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‘Vote chori’: Election Commission colluding with BJP to steal elections, alleges Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday cited an analysis of data from a Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka from the 2024 general elections to allege that the Election Commission is colluding with the BJP to “steal elections” and called it a “crime” against the Constitution. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said the Congress put together a team and collected “concrete evidence of vote chori” in six months. If the EC does not give us machine-readable data for the past 10-15 years and the

Trump’s reciprocal tariffs come into effect globally, including India

New York/Washington, Aug 7 (PTI) The initial 25 per cent tariffs announced by the US on Indian imports came into effect Thursday, with President Donald Trump saying billions of dollars from countries that have taken advantage of America will now start flowing into the country. “It’s Midnight!!! Billions of Dollars In Tariffs Are Now Flowing Into The United States Of America!” Trump said in a post on Truth Social as the clock struck 12 midnight in the US, ushering in the August 7 date when the reciprocal tariffs announced on nations by Trump last week come into effect. “Reciprocal tariffs

Stock markets decline in early trade as Trump slaps additional 25 pc tariff on Indian goods

Mumbai, Aug 7 (PTI) Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Thursday as US President Donald Trump slapped an additional 25 per cent duty — doubling it to 50 per cent — on Indian goods over New Delhi’s continued imports of Russian oil. The move that is likely to hit sectors such as textiles, marine and leather exports hard was slammed by India as “unfair, unjustified and unreasonable”. With this action singling out New Delhi for the Russian oil imports, India will attract the highest US tariff of 50 per cent along with Brazil. The 30-share

Rupee rises 5 paise to 87.67 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Aug 7 (PTI) The rupee traded in a narrow range and appreciated 5 paise to 87.67 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, after US President Donald Trump slapped an additional 25 per cent duty — doubling it to 50 per cent — on Indian goods over New Delhi’s continued imports of Russian oil. Forex traders said Trump’s aggressive move, which kicks in 21 days, threatens to raise total duties on select Indian exports to as high as 50 per cent — making them among the most heavily taxed US imports globally. At the interbank foreign exchange,

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