In 1950, amid the Cold War, a tiny beetle from the US was destroying potato crops across East Germany. Then began one of history's strangest propaganda campaignsIn 1950, a striped potato beetle became the centre of one of the Cold War's most unusual propaganda campaigns after East Germany accused th...
19 Jun, 2026, 12.59 PM IST
Is Quad the Asian NATO or ocean foam? What Delhi meet revealsQuad foreign ministers met in Delhi focusing on practical cooperation. New initiatives target critical minerals, maritime surveillance, and...
26 May, 2026, 03.03 PM IST
Iran warns any renewed conflict with the US could spread 'far beyond the Middle East'Iran said on Wednesday it was examining a new US proposal to end the Middle East war, as President Donald Trump described the talks as bein...
21 May, 2026, 06.17 AM IST
White House unveils massive US-China accords on trade and Iran, silences Taiwan flashpointThe White House released details of President Trump's China visit. Major trade deals were struck, including aircraft purchases and agricult...
18 May, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
White House fact sheet on Trump's China visit cites Iran agreement; omits TaiwanThe US and China have agreed to create new trade and investment boards and build a more stable economic relationship based on fairness and ...
18 May, 2026, 06.13 AM IST
On a Beijing business trip: Trump-Xi meet signals managed rivalry, not reset in US-China tiesPresident Donald Trump's recent visit to China focused on managing competition between the two global powers. Leaders Xi Jinping and Trump ...
15 May, 2026, 11.27 PM IST
West Asia crisis a wake-up call for self-reliance: Commerce and industry minister Piyush GoyalThe West Asia crisis serves as a crucial reminder for Indian industries to boost self-reliance and efficiency. Commerce Minister Piyush Goy...
13 May, 2026, 12.11 AM IST
Did Iran just destroy a US-Israel ‘weather weapon’, ending its drought? Viral conspiracy explainedPro-Iranian accounts on X claim Iran's weather has drastically improved after allegedly destroying a UAE cloud-seeding center, leading to h...
24 Apr, 2026, 02.52 PM IST
Soybean crisis: Zero orders from China sparks dire warning from desperate farmer ahead of harvestUS soybean farmers crisis: American soybean farmers face a big problem as harvest nears. China, usually the biggest buyer, has not placed a...
11 Sep, 2025, 01.10 AM IST
US tariff: Boycotting imported products can be a way forward, says economist Utsa PatnaikEconomist Utsa Patnaik warns that new US tariffs will hurt India's agriculture, textile, and pharmaceutical industries. She suggests India ...
27 Aug, 2025, 06.12 PM IST
U.S farmers in full blown crisis: Chinese retaliation hits the President's core voter base; Trump tariffs trigger sharp decline in pork and soybean ordersThe US-China trade war has triggered a crisis for American farmers. China's cancellation of orders, including pork and soybeans, has led to...
29 Apr, 2025, 07.25 PM IST
US farms in trouble? Falling crop prices, and diminishing incomes summing up to a potentially biggest farm recession in American historyAgricultural yields are currently in trouble, based on the latest agro practices in the United States, which are already letting a farm rec...
22 Dec, 2024, 03.38 PM IST
If Trump focuses on this key issue, then he will win the US elections, says longtime GOP pollsterDonald Trump has begun focusing on some of the key issues affecting the US elections this time, including the US economy at crisis, along w...
27 Sep, 2024, 04.06 AM IST
Ukraine invasion: Biden warns of significant food shortage risk following sanctions on RussiaOn Thursday, US President Joe Biden cautioned regarding the major food shortage crisis resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
25 Mar, 2022, 09.59 PM IST
- Latin Americans issue regional food emergency
Seventeen Latin American governments have issued a regional food "emergency" at the close of a one-day summit on the food crisis.
08 May, 2008, 10.58 AM IST
- US economic slowdown affects Europe growth: French PM
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon insisted here Friday that the French and European economies are sound, but that the US economic slowd...
03 May, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Govt won’t dilute farmers’ interest at WTO: Kamal Nath
Commerce minister Kamal Nath said that the UPA government at the Centre was committed to protecting the interests of the small and marginal...
02 Jul, 2005, 01.29 AM IST