New Delhi: Donald Trump Jr, son of US President Donald Trump, on Friday said he loves the Indian media as it is "mild and nice" compared to the "aggressive and brutal" American media.

Speaking at the Global Business Summit here, Trump Jr said: "I am the first person in the history of India to say I love the Indian media. They are so mild and nice."

He related to an incident when he said that Indians have smiling faces despite the hardships.

"It wasn't me coming here for first time. It was me coming here (India) after 10 years. So everybody understood what I meant. But the 'Washington Post' the next day said -- 'Donald Trump Jr likes poor people because they smile'," he said.

Speaking about the changing business scenario in India as compared to around a decade ago, Trump Jr said he sees a lot of energy and has been able to strike up good deals over the years and was now willing to invest 10 times more.

Taking a dig at some local businessmen's working style, Trump Jr said when he first came to India (for real estate business), he ran into a businessman who claimed to have a "great piece of land" at a prime location but was unwilling to strike a deal.

"So I said, okay let's talk business. He was like 'well it is not exactly my land, it's my cousins' land'... well, it's not my cousin's land it is my friend's uncle's daughter's land'," he said to a laughing audience.

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Bengaluru: Kannada publisher and writer Asha Raghu, aged 46, died by suicide at her home in the Malleswaram area of Bengaluru on Saturday, police said.

According to a report published by Deccan Herald, police said Asha was found hanging inside a room of her residence. When she did not respond, family members forced open the door and found her dead.

She is survived by her daughter. Her husband KC Raghu had died two years ago. Police said Asha had been under depression following her husband’s death.

A case of unnatural death has been registered at the Malleswaram police station, and further investigation is underway. After post-mortem examination, the body was handed over to the family, officials said.

Asha Raghu was known as a novelist and had also worked in the television industry as a dialogue writer and assistant director.

(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)