Trump announces tariffs of up to 100 pc on imports of pharma drugs; move may hit India

IANS | September 26, 2025 9:05 AM

Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced tariffs of up to 100 per cent on imports of branded and patented pharmaceutical drugs, starting October 1, 2025. The move could hit the Indian pharmaceuticals sector hard as it is significantly dependent on trade with foreign countries, particularly the US.

India offers expertise to Central American countries

IANS | September 26, 2025 7:19 AM

New York, Sep 26 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has offered India’s expertise to Central American countries in the fields of digital payment system, information technology, pharmaceuticals, and agriculture to tackle shared problems.

New Delhi understands the stakes of India-US relationship, says expert

IANS | September 25, 2025 11:21 PM

Washington, Sep 25 (IANS) Ashley Tellis, a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and leading expert on India-US ties, has praised India's reaction to recent bilateral tensions, saying that New Delhi understood the "stakes in the relationship with the United States".

EU urged to revoke Pakistan’s GSP+ status over human rights violations in Balochistan

IANS | September 25, 2025 9:31 PM

Quetta, Sep 25 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation has formally submitted a detailed report on human rights violations in Balochistan to the European Union’s GSP+ Committee for review, requesting the revocation of Pakistan’s beneficiary status under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) due to non-compliance.

Religious intolerance deepens in Pakistan as Ahmadi woman denied burial rights

IANS | September 25, 2025 9:22 PM

Islamabad, Sep 25 (IANS) A leading minority rights group has highlighted the deepening religious intolerance in Pakistan, citing a incident where a woman from the Ahmadi community has been denied burial by the hardline elements of society — specifically, the radical Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) — backed by the local authorities.

Indian envoy inaugurates Ayurveda camp in Sri Lanka, hundreds of locals benefit

IANS | September 25, 2025 9:22 PM

Colombo, Sep 25 (IANS) Reaffirming India's commitment to support community well-being and shared cultural heritage with Sri Lanka, India's High Commissioner to the island nation, Santosh Jha, on Thursday inaugurated an Ayurveda camp at the Buddhist temple of Sri Vijayarama Purana Viharaya in the coastal town of Ambalangoda.