‘Very disappointed’: Scott Bessent hits out at Europe over India-EU trade deal — what he said

. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticised European countries over the trade deal with India on Wednesday.Asked in an interview with CNBC whether the India-EU trade deal threatened US interests, Bessent said countries should do what is best for themselves. But he said he was “very disappointed” with Europe’s actions, especially given the war in…

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‘Was willing to leave BJP’: Mamata Banerjee floats political conspiracy theory on Ajit Pawar’s death | India News

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee alleged a political conspiracy behind the death of Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash on Wednesday morning. She demanded a Supreme Court-supervised probe, accusing all “other agencies” of being “compromised”.The Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief said that there were reported talks that Pawar…

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Ayodhya GST officer quits, cites ‘moral duty’ after remarks by Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand against PM Narendra Modi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath | Lucknow News

Uttar Pradesh GST Deputy Commissioner in Ayodhya, Prashant Kumar Singh, has resigned citing moral reasons and support for CM Yogi Adityanath AYODHYA: Prashant Kumar Singh, deputy commissioner of the Uttar Pradesh GST department posted in Ayodhya, has resigned from service, citing moral reasons and expressing support for chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra…

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Sleeping Hindu man burnt to death in Bangladesh; body charred beyond recognition

(Photo taken from X) A 25-year-old Hindu man, Chanchal Bhowmik, was burnt to death in Bangladesh’s Narsingdi on Friday night, with the circumstances remaining under investigation, reported news agency ANI.Bhowmik was asleep inside a garage when a fire broke out. While the blaze initially appeared accidental, CCTV footage from the area has raised suspicions of…

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‘Unjust to voters, unfair to democracy’: Amartya Sen says ‘SIR in Bengal done in hurry’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has expressed concern over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, saying the exercise is “being done in a hurry,” further warning that it is “unjust to voters” and could jeopardise democratic participation with the state assembly elections just months away.Speaking to PTI from Boston on…

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‘Dead economy’ jab returns: Rahul Gandhi flags 50% US tariffs on textiles; holds PM Modi accountable | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress leader and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday renewed his “dead economy” attack on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, citing the impact of steep US tariffs on India’s textile sector. He held him accountable, alleging official inaction amid job losses and growing uncertainty for exporters.“50% US tariffs and…

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‘Manual frisking’ misused: South Korean businesswoman alleges molestation at Bengaluru airport; Air India SATS staffer held | Bengaluru News

BENGALURU: A South Korean businesswoman has accused an airline ground-handling employee of sexually assaulting her at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport, allegedly under the pretext of “manual frisking”. The 32-year-old woman was returning to South Korea on Monday when the incident occurred in the international departures area of Terminal 2, shortly after she had cleared immigration…

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‘Your career’s ruined’: Mumbai court judge warns TISS students linked to Saibaba event; 9 under probe | Mumbai News

The students are under investigation for organising an unauthorised event on the TISS campus at Deonar to commemorate the first death anniversary of Delhi University professor GN Saibaba, who was jailed for alleged links to Maoists MUMBAI: A sessions court Monday issued a stern warning to nine students of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)…

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