Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) Foreign players linked to China are tightening their grip over America’s food supply and influencing grocery prices, a top Democratic senator said, warning that rising consolidation in agriculture and food markets is squeezing consumers and farmers while posing risks to national security.In a letter to senior Trump’s Cabinet members, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer urged immediate enforcement action against what he described as anti-competitive practices and …
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The Trump administration’s immigration policies are poised to dramatically reshape legal immigration to the United States, with new analysis from…
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) Indian equity benchmarks closed this week down over 2.5 per cent due to profit-booking, sustained foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows and renewed concerns over global trade disruptions stemming from the US tariff rhetoric.All sectoral indices ended in the red this week, with Realty logging the worst-performance, dipping 11.33 per cent. Consumer durables, telecom, and consumer discretionary sectors went down over 5 per cent.Nifty dipped 2.51 per cent during the wee…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Gold futures on the MCX dipped close to 1 per cent on Thursday from record high in the previous session due to profit booking, amid easing geopolitical tensions and strengthening of dollar.Fears of a US‑EU trade conflict moderated after US President Donald Trump softened his tone on acquisition of Greenland.MCX gold February futures dipped 0.78 per cent to Rs 1,51,665 per 10 grams. Meanwhile MCX silver March futures dipped 0.62 per cent to Rs 3,16,509 per kg.Gold rates…
Patiala (Punjab), Jan 21 (IANS) With United States President escalating the pitch on Greenland and some European nations including Denmark resisting its ‘expansionist’ bid, an Indian Army veteran with fair understanding of geo-political equations said that Trump’s adventurism and claims of taking full control of the island won’t be a cake walk. Retired Brigadier Advitya Madan speaking to IANS said that the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) will be destroyed if one member carries …
Stricter Visa Scrutiny The Trump administration’s tightened immigration policies have introduced additional layers of scrutiny in the student visa application…
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s administration will seek “separate” semiconductor tariff agreements for “separate countries,” a U.S. official said, after the United States and Taiwan reached a deal on the chip levies this week.”Separate agreements for separate countries,” a U.S. official said, responding to a question from Yonhap News Agency regarding whether the deal with Taiwan would set a standard for chip tariffs or the U.S. would conduct separate negotiations with othe…
The Trump administration has indefinitely halted immigrant visa processing for 75 countries starting January 21, 2026, marking one of the…
Washington, Jan 15 (IANS) Outrightly dismissing comparisons of ICE arrests to authoritarian tactics, Trump border czar Tom Homan has defended federal agents operating in US cities, and said sanctuary policies were forcing immigration enforcement into local communities rather than jails.Homan, in an interaction with reporters at the White House on Wednesday (local time), rejected criticism over recent enforcement images from Minneapolis and elsewhere, where federal agents were seen pulling suspec…
Los Angeles, Dec 29 (IANS) The Southern California News Group (SCNG) published an editorial titled “$12 billion payout to farmers is a tariff-based disaster,” saying a bailout announced earlier this month underscored the failure of the Trump administration’s trade policies.The editorial, written by the SCNG Editorial Board, opened with a pointed question: “If President Donald Trump’s tariffs and trade wars are so great for the American economy, then why does he have to shell out, as he did this …