Hubballi, Feb 20 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi has demanded that the Congress party must respond to the statement made by the U.S. President, who revealed that a donation of $21 million was previously sent to bring a different government in India. Speaking to the media in Hubballi … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The debate surrounding foreign influence on elections in India has drawn attention to the role of USAID funding, particularly its link to NGOs and media outlets with alleged ties to political agendas in the country. According to various sources, the funding patterns and its apparent shift during different governmental tenures … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Thursday questioned the necessity of spending $21 million on voter turnout in India through USAID, insinuating that it was part of a broader agenda by the previous Biden administration to “get somebody else elected.” These comments have led to a fresh political slugfest, with the … Read more
Guwahati, Feb 16 (IANS) The Assam government has decided to lodge a police case against Pakistani national Ali Sheikh, with whom Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi’s wife Elizabeth Gogoi had a close professional connection, that raised the probability of Pakistan links with the Congress leader. The decision was taken in a Cabinet meeting on Sunday … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The controversy surrounding Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi’s wife Elizabeth’s alleged connections to Pakistani intelligence agency ISI is intensifying as Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and BJP leaders continue to raise concerns. In a series of posts on X, Sarma has escalated his attacks on Gogoi, accusing him of associations … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said that reestablishing next steps in an already-close strategic partnership would be a key element of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled bilateral talks with US President Donald Trump at the White House, on Thursday. Speaking exclusively to IANS ahead of the much-anticipated meeting … Read more
Guwahati, Feb 12 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday took an indirect dig at Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi over the latter’s wife retaining foreign citizenship for the last 12 years after getting married. CM Sarma said in an X post, “During my interactions with an IFS officer in Singapore, I learned that … Read more
Guwahati, Feb 11 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday met the Foreign Affairs Minister of Singapore, Vivian Balakrishnan and held discussions on having deeper ties between Assam and Singapore during his two-day visit to the foreign nation. Taking to X, Sarma said: “It was a delight to meet the Minister for Foreign … Read more
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) After US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to halt the enforcement of a law that prohibits US companies from bribing foreign officials, claiming that the restriction disadvantages American firms, all the listed stocks of the Adani Group witnessed substantial gains on Tuesday. Trump has signed an executive order to … Read more