February 2025

India Increases Foreign Aid To Maldives, But This Country Tops The List

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has allocated Rs 5,483 crore for aid to foreign nations, slightly higher than last year’s Rs 4,883 crore. The overall budget for the MEA stands at Rs 20,516 crore, with aid to neighbouring and strategic countries remaining a crucial component. The MEA budget has placed a key

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The Urge to Purge: Trump and Musk 'drain the swamp'

The Urge to Purge: Trump and Musk ‘drain the swamp’

The TOI correspondent from Washington: A massive purge, the likes of which America has never seen and is often attributed to communist and dictatorial regimes abroad, is underway in Washington DC. Thousands of government officials, including career civil servants who have served for decades across administrations, are being cashiered and marched out of their offices.When

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American-Israeli Keith Siegel, 2 other hostages released in Gaza in 3rd exchange of Israel-Hamas ceasefire

American-Israeli Keith Siegel, 2 other hostages released in Gaza in 3rd exchange of Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Tel Aviv — American-Israeli dual national Keith Siegel was among three hostages released by Hamas militants in the war-torn Gaza Strip on Saturday, more than 15 months after they were taken captive by the group during its Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attack. Siegel was freed in Gaza City about two hours after Israelis Yarden Bibas and

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Union Budget 2025: Cancer drugs to get cheaper, special attention to women and child healthcare

The government has allocated ₹99,858.56 crore for the Union Health Ministry in the Union Budget 2025-26 — ₹95,957.87 crore for the Department of Health and Family Welfare and ₹3,900.69 crore for the Department of Health Research. It is an increase from ₹89,974.12 crore allocated in the Budget (revised estimates) of 2024-2025. The government has announced

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Adani’s Colombo Port Terminal Proceeds Despite International Challenges

Adani’s Colombo Port Terminal Proceeds Despite International Challenges

Adani Group’s Colombo Port West Container Terminal, set for February launch, emerges as the company’s sole advancing international project.  | Photo Credit: Thilina Kaluthotage/Bloomberg For the Adani Group, there is one major good news from abroad, after the string of bad news beginning with the 2023 Hindenburg Report on Adani’s round tripping of capital, and

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‘Budget 2025 has hit perfect note’: Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal hails tax reforms, says ‘spirit of tax reform is…’

Lauding the central government’s move to reduce tax burden for incomes up to ₹12 lakh, Vedanta Ltd chairman Anil Agarwal, on Saturday said that the Budget 2025 has “hit the perfect note”. Underlining that Budget 2025 has “stimulated the perfect jugalbandi of robust consumption growth and accelerated investment,” Anil Agarwal added that announcements by Finance

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Three things to know about Rubio’s first international trip : NPR

Three things to know about Rubio’s first international trip : NPR

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks after being sworn in on Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Secretary of State Marco Rubio has set off on his first international trip. Rubio is scheduled to visit El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama and the Dominican Republic. His trip

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Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?

Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Israel on Saturday released a total of 183 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for three Israeli hostages held in Gaza as the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas continued to gain traction after nearly two weeks. In a sign of progress, Saturday’s release included for the first time some of the 1,000

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