Washington, Mar 27 (IANS) President Donald Trump said US forces have “totally won the war” against Iran, asserting that Tehran’s military capabilities were largely destroyed, as he granted a 10-day window for negotiations before further action. Speaking in a phone interview on Fox News’ “The Five”, Trump said the US military campaign had neutralised Iran’s ability to wage war.“We’ve already won the war. Militarily, we’ve totally won the war,” he said.He said the st…
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Seoul, March 24 (IANS) Unionised workers at Samsung said on Tuesday they have agreed to resume talks with management ahead of a planned strike in May over bonuses.”We had a labour-management meeting at 2 p.m., and management expressed its willingness to discuss removing the cap on performance-based bonuses and other issues,” a joint board of three labour unions, including the National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), said in a statement.”Accordingly, we have decided to resume negotiations,” it …
Washington, March 24 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that successive layers of Iran’s leadership had been “eliminated” during ongoing US military operations, saying the country was struggling to find new leaders amid sustained pressure.Speaking at a roundtable on Monday in Memphis, Trump said US strikes had not only targeted military infrastructure but also senior figures within Iran’s system. “We eliminated their leaders. We had the first set of leaders; they’re gone,” he sa…
Washington, March 4 (IANS) Tehran possessed enough highly enriched uranium for “11 bombs worth of nuclear material,” the White House claimed, arguing that the findings from recent talks helped shape President Donald Trump’s decision to launch military action against Iranian nuclear facilities.According to a senior Trump Administration Official, familiar with the recent rounds of negotiations with Iran, Tehran currently holds about 10,000 kilograms of enriched uranium across multiple facili…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The first round of negotiations for the India–Israel Free Trade Agreement (FTA), held from 23 to 26 February in the national capital, concluded successfully on Thursday. During the four-day negotiations, both countries engaged in discussions covering a wide range of areas, including trade in goods and services, rules of origin, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, customs procedures, intellectual property rights, digital trade, and other ke…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Israel on Wednesday, where he is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strengthen bilateral cooperation in defence and security, trade and economic relations, and innovation.Earlier on Tuesday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced the visit on Tuesday.Stating that this will be the “second visit” of PM Modi to Israel, the MEA said, “During the visit, the PM will meet the Prime Mini…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) India and the Gulf Cooperation Council on Thursday signed the Terms of Reference to guide the negotiations for the India-GCC Free Trade Agreement (FTA) The Terms of Reference (ToR), which will define the scope and modalities of the talks, were signed between Additional Secretary and Chief Negotiator, Department of Commerce, Ajay Bhadoo, and the GCC Secretariat General’s Chief Negotiator, Dr Raja Al Marzouqi, at the Vanijya Bhawan in the presence of Commerce and Industry M…
Kyiv, Jan 19 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed that if Russia genuinely wanted to end the war, it would focus on diplomacy—not on missile strikes, blackouts, or attempts to damage Ukraine’s nuclear power plants.He said there is information about the sites Russia reconnoitered in preparation for strikes, stressing that everything clearly shows “diplomacy is not a priority for Russia”.In an address to the nation, Zelensky said, “The main target for Russia is invariab…
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) The United States and India must conclude a long-pending trade agreement to unlock deeper economic integration and reinforce business confidence on both sides, Atul Keshap, President of the US-India Business Council (USIBC), said following a recent visit to India. Keshap said he travelled to India with USIBC Chair Ed Knight to hear directly from Indian leaders and businesses about their views on America, trade negotiations and investment flows.“We wanted to hear from …