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India calls Donald Trump's move to impose additional 25 pct tariffs 'unfair, unjustified'

India calls Donald Trump's move to impose additional 25 pct tariffs 'unfair, unjustified'

India has once again made it clear that it stands firm on its national interests following US President Donald Trump's move to impose an additional 25 percent tariff on Russian oil imports and called the move "unfair and unjustified".

IBNSAug 06, 2025
Donald Trump announces additional 25 pct tariffs on India, total goes up to 50 pct; MEA calls move 'extremely unfortunate'

Donald Trump announces additional 25 pct tariffs on India, total goes up to 50 pct; MEA calls move 'extremely unfortunate'

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced an extra 25 percent tariff on India as 'penalty' for the continued purchase of Russian crude oil.

IBNSAug 06, 2025
Donald Trump announces additional 25 pct tariffs on India, total goes up to 50 pct; MEA calls move 'extremely unfortunate'

Donald Trump announces additional 25 pct tariffs on India, total goes up to 50 pct; MEA calls move 'extremely unfortunate'

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced an extra 25 percent tariff on India as 'penalty' for the continued purchase of Russian crude oil.

IBNSAug 06, 2025
PM Narendra Modi to visit China for first time since 2020 Galwan conflict

PM Narendra Modi to visit China for first time since 2020 Galwan conflict

Indian PM Narendra Modi will visit China later this month, his first trip to the neighbouring nation since the 2020 Galwan clash, media reports said.

IBNSAug 06, 2025
PM Narendra Modi to visit China for first time since 2020 Galwan conflict

PM Narendra Modi to visit China for first time since 2020 Galwan conflict

Indian PM Narendra Modi will visit China later this month, his first trip to the neighbouring nation since the 2020 Galwan clash, media reports said.

IBNSAug 06, 2025
India announces free e-visas to Filipino tourists

India announces free e-visas to Filipino tourists

Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced India will offer free e-visas to Filipino tourists.

IBNSAug 06, 2025
If not courts then who will decide national or anti-national?: BJP slams Priyanka's response to SC rebuke to Rahul

If not courts then who will decide national or anti-national?: BJP slams Priyanka's response to SC rebuke to Rahul

New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has slammed Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who on Tuesday said courts can't decide who is a national or an anti-national after the Supreme Court rapped her brother Rahul Gandhi over "Chinese intrusion" remark.

IBNSAug 06, 2025
Blast at oxygen plant in Mohali kills 2, several injured

Blast at oxygen plant in Mohali kills 2, several injured

Mohali/IBNS: Two dead and several others were injured as a massive blast took place at an oxygen cylinder plant in Punjab's Mohali on Wednesday morning, media reports said.

IBNSAug 06, 2025
Blast at oxygen plant in Mohali kills 2, several injured

Blast at oxygen plant in Mohali kills 2, several injured

Mohali/IBNS: Two dead and several others were injured as a massive blast took place at an oxygen cylinder plant in Punjab's Mohali on Wednesday morning, media reports said.

IBNSAug 06, 2025
Election Commission suspends four Bengal govt officers for including fictitious voters in electoral rolls

Election Commission suspends four Bengal govt officers for including fictitious voters in electoral rolls

New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday suspended four West Bengal government officers for allegedly including fictitious voters in electoral rolls amid confrontation between the State and Centre over Special Intensive Revision (SIR), media reports said.

IBNSAug 06, 2025
India-New Zealand Defence Strategic Dialogue held in Delhi to bolster bilateral cooperation

India-New Zealand Defence Strategic Dialogue held in Delhi to bolster bilateral cooperation

The inaugural edition of India-New Zealand Defence Strategic Dialogue was held in New Delhi on Tuesday to discuss security perspectives and further bolster bilateral cooperation.

IBNSAug 06, 2025
Ajit Doval arrives in Moscow amid Trump's tariff threat over Russian oil import

Ajit Doval arrives in Moscow amid Trump's tariff threat over Russian oil import

Amid rift in ties between US and India over Russian oil imports, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval arrived in Moscow on Tuesday for a visit to strengthen bilateral relations.

IBNSAug 05, 2025
Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee 'apologises to nation' for supporting colleague Mahua Moitra in 2023

Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee 'apologises to nation' for supporting colleague Mahua Moitra in 2023

A day after he resigned as the Trinamool Congress's chief whip in Lok Sabha, senior MP Kalyan Banerjee Tuesday launched a fresh attack on party colleague Mahua Moitra, saying she "lacks basic gratitude" and apologised to the nation for defending her.

IBNSAug 05, 2025
Trump threatens India again with harsh tariffs in next 24 hours over Russian oil purchase

Trump threatens India again with harsh tariffs in next 24 hours over Russian oil purchase

US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he would increase the tariffs imposed on Indian imports "very substantially" over the next 24 hours due to India's continued purchases of Russian oil.

IBNSAug 05, 2025
India, Philippines elevate ties to Strategic Partnership

India, Philippines elevate ties to Strategic Partnership

Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday met visiting  Philippines President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr when the countries decided to elevate ties to a Strategic Partnership.

IBNSAug 05, 2025
India, Philippines elevate ties to Strategic Partnership

India, Philippines elevate ties to Strategic Partnership

Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday met visiting  Philippines President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr when the countries decided to elevate ties to a Strategic Partnership.

IBNSAug 05, 2025
Indian Navy's Eastern fleet ships visit Philippines, strengthening maritime ties 

Indian Navy's Eastern fleet ships visit Philippines, strengthening maritime ties 

As part of the ongoing Operational Deployment to South East Asia, several Indian naval fleets, under the Command of Rear Admiral Susheel Menon, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF), concluded their port call at Manila, Philippines.

IBNSAug 05, 2025
Indian Navy's Eastern fleet ships visit Philippines, strengthening maritime ties 

Indian Navy's Eastern fleet ships visit Philippines, strengthening maritime ties 

As part of the ongoing Operational Deployment to South East Asia, several Indian naval fleets, under the Command of Rear Admiral Susheel Menon, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF), concluded their port call at Manila, Philippines.

IBNSAug 05, 2025
Narendra Modi expresses condolences over Uttarakhand landslide

Narendra Modi expresses condolences over Uttarakhand landslide

Indian PM Narendra Modi expressed condolences to people hit by a massive cloudburst-triggered landslide and flash flood in Dharali village of Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district on Tuesday.

IBNSAug 05, 2025
US Embassy warns 'overstaying' Indians, directs them to respect terms of visa

US Embassy warns 'overstaying' Indians, directs them to respect terms of visa

The US Embassy in India has issued a stern message to those Indians who are staying beyond their authorised period of stay in the country, and warned that they may face visa revocation and even possible deportation.

IBNSAug 05, 2025
US Embassy warns 'overstaying' Indians, directs them to respect terms of visa

US Embassy warns 'overstaying' Indians, directs them to respect terms of visa

The US Embassy in India has issued a stern message to those Indians who are staying beyond their authorised period of stay in the country, and warned that they may face visa revocation and even possible deportation.

IBNSAug 05, 2025
TMC appoints Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar as Lok Sabha chief whip after Kalyan Banerjee's abrupt resignation

TMC appoints Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar as Lok Sabha chief whip after Kalyan Banerjee's abrupt resignation

New Delhi/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday announced parliamentarian Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar as the party chief whip in the Lok Sabha, a day after Kalyan Banerjee resigned abruptly.

IBNSAug 05, 2025
Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari's convoy attacked in Cooch Behar, TMC rejects BJP's 'assault' charge

Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari's convoy attacked in Cooch Behar, TMC rejects BJP's 'assault' charge

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari's convoy was attacked in Cooch Behar allegedly by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers, media reports said.

IBNSAug 05, 2025
Persecuted in silence: A post-Hasina year when violence against Bangladesh Hindus is new normal

Persecuted in silence: A post-Hasina year when violence against Bangladesh Hindus is new normal

One year after Sheikh Hasina’s sudden ouster from power on August 5, 2024, a grim reality has taken hold across Bangladesh—one that has placed the country's 13 million-strong Hindu population in a state of unprecedented fear and flight. 

IBNSAug 05, 2025
India, Philippines hold first joint naval drill in South China Sea, Chinese foreign ministry responds

India, Philippines hold first joint naval drill in South China Sea, Chinese foreign ministry responds

In an initiative aimed at strengthening defence cooperation and regional maritime security, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Indian Navy conducted their first-ever Bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) from August 3 to 4, 2025.

IBNSAug 05, 2025
Persecuted in silence: A post-Hasina year when violence against Bangladesh Hindus is new normal

Persecuted in silence: A post-Hasina year when violence against Bangladesh Hindus is new normal

One year after Sheikh Hasina’s sudden ouster from power on August 5, 2024, a grim reality has taken hold across Bangladesh—one that has placed the country's 13 million-strong Hindu population in a state of unprecedented fear and flight. 

IBNSAug 05, 2025
India, Philippines hold first joint naval drill in South China Sea, Chinese foreign ministry responds

India, Philippines hold first joint naval drill in South China Sea, Chinese foreign ministry responds

In an initiative aimed at strengthening defence cooperation and regional maritime security, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Indian Navy conducted their first-ever Bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) from August 3 to 4, 2025.

IBNSAug 05, 2025
Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik dies at 79

Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik dies at 79

New Delhi/IBNS: Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik died on Tuesday. He was 79.

IBNSAug 05, 2025
'Unwarranted on the democratic rights of political parties': INDIA bloc backs Rahul Gandhi after SC slams his 'Chinese intrusion' remark

'Unwarranted on the democratic rights of political parties': INDIA bloc backs Rahul Gandhi after SC slams his 'Chinese intrusion' remark

New Delhi/IBNS: INDIA bloc leaders have backed Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, who was on Monday rapped by the Supreme Court over his claim that China grabbed 2,000 sq. km of Indian land.

IBNSAug 05, 2025
'Unwarranted on the democratic rights of political parties': INDIA bloc backs Rahul Gandhi after SC slams his 'Chinese intrusion' remark

'Unwarranted on the democratic rights of political parties': INDIA bloc backs Rahul Gandhi after SC slams his 'Chinese intrusion' remark

New Delhi/IBNS: INDIA bloc leaders have backed Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, who was on Monday rapped by the Supreme Court over his claim that China grabbed 2,000 sq. km of Indian land.

IBNSAug 05, 2025

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