- Sunday, March 09, 2025
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has claimed that the $21 million funding to India for 'voter turnout' was a "kickback" scheme, as he continued to attack the previous Biden administration over the now cancelled financial aid. Trump made these remarks while speaking at the Republican Governors Association meeting in Washington DC…
THE EXTERNAL AFFAIRS on Friday said it has seen reports of deportation flights to Panama and New Delhi is "verifying the details" as to whether the individuals concerned are Indian nationals or not. "Once that verification details are complete, then arrangements will be made for the return of these Indian…
THE Reserve Bank on Friday (21) announced a huge $10 billion dollar-rupee swap auction programme to inject durable liquidity in the banking system. The USD/INR Buy/Sell swap auction of $10 billion for a tenor of 3 years will be conducted on February 28, the central bank said in a statement.…
LEGENDARY Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi firmly believes India is clearly the stronger side given that it has more match-winners compared to its arch-rivals, and the best way to negate that advantage in the upcoming Champions Trophy marquee clash would be to put in a collective effort. Pakistan are in a…
AT LEAST 13 youths in Dehradun were arrested for running an illegal call centre to cheat foreign citizens, according to media reports. The Special Task Force (STF) and Kotwali Patel Nagar Police carried out the arrests following a tip off, ETV Bharat reports. Police said the accused used to target…
GOA chief minister Pramod Sawant on Friday (21) said tourism has been growing in his state which continues to attract millions of tourists every year, though some social media influencers are trying to "shift perceptions". As his government has made conscious efforts to decongest popular sites, it seemed as if…
HOLLYWOOD star Leonardo DiCaprio will once again team up with filmmaker Martin Scorsese for a crime movie, based on the original idea by Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. The story, set in Hawaii, will depict an aspiring mob boss navigating a conflict with rival crime factions during the 1960s and…
THE Republican-controlled US Senate confirmed Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director, on Thursday (20), putting a Trump loyalist atop the nation's most prominent law enforcement agency at a time of growing upheaval. Patel was confirmed by a 51-49 vote. Two moderate Republicans, Senators Susan Collins of Maine…
THE RAILWAY MINISTRY has instructed X to remove 285 social media links featuring videos of the casualties from the February 15 stampede at New Delhi Railway Station, according to media reports. At least 18 people were killed during the stampede on platform numbers 14 and 15 at the New Delhi…
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump's remark that the Biden administration's decision to allocate $21 million to India for “voter turnout”, was to "get somebody else elected" has sparked a political storm in India. The BJP sought to link Trump's comments with that of Rahul Gandhi's 2023 remarks apparently ruing lack of…
