Trump urges US to 'hang tough' as 10% tariffs come into effect
The US began collecting a 10% "baseline" tariff on all imports on Saturday as President Donald Trump urged Americans to "hang tough" after market turmoil, BBC reported.
The UK and France are among hundreds of countries impacted and its leaders have said nothing is off the table. While China, which has been hit the hardest by President Trump's tariffs, announced a significant retaliatory response.
All three major stock indexes in the US plunged more than 5% on Friday, with the S&P 500 dropping almost 6%, capping the worst week for the US stock market since 2020.
In Washington DC, New York and other cities thousands gathered to protest against a range of Trump's policies - from the economy to government cuts, according to BBC.
Meeting with PM Oli was productive, says Indian PM Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he had a productive meeting with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in Bangkok.
Taking to Twitter, he said, “India attaches immense priority to relations with Nepal. We discussed different aspects of India-Nepal friendship, especially in sectors like energy, connectivity, culture and digital technology.” “We also talked about some of the key positive outcomes from this year’s BIMSTEC Summit, especially in the areas of disaster management and maritime transport."
The two Prime Ministers had a one-on-one meeting for about 45 minutes at Hotel Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok, Thailand.
The meeting took place as per the schedule after the conclusion of the Sixth Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).
Earlier, they had met in New York on September 23, 2024 on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Had positive talks with Indian Prime Minister: PM Oli
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that he had a positive and good conversation in a meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi today.
"I and Indian Prime Minister Modi-ji have had a good and positive dialogue. So much for now,” PM Oli said.
The two Prime Ministers had a one-on-one meeting for about 45 minutes at Hotel Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok, Thailand.
The meeting took place as per the schedule after the conclusion of the Sixth Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).
Earlier, they had met in New York on September 23, 2024 on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
RPP draws NHRC’s attention to conduct fair investigation into March 28 Tinkune incident
The Rastriya Prajatantra Party has drawn the attention of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to the government's suppression, infiltration, and arrest of its party leaders on false charges in connection with the Tinkune incident on March 28.
A delegation of the RPP reached the central office of the Commission today and also held discussions with the Commission's Chairman Tap Bahadur Magar and Secretary Murari Kharel among others.
Secretaries Rajendra Gurung and Sharad Raj Pathak, Spokesperson Mohan Kumar Shrestha, Chief Secretary Kedar Bahadur Adhikari, and central leaders Amrit Pudasaini, Nirupama Yadav, Khusbu Oli, Uddhav Raj Bhetwal, Sajina Karki, and Rabikiran Hamal were in the delegation.
The letter signed by Chairman Rajendra Lingden states that the government had used excessive force against the unarmed people.
He objected to the arrest of RPP leaders and Dhawal Shumsher Rana among others.
