Amid USAID row, Congress calls Smriti Irani ‘real agent of Soros’, BJP cites Dikshit – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Amid a raging controversy over alleged funding by USAID for raising voter turnout in India, Congress on Tuesday said the official govt website showed BJP neta Smriti Irani as a former “goodwill ambassador” of the US agency. Congress functionaries accused Irani of being the “real agent” of billionaire investor George Soros, a charge…

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‘$21M for voter turnout in India’: Elon Musk-led DOGE cuts grant; BJP responds | India News – The Times of India

Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under the Donald Trump administration announced on Sunday a series of expenditure cuts, including the cancellation of $21 million intended for “voter turnout in India.” BJP responded, alleging “external interference in India’s electoral process.”Sharing a post on X, the official DOGE handle outlined the list stating that, “US…

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