MEA says India-U.S. partnership has weathered several transitions amid U.S. tariff levy
On a day when U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to levy a 25% tariff on Indian imports, the Ministry of External Affairs has said the partnership between both nations has “weathered several transitions and challenges.” “We remain focused on the substantive agenda that India and the U.S. have committed to,” Randhir Jaiswal, official spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs during a weekly media briefing in New Delhi on Friday (August 1, 2025).
Prajwal Revanna, former JD(S) MP, convicted in rape case
Prajwal Revanna, former Janata Dal (Secular) MP from Hassan and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda’s grandson, has been convicted in a rape case by the Special Court of Sessions for criminal cases against former and present MPs and MLAs. Prajwal has three rape cases and one sexual harassment case against him, and this is the first case in which the trial has been completed. The victim in the case is a 48-year-old former help at the Revanna family’s farmhouse in Gannikada, Hassan.
U.S. President Donald Trump hits dozens of countries with steep tariffs, including 35% for Canadian goods
