The US is moving two nuclear submarines to strategic positions, in an apparent Cold War-era threat that followed former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev’s response to his “dead economy” jibe.

Amid a series of ongoing eviction drives across Assam to reclaim forest and government land, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that the state-wide surveys and operations are aimed at freeing forest land from illegal encroachments.

US President Donald Trump’s claim that the Indian economy is “dead” and the announcement of a sweeping 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports have triggered a political slugfest.