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USAID didn't receive funding of $21 million for voter turnout in India: US Embassy to MEAThe US Embassy clarified that USAID/India did not fund voter turnout activities in India between 2014 and 2024. This statement came after t...22 Aug, 2025, 12.05 PM IST- Trump administration ends some USAID contracts providing lifesaving aid, officials sayThe Trump administration has terminated several critical humanitarian programs across the Middle East, impacting food, water, medical care,...07 Apr, 2025, 09.30 PM IST
- George Soros-linked Bengaluru firm under ED lens for getting USAID funding of Rs 8 crThe Enforcement Directorate is examining funding from USAID in an investigation involving hedge fund operator George Soros and three Bengal...02 Apr, 2025, 05.53 PM IST
- Europe strikes back: Sweden, Norway, and Netherlands seek refunds for unused USAID funds, demands transparency as Trump administration faces questions on spendingSweden, Norway, and the Netherlands are demanding refunds of millions of dollars contributed to the USAID's Water and Energy for Food proje...24 Mar, 2025, 10.46 PM IST
- 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....11 Mar, 2025, 08.32 PM IST
- Trump administration says it's cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contractsThe Trump administration announced significant cuts to USAID's foreign aid contracts, eliminating over 90% of them, amounting to $54 billio...27 Feb, 2025, 06.53 AM IST
- Congress slams BJP after FinMin report says USAID projects not related to 'voter turnout'Congress claimed that the Union finance ministry exposed BJP’s “lies” by stating USAID funds projects unrelated to voter turnout. The minis...24 Feb, 2025, 11.13 AM IST
- Did USAID give money for 'voter turnout' or to fund projects? Here's what a FinMin report revealsA political dispute arises over USAID’s alleged influence in Indian elections. The Finance Ministry's report discloses that USAID funded se...23 Feb, 2025, 04.44 PM IST
- USAID's $21 mn fund for voter turnout, cancelled by DOGE, was meant for Bangladesh, not India: ReportThe Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency announced the cancellation of a $21 million USAID grant, initially mistaken ...21 Feb, 2025, 05.43 PM IST
- USAID shutdown by Trump-backed DOGE puts Iraq in peril, hundreds of development projects under threatThe stopping of USAID operations has put the middle-east country of Iraq in crisis as hundreds of development projects backed by the Americ...14 Feb, 2025, 01.12 AM IST
- As USAID's spending comes under scrutiny from the president, Melania and Ivanka used thousands of dollars from the agency to fund pet projects during Donald Trump's first termMelania and Ivanka Trump have reportedly used thousands of dollars from USAID funds to finance some pet projects during Trump's first term ...07 Feb, 2025, 08.51 PM IST
- Donald Trump fires over 9500 people working in USAID; workforce reduced to less than 300, say reportsDonald Trump has drastically reduced the USAID workforce, cutting over 9,500 jobs and leaving fewer than 300 employees. This move is part o...07 Feb, 2025, 06.00 PM IST
- 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...03 Feb, 2025, 09.13 PM IST
- Mastercard, USAID join hands for Project Kirana to empower women through financial inclusion"It is a really powerful initiative. It is the extension of what we are doing in many markets and we have committed in a large part of Indi...19 Nov, 2020, 04.12 PM IST
- US launches 'Mobile Bus Library' in PakistanThe programme is part of USAID-funded Pakistan Reading Project and aims to bring age-appropriate reading materials to communities.19 Nov, 2014, 08.46 PM IST
- USAID backs Minister Modi’s initiatives on clean India: Rajiv ShahUSAID is committed to meeting energy demands in South Asia. We have discussed with India guidelines under which funding from FIs for this p...06 Nov, 2014, 03.18 AM IST
- Aid to Pak: 'US unable to show measurable progress in projects'Questioning the impact of billions of dollars given to Pakistan in aid, an official US report has said the American government has not been...09 Feb, 2011, 01.15 PM IST
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