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Major changes await as Trump administration plans bold move to restructure State departmentThe Trump administration is undertaking a reorganization of the State Department. This move aims to eliminate redundant offices and cut pro...
Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay $2B in withheld USAID funds – Supreme Court denies appeal, citing constitutional overreach and legal violationsFederal judge orders Trump administration to pay USAID funds after ruling that nearly $2 billion in foreign aid was unlawfully withheld. U....
US cuts overseas aid contracts by more than 90%The United States has slashed its multi-year aid contracts by 92 percent, as it sought around $60 billion in savings in development and ove...
USAID funding row: Congress says PM, EAM must answer why govt silent despite Trump 'insulting' IndiaThe Congress has accused the BJP of spreading fake news about alleged USD 21 million USAID funding for voter turnout in India. Jairam Rames...
Judge says Trump plan to put USAID workers on leave can proceedA federal judge ruled in favor of the Trump administration's plans to significantly reduce USAID's workforce. Judge Nichols dismissed the l...
Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump promoted USAID programs which are now called 'fraud' by Donald TrumpDuring Trump's first term, Melania and Ivanka Trump promoted USAID initiatives in developing countries, focusing on education and women's e...
Bill Gates 'little disappointed' with 'super smart' Elon Musk. Here's whyBillionaire philanthropist Bill Gates says he is a “little disappointed” by Elon Musk’s efforts to shutter the United States’ global aid ag...
Trump administration said to keep only 294 USAID staff out of over 10,000 globallyThe Trump administration plans to drastically cut the staff at USAID to fewer than 300 employees out of over 10,000, sparking concerns abou...
USAID direct hires put on leave worldwide, except those deemed essentialThe Trump administration is recalling U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) staff except those deemed essential, disrupting its...
USAID in turmoil: Elon Musk's DOGE workers take over offices, several officials, including seniors, placed on leaveDOGE, established to streamline government operations, has been assertive in its approach. Recently, DOGE employees attempted to access res...
US pledges climate aid for cities, more private sector financeWith urban areas responsible for three-quarters of global carbon emissions and many fast growing, USAID promised $53 million to help 23 cit...
Who could replace World Bank President David Malpass?The bank has historically been headed by someone from the United States, the bank's largest shareholder, while a European heads the Interna...
USAID chief Alfonso Lenhardt to visit India this weekUSAID chief Alfonso Lenhardt is visiting India this week to attend a global conference of health ministers and practitioners on child and m...
USAID Administrator Raj Shah, highest ranked Indian-American in Obama Administration, to quit in FebObama said: "Shah has been at the centre of my administration's efforts to advance our global development agenda as the Administrator of US...
Raj Shah announces to leave the Barack Obama Administration"It was with mixed emotions that I informed President Barack Obama and Secretary Kerry that I will step down as Administrator in mid-Februa...
US announces $4.8 million for projects against child marriages in India, other countriesThe US has announced $4.8 million to fund projects in over half a dozen countries, including India, to end child and forced marriages.
- Obama appoints Indian-American Rajiv Shah to head USAID
Indian-Americans won one of their highest-ever appointments in the US government when President Obama on Tuesday nominated Dr Rajiv Shah as...