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‘Did not publish on time’: US flags Pakistan’s defence budgets; urges transparency

The United States has called on Pakistan to bring its military and intelligence budgets under parliamentary or civilian oversight, identifying this as a key step to improving fiscal transparency. The recommendation was made in the US State Department’s 2025 Fiscal Transparency Report, released on Friday, which reviewed how 140 governments disclose and manage their public […]

Epstein files incoming: Hundreds of DOJ docs expected Friday; house panel eyes transparency

Represenatative image (ANI) The US House oversight committee is expected to receive hundreds of documents from the department of justice (DOJ) on Friday related to its long-running investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. The records are being handed over in response to a congressional subpoena issued earlier this month, as confirmed by […]

‘Nothing to do with it’: Trump ducks question on appointing special prosecutor to Epstein case; White House press sec doubles down on denial

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leviatt and President Donald Trump (AP image) President Donald Trump on Wednesday sidestepped a direct question about whether he would appoint a special counsel to investigate the Jeffrey Epstein case, saying, “I have nothing to do with it,” according to CNN. The following day, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt […]

Trump faces revolt on Epstein case: Republican strongholds push to release files; Democrats eye MAGA divide

A growing number of MAGA-aligned Republican lawmakers are at odds with US President Donald Trump over his administration’s refusal to release more information about pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.Once some of Trump’s closest allies, several far-right members of Congress are now publicly criticising his stance on the Epstein case and accusing the administration of backtracking on promises […]

Win for Trump administration: US Supreme Court allows DOGE to access social security data; transparency obligations limited

The US Supreme Court in Washington (File photo) The US Supreme Court delivered two rulings in favour of the Trump administration on Friday regarding Department of Government Efficiency cases, including permitting access to Social Security databases with personal details of millions of US citizens. The court also limited transparency requirements for DOGE, formerly headed by […]

Madhabi Puri Buch | Trial by fire

It’s not as if Madhabi Puri Buch has not faced challenges before: a three-and-a-half-decade career in the rapidly evolving world of finance would guarantee that enough came her way. In the late ’90s, while working at ICICI Bank, her manager admonished her for being technologically illiterate. “I was told that unless I made friends with […]