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India’s garment and jewellery sectors fear for US orders after tariff shock

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, July 31 (Reuters) – India’s apparel and jewellery exporters are bracing for a drop in orders from their biggest market and could cut jobs after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on Indian imports starting on Friday, industry executives said. Several garment exporters, who had hoped for a bilateral trade deal and were preparing for a rise in orders from U.S. retailers such as Walmart and Costco, have now halted expansion plans as they await the outcome of negotiations, they said. Key garment exporters including Welspun Living, Gokaldas Exports, Indo Count and Trident, make 40%-70% of

Pakistani opposition leader and nearly 200 Imran Khan supporters sentenced over 2023 riots

LAHORE, Pakistan, July 31, 2025 (AP) — A court in eastern Pakistan on Thursday sentenced an opposition leader and nearly 200 supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 10 years in prison each over the 2023 riots that erupted over Khan’s arrest, officials said. The court announced the verdict against 196 people, including opposition leader Omar Ayub Khan, in three separate cases heard in the city of Faisalabad in Punjab province. The charges stemmed from the May 9, 2023 violence that spread nationwide after Khan’s arrest. The violence subsided only after Khan was released on the orders of

Senior IPS officer S B K Singh takes over as Delhi Police Commissioner

New Delhi, Jul 31 (PTI) Senior IPS officer S B K Singh on Thursday took over as Commissioner of Delhi Police. Singh, a 1988-batch IPS officer of the AGMUT cadre, succeeds Sanjay Arora to the top post. According to an order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday, Singh has been given additional charge as the police chief. He assumed charge after being accorded a guard of honour at the police headquarters.

Gold falls Rs 500 to Rs 98,020/10 g; silver plunges Rs 2,000 on rupee appreciation

New Delhi, Jul 31 (PTI) Gold prices fell Rs 500 to Rs 98,020 per 10 grams in the national capital on Thursday as rupee appreciation capped the price of the precious metal, according to the All India Sarafa Association. On Wednesday, the yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity closed at Rs 98,520 per 10 grams. In the national capital, gold of 99.5 per cent purity decreased Rs 400 to Rs 97,800 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes) on Thursday. It had climbed Rs 650 to close at Rs 98,200 per 10 grams in the previous market session. Also,

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