Elon Musk-led DOGE cancels aid for 'voter turnout in India'

The United States Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk has announced cancelling a $22 million funding intended for 'voter turnout in India' on Saturday (Local Time). IMAGE:......

MP: 'Disabled' govt employee 'seen dancing', probe sought

A students' organisation in Madhya Pradesh on Friday demanded an inquiry after a woman, recently selected in the government service in the disabled quota, was seen dancing in a viral social media......

Are Trump and Musk Dismantling American Democracy?

We the people are left in the wind, waiting on the whims of an unengaged president and an oligarch with a nearly bottomless wallet, observes Sree Sreenivasan. IMAGE: US President Donald J Trump......

Gurdwaras, churches to be next target: Oppn on Waqf bill

Opposition MPs on Thursday claimed the report of the joint committee of Parliament on the Waqf bill sought to open the floodgates for targeting land belonging to other religious groups. IMAGE: BJP......

RBI conducts $10 bn forex swap to inject liquidity

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) $10 billion US dollar-rupee buy-sell swap auction for three years received bids worth $16.23 billion on Friday, reflecting robust demand amid......

'BC network has to be commercially viable'

'With higher rentals, cost of Aadhaar devices and the know-your-customer paraphernalia, the commercial viability of the BC network is certainly to be looked at.' Kindly note the image has been......

FPIs Sold $10 Bn Stocks In 2025 So Far

'Expect FPIs to continue selling for several months until the rupee stabilises.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have sold over $10 billion (more......

Why US will soon become 'penniless'

United States President Donald Trump has announced that Washington DC will stop minting pennies, citing their high production cost, which exceeds their face value and termed the practice......

'Pakistan Has Come A Long Way Since March 3, 2009'

'International cricket is incomplete without Pakistan.' IMAGE: The first game in the Champions Trophy 2025 between Pakistan and New Zealand at the National Bank stadium in Karachi, February 19,......