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After heated cabinet feud, Marco Rubio seeks truce with Elon Musk in attempt to ease White House tensions that shook Donald Trump administrationThe Trump administration has canceled 83% of programs run by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), ending 5,200 contracts in...11 Mar, 2025, 10.27 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
- Thousands of USAID employees given just 15 minutes to vacate workstationsThousands of USAID workers have been fired or placed on leave as the Trump administration dismantles the agency, drastically cutting foreig...27 Feb, 2025, 05.36 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
- Donald Trump’s USAID cuts and missing CDC data: How global health and aid are changingUSAID staff cuts could disrupt aid projects and strain US ties with developing nations. The move has also reportedly halted over 30 clinica...07 Feb, 2025, 10.35 PM IST
- USAID was dismantled so fast by Elon Musk-led DOGE that one sacked employee had to be rehired to process time sheets of other staffElon Musk-led DOGE dismantled the $40 billion US Agency for International Development, impacting 10,000 employees and contractors. Critics ...07 Feb, 2025, 08.39 PM IST
- Bill Gates blasts Elon Musk over USAID shutdown plans, calls his political moves ‘Dangerous’Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, has voiced serious concerns over Elon Musk's recent actions regarding the U.S. Agency for Internat...07 Feb, 2025, 08.20 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
- 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...07 Feb, 2025, 07.43 AM IST
- ‘Stop me if you can, Elon Musk’ taunts Perplexity AI's Indian-origin CEO in viral social media post amid DOGE-led USAID shutdownThe US Agency for International Development (USAID) has been shut down following President Donald Trump’s decision to merge it with the Sta...06 Feb, 2025, 08.10 AM IST
- Trump's plan to 'suspend' US funding likely to hit health programmes hereUS President Donald Trump's executive order to suspend USAID programs may impact health initiatives in India, specifically targeting TB, HI...29 Jan, 2025, 12.08 AM IST
- HDFC Bank, Mastercard, others launch $100 mn credit facility for MSMEsThe credit facility will extend working capital loans to small businesses that need financing to support their digitization and recovery fr...21 Oct, 2021, 02.49 PM IST
- USAID, DFC tie-up with Kotak Bank for $50 mn loan guarantee for women, small biz in IndiaAt least half of the loans are earmarked to be given to women-led or women-managed MSMEs, or MSMEs that employ a certain percentage of wome...21 Aug, 2021, 10.02 AM IST
- ADB, USAID to assist India in developing clean energy projectsUnder the terms of the MoU, USAID will align components of their technical assistance with ADB's current and planned investments in renewab...28 Mar, 2016, 04.15 PM IST
- 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.23 Jul, 2014, 10.27 AM IST
- USAID to catalyse $ 100 million to promote clean energy in IndiaThe US today said it will facilitate $ 100 million investment for India's burgeoning clean energy sector.23 Jun, 2013, 07.43 PM 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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