Washington/New York, Aug 6 (IANS) Hours after his 24-hour deadline passed, US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday a punitive 25 per cent tariff on India for buying Russian oil, which would raise the total tariffs on India to 50 per cent. He is singling out India for the additional tariff, even though China, Turkey, and other countries also buy Russian oil.India said it was extremely “extremely unfortunate” that the US was imposing “additional tariffs on India for actions that several o…

Delhi/Imphal, Aug 6 (IANS) An important meeting between the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) was held in New Delhi on Wednesday and discussed the situation in Manipur, a Kuki-Zo leader said in Imphal. KZC spokesman Ginza Vualzong termed Wednesday’s meeting as positive and constructive, and said that the two-hour-long discussion focused on key issues concerning the ongoing movement and aspirations of the Kuki-Zo people in Manipur. He said that during the deliberations, K…

Ahmedabad, Aug 6 (IANS) Amardeep Malik’s hot putter helped him surge ahead by two strokes in round two of the Coal India Open being played at the Kensville Golf & Country Club here on Wednesday. The Noida-based Amardeep (69-65) returned a card of seven-under 65 on Wednesday to total 10-under 134 for the week.Angad Cheema (69-67) of Chandigarh, who was the overnight joint leader along with Malik, posted a 67 on day two to be placed second at eight-under 136.Delhi’s Shaurya Bhattacharya (7…

Kokrajhar, Aug 6 (IANS) ITBP FT put on a gritty defensive display to hold Punjab FC to a 0-0 draw in a Group D encounter of the Durand Cup 2025 at the SAI Stadium in Kokrajhar on Tuesday. Despite dominating large periods of the match and creating the better chances, Punjab FC failed to find the finishing touch, while ITBP’s resolute defending and disciplined structure ensured both sides walked away with a point apiece.The result leaves both Punjab FC and ITBP FT on four points from two matches…

Bangkok, Aug 6 (IANS) Neeraj (men’s 75kg) and Ishan Kataria (men’s 90+kg), Yatri Patel (women’s 57kg), Priya (women’s 60kg) registered convincing victories to reach the finals of their respective weight categories in the U22 Asian Boxing Championships 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday. Bangkok, Aug 6 (IANS) Neeraj (men’s 75kg) and Ishan Kataria (men’s 90+kg), Yatri Patel (women’s 57kg), Priya (women’s 60kg) registered convincing victories to reach the finals of their respect…

Phnom Penh, Aug 6 (IANS) A six-year-old girl from southern Cambodia’s Takeo province has been confirmed for H5N1 human avian influenza, bringing the number of cases to 15 so far this year, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Wednesday.”A laboratory result from the National Institute of Public Health showed on August 5 that the girl was positive for H5N1 virus,” the statement said.”The patient has the symptoms of fever, cough, fatigue, and breathing difficulty, and she is currently bein…

Beijing, Aug 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to travel to China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit to be held in Tianjin City from August 31-September 1, reports cited on Wednesday. This will be PM Modi’s first visit to China since the Galwan clash in 2020, which severely strained bilateral ties. PM Modi had earlier travelled to China in 2019. He also held a meeting with the Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Russia’s Kazan…

Wellington, Aug 6 (IANS) New Zealand has pledged support to Samoa amid a severe dengue outbreak that has so far claimed the lives of five Samoan children.Acknowledging the close ties between the two nations, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Wednesday that the New Zealand government will dispatch a small team to Apia, the Samoan capital, to provide clinical assistance and work with Samoan authorities on further medical support requirements.Additionally, New Zealand will provide…

Chandigarh, Aug 6 (IANS) Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister, Balbir Singh, on Wednesday exhorted the public to make maximum use of the ‘Food Safety on Wheels’ initiative, which has now expanded to all the districts of the Aam Aadmi Party-ruled state. Notably, ‘Food Safety on Wheels’ are mobile food testing vans, which are equipped to screen adulteration among major categories of food including milk, paneer (cottage cheese), water, and other daily consumables.“These vans are a cr…

Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday that her administration will not take any action against the four election officers in the state against whom the Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed immediate suspension and lodging of affairs for their involvement in the wrongful addition of names in the electoral rolls of two Assembly seats should be considered as the commission’s first note of caution for all involved in the electoral process in th…