US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) announced a 50 per cent tariff on all copper imports, marking his fourth major tariff hike during his second term. Trump also signalled a more severe move on the pharmaceutical sector, threatening a 200 per cent tariff on drug imports after a transition period of one to one-and-a-half years.

“Today we’re doing copper,” Trump said during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, without offering a timeline for when the new tariff will come into effect.

Tech giant Apple on Tuesday (local time) announced the appointment of Sabih Khan, an Indian-origin executive, as its new chief operating officer (COO). Khan, who has been with the iPhone-maker for three decades, will succeed Jeff Williams, who is stepping down later this month and retiring later this year.

Khan’s elevation comes at a time when Apple is facing a series of challenges, including slowing mobile handset growth and the reciprocal tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump’s administration.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed higher education institutions to monitor any informal WhatsApp groups created to harass juniors, saying it will be treated as ragging and attract strict action under anti-ragging rules, according to officials.

The UGC receives dozens of complaints every year from freshers alleging harassment by seniors.

Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor launched a sharp critique of the Bihar government's recent policy announcements, accusing Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of misleading the public through recycled promises and symbolic measures that fail to tackle the state's deep-rooted unemployment crisis.

Reacting to the Bihar cabinet's approval of a 35 per cent job reservation for women, Kishor claimed the move was nothing more than a rebranding of an earlier decision.

More than 250 million workers from diverse sectors—including banking, insurance, postal services, and coal mining—are expected to participate in a nationwide general strike on Wednesday. Organised by a forum of ten central trade unions, the strike or ‘Bharat Bandh’, seeks to protest what the unions describe as “anti-worker, anti-farmer, and anti-national pro-corporate policies” of the Centre.

Amarjeet Kaur of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) told news agency PTI that farmers and rural workers will also join the protest across the country.

ICICI Prudential AMC IPO: ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company (AMC), a subsidiary of ICICI Bank, has filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on July 8 to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO).

The public offer comprises an offer for sale (OFS) of 17.6 million equity shares or 10 per cent of the equity held by the foreign partner, Prudential Corporation Holdings. There is no fresh issue component.

The Bihar Cabinet on Tuesday approved 35 per cent horizontal reservation for native women in state government jobs. The decision comes months ahead of the state Assembly elections.

The approval was part of a broader package of schemes, including the establishment of the Bihar Youth Commission, aimed at enhancing youth employment and empowerment.

JSW Infra share price today: Shares of the JSW group company witnessed a 2 per cent surge on Tuesday, logging an intraday high of ₹311.90 after securing a project worth ₹740 crore from the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority. The project is aimed at the upgradation of container handling capabilities.

At 10:30 AM, shares of JSW Infrastructure were trading at ₹309.10, up by 1.29 per cent on the National Stock Exchange. In comparison, the Nifty50 was trading largely flat at 25,458.70 level.

Private buses kept off the roads in the majority of districts in Kerala on Tuesday, causing difficulties to commuters as part of a token strike announced by their owners pressing various long-pending demands.

Daily commuters in the state largely depend upon private buses along with the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) vehicles.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's comments on the language issue in the state were inappropriate and risked causing confusion.

Dubey's reported "patak patak ke marenge" remarks have caused a flutter.

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