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Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks alongside President Donald Trump during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Aug. 26, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Getty Image)

Additional 25% tariff imposed by US President Trump on India comes into effect

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New York/Washington, Aug 27 (PTI) The additional 25 per cent tariff imposed by US President Donald Trump on India for its purchases of Russian oil came into effect Wednesday, bringing the total amount of levies imposed on New Delhi to 50 per cent. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in a draft order published on

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The United States President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Trump again claims he stopped India-Pak war from ‘going nuclear’

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Washington, Aug 27 (PTI) US President Donald Trump has once again claimed that he stopped the India and Pakistan war from “going nuclear” by threatening to impose tariffs and refusing to do any trade deals if they did not agree to a ceasefire. Trump’s latest comments came on Tuesday during a cabinet meeting at the

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  • Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve member Lisa Cook, speaks during a conversations with leaders from organizations that include nonprofits, small businesses, manufacturing, supply chain management, the hospitality industry, and the housing and education sectors at the Federal Reserve building, Sept. 23, 2022, in Washington. (Photo: AP)
  • Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook, right, talks with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell before an open meeting of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve, June 25, 2025, in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Trump says he’s firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook, opening new front in fight for central bank control

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WASHINGTON, August 26, 2025 (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday night that he’s firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move that would constitute a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from day-to-day politics. Trump said in a letter posted on

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The seal of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System is displayed in the ground at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building, February 5, 2018, in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Why US Federal Reserve has historically been independent of the White House

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WASHINGTON, August 26, 2025 (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook late Monday, in a move viewed as a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over the independent institution. Trump said in a letter posted on his Truth Social platform Monday that he is firing

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