‘Stock market did a Jesus’: SNL roasts Donald Trump’s tariff chaos in Easter special In a cheeky start to its Easter episode, Saturday Night Live turned its lens on US President Donald Trump’s handling of the US economy, using biblical imagery to mock Trump’s erratic tariff decisions. The sketch began with a reimagining of the…
PM Narendra Modi and Donald Trump (File photo-ANI) The proposed India-US bilateral trade agreement is unlikely to include a ‘zero-for-zero’ tariff strategy, as the two nations are at different stages of economic development, official sources said. The idea, though floated by trade experts to counter reciprocal tariff hikes by the US, does not align with…
US administration’s recent decision to exempt various electronic devices from tariffs introduced earlier this month is not permanent, said commerce secretary Howard Lutnick on Sunday.He clarified that these products would soon face “semiconductor tariffs,” expected to be implemented within “a month or two.”Speaking at ABC news’ ‘This Week’ programme, Lutnick said, “All those products are…
India’s largest carrier IndiGo is confident that the global events triggered by tariff hikes will not impact its long-term plans. The large domestic market, which includes a big untapped segment, will help airlines, the company’s Chief Executive Pieter Elbers told PTI in an interaction. “Some of the more recent dynamics and the global scale are…
An anti-Israel protest in Dhaka (AP) Bangladesh’s interim government announced on Sunday it has reintroduced the “except Israel” inscription on the country’s passports, formally debarring its citizens from travelling to the Jewish state.“We issued the letter to the passport and immigration department on April 7,” Nilima Afroze, deputy secretary of the Bangladesh home ministry, told…
Indian exports of smartphones, laptops and other electronics to the US are expected to become 20% cheaper as compared to those from China, after the Trump administration removed tariffs on a range of consumer electronics, industry body ICEA said on SundayThe move, announced over the weekend, is seen as a major boost for India’s rapidly…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under the Donald Trump administration has issued a fresh directive requiring all foreign nationals who remain in the United States for over 30 days to register with the federal government. Failure to comply, the department warned, could result in heavy fines, jail time, or permanent bans from legal immigration.The…
Greenfield corridor (File photo) The Bihar government is gearing up to establish special industrial zones across the state, riding high on the success of the Bihar Business Connect 2024 summit, where investment proposals worth Rs 1.81 lakh crore were received. According to Industries Secretary Bandana Preyashi, these zones will be strategically developed under the state’s…
Chinese officials admitted to conducting cyber attacks on US infrastructure in an operation called “Volt Typhoon“, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. This came at a private meeting held between the US and Chinese officials last year in Geneva. According to the report, Chinese officials made remarks during the meeting that were…
Equity markets are expected to remain volatile in the upcoming holiday-shortened week, with investors closely watching developments on the US-China tariff war front, along with key quarterly earnings from major Indian companies including Wipro and Infosys, according to analysts.Trading activity will be impacted by market closures on Monday for Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti and…
