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India and U.S. actively engaging on trade, next call on January 13, new envoy says

NEW DELHI, Jan 12 (Reuters) – India and the U.S. will discuss trade issues in their next call scheduled for Tuesday, Washington’s newly-appointed ambassador to New Delhi, Sergio Gor, said on Monday, at a time when failure to secure a trade deal has roiled their ties and pushed the rupee to a record low. India will also be invited to join Pax Silica next month, Gor said, referring to a U.S.-led initiative to build a silicon supply chain from critical minerals to semiconductors and AI. Trade talks between India and the U.S. fell apart and Trump then doubled tariffs on

Trump says weighing tough response to Iran crackdown, says Tehran called to negotiate

Jan 12 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said the U.S. may meet Iranian officials and was in contact with the opposition, as he weighed a range of strong responses including military options to escalating unrest posing one of the biggest challenges to clerical rule since the 1979 Islamic Revolution Trump said Iran called to negotiate its nuclear programme, which Israel and the U.S. bombed in a 12-day war in June. Trump has warned Iran’s leaders that the United States would attack if security forces open fire on protesters. U.S.-based rights group HRANA said it had verified the deaths of 490

India proposes forcing smartphone makers to give source code in security overhaul

NEW DELHI, Jan 12 (Reuters) – India proposes requiring smartphone makers to share source code with the government and make several software changes as part of a raft of security measures, prompting behind-the-scenes opposition from giants like Apple and Samsung. The tech companies have countered that the package of 83 security standards, which would also include a requirement to alert the government to major software updates, lacks any global precedent and risks revealing proprietary details, according to four people familiar with the discussions and a Reuters review of confidential government and industry documents. The plan is part of Prime Minister

Poor sleep has higher mortality risk than bad diet, lack of exercise and loneliness, new study finds

New research from the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), published in the journal Sleep Advances, found that poor sleep may shorten life expectancy more than other lifestyle factors like diet, exercise and loneliness. The study indicates that sleep plays an even greater role in longevity than many people understand. Lifestyle Surveys To draw these conclusions, the researchers examined a large amount of national data from across the United States. They compared life expectancy data with health and lifestyle surveys collected by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention between 2019 and 2025. This allowed them to understand how

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