Trump unveils phased generic drug tariffs
Washington, July 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has announced that imported generic medicines will remain free of tariffs for two years from August 1, 2026, before facing duties of 100 per cent and later 200 per cent as part of his push to shift…
US Treasury unit blocks nearly $2 billion in cyber fraud proceeds
Washington, July 22 (IANS) The US Treasury’s financial intelligence unit has helped block nearly $2 billion in stolen proceeds linked to cyber-enabled fraud affecting more than 5,700 American individuals and businesses, its director told lawmakers.…
China ownership raises US food fears
Washington, July 22 (IANS) US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins warned Congress that Chinese ownership, foreign dependence and corporate consolidation had created national-security vulnerabilities across the US food system. Rollins said America had…
White House unveils science funding overhaul
Washington, July 22 (IANS) The Trump administration proposed the most extensive overhaul of America’s scientific research system in more than eight decades, placing artificial intelligence at the centre of discovery and seeking new alternatives to…
Union Ministers JP Nadda, Jitendra Singh meet Sonam Wangchuk at Gurugram hospital
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Union Ministers J.P. Nadda and Jitendra Singh met innovator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram, shortly after he was shifted there from Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital for further treatment. Wangchuk…
Amitabh Bachchan clarifies his ‘hospital, ICU’ blog was misunderstood, says it referred to football legend Messi
Mumbai, July 22 (IANS): Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has clarified that his recent blog post, which sparked widespread concern over his health, was “misunderstood” and was never intended to refer to himself. The veteran actor explained that the…
US ‘extraordinarily negligent’ on China, says former National Security Adviser
Washington, July 22 (IANS) The United States was “extraordinarily negligent” as China expanded its military, intelligence and technological capabilities over the past 25 years, former White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster told Congress.…
Russia, China helping Iran: Hegseth
Washington, July 22 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth told senators that Russia and China were helping Iran as Tehran resumed attacks on commercial shipping and the United States intensified military operations around the Strait of Hormuz. Hegseth…
US puts Iran war cost at $37.5 billion
Washington, July 22 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth told senators that the war with Iran has cost an estimated $37.5 billion, as the Trump administration sought nearly $88 billion in emergency funding amid renewed fighting in the Strait of…
China, AI reshape post-9/11 threat landscape, US security experts warn
Washington, July 22 (IANS) The United States faces a new generation of security threats led by China and accelerated by artificial intelligence, cyber operations and attacks on critical infrastructure, national security experts told Congress, nearly 25…