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Trump announces 25% tariff on India starting Aug. 1, unspecified penalties for buying Russian energy

WASHINGTON, July 30, 2025 (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’ll impose a 25% tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax because of India’s purchasing of Russian oil. Trump said on his Truth Social platform that India “is our friend” but its “Tariffs are far too high” on U.S. goods. The Republican president added that India buys military equipment and oil from Russia, which he said has enabled the war in Ukraine. As a result, he intends to charge an additional “penalty” starting on Friday as part of the launch of his administration’s revised tariffs

Sonia Gandhi, other opposition leaders protest against SIR

New Delhi, Jul 30 (PTI) Several MPs of the INDIA bloc parties, including Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, protested in the Parliament House complex for the seventh consecutive day on Wednesday against the Election Commission’s voter roll revision in Bihar, and demanded its rollback. Ahead of the day’s proceedings in Parliament, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other opposition MPs raised slogans and protested against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. There was a huge banner in front of them which read ‘SIR- Loktantra Pe Vaar’ as they lined up on and near the steps

Get active, challenge your brain and eat healthy to stay sharper while aging

It’s official: Older Americans worried about cognitive decline can stay sharper for longer by exercising both their bodies and their brains and eating healthier. That’s according to initial results released Monday from a rigorous U.S. study of lifestyle changes in seniors at risk of developing dementia. People following a combination of healthier habits slowed typical age-related cognitive decline — achieving scores on brain tests as if they were a year or two younger, researchers reported in JAMA and at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. It’s not too late to get started — study participants were in their 60s and 70s

Stock markets open higher tracking rally in L&T

Mumbai, Jul 30 (PTI) Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty began the trade on an optimistic note on Wednesday amid heavy buying in infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 256.57 points to 81,594.52 in opening trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 69.3 points to 24,890.40. From the Sensex firms, Larsen & Toubro jumped over 4 per cent after the infrastructure major reported a 29.8 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 3,617.19 crore during the June quarter, driven by strong overseas order growth. Bharti Airtel, Asian Paints, NTPC and Bajaj Finserv were

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