EU-US trade talks: European bloc halts tariff retaliation after Trump deal; pause expected to last six months

US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (Photo: AP) In a major step towards easing trade tensions, the European Union announced on Tuesday that it will suspend its planned retaliatory tariffs on US goods worth 93 billion euros ($107 billion).The move follows a deal struck last month between US President…

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Tougher checks for marriage-based Green Cards: US issues fresh guidelines to detect fraud- All you need to about the new policy

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), introduced a significant update to its Policy Manual, specifically targeting marriage fraud in family-based immigrant visa petitions.The critical update to its Policy Manual titled ‘Family-Based Immigrants’, released August 1, is designed to ensure that only genuine relationships, particularly bona fide marriages, qualify for lawful permanent resident (green card)…

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Trump’s tariff threats & jibes: India calls out US, EU hypocrisy in clear message, says ‘revealing that countries criticizing…’ – top 10 points

After imposing a 25% tariff on India last week, Trump targeted Russia and India, calling them ‘dead economies’. (AI image) US President Donald Trump’s 25% tariff, threats of higher duties, additional penalties, and jibes calling India a ‘dead economy’ don’t appear to have gone down well with India. The Narendra Modi government is calling out…

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India’s services sector logs 11-month high: Export orders, sales drive July growth; job creation slows

India’s services grows (Representative image) India’s services sector expanded at its fastest pace in 11 months in July, supported by a sharp rise in export orders and solid sales growth, according to the HSBC India Services PMI released Tuesday. The Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose marginally to 60.5 in July from 60.4 in June,…

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RBI MPC Meeting this week: Date, time, where to watch live streaming of RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra’s monetary policy statement

Experts expect the central bank to maintain a status quo on repo rate. RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meet date, time: The MPC, under the leadership of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Sanjay Malhotra, met this week for the bi-monthly monetary policy review. The committee will assess several economic parameters, including the repo rate,…

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