Taufiq, whose alertness saved lives during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks stated that there is no need for India to provide Tahawwur Rana with cell and Biryani and facilities which were provided to Ajmal Kasab, one of the terrorists involved in Mumbai attacks.
He also demanded that there should be separate laws to deal with terrorists.
Mr Rana has been accused of being involved in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, where innocent people were killed, and is expected to stand trial in India.
On 26/11 Mumbai attacks accused Tahawwur Rana’s extradition to India, Mohammed Taufiq, a tea seller known as ‘Chhotu Chai Wala’ whose alertness helped a large number of people escape the attack, told ANI, “…For India, there is no need to provide him with a cell. Biryani and facilities like those given to Kasab. There should be a separate law for terrorists, a system should be in place so that they are hanged within 2-3 months…”
On April 7, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected Tahawwur Rana’s plea to stay his extradition to India. Mr Rana filed an emergency application with Chief Justice Roberts on March 20, 2025, seeking a stay on his extradition.
“The application for stay addressed to The Chief Justice and referred to the Court is denied,” the SC order dated Monday, April 7, stated.
According to the Mumbai Crime Branch, a case of criminal conspiracy against Mr Rana was originally lodged by the NIA in Delhi following the deadly November 2008 attacks in which over 160 people were killed.
The ongoing extradition process pertains to that case. However, officials clarified that it is yet to be determined whether Mumbai Police can seek his custody for any local investigation linked to the attacks.
“Only after examining the grounds of extradition will it be clear whether custody can be sought by the Mumbai Crime Branch in this matter,” sources said.
Sources added that the Mumbai Police has not received any formal communication so far regarding Mr Rana’s transfer to the city for questioning or judicial proceedings.
Tahawwur Rana, a Pakistani-Canadian national, was convicted in the US for the banned terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives and providing material support to the group responsible for the Mumbai attacks that killed over 174 people.
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<![CDATA[https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/30-year-old-woman-with-3-children-converts-marries-class-12-student-in-up-amroha-8125476]]> <![CDATA[30-Year-Old Woman With 3 Children Converts, Marries Class 12 Student In UP]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 09 Apr 2025 20:32:00 +0530]]><![CDATA[A 30-year-old woman with three children converted to Hinduism and married a 12th-grade student in a temple ceremony in Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha district on Wednesday, police officials said.]]> <![CDATA[
A 30-year-old woman with three children converted to Hinduism and married a 12th-grade student in a temple ceremony in Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha district on Wednesday, police officials said.
According to Hasanpur Circle Officer Deep Kumar Pant, the woman, Shivani, was previously known as Shabnam. She has no living parents and has been married twice before.
UP is a state which has an anti-conversion law in place. The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 bars religious conversion through force, deceit or any other fraudulent means.
Police said they are currently reviewing the circumstances surrounding the marriage, but no legal complaints have been filed so far.
The circle officer said that Shivani first married a man in Meerut, but the marriage ended in divorce. She then married Taufiq, a resident of Saidanwali village, who was left disabled after a road accident in 2011.
Recently, she developed a relationship with a boy in Class 12 who is around 18.
Subsequently, Shabnam sought and obtained a divorce from Taufiq on Friday last week. Later, she converted to Hinduism and adopted the name Shivani.
The class 12 student’s father told reporters that he supports his son’s decision and that the family is happy if the couple is happy. “We only hope that both live together peacefully,” he said.
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<![CDATA[Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:13:00 +0530]]><![CDATA[MS Dhoni, albeit for a short duration, gave the fans a glimpse of his old self during Chennai Super Kings’ IPL 2025 match against Punjab Kings]]> <![CDATA[
MS Dhoni, albeit for a short duration, gave the fans a glimpse of his old self during Chennai Super Kings’ IPL 2025 match against Punjab Kings on Tuesday. With his team chasing 220, MS Dhoni came out to bat at No. 5, his highest spot in this IPL. He hit 27 off just 12 balls with the help of three sixes and one four. CSK, reeling with a string of losses, needed to win the match to put their campaign back on track. CSK lost the match ultimately by 18 runs. It meant that CSK lost their fourth match on the trot.
When MS Dhoni came on to bat, former CSK and MI star Ambati Rayudu’s over-the-top comment met with an epic response from Navjot Singh Sidhuy
“When MS Dhoni comes in to bat, whatever may be the required run-rate, it looks achievable. But now, it seems like Punjab Kings have got a wondow of an opportunity, which they will make into a wondow. He is running down the stairs; the intent is clearly visible through the run,” Navjot Singh Sidhu said on his arrival during commentary.
Ambati Rayudu went over the top in his description of MS Dhoni’s entry. “It seems MS Dhoni is coming out with a sword in his hand, not bat. The sword will be wielded tonight, and it will be Dhoni’s sword that will be wielded.”
“Guru, you’re saying like he is not coming to play cricket but to fight a war,” Sidhu said.
“You can look at his walk. In the last game, he entered calmly, but tonight, even in the warm-up, he removed the black thing he usually wears on his knee. Tonight, we will see a fearless Dhoni,” he added.
Dhoni Cricket khelne aye hain Guru ? Yudh ladne nahin ? …. #IPL pic.twitter.com/MUmn6ivgyN
— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) April 9, 2025
Former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) batter Ambati Rayudu has become a constant talking point on social media. Just a day after his heated debate with former India cricketer Sanjay Bangar, Rayudu clashed on Live TV with Navjot Singh Sidhu. The incident took place during the Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) clash in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday. It all happened when Rayudu accused Sidhu of changing his team by calling him a ‘girgit’ (chameleon) but received a stern reply.
Siddhu owned both rayadu and dhoni pic.twitter.com/JLsf8iOOrZ
— Tezas (@Tezas_14) April 8, 2025
In a video that has gone viral on social media, Sidhu responded to Rayudu’s accusation of changing teams by saying: “Is sansar me girgit ki tarah koi hai to tumhare aradhyadev hai (if there’s someone in this world who is like chameleon, it is your idol)”.
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<![CDATA[https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/aligarh-madrak-10-days-before-daughters-wedding-up-woman-elopes-with-would-be-son-in-law-8124978]]> <![CDATA[10 Days Before Daughter’s Wedding, UP Woman Elopes With Would-Be Son-In-Law]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:19:00 +0530]]><![CDATA[Shivani was supposed to get married in 10 days. The invitations were printed and relatives had been invited. Then came a twist that left Shivani and her entire family stunned – her mother eloped with her would-be groom.]]> <![CDATA[
Shivani was supposed to get married in 10 days. The invitations were printed and relatives had been invited. Then came a twist that left Shivani and her entire family stunned – her mother eloped with her would-be groom.
The devastated bride-to-be, who is from a village under the Madrak police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh, said her mother, Anita, not only eloped with her husband-to-be but also took all the cash – over Rs 3.5 lakh – and jewellery – worth over Rs 5 lakh – that the family had at home.
“I was supposed to marry Rahul on April 16, and my mother eloped with him on Sunday. Rahul and my mother used to talk on the phone a lot over the past three to four months. We had Rs 3.5 lakh in cash in the almirah and jewellery worth over Rs 5 lakh. She has done everything he asked him to. She has not left even Rs 10 behind. My mother has taken all our money,” said Shivani.
“She can do what she wants now, we don’t care. All we want is that the money and jewellery should be returned to us,” he said.
Shivani’s father, Jitendra Kumar, said he runs a business in Bengaluru and had heard that Anita had been talking to her would-be son-in-law for hours on end, but decided not to say anything since the wedding was scheduled to take place soon
He has now filed a missing persons report for his wife.
“That man would not speak to my daughter but would keep talking to my wife. I live in Bengaluru to run my business. I had heard that, for the past three months, they would talk to each other for 22 hours a day. I was suspicious but did not say anything because the wedding was around the corner. Anita left with the man on April 6 and took all our cash and jewellery,” said Mr Kumar.
“I called Anita several times, but she had switched off her phone. I called the man too, but he kept denying that she was with him. Hours later, he finally said that I had troubled my wife for 20 years and that I should forget about her. Their phones were switched off after that,” he added.
Mr Kumar said he has filed a missing persons complaint and the police have told him they will be able to track down Anita and Rahul soon.
An official from the Madrak police station said, “A missing persons report was filed. We have registered a case and started an investigation. Necessary action will be taken.”
(With inputs from Adnan Khan)
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<![CDATA[https://sports.ndtv.com/boxing/indian-boxing-great-mary-kom-living-apart-from-husband-amid-divorce-rumours-report-8123716]]> <![CDATA[Hurt Over Rs 2-3 Crore Loss, Mary Kom Leaves Husband Onler: Report]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 09 Apr 2025 16:26:00 +0530]]><![CDATA[Indian boxing great Mary Kom is reportedly living apart from her husband Karung Onkholer.]]> <![CDATA[
Married since 2005, Indian boxing legend Mary Kom is reportedly going through a tough phase in her personal life. Mary and her husband Karung Onkholer, aka Onler, are said to be on the verge of divorce, having been living apart from each other for a while now. The trouble in the couple’s paradise is said to have started after Mary’s husband, Onler’s defeat in the 2022 Manipur Assembly Elections. The couple had reportedly spent Rs 2-3 crores while campaigning, but the defeat in the elections left the two shattered.
As per a report in Hindustan Times, Mary has since moved to their Faridabad house with all four children. Onler, on the other hand, is in Delhi.
“Mary moved to Faridabad with their (four) children, while Onler has been living in Delhi with some family members,” a source close to the couple told the paper. “Their differences escalated after the elections. Mary was reportedly unhappy about the financial losses – around INR 2-3 crores – incurred during the campaign and (the fact) that he lost.”
The report also claimed that Onler wasn’t keen on entering the political landscape but agreed to contest elections on Mary’s insistence.
“It was Mary’s idea. He didn’t want to contest and had warned her that Manipur’s political landscape was volatile at the time,” the paper quoted a source as saying. “After the defeat, things worsened. Their usual marital disagreements turned serious, and Mary moved into her Faridabad house with the kids.”
No official communication from the couple has yet been made public, but a boxer, on the condition of anonymity, has said that the rumours of Mary and Onler getting a divorce might actually be true. In fact, the boxer even claimed that Mary is also in a relationship with another boxer’s husband.
“The separation rumours about Mary Kom and Onler might not be just rumours. No one knows the reason for sure, though. Everyone whispers about Mary ma’am being in a relationship with another boxer’s husband. Speculation has been fuelled further by her recent Instagram posts featuring him as her business associate.”
The report also pointed out the pain Onler has had to go through since Mary moved out.
“He’s heartbroken. He has always been a devoted father and gave up his football career to support Mary and raise their kids. Now he’s unable to meet them, and it’s taken a toll on him emotionally. It is no secret that he put his career on hold so that Mary could build hers,” the source said in the report.
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<![CDATA[https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/video-shows-man-drinking-eating-egg-inside-delhi-metro-apologise-to-police-8127589]]> <![CDATA[Video – “That’s Not Breakfast”: Delhi Police To Man ‘Drinking’ Inside Metro]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 09 Apr 2025 23:12:00 +0530]]><![CDATA[A man was seen on camera chilling with a glass of ‘liquor’ and a boiled egg inside a moving Delhi Metro train.]]> <![CDATA[
A man was seen on camera chilling with a glass of ‘liquor’ and a boiled egg inside a moving Delhi Metro train.
The police took note of it after the video went viral and a passenger complained to them.
In the video taken by a passenger, the man was seen taking three swigs of ‘liquor’, looking from side to side to check if he would be caught. He took a bite of the boiled egg between the swigs.
The Delhi Police posted the video on X and explained what action they have taken for ‘drinking’ in public, that too inside the metro.
“Eggs and alcohol in the metro? That’s not breakfast – that’s a breach. Break the rules, face the consequences. Rules aren’t suggestions – they are the law,” the police said in the post.
The accused is a resident of north Delhi’s Burari.
“The accused person admitted his offence and a legal action was initiated against him u/s 59 of DMRC Act,” the police said.
However, the man claimed he was drinking the apple juice Appy Fizz, and making a video of it.
“… In the video, I was seen eating an egg and drinking ‘alcohol’. It was not daaru (alcohol) but Appy Fizz,” the man said.
“I did the wrong thing. I request everyone not to do any such thing. Today I have to face the law because of what I did. I seek forgiveness,” he said in the video posted by the police.
Eggs & “Alcohol” in the Metro? That’s not breakfast – that’s a Breach !!
Break the rules, Face the consequences, Rules aren’t suggestions: They’re the law.#DPUpdates pic.twitter.com/CP2P5fDFiW
— Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) April 9, 2025
While it may have been Appy Fizz and he may have made the video for views on social media, the video made it look like he was drinking in public and encouraging it.
Delhi Metro has seen social media influencers do all sorts of antics for views. Commuters say they are a nuisance during rush hours.
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<![CDATA[https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/military-action-against-iran-absolutely-possible-if-talks-fail-donald-trump-8128468]]> <![CDATA[Military Action Against Iran “Absolutely” Possible If…: Trump]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 10 Apr 2025 03:02:00 +0530]]><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump said military action against Iran was “absolutely” possible if talks failed to produce a deal, adding that there was “not much time” to reach an agreement on its nuclear program.]]> <![CDATA[
US President Donald Trump said military action against Iran was “absolutely” possible if talks failed to produce a deal, adding that there was “not much time” to reach an agreement on its nuclear program.
“If necessary, absolutely,” Trump told reporters when asked if military action was an option. “If it requires military, we’re going to have military. Israel will obviously be very much involved in that, be the leader of that.”
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<![CDATA[https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/exclusive-india-gets-taste-of-satellite-based-internet-during-myanmar-quake-ops-8121105]]> <![CDATA[India Gets Taste Of Satellite-Based Internet During Myanmar Quake Ops]]>
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India tried its first real-time use of satellite-based Internet during New Delhi’s Operation Brahma – providing aid to the quake-hit residents of Myanmar.
Marking a huge leap, the Indian team set up a Eutelsat OneWeb terminal in Myanmar’s Mandalay to communicate with the base in New Delhi.
Till date, India has not officially permitted any operator to provide satellite-based Internet services in the country. Many like Reliance-owned Jio, the Elon Musk-owned Starlink network and Eutelsat OneWeb are all vying to get a toehold in the massive market that India offers.
After the massive 7.7 magnitude quake hit Myanmar and Thailand on March 28, New Delhi dispatched first responders the very next day. Planeloads of relief material were sent, and an army field hospital was set up.
Eutelsat OneWeb was given a provisional license to operate in India and to test the technology on November 21, 2023. It set up the connectivity in Myanmar for the Indian team.
The Indian army got connected within 24 hours. They also connected to the field hospital that was using Eutelsat OneWeb LEO (Low Earth Orbit) services, said Nishtha Kapoor, Regional Director, Asia Pacific, Eutelsat OneWeb.
A 118-member team has gone to Myanmar under “Operation Brahma”.
Speaking at the India Defspace Symposium in New Delhi on April 7, she called it a “humbling experience”.
OneWeb India had also received the necessary authorisation from IN-SPACe earlier to launch Eutelsat commercial satellite broadband services in India.It was the first organization to be granted this authorisation.
Eutelsat OneWeb, the low-earth-orbit operator, is part of Eutelsat Group.
IN-SPACe is the agency of the Indian government, responsible for regulating space activities and granting authorisation for conducting it. This authorization means Eutelsat OneWeb can launch commercial connectivity services as soon as spectrum allocation has been granted by the government.
Last year, when the authorisation came through, Bharti Group chief Sunil Bharti Mittal, who is also part of the Eutelsat Group board, had said: “We are pleased to note the Indian space regulator’s green light to launch Eutelsat OneWeb’s commercial satellite broadband services in India”.
This, he had said, would be a critical step forward to meet India’s ambition of providing internet connectivity for all and enable Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Digital India.
“Eutelsat OneWeb is ready to deploy as soon as it receives the final spectrum authorization to launch commercial services,” he had added.
Today, the OneWeb team eagerly awaits the coveted spectrum allocation from the Telecom department before they can begin operations.
Indian Navy ships carrying relief material for Myanmar sailed on March 29.
OneWeb is essentially a business-to-business communication network rather than a business-to-consumer network, since its terminals — ground based antennas which can send and receive signals from the satellites — are relatively large.
Last year on May 16, OneWeb with its distribution partner Hughes under the demo license held a demonstration of its hardware and software before senior officers of the Indian armed forces at Delhi’s Manekshaw Center.
Sometime earlier, the team had also held a demonstration before the Indian Army units at Joshimath, where a mobile army vehicle was able to transfer a live video.
To provide the necessary connectivity, OneWeb has teamed up with Airtel, Hughes and Kymeta Corporation, Intellian, Inster and others.
Ms Kapoor asserted that they provide secure services to the remotest parts of the country through suitably geo-fenced terminals that would offer encrypted services.
Eutelsat OneWeb has a motto of offering “connectivity anywhere, everywhere, every-time through a constellation of 36 geostationary satellites and 630-plus low earth orbit satellites”.
Incidentally, Indian space agency ISRO, using the Bahubali rockets, had launched 72 satellites for OneWeb, which was the first commercial deal for the Launch Vehicle Mark-3.
The satellite-based Internet market took an interesting turn in early March when Reliance-owned Jio Platforms and Airtel announced a tie-up with Starlink, the Elon Musk led company, which already has 7,000 small satellites in orbit. Another 5,000 will be added soon.
Jio and Airtel had opposed the introduction of Starlink on technical grounds. But both may finally join hands with Starlink since the Elon Musk-owned company offers business to consumer connectivity.
So on the surface, it seems the tie-up of Starlink with Airtel and Jio may offer seamless connectivity.
In a statement, Eutelsat OneWeb’s asserted its existing strong position in the Indian market, where OneWeb India already holds the necessary licenses from the telecom department to provide broadband services using satellite connectivity.
The business has also obtained in-principle approval to establish and operate two gateways in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, which would secure the provision of vital high-speed, low-latency internet connectivity to customers across India once services are rolled out.
“OneWeb can connect every corner of India. The only wait is for spectrum allocation and Oneweb Eutelsat. After that it will be live all over India,” Ms Kapoor said.
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