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Australia’s Audacious Social Media Ban for Under-16s
Poonam Sharma
Until 10 December 2025, Australia stepped into uncharted territory: children under the age of 16 are now legally prohibited from maintaining accounts on major social-media platforms. The following have been restricted:…
US Trade Rep calls India ‘tough nut to crack’ as trade talks intensify
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Wednesday said “I have a team over there right now, as we speak, in New Delhi working on this. There’s resistance in India to certain row crops and other meats and…
Modi, Netanyahu, discusses ways to strengthen India-Israel strategic partnership
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – India Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday received a telephone call from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, PMO said in a statement issued.
Both leaders strongly reiterated their zero-tolerance…
Italy Deputy PM Antonio Tajani arrives in New Delhi on official visit
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – Italy Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani on Tuesday arrived in New Delhi for his second visit to India this year, highlighted the steady…
US lawmakers calls to end OPT, unregulated system
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - A group of Republican lawmakers on Tuesday urged the White House to shut down the Optional Practical Training program, said the long-standing work authorization pathway for foreign students was never…
Trump approves conditional NVIDIA H200 sales to China, Elizabeth Warren warns
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that the US will permit NVIDIA to ship its advanced H200 artificial intelligence chips to approved customers in China under what he described as strict national…
Trump threatens 5% tariff increase on Mexico over “unfair” water shortfall hurt Texas farmers
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGYON - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that Washington will impose an additional 5% tariff on Mexico if it does not release water owed to the US under a long-standing treaty, said the dispute is harming…
Trump to impose new tariffs on imports of Indian rice
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump on Tuesday has hinted at imposing new tariffs on agricultural imports, particularly Indian rice and Canadian fertilizers.
It came after the trade discussions between the two…
Australia ban children from social media ban into force
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Australia on Tuesday banned children from social media is the first democratic country to do so to have introduced such a ban on social media for underage children.
Australia’s social media ban for children…
US revokes 85,000 visas, vows tightens immigration rules
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - US State Department on Tuesday announced that 85,000 visas have been revoked since January, highlighted the Trump administration’s intensified focus on immigration enforcement and border security.
State…