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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
TopicU.S.

Topic: U.S.

Adani Group entities seek settlement of regulatory charge in shareholding violations

SEBI had sent notices to four Adani Group companies, alleging they had wrongfully categorised the shareholding of certain entities and seeking to recover about Rs 25 billion from them.

Investors’ wealth eroded by Rs 9.51 lakh crore following crash in equity markets

'An interest rate hike in Japan, was the initial catalyst, this was compounded by fears of a recession in the USA after extremely poor jobs data,' said Santosh Meena, Head of Research, Swastika Investmart Ltd.

Despite Biden’s warning, Israel will broaden operations in Rafah. ‘Hamas’ last stronghold’

Defence Minister Yoav Gallant conveyed this to US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivanas it believes dozens of hostages are being held in Rafah.

India’s retaliatory tariff removal on several US products aiding farmers, says Katherine Tai

The US Trade Representative further added that termination of 6 WTO disputes with India & the country's removal of retaliatory tariffs last June has benefitted farmers across US.

US exit from Afghanistan could bring back ‘woefully inadequate’ cruise-missile diplomacy

Cruise-missile diplomacy displays a kind of toughness without the unpredictability of involving ground forces. But Biden should remember it doesn’t prevent terrorism from happening.

US could face a chronic domestic terror problem, warn security experts

The Trump presidency emboldened a cabal of armed groups with a far-Right agenda. Seeing their leader out of power will only grow this feeling of frustration.

There is a way to prevent repeat of the US Capitol attack

The immediate task is preventing further bloodshed. To that end, US law-enforcement and intelligence agencies should move more firmly against militant white nationalism.

At least 25 domestic terrorism cases opened after Capitol violence, says US Army Secretary

A Democratic lawmaker, citing a conversation with US Army Secretary, said long guns, explosive devices were recovered, which suggests a greater disaster was narrowly averted.

Capitol Police under scrutiny for failing to stop mob of Trump supporters

The fallout has been swift with Capitol Police Chief saying he’ll resign effective 16 January. House Sergeant at Arms, who plays a role in overseeing the police, has also quit.

US tasted ‘karma of its own double standards’ — Chinese state media on Capitol violence

Citing Chinese internet users, the Global Times newspaper reported that US was tasting its own medicine after inciting chaos around the world under the pretext of freedom and democracy.

On Camera

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.