The United States on Tuesday ended pollution tracking by its embassies that had been a vital source of data especially in Beijing, as President Donald Trump slashes overseas and environmental

Two brothers from India, accused of running a scheme to sell counterfeit and adulterated prescription drugs in the United States, appeared in federal court Friday following their extradition from Singapore.

Indian exports are facing mounting pressure from aggressive trade policies by partners such as the United States and the European Union, a senior trade ministry official said on Tuesday.

US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he will soon impose reciprocal tariffs on countries like India and China, asserting that the United States will charge the same tariffs these nations impose on American goods.

Nirmala Sitharaman acknowledged potential impacts of US tariffs on India, while Piyush Goyal engages in discussions with the Trump administration.

Accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, Tahawwur Rana has approached the United States Supreme Court seeking an emergency stay on his extradition to India. In his application, Rana argued that he would not survive long enough to be tried in India due to various reasons.

Mr. Rana, 64, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin, is currently lodged at a metropolitan detention centre in Los Angeles. He is known to be associated with Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley, one of the main conspirators of the 26/11 attacks.

India and the United States have initiated trade talks this week. After threatening all nations, including India, with reciprocal tariffs starting April 2, the US government, as per sources, want zero-for-zero tariffs for all product lines except agriculture.

USAID has been a major contributor to health- and population-linked projects in India over the last two decades. In recent years, it has also focussed on building systems in India as part of a partnership strategy drawn up in 2022 to counter China in the Indo-Pacific.