Donald Trump, Demonstrators protest against cuts to American foreign aid spending, including USAID and the PEPFAR program to combat HIV/AIDS, at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo) President Donald Trump administration is cutting more than 90% of foreign aid contracts issued by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and reducing…
NEW DELHI: Cabinet has approved the proposed amendments to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill incorporating the changes recently recommended by the Parliamentary panel, paving the way for it to be tabled for discussion and passage in the second half of the budget session.TOI has learnt that the govt has incorporated most of the changes recommended by…
NEW DELHI: A 5.0 magnitude earthquake jolted Assam’s Morigaon district on Thursday during the early morning hours, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.The seismic activity was recorded at 2:25 am with its epicentre at a depth of 16 kilometres.“EQ of M: 5.0, On: 27/02/2025 02:25:40 IST, Lat: 26.28 N, Long: 92.24 E, Depth: 16…
CHENNAI: Falling rupee and increase in hotel tariffs have made overseas vacations expensive for Indians this summer. The Y-o-Y increase is in the range of 15%-20% for April-June period,when compared with the same period last year, and tour operators are passing on the hike to travellers. The impact is more for the European destinations, followed…
MUMBAI: A weak rupee can be a boon for NRIs, but it is a bane for Indians studying abroad. Adding to their pain is the tightening of post-education work visa norms, which dims chances of higher pay abroad and repay loan sooner back home.In six months, the rupee has depreciated by about 5% to 87.2…
DEHRADUN: The tunnel has collapsed. Water and silt flood the narrow passage. Deep underground, there are eight men – trapped, unheard, unseen. At the mouth of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) in Telangana, hundreds of rescuers battle against time, fighting to bring them back. Among them are three men who have been there before…
MUMBAI: Supreme Court has stayed a recent notification by the Centre placing certain projects out of the purview of prior clearance under the environment impact assessment norms and issued notice to the environment ministry on a public interest litigation (PIL), reports Swati Deshpande.NGO Vanashakti had on Feb 16 moved the PIL, saying the notification significantly…
Elon Musk, who leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), described his role at President Donald Trump’s first Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, calling himself a “humble tech support,” as his agency has been at the center of controversy over mass firings and a sweeping email directive to federal employees.When President Trump asked Elon Musk to…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has laid down guidelines for constitutional courts to scrutinise the proportionality of punishment awarded to an errant member by a legislature, thus permitting judicial scrutiny of the penalty, breaking through a self-imposed restraint to extend its jurisdiction to a matter that has traditionally been considered the domain of legislatures.This verdict by…
NEW DELHI: Opposing the plea that the six-year disqualification for convicted persons from contesting polls be turned into a lifelong ban, Centre has told Supreme Court that the present law was constitutionally sound and it should be left to Parliament to decide on amending the law and the judiciary should refrain from passing direction.In an…
