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India's trade minister says a trade deal with the US could be finalised by November even as negotiations seem to have hit a wall.
This comes as President Donald Trump has been ramping up pressure on New Delhi to bring down its tariffs on American goods.
Ishan Garg tells us more from New Delhi.
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The landmark antitrust could have a major impact on how the US will regulate Big Tech.
Shares of Google's parent company Alphabet surged on the news in after-hours trading.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.
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US President Donald Trump says he's not looking at lowering tariffs on India.
His comments, at the White House, come a week after the US doubled levies on the country's imports to 50% as punishment for its Russian oil imports.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
Speaking to reporters in the oval office on Tuesday, US president Dondal Trump said the US gets on very well with India but reiterated his charge against India over tariffs saying that for many years "it was a one-sided relationship. Saying that New Delhi has imposed "tremendous tariffs" on US imports - "about the highest in the world" while American markets were open to Indian goods.
As an example of what he describes as unfair trade - he used the US motorcycle company - Harley Davidson. Saying the iconic US brand couldn't sell in India because of a 200 per cent tariff on motorcycles. So Harley Davidson built a plant in India and now it doesn't have to pay tariffs - "the same thing as us" he said.
The US tariffs on India came despite months of negotiations with US trade negotiators said to be exasperated with India's protectionist policies.
Mr Trump had set a 25% duty on Indian exports but doubled that to 50% last week as punishment for purchases of Russian oil. Those levies hit more than 55% of goods shipped to the US, which is India's biggest market.
The US is India's biggest export market.
Trump has expressed frustration over India's continued purchases of Russian energy, - New Delhi says it's needed to keep its oil prices low. But critics say such energy buys by India and China help keep Russia's economy afloat and undercut sanctions against Moscow aimed at bringing an end to the war in Ukraine.
On Tuesday President Trump also addressed that war, saying he was "watching very closely" to see how Russian President Vladimir Putin handled efforts to set up a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. Insinuating he was considering additional measures if talks did not progress.
Kate fisher ndtv washington
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Given the limited time frame, most congressional leaders acknowledge they'll probably need to pass a short-term funding extension, known as a continuing resolution.
Kate fisher reports
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Saudi Aramco and Iraq's SOMO have cut off crude oil supplies to Nayara Energy, the Indian refiner majority-owned by Russia's Rosneft. The suspension follows new EU sanctions that disrupted payment channels.
Work is continuing to try to rescue thousands of people following a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan.
Taliban officials say that more than 800 people are confirmed dead.
Rebecca Bundhun reports.
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