Trump’s ‘Kickback Scheme’ Claim on USAID’s $21M Grant to India Sparks Political Firestorm

Washington/New Delhi – Recently, U.S. President Donald Trump called the now-terminated $21 million USAID grant for the purpose of boosting voter turnout in India a ‘kickback scheme’ in his address, increasing already existing political tension between India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress party. Trump’s Allegations Addressing the meeting of the Republican…

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Elon Musk Says Politics, Not Science, Delayed Sunita Williams’ Return from Space

Washington, D.C., February 19, 2025 – In a recent interview, SpaceX chief Elon Musk surmised that the ongoing stay of NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore aboard the International Space Station (ISS) had been prolonged by political, rather than scientific or technical problems. After arriving yet on the ISS since June 2024, an…

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Trump Calls for Reciprocal Tariffs on India to Address Trade Imbalance

Washington, D.C., February 19, 2025] — In an important step aimed at addressing perceived trade inequalities, President Donald Trump announced the introduction of reciprocal tariffs targeting countries that impose significant duties on U.S. exports, with particular emphasis on India. The intention of this strategy is to reflect the tariffs imposed by these countries on American…

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Mamata Banerjee’s ‘Mrityu Kumbh’ Remark Sparks Political and Religious Controversy

In her address in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee referred to the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj as a “Mrityu Kumbh” or Death Kumbh, criticizing the management of the event and alleging that inadequate planning had led to tragic incidents. This remark has sparked a furious political and religious controversy,…

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In a significant turn of events, the Supreme Court of India held a hearing on controversial comments made by YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia during an episode of the YouTube show ‘India’s Got Latent’. The episode aired Allahbadia, who from the show hosted the respective episode, posing an unsettling question before a contestant that could only elicit…

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