India and UK reaffirm free trade agreement, support supply chains

IANS | April 10, 2025 9:46 AM

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Amid the changing world trade order, India and the UK have reaffirmed their commitment to furthering the bilateral relations between the two nations, including continuing negotiations at pace towards a mutually beneficial Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT).

Trump lowers levies on countries like India for not retaliating (Ld)

Yashwant Raj | April 10, 2025 12:33 AM

Washington, April 10 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a lower rate of 10 per cent for 90 days in reciprocal tariffs for trading partner countries that have not retaliated with higher levies on American goods — such as India — and further hiked the levy on China to 125 per cent for hitting back.

College teachers in Pakistan's Sindh province protest against government negligence

IANS | April 9, 2025 4:27 PM

Sindh, April 9 (IANS) In a major disappointment with Pakistan’s Sindh government, the Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) announced a protest movement to address several issues faced by college teachers. The sit-in demonstration will be held on April 15 in Sukkur, April 17 in Hyderabad and April 22 in Karachi, local media reported.

'Unknown men' continue to eliminate Pakistan-based terrorists

IANS | April 9, 2025 3:45 PM

Peshawar/New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Qari Eijaz Abid, a close aide and relative of Pakistan-based global terrorist and founder of banned Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist organisation Maulana Masood Azhar, was shot dead by "unknown men" in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's provincial capital Peshawar on March 30, the local police authorities have confirmed.