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USAID aid restrictions may disrupt projects in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Feb. 6 -- Experts warn that severe restrictions on aid programs and development projects by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) could disrupt many projects implem... Read More


Shares slide ahead of RBI rate call; Nifty holds 23,600

Mumbai, Feb. 6 -- The domestic equity benchmarks declined for the second consecutive day on Thursday as investors awaited the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) interest rate decision amid ongoing global t... Read More


From America first to America alone: The lab meets the street, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- It's nearly 20 years since Mark Steyn wrote a non-fiction book, America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It. Steyn, a Canadian newspaper columnist, could not have known that ... Read More


Mint Primer: Are we spending enough to fight climate change?

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- This January, Prime Minister Modi launched Mission Mausam, a project to forecast climate change and extreme weather events. The government has now earmarked Rs.1,329 crore in FY26... Read More


President Droupadi Murmu meets President of UN General Assembly, lauds his effort for "Pact of Future"

New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- President Droupadi Murmu met with the President of 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly Philemon Yang and lauded his effort in the adoption of "Pact for the Future"... Read More


ACC investigating 'waste of money' behind Sheikh Hasina's foreign trips, degrees

Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission, or ACC, has decided to investigate whether former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's foreign trips and doctorate degrees from universities in different cou... Read More


Hasina's "provocative remarks" fueled Dhanmondi-32 vandalism: Govt

Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- Terming the vandalism at Dhanmondi-32 residence as unfortunate and unexpected, the interim government has said it was manifestation of people's anger incited by the "provocative remar... Read More


Fighting resumes in DRC's South Kivu ahead of crisis talks

France, Feb. 6 -- In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Congolese authorities said its troops and its allies clashed with the M23 rebel group, supported by Rwandan soldiers, in the mining tow... Read More


The Recruit Season 2 Review: Noah Centineo's spy thriller levels up with action and depth

India, Feb. 6 -- While the first season of The Recruit revelled in the chaos of an overenthusiastic CIA lawyer stumbling through high-stakes espionage, the second instalment adds weight to the narrati... Read More


Four arrested in Bathinda with weapons; police probe criminal history

Bhatinda, Feb. 6 -- Four individuals were arrested in Bathinda's Cantt area after a tip-off by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 2, with weapons and a stolen car recovered, police said. Senior Su... Read More