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China announces 84% tariffs on US in big trade war escalation

China announced tariffs of up to 84 per cent on US goods in response to the Donald Trump administration's 104 per cent duties on Chinese imports, escalating the intensifying US-China trade war.

Donald Trump's 104 percent tariff on Chinese goods came into effect on Wednesday.
  • China raises its retaliatory tariff on the US to 84 per cent, up from 34 per cent
  • Beijing vows to fight tariffs to the end, imposes restrictions on 18 US companies
  • Trump's reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries come into effect on Wednesday

India News

The vanishing daughters: 10 years of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

For ten years, a campaign to save the girl child has occupied walls, been heard in slogans, and spoken as a promise. But behind the posters and promises lies a brutal truth—girls are still being erased before they are born, and those who survive often live in fear.

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Congress turns Gujarat its lab, tries to reclaim Sardar Patel. Is it too late?

With an AICC meeting in Gujarat after 64 years, the Congress is trying to make the state a laboratory for its revival. With symbolism and resolution, the Congress is trying to reclaim the legacy of Sardar Patel, who has been co-opted by the BJP, and used against the Nehru-Gandhi family. Is the Congress's bid too little too late?

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Pamban Bridge revives age-old dream, a direct train from Chennai to Colombo

An India-Sri Lanka direct rail or road link needs just a 25-km-long bridge. The Pamban Bridge, recently inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi, completes a crucial part of a direct train from Chennai to Colombo. Planned by the British, and brought to the drawing table time and again, an India-Lanka rail link would boost both ties and trade.

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Why pre-marriage counselling needs to be non-negotiable in India

Neither men nor women today want to be coerced into an incompatible marriage or, if things go south, simply accept it as their fate. Things are changing, evolving for the better, which is why, now more than ever, pre-marriage counselling should be non-negotiable in India.

Think of pre-marriage counselling as getting a crash course in what you’re about to commit to

IPL 2025

GT vs RR Live: Rajasthan 31/1 in 4 overs as Archer dismisses Gill

Gujarat Titans (GT) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) Live Score IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals have lost their captain Shubman Gill early in the innings as he lost his stumps against Jofra Archer. Earlier, Sanju Samson won the toss and opted to bowl first at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Wanindu Hasaranga misses out from the game due to personal reasons and Fazalhaq Farooqui has been brought in to replace him. Meanwhile, there are no changes in Gujarat's playing XI.

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US even cancelling visas of Indian students found not guilty by courts

Indian students in the US, who spend lakhs to study in American universities, are increasingly facing visa cancellations over minor offences. What's most alarming is that even those found not guilty by courts have been asked to self-deport, an immigration lawyer fighting such cases in the US told India Today Digital.

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