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Western tech firms adopt 'Anything but China' approach amid global tensions
This is a big shift from the 'China plus 1' strategy followed by companies to diversify supply chains
 "Western tech firms adopt 'Anything but China' approach amid global tensions")
Stock Markets Crash: Nifty levels; strategy after Q3 results, Trump tariffs
Stock Market Crash: Nifty's immediate resistance is placed at 23,810, above which the bearish formation of 'Lower Top-Lower Bottom' gets negated
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Row over Sikh immigrants deported without turbans, SGPC condemns US
SGPC member Gurcharan Singh Grewal condemned the incident, labelling the deportation of Sikhs without turbans as a serious affront to their religious identity
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UK PM Keir Starmer willing to send troops to Ukraine to 'safeguard peace'
Meanwhile, officials from US and Russia are expected to meet in Saudi Arabia in coming days to formally initiate the peace talks to bring the three-year long war to end
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Rubio arrives in Saudi Arabia ahead of talks with Russia to end Ukraine war
The talks come after President Donald Trump last week spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone and ordered top officials to begin negotiations on the war
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European leaders regroup in Paris after Trump's push to end Ukraine war
The move follows a weeklong diplomatic blitz on Ukraine by the Trump administration that seemed to embrace the Kremlin while it cold-shouldered many of its age-old European allies
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Ukraine's Prez Zelenskyy travels to UAE as momentum grows for peace talks
It wasn't immediately clear what his agenda would be while he was in the country, though Abu Dhabi is hosting its biennial International Defense Exhibition and Conference arms show this week
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Trump shrugs off EU's reported plans for US-style import curbs on food
Early targets could include US crops such as soybeans grown using pesticides that EU farmers are not allowed to use
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Trump admin tries to bring back fired nuclear arms workers in DOGE reversal
One of the hardest hit offices was the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas, which saw about 30 per cent of the cuts
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Ukraine, Europe fear being sidelined as Trump pushes talks with Russia
With the three-year war grinding on, Trump is sending Secretary of State Rubio, national security advisor Mike Waltz and special envoy Steve Witkoff to Saudi Arabia for talks with Russian counterparts
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PM Modi, Trump meet reaffirms strength of US-India partnership: USISPF
USISPF noted that PM Modi is the fourth world leader that Trump met in his first month in office, which showcases the importance and heft of the bilateral relationship
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Trump admin fires FDA employees in food safety and medical devices
Probationary employees across the FDA received notices Saturday evening that their jobs were being eliminated
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Israeli PM may go with Trump's idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza
Netanyahu has signalled readiness to resume the fighting after the ceasefire's current phase, though it could be a death sentence for remaining hostages
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Trump admin wants SC to permit firing of whistleblower agency head
Justice Department's filing asks the conservative-majority court to lift a judge's court order temporarily reinstating Hampton Dellinger as the leader of the Office of Special Counsel
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DOGE nixes $21 million US grant to increase India's 'voter turnout'
The project in India was one of several across the world, including in Nepal and Bangladesh, funded by the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening
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Best of BS Opinion: How can government best deal with regulations
We look at today's editorial and opinions in the backdrop of regulatory perspectives across sectors such as markets, agriculture and banking
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Trump's 'reciprocal tariffs' may complicate US duty rate structure
Prime Minister Modi is only the fourth leader of a country, after Japan, Israel and Jordon to meet Trump in his second term to discuss a range of issues including tariffs
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Indian companies take a cautious stance on US reciprocal tariff moves
India exported about $6.79 bn worth of auto parts to US in 2023-24. Overall auto component exports stood at $21.2 bn, while imports from US were $1.63 bn of total $20.9 bn in auto component imports
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New phase in India-US ties: India will have to deal with unpredictability
Mr Modi's visit will have attempted to convey that, unlike the troublesome Europeans, India is a far more congenial partner for an America being remade by a second Trump term
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Need a serious fall in Indian markets before I start buying: Jim Rogers
I do not like to buy markets that are making all-time highs. As a rule, if the markets are correcting and investor are not worried, I do not buy, Jim Rogers said.
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