Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, with her iconic red pouch in hand along with her team, is set to present her record ninth consecutive Union Budget in the Lok Sabha on Sunday at 11 am, as part of the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament. (PICS/ PTI)

US President Donald Trump offered a full-throated defense of his sweeping tariffs on Tuesday, traveling to swing-state Michigan to push the case that he’s boosted domestic manufacturing in hopes of countering fears about a weakening job market and still-rising prices that have squeezed American pocketbooks. (Pics/AFP)