The Defence Ministry has denied news reports claiming that India plans to pause its arms purchases from the United States after US President Donald Trump announced an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods.

US President Donald Trump’s “double standards” should be countered head-on and India must not let anybody dictate terms to it, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor told NDTV in an exclusive interview today.

Sniffer dogs nosed their way through rubble, drones circled overhead and rescue personnel searched for the missing in Dharali, days since raging waters buried half the village.