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Trump tariffs hit India’s garment makers as US buyers say move production

Trump tariffs hit India’s garment makers as US buyers say move production

MUMBAI/CHENNAI, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Ever since Donald Trump’s tariff salvo on India this week, garment maker Pearl Global – whose U.S. client list includes Gap and Kohl’s – has been receiving midnight panic calls with an ultimatum: share the tariff hit or move production out of India. To calm U.S. customers’ nerves, Pearl Global has offered to shift production to its 17 factories in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam and Guatemala to bypass the steep U.S. levies on Indian imports. “All the customers are already calling me. They want us to … shift from India to the other countries,” Managing Director

Judge blocks Trump’s birthright order nationwide in fourth such ruling since Supreme Court decision

Judge blocks Trump’s birthright order nationwide in fourth such ruling since Supreme Court decision

GREENBELT, Md., August 8, 2025 (AP) — A federal judge in Maryland late Thursday ruled President Donald Trump’s administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily, issuing the fourth court decision blocking the president’s birthright citizenship order nationwide since a key U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman’s preliminary injunction was expected after the judge said last month she would issue such an order if the case were returned to her by an appeals court. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sent the case back to her later

One-fifth of Indians aged 45 and above had diabetes in 2019: Study

One-fifth of Indians aged 45 and above had diabetes in 2019: Study

New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) About a fifth of those aged 45 and above were living with diabetes in 2019, with two in every five possibly unaware of their condition, according to data from a study among India’s ageing adults. Findings published in The Lancet Global Health also suggest that as the country’s population rapidly ages, diabetes cases among the middle-aged and older adults will increase, even if increase in prevalence of the condition in age-specific groups can be arrested, authors said. Researchers, including those from the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, and US, also found that 46 per

Gold rises jumps Rs 3,600 to hit record of Rs 1,02,620/10 g as tariff concerns push investors to safe haven

Gold rises jumps Rs 3,600 to hit record of Rs 1,02,620/10 g as tariff concerns push investors to safe haven

New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) Gold prices rallied Rs 3,600 to hit a record high of Rs 1,02,620 per 10 grams in the national capital on Thursday as investors turned to safe-haven assets after the US administration announced a 25 per cent additional tariff on Indian imports. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 99,020 per 10 grams on Wednesday. In the national capital, gold of 99.5 per cent purity rallied by Rs 3,600 to hit a lifetime high of Rs 1,02,200 per 10 grams (inclusive of all

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