Ceasefire not good for stock market? BNP Paribas cuts Nifty target for 2026, but picks 9 stocksBNP Paribas turned cautious on India’s markets after the crude spike, cutting its 2026 Nifty target to 25,500 and warning of fiscal and ear...
14 Apr, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
FIIs dump 48 crore HDFC Bank shares as stock crashes 26% in March quarterFIIs offloaded nearly 50 crore shares of HDFC Bank in Q4 as the stock slumped 26% amid a governance crisis triggered by the exit of former ...
06 Apr, 2026, 11.38 AM IST
Red Cross to shed nearly 3,000 jobs, scale back budget amid donor fatigueIn a bid to adapt to shifting donor interests, the International Committee of the Red Cross plans to trim its budget and workforce by 2026....
21 Nov, 2025, 05.26 PM IST
Afghanistan earthquake: Over 800 killed after 6.0 magnitude quake strikes JalalabadA magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan, with tremors felt as far away as Delhi-NCR in India. The quake, occurring at a ...
01 Sep, 2025, 02.38 PM IST
WHO must cut budget by fifth after US pullout: emailThe World Health Organization, facing a funding gap of nearly $600 million in 2025, plans to cut its budget by 21% due to reduced US contri...
29 Mar, 2025, 07.14 PM IST
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...
27 Feb, 2025, 06.18 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
Trump administration to keep 611 USAID essential staff, notice saysThe Trump administration revised its decision to retain only 300 workers at USAID, increasing the number to 611 essential employees. Concur...
07 Feb, 2025, 07.17 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
India’s forex fell by $2.68 bn aided by drop in gold reserves for week ended May 13According to an article 'State of the Economy', published in the RBI's Bulletin for May, foreign exchange reserves at USD 596 billion as on...
20 May, 2022, 09.26 PM IST
Australia to cease all bilateral aid to PakistanThe report titled 'Aid Program Performance report 2018-19 on Pakistan' said Pakistan bilateral aid programme will be reduced to 19 million ...
03 Dec, 2019, 12.26 PM IST
Trump administration intends to change course on budget: White House officialTrump had proposed a $1.1 tn budget, requesting a massive $54 bn increase in defence spending and a substantial cut in the State Department...
17 Mar, 2017, 05.13 PM IST
- Dassault Deal fallout: Foreign aid is often salve for the conscience, helping the donor rather than recipient
The press dredged up finance minister Pranab Mukherjee’s comment that the £280 million annual British aid is ‘peanuts’ . India’s opposition...
14 Feb, 2012, 09.13 AM IST
- UK likely to cut foreign aid to 'rich' India
Under pressure to reduce its foreign assistance, Prime Minister David Cameron may scale down the 250 million-pound British aid given to Ind...
11 Jul, 2010, 04.24 PM IST
- Japan must increase aid budget, efforts for Africa: Experts
Japan should allocate more funds for foreign aid to maintain its diplomatic clout and increase efforts for comprehensive assistance especia...
22 Dec, 2007, 04.01 PM IST
- Dollar doles to help India’s global power ambitions
The Indian government, for long a major recipient of foreign aid, is gearing up to turn professional aid giver.
14 May, 2007, 03.27 AM IST
- FinMin issues guidelines on government expenditure
FinMin issues fresh guidelines on government office expenditure to contain non-plan, non-developmental expenditure.
21 Dec, 2004, 02.52 PM IST