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Trump announces 35% tariff on products from Bangladesh

New York/Washington, Jul 8 (PTI) US President Donald Trump has announced a 35 per cent tariff on products imported from Bangladesh. The Trump administration sent the first tranche of “letters” to various countries on Monday, detailing the tariffs that the US will impose on products from them. The countries that got these letters, signed by Trump, were Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand and Tunisia. In a letter to Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, Trump said that starting on August 1, 2025 “we will charge Bangladesh a

US close to making trade deal with India: Trump

New York/Washington, Jul 8 (PTI) The US is close to making a trade deal with India, President Donald Trump has said. “Now, we’ve made a deal with the United Kingdom, we’ve made a deal with China….We’re close to making a deal with India. Others we met with and we don’t think we’re going to be able to make a deal, so we just send them a letter. If you want to play ball, this is what you have to pay,” Trump said on Monday. The remarks came as the Trump administration sent out the first tranche of “letters” to various

Pakistan army chief rejects Indian allegation of Chinese help in May conflict

ISLAMABAD, July 7 (Reuters) – Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir on Monday rejected New Delhi’s allegation that his military received active support from longtime ally China in its conflict with India in May. Indian army’s deputy chief Lieutenant General Rahul Singh said last week that China gave Islamabad “live inputs” on key Indian positions. The “insinuations regarding external support” are “irresponsible and factually incorrect”, Munir said in an address to graduating officers of the national security and war course in Islamabad, according to an army statement. Pakistani officials have previously dismissed allegations of receiving active support from China

Opposition united against special revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, full faith in Supreme Court: Congress

New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) Joining nine other parties in challenging the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar before the Supreme Court, the Congress on Monday said the entire opposition is united on the issue and alleged that the exercise is aimed at disenfranchising the vast number of voters with its “mischievous methodology”. The principal opposition party said it has full faith that the apex court will deliver justice, as it claimed that the revision exercise initiated by the Election Commission just ahead of assembly elections in Bihar is causing chaos across villages and towns in the state

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