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Global trade war roaring back!

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October 13, 2025

China blames US for escalating trade war; Trump’s 130% tariff-threat (effective from Nov 1) on Chinese exports dampens investor-sentiment globally

- FPJ News Service

The global market sentiment has again turned negative. Investors in India would track the renewed tariff tensions between the US and China this week besides domestic inflation data, quarterly earnings from blue-chips HCL Tech, Infosys and Reliance Industries, Fed Chair Jerome Powells speech and FPI inflows.

“FPI inflows will depend on how this renewed trade war pans out in the coming days,” said Dr. VK Vijayakumar, chief investment strategist at Geojit Investments.

Meanwhile, Beijing has slammed Donald Trump’s plan to impose additional 100% tariffs on Chinese exports (on top of the 30% tariffs already in effect) and threatened new countermeasures as it blamed the US for escalating tensions between the world’s two biggest economies.

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9-judge Bench to hear

The Supreme Court on Monday said a nine-judge Constitution Bench will begin hearing the Sabarimala reference case from April 7, 2026, even as the Central government told the Court that it is supporting the review petitions challenging the 2018 verdict allowing entry of women of all ages to the temple.

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February 17, 2026

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₹184 cr FEMA penalty levied on NewsClick

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has imposed a penalty of Rs 184 crore under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) on news portal NewsClick and its editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha, official sources said on Monday.

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February 17, 2026

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BLA holds 7 Pak soldiers hostage

Pakistan’s long-troubled Balochistan province has again exposed the vulnerability of the country’s military establishment after the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) released a video showing seven Pakistani soldiers in its custody.

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February 17, 2026

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Move HC on Sarma remarks, says SC

Top court refuses to entertain pleas on Assam CM's ‘hate speech’

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February 17, 2026

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Can't allow India to be maligned: HC

Govt to respond to plea against OCI 7 card cancellation

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February 17, 2026

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UPI most preferred mode for transactions now: Report

UPI has emerged as the most preferred mode of transaction, surpassing cash transactions, and there is a need for targeted interventions to strengthen RuPay debit card usage, particularly in rural and semi-urban areas, a report said.

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February 17, 2026

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‘Don’t trust anyone’

In a courtroom more accustomed to parsing constitutional morality, India’s Supreme Court on Monday delivered a dose of what sounded like grandmotherly wisdom: don’t trust anyone before marriage — especially in matters of the heart and body.

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February 17, 2026

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Opposition wants clarity

Opposition parties have intensified pressure on the LDF government over its position on women’s entry to the Sabarimala temple, demanding clarity in the Supreme Court and calling for a revised affidavit to reflect what they describe as the prevailing sentiment in the stateThe Congress and the BJP have both urged Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s government to spell out its stand unambiguously as the long-running legal and political battle over the hill shrine continues to shape the state’s political discourse.

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February 17, 2026

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Modi and Macron: Friends, in lock-step

When Emmanuel Macron, 48, and Narendra Modi, 75, first met in 2017, few would have guessed the level of personal chemistry between the starkly different personalities, one a charismatic intellectual and the other a street-smart crowd-puller, that would go on to shape France-India ties.

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February 17, 2026

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EAM, Canada minister seek to boost ties before Carney trip

Minister of External Affairs § Jaishankar and his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand (R) discussed “deepening cooperation” and “partnership opportunities” between the two countries on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference ahead of PM Mark Carney’s likely visit to India next month.

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February 17, 2026

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