Late last year, the US hit India with a massive 50 percent tariff, saying part of it was for New Delhi’s continued energy business with Russia. In a statement issued on Friday, India’s Ministry of External Affairs rejected the “reported remarks” of the US official.

Eight killed and more than 50 people were injured after a private bus skidded off a steep mountain road and fell into a deep gorge near Haripurdhar in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district. Rescue underway.

While addressing a large crowd protesting the ED raids in Kolkata, Mamata alleged that all proceeds from the coal scam ultimately went to Union Home Minister Amit Shah. She added that she had kept silent out of respect for the chair she holds.