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When will PM break his silence: Congress after Trump repeats ‘stopped India-Pak conflict’ claim

New Delhi, Jun 8 (PTI) The Congress on Tuesday said US President Donald Trump has for at least the 21st time repeated his claims on bringing about a “ceasefire” between India and Pakistan, and asked when will Prime Minister Narendra Modi break his “silence” on this issue. In his remarks on Monday, Trump repeated the claim that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan by telling the two neighbours that Washington would not do trade with them if they continued the fighting. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said, “For at least the 21st time in the last

US extends suspension of reciprocal tariffs to Aug 1; relief to Indian exporters

New Delhi Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) The US has extended the suspension of its April 2 reciprocal tariffs until August 1, a move which provides relief to Indian exporters and additional time for New Delhi and Washington to resolve pending issues to finalise an interim trade deal. India, which is negotiating a trade pact with the US, was not included in the list of countries that received tariff letters from the Trump administration on Monday. The Trump administration, on Monday, sent the first tranche of letters to various countries detailing the tariffs that the US will impose on products from

Markets trade marginally higher after muted start

Mumbai, Jul 8 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading marginally higher in the morning trade on Tuesday after a weak beginning as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of the formal announcement of a trade deal with the US. Rally in Asian markets and fresh foreign fund inflows also helped markets recover the early lost ground, analysts said. After a muted start, the 30-share BSE Sensex further declined 121.55 points to 83,320.95 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty dipped 37.15 points to 25,424.15. However, soon both the benchmark indices recovered the early lost ground and were

Rupee rises 22 paise to 85.72 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Jul 8 (PTI) The rupee rose 22 paise to 85.72 against the US dollar in early trade on the back of fall in global crude oil prices and a weaker greenback. FII inflows and a positive domestic equity market further boosted the local unit, according to forex traders. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 85.75 against the US dollar before rising further to 85.72, up 22 paise against its previous close. The local unit logged a steep fall of 54 paise to settle at 85.94 against the US dollar on Monday. “The rupee recovered towards closing

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