US restricts government travel in Mexican border city over unspecified threat. Travel and official activity for US government employees in Nogales, Mexico, have been restricted following an unspecified security threat reported in the border city.The US Embassy and Consulates in Mexico issued the alert on Saturday. The US Consulate General in Nogales said in a […]
New Delhi, February 23: The government announced on Monday that under the cleanliness campaign, it has earned a total of ₹4,405.28 crore from scrap sales between 2021 and January 2026. According to the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), ₹200.21 crore was generated from scrap disposal during December 2025 to January 2026, while […]
Some Americans had an extra day off to look forward to this weekend as Presidents Day, a federal holiday in the United States, fell on the third Monday of February.Presidents Day in 2026 was on Monday, February 16. The holiday, originally created to celebrate George Washington’s birthday, was now seen as a day to honour […]
An internal investigation has found evidence that US labor secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a senior figure in President Donald Trump’s administration, took members of her staff to a strip club during an official government trip, according to a report cited by The New York Post.The finding comes from an inquiry conducted by the Department of Labor’s […]
New Delhi: The central government has introduced a new initiative aimed at reducing the import of medical devices and promoting their manufacture within India. Companies are invited to submit proposals under two investment sub-schemes as part of this plan, which was announced a year ago. Currently, India imports about 70 percent of its medical device […]
The United States has approved a major arms deal worth $686 million to sell F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, Dawn reported citing a Defense Security Cooperation Agency letter to US Congress.The deal would “support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by allowing Pakistan to retain interoperability with US and partner […]
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to end the nation’s record-breaking 43-day government shutdown, with lawmakers returning to vote 222–209 in favor of the measure.Among the votes, six Democrats crossed the aisle to support it and two Republicans — Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Greg Steube of Florida — opposed. FULL: ‘AMERICANS, DON’T FORGET!’: Trump […]
Representative image (Picture credit: AP) Singapore-based online retailer Shein is not to be subject to a ban in France during a probe into the sale of illegal items, France’s government announced on Friday.“The government has succeeded in getting Shein to remove all illegal products that were being sold on its platform,” Paris said in a […]
Jaipur, October 23 (Udaipur Kiran News): In a major breakthrough, Jhalawar Police has exposed a massive ₹3 crore inter-state cyber fraud racket involved in siphoning off funds from central and state welfare schemes, including PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, pension, and compensation programs. Under Operation Shutdown, led by Superintendent of Police (SP) Amit Kumar, 70 police […]
Tree plantation undergoing at Springwood (Image Credit: FDR Library Photo via National Park Service) In December 1943, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt donated his family home at Springwood in Hyde Park, New York, along with 33 surrounding acres, to the US government while retaining life-estate rights for his family. According to the National Park Service, […]
