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War between India, Pakistan was probably going to end up nuclear: Trump

New York/Washington, Jul 23 (PTI) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed yet again that he stopped the recent “war” between India and Pakistan and that five planes were shot down in the conflict. He also claimed that the conflict between India and Pakistan “was probably going to end up in a nuclear war”. “We stopped wars between India and Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda,” he said at a reception in the White House with the Congress members. “They shot down five planes and it was back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. I

Trump announces trade deal with Japan that lowers threatened tariff to 15%

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2025 (AP) — President Donald Trump announced a trade framework with Japan on Tuesday, placing a 15% tax on goods imported from that nation. “This Deal will create Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs — There has never been anything like it,” Trump posted on Truth Social, adding that the United States “will continue to always have a great relationship with the Country of Japan.” The president said Japan would invest “at my direction” $550 billion into the U.S. and would “open” its economy to American autos and rice. The 15% tax on imported Japanese goods is a

Mamata sceptical about Dhankhar’s resignation, says ‘he is a healthy man’

Kolkata, Jul 22 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she was unwilling to comment on Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s sudden resignation citing health issues, but added she believed that the VP’s condition is “absolutely fine”. In a cryptic remark made during a press conference at the state secretariat Nabanna, Banerjee hinted there could be more to the development than what meets the eye. “Political parties cannot decide why Mr Dhankhar resigned. I have no comments on the issue,” the chief minister said. “Let us watch. He is a healthy man. I think his health is absolutely

Dhankhar’s resignation will force a rethink in BJP on Nitish: Tejashwi

Patna, Jul 22 (PTI) RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday claimed that the resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar would force a rethink in the BJP over the “compulsion” to continue with JD(U) president Nitish Kumar as the NDA’s leader in Bihar. Referring to a recent statement by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Yadav also predicted that after the upcoming assembly polls in Bihar, Kumar will meet the same fate as Eknath Shinde, the former Maharashtra CM who had to make way for the BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis. “Dhankhar’s resignation has given rise to the question, what is the compulsion for

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