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New Delhi, The government on Tuesday dismissed claims by some Pakistani social media accounts that India has suspended trade operations with Afghanistan due to unrest in Iran, saying the reports were completely false.It said that a fabricated letter is being circulated by Pakistani propaganda accounts on the matter.Iran is witnessing widespread nationwide protests."A fabricated letter is being circulated by #Pakistani propaganda accounts, falsely claiming that India has temporarily suspended trade operations with #Afghanistan due to escalating unrest in #Iran," PIB Fact Check said in a social media post.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">A fabricated letter is being circulated by <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pakistani?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Pakistani</
India’s electronics exports crossed the Rs 4 lakh crore mark in 2025 and are expected to grow further as four semiconductor manufacturing plants begin commercial production this year, Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday.In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Vaishnaw said the surge in exports has created jobs and boosted foreign exchange earnings. “Electronics exports crossed Rs 4 lakh crore in 2025, creating jobs and bringing foreign exchange. Momentum will continue in 2026 as four semiconductor plants come into commercial production,” he said.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Electronics exports crossed ₹4 lakh crore in 2025, creating jobs and bringing foreign exchange. <br/><br/><br /><br /><br />Momentum will contin
Washington: US President Donald Trump is considering air strikes on Iran to stop a crackdown on protesters, the White House said Monday, adding that people were being "killed on the streets." But a channel for diplomacy remains open, with Iran taking a "far different tone" in private discussions with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, said Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt."One thing President Trump is very good at is always keeping all of his options on the table. And air strikes would be one of the many, many options that are on the table for the commander in chief," Leavitt told reporters outside the West Wing.Leavitt added that "diplomacy is always the first option for the president." "What you're hearing publicly from the Iranian regime is quite different from the messages the admini
Trump Tariffs: US President Donald Trump said on Monday any country that does business with Iran will face a tariff rate of 25% on trade with the U.S., as Washington weighs a response to the situation in Iran which is seeing its biggest anti-government protests in years."Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on any and all business being done with the United States of America," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Tariffs are paid by U.S. importers of goods from those countries. Iran has been heavily sanctioned by Washington for years."This Order is final and conclusive," Trump said without providing any further detail. Trump tariffs: India on radarIndia already faces 50% tariffs on its exports to the US. Whil
Yesteryear's actor Jeetendra and his son Tusshar Kapoor have sold a commercial property in suburban Mumbai to an arm of Japan's NTT Group for Rs 559 crore, documents shared by a realty consultant on Tuesday said. NTT Global Data Centres has bought over 30,195 sq m space in Balaji IT park for Rs 559.24 crore from Tushar Infra Developers Pvt Ltd, owned by Kapoor and Jeetendra's Pantheon Buildcon Pvt Ltd, as per registration documents shared by Square Yards. The registration was done on January 9. The deal involves buying a ground plus ten-storey building, DC-10, housing a data centre and also an adjacent four-storey diesel generator structure in the IT park located in suburban Chandivali, as per the documents. According to a 2024 government resolution, the sale does not attract any stamp dut
