Donald Trump imposed a 100% tariff on patented drugs unless manufactured in the US, effective October 2025. India’s generic pharma exports remain largely unaffected, and major Indian branded drug exporters already have US plants. However, India’s $66 billion pharmaceutical industry is closely monitoring potential future tariffs on generics.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Friday in an angry UN address to block a Palestinian state, accusing European leaders of pushing his country into “national suicide” and rewarding Hamas.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the death of Zubeen Garg has issued summons to Shyamkanu Mahanta, who organised the Northeast India Festival in Singapore, and the singer’s manager, Siddhartha Sarma, to join the investigation by October 6