United States President Donald Trump has said he is finding it easier to deal with Russia than with Ukraine in efforts to end the war between the two countries, adding that he trusts Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

"I'm finding it more difficult frankly to deal with Ukraine and they don't have the cards," he told reporters during a press conference at the White House in Washington, DC. "It may be easier dealing with Russia."

Fighters siding with Syria's new government stormed several villages near the country's coast, killing dozens of men in response to recent attacks on government security forces by loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad, a war monitor said.

The village assaults erupted Thursday and continued Friday.

DCB Bank has lowered its fixed deposit (FD) interest rates for deposits below Rs 3 crore. The bank has decreased rates by up to 25 basis points for select tenures. The highest FD interest rate has been reduced from 8.05 per cent to 8 per cent. The revised rates are now in effect from March 5, 2025

For deposits maturing in more than 12 months up to 12 months and 10 days, the bank now offers an interest rate of 7.50 per cent.

“India is a very high tariff nation,” said US President Donald Trump while signing executive orders at the Oval Office on Thursday (local time). Trump reiterated that reciprocal tariffs on nations that impose duties on US goods will come into effect from April 2.

This is the second time that Trump spoke about India’s trade tariffs. Previously, he referred to India as a “tariff king”.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Thursday that he would travel to Saudi Arabia on Monday to meet Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. The visit comes ahead of key diplomatic discussions with US officials later in the week.

"Next week, on Monday, my visit to Saudi Arabia is planned to meet the crown prince. After that, my team will remain in Saudi Arabia to work with our American partners. Ukraine is most interested in peace," Zelenskyy said.

The US Supreme Court has rejected the plea of the 26/11 Mumbai attack accused, Tahawwur Rana, seeking a stay on his extradition to India. Justice Elena Kagan on Thursday (local time) denied Rana's application, requesting a stay on his extradition to India.

Tahawwur Rana had approached the United States Supreme Court seeking an emergency stay on his extradition to India.

US President Donald Trump convened an in-person cabinet meeting on Thursday to inform members that they, and not Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), are in charge of their departments.

According to media reports, Musk was present when Trump delivered this message.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin to commence engineering and medical education in Tamil in the state.

Targeting the chief minister on the language issue, especially given Stalin's opposition to Hindi, Shah said the Narendra Modi government effected changes and now ensured that the CISF aspirants could write the exam in their respective regional languages.

Layoffs announced by US-employers jumped to levels not seen since the last two recessions amid mass federal government job cuts, canceled contracts and fears of trade wars, offering the clearest sign yet of the toll taken on the labor market by the policies of President Donald Trump's administration.

Global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said on Thursday that planned job cuts vaulted 245 per cent to 172,017 last month, the highest level since July 2020.

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) major Britannia Industries, on Thursday, announced that Rajneet Singh Kohli has resigned as executive director and chief executive officer (CEO), effective March 14.

In a communication to the stock exchanges, the company cited his decision to pursue an opportunity outside the company as the reason for Kohli’s resignation.

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